AI CFI vs Pilot Flows
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AI CFI
This app provides AI-powered flight instruction, FAA practice tests, and air traffic control communication training. It offers 24/7 expert guidance to help aspiring and current pilots prepare for various licenses and ratings, reinforcing ground school knowledge.
- AI CFI Chatbot for real-time guidance
- Realistic ATC communication practice
- FAA Knowledge Test preparation
- Progress tracking and study stats
- Ground school support for Part 61/141
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Ask Anything, Anytime. Your Pocket AI CFI puts a flight-instructor-style coach in your pocket — along with checkride oral practice, ATC radio training, FAA-style knowledge tests, and an offline CFI you can take to the airplane. Whether you are working toward a Private Pilot certificate, Instrument Rating, Commercial certificate, or CFI, you get 24/7 study guidance in one app. Training only. Verify every answer with current FAR/AIM, your instructor, and official materials before you fly. Not for inflight operations. Key Features: AI CFI Chat: Ask the way you would in the airplane — weather mins, currency, a clearance, a system. Get a short CFI-style answer with FAR/AIM cites. Paste a METAR or TAF and get it decoded. The CFI remembers your plan, home field, and what you asked it to remember. Checkride Oral: Sit across from a DPE-style oral for Private, Instrument, Commercial, and CFI. A real situation, one ask, then a follow-up. Graded S/U so you know what still needs work. ATC Radio Practice: Fly scripted radio lessons — nontowered CTAF pattern calls, Class D (Ground → Tower → Ground), and hold-short readbacks. AIM phraseology, new numbers each time. CTAF never turns into Tower. FAA Knowledge Test Prep: Practice FAA written-style questions for Student through CFI. Mix a mock exam or drill one ACS area — airspace, navigation, regulations, ADM, weather, and more. Misses come back until you pass them. Offline CFI: Take the CFI with you. Onboard ACS notes stay on the phone. Download a pack on Wi-Fi and it can reason with no signal. Add your own PDFs for your airplane or school. Progress: See streak, this week vs last week, and how Oral, Radio, and Study are actually going — not just a badge. Tap a weak area and jump straight back into that drill. Designed to Complement Your Aviation Toolkit: Your Pocket AI CFI works alongside the apps pilots already use — ForeFlight for planning, LiveATC for listening, Sporty’s Study Buddy and King Schools for exam prep, CloudAhoy for debrief, and Garmin Pilot for navigation. Use it to build knowledge and radio skill around those tools, not instead of them. Built for Every Pilot: Student pilots getting ready for solo and the written Ground school students who want extra reps Private, Instrument, Commercial, and CFI applicants Pilots brushing up for a flight review or currency Join pilots across the United States — from flight schools to independent CFIs — and take your learning further. Ready for takeoff? Download Your AI CFI and put an Ai-powered instructor-style coach in your pocket.
Pilot Flows
Create interactive checklists by overlaying numbered steps on cockpit photos. Practice procedures through guided modes, quizzes, or random challenges. Track progress and organize complex flows for any aircraft.
- Interactive cockpit checklists
- Practice and quiz modes
- Progress tracking
- Customizable subflows
- Exportable checklists
- iCloud sync
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Pilot Flows - Learn Your Plane Master your cockpit flows by building interactive checklists directly on your cockpit photo. How it works: • Import a photo of your cockpit, then tap to place numbered steps on switches, knobs, and displays. Organize steps into color-coded subflows with section dividers. Connect the dots (literally) with automatic flow arrows that show the sequence at a glance. Practice until it's second nature: • Practice Mode: follow along step by step with on-screen prompts • Quiz Mode: test yourself from memory with no hints • Random Find-It: locate steps in shuffled order • Slideshow: present flows step by step for classroom instruction • Track your scores and progress over time Built for pilots, by a pilot: • Works with any aircraft: GA, turboprop, jet, or simulator • Multiple subflows per procedure (Pilot Flying, Pilot Monitoring) • Section dividers to organize complex flows • Export as image or print-ready PDF checklist • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad • Dark-themed UI designed for readability A subscription is required to use the application. Pilot Flows Pro: $5.99/week or $49.99/year: • Unlimited aircraft and flows • Clean exports without watermark • Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. T&C: https://github.com/SebastianRubina/pilotflows-legal/blob/main/terms-and-conditions.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/SebastianRubina/pilotflows-legal/blob/main/privacy-policy.md EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AI CFI at 80% against Pilot Flows's 0%. AI CFI also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). Pilot Flows's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AI CFI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Pilot Flows sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AI CFI holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AI CFI has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of AI CFI's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pilot Flows's.
AI CFI ships an update every 2 months, Pilot Flows weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI CFI | Pilot Flows |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (31 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KasTech Solutions LLC (U.S.) | Sebastian Rubina |
Customer experience
AI CFI
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In-app purchases
AI CFI
- Ai CFi Subscription$19.991 Month
- Ai CFi Yearly Subscription$119.001 Year
Pilot Flows
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro$49.99
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