Comparison

Takeoff Comms vs ATC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Takeoff Comms

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Takeoff Comms helps new pilots learn the essential radio calls for taking off on their first VFR flight. Learn the radio check, taxiing, runway departing, crosswind, and airport departing communications effortlessly! Key Features: -Exact phrases to use when communicating over the radio -Detailed diagrams of scenarios with their corresponding calls -Voiceover recordings of the calls to serve as examples -A dropdown to select between 6 different tail numbers Use Takeoff Comms to ace your flight lessons today!

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ATC

Features
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Designed For Student Pilots who are leaning to talk on the radio! ATC Trainer helps pilots practice radio communication in common towered and non-towered airport scenarios. Work through realistic ATC calls, listen to clearances out loud, and practice responding with speech. The app checks your readback and lets you know what was correct or what was missed, helping you build cleaner, more confident radio habits. Practice scenarios include ground operations, in-air instructions, and airport arrivals. You can also set your aircraft tail number and airplane make so calls are personalized to your aircraft. Features โ€ข Towered and non-towered airport scenarios โ€ข Ground, in-air, and approaching airport practice โ€ข Speech-to-text readback practice โ€ข Feedback for missing or incorrect readback items โ€ข Optional spoken ATC clearances โ€ข Custom tail number and airplane make โ€ข Voice selection support for installed iOS voices โ€ข Practice for taxi, takeoff, traffic, approach, landing, and pattern calls

Screenshots

Takeoff Comms4 screens
ATC4 screens

Verdict

The call

Takeoff Comms and ATC are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Takeoff Comms versus ATC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTakeoff CommsATC
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.4 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander WanagelDaniel Moran

In-app purchases

None

Takeoff Comms

No in-app purchases

None

ATC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Takeoff Comms free?
Takeoff Comms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATC free?
ATC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Takeoff Comms or ATC have ads?
Neither Takeoff Comms nor ATC shows ads.

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