Private Pilot Handbook vs RegBrief

Built for today’s student pilot. Designed for tomorrow’s professional pilot. Private Pilot Handbook is an immersive aviation learning app created for aspiring pilots who see the Private Pilot certificate not as the finish line, but as the first step toward a professional career in aviation. Whether your goal is to become an airline pilot, corporate pilot, military aviator, flight instructor, or professional pilot, Private Pilot Handbook is designed to help you build a deeper technical foundation from the very beginning of your flight training journey. Unlike traditional Private Pilot study apps focused primarily on test preparation and memorizing answers, Private Pilot Handbook is built around understanding. Complex aviation concepts are explained through carefully written technical content, detailed illustrations, and immersive 3D animations that bring aircraft systems and cockpit instruments to life. The current version of Private Pilot Handbook focuses exclusively on two major areas of Private Pilot training: Aircraft Systems Develop a deeper understanding of how the aircraft actually works. Explore essential systems and components through detailed explanations, technical illustrations, and 3D animations designed to make complex concepts easier to visualize and retain. Flight Instruments Go beyond simply recognizing indications. Learn how flight instruments operate, what information they provide, and the principles behind the systems that support them. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

RegBrief is an iPhone and iPad app that puts the full FAR/AIM offline on your phone, for pilots from student to ATP. Fast full-text search covers the whole library, and after a one-time download it works completely offline, with no account needed. What's included • Full 14 CFR (all aviation-relevant parts), 49 CFR Part 830, the AIM with color figures, and the Pilot/Controller Glossary • Selected Advisory Circulars covering aviation weather, pilot certification, stall and spin awareness, collision avoidance, and non-towered airport operations • Fast full-text search finds any regulation. • Offline once downloaded, no account, no problem • Tap any §-reference to jump directly to the cited section Your ACS study guide RegBrief ships the FAA Airman Certification Standards for Private, Remote Pilot, Instrument, Commercial, Flight Instructor, and ATP. • Read the ACS top-to-bottom: Areas of Operation, Tasks, Knowledge / Risk / Skill elements • Every element links to the live FAR / AIM / AC section the FAA cites. Tap a citation chip to read the source inline. • Study by certificate: pick your certificate, see only the ACS that applies to you • Sort tasks by Area Study tools • Highlight text, add notes, and bookmark sections (Plus) • Bookmarks, highlights, and notes sync across your devices via iCloud • Reading history keeps your place automatically • Filter content by certificate (Private, Sport, Remote/Part 107, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, ATP, Mechanic) • See exactly what changed when regulations are updated (Plus) On-device Apple Intelligence With Plus, on Apple Intelligence-capable hardware, RegBrief uses Apple Foundation Models on-device: • Plain-English RegBriefs: every section gets a plain-English RegBrief, plus tap any subsection for a focused brief on just that part of a long rule • Selection RegBriefs: highlight any passage and get a plain-English explanation in place On-device Apple Intelligence features run entirely on your device. The regulation text and the generated RegBrief never leave your phone. Pro Pro adds a cloud-powered Q&A service: ask any FAR/AIM question in plain English and get an answer with citations to the cited sections. Pro Q&A is the only feature that requires an internet connection, and it works on every iOS 18+ device. Apple Intelligence not required. Pricing The full regulation library is free. All text, all search, no cost. Upgrade for more: Free: Full regulation text, full-text search, study-by-certificate filtering, reading history. Always free. Plus: $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Bookmarks, highlights, notes, change tracking, export, custom collections, and on-device Apple Intelligence features. Pro: $5.99/month or $39.99/year. Everything in Plus, plus cloud Q&A for deeper regulatory questions. Pro Q&A sends your question and, when applicable, the section ID you are reading. No name, email, device identifier, or certificate selection is sent. Annual Plus and annual Pro include a 14-day free trial. Monthly Plus and monthly Pro start billing immediately. Cancel anytime. Learn more: https://regbrief.app Privacy: https://regbrief.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/