ADF + RMI Trainer vs NavTutor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ADF + RMI Trainer
This app provides interactive lessons and simulations for instrument flight students and instructors to master ADF and RMI radio navigation skills. It helps users learn to read indications, track bearings, and apply IFR procedures with confidence through step-by-step guidance and instant feedback.
- Interactive lessons for core skills
- IFR exercises for practical application
- ADF/RMI simulator
- Step-by-step guidance
- Instant feedback
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Master ADF and RMI the right way. ADF + RMI Trainer – IFR Pilot helps instrument students, IR candidates and instructors learn, practice and retain core radio-nav skills with focused, interactive training. ### What you’ll learn • Read and interpret ADF/RMI indications • Track bearings to/from NDBs • Apply real IFR procedures with confidence ### Why it works Built by flight instructors, the step-by-step lessons and instant feedback turn complex radio-nav into clear, repeatable workflows. ### Features • Interactive lessons to build core skills • IFR exercises to put theory into practice • ADF/RMI simulator for students and instructors Perfect for IFR training, IR prep and recurrent practice. Enjoy the app and FLY SAFE! — The FlyGo Aviation team
NavTutor
Visualize aircraft holding patterns relative to navigation aids. Learn to determine your position and the correct entry pattern for standard and non-standard holds using ADF, VOR, and heading information.
- Visual aircraft holding pattern representation
- Position determination using ADF, VOR, and heading
- Standard and non-standard hold entry pattern learning
- Interactive navigation aid simulation
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NavTutor provides a visual representation of an aircraft and a holding pattern relative to a navigation aid. This allows you to learn how to determine your position based on the ADF, VOR and Heading Information in the aircraft as well as determine the correct entry pattern for standard and non-standard holds
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ADF + RMI Trainer at 4.9 against NavTutor's 2.6. ADF + RMI Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 54 months). NavTutor's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support 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. NavTutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ADF + RMI Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.
ADF + RMI Trainer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ADF + RMI Trainer has 110 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of ADF + RMI Trainer's written reviews are positive against 50% of NavTutor's.
ADF + RMI Trainer ships an update every 4 months, NavTutor every 54 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | ADF + RMI Trainer | NavTutor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (110 ratings) — better | 2.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 54 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flygo-Aviation Ltd | DID Software Inc |
Customer experience
ADF + RMI Trainer
NavTutor
In-app purchases
ADF + RMI Trainer
No in-app purchases
NavTutor
- Pro Upgrade$0.99
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