Comparison

Pilot Aptitude Test vs Glidepath

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

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About

Pilot Aptitude Test

Prepare for aviation cognitive assessments with a suite of scientifically grounded tests. Improve memory, attention, spatial reasoning, and processing speed with modules designed for aspiring pilots and air traffic controllers.

Highlights
  • 14 test modules covering memory, attention, spatial, and processing
  • Working memory and digit recall training
  • Selective and sustained attention exercises
  • Perceptual speed and reaction time drills
  • Numerical reasoning and associative memory tests
  • Audio-visual and spatial orientation modules
Features
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Pilot Aptitude Test is a cognitive assessment suite designed to help aspiring pilots and aviation professionals prepare for the mental demands of pilot and air traffic controller selection programs. Built on well-established paradigms from cognitive psychology, Pilot Aptitude Test features ten scientifically grounded test modules covering working memory, digit recall, selective attention, sustained attention, perceptual speed, reaction time, numerical reasoning, associative memory, audio-visual processing, and spatial orientation. Whether you're preparing for airline cadet programs, military pilot selection, or air traffic controller assessments, Pilot Aptitude Test gives you the tools to train, track, and improve your cognitive performance. WHAT'S INSIDE? 4 CATEGORY AND 14 TEST MODULES COVERING KEY COGNITIVE DOMAINS CATEGORIES: Memory Attention Spatial Processing MODULES: Memory Span (Reverse) and Digit Span Digit sequences are played aloud one by one. Recall and enter them in reverse order. Measures how well you hold and manipulate information under pressure a critical cockpit skill. Tests both short-term memory capacity and working memory manipulation two distinct abilities assessed in pilot screening. Concentration Triangles appear with varying colors, orientations, and dot patterns. Identify matching properties based on changing rules. Tests your ability to filter relevant information and adapt to rule switches. Sustained Attention Respond to target letters among rapid distractors over an extended period. Based on the Continuous Performance Task paradigm, this measures your vigilance critical during long flights and monitoring. Perceptual Speed Cockpit-style dials flash briefly on screen. Read, memorize, and recall instrument values before time runs out. Measures how quickly and accurately you process visual information. Agility React to visual stimuli at unpredictable intervals while avoiding false triggers. Measures reaction time in milliseconds and evaluates speed-accuracy balance for split-second decisions. Mental Arithmetic and Number Series Solve chain calculations under increasing time pressure. Evaluates numerical reasoning speed the same demand pilots face during fuel calculations, descent planning, and real-time decision-making. Visual Memory Symbol–number pairs are displayed briefly. Memorize the associations, then match each symbol to its correct number. Measures your ability to rapidly encode and retrieve visual information. Audio Visual Memory Information arrives through audio and visual channels simultaneously. Memorize both, then recall what you heard and saw. The most demanding module testing multi-sensory processing and retention. Cube Rotation and Cube Folding Determine which rotated 3D cube matches the target orientation. Evaluates mental rotation ability relevant to navigation, orientation. Coordinate System Read distance, heading and rotations on a radar-style coordinate grid. Monitoring A cluster of dots appears on screen for a brief duration then disappears. Measures perception to rapid serial counting. KEY FEATURES 14 cognitive test modules based on published research Adjustable difficulty levels and round counts Detailed performance tracking with accuracy percentages Session history with per-module filtering 2 free credits for each module WHO IS THIS FOR? Aspiring airline and military pilots preparing for cognitive aptitude screening Air traffic controller applicants practicing cognitive assessments Aviation cadets and students sharpening core mental abilities This app is an independent preparation tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any official institution, organization, airline, or testing authority. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://pilot.candevecioglu.com/support/ Terms of Use: https://pilot.candevecioglu.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://pilot.candevecioglu.com/privacy-policy/

About

Glidepath

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Glidepath is a complete, offline study app for the ASTB-E — the Aviation Selection Test Battery used for Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aviation and officer programmes. It is built around the six real subtests rather than a generic lesson path, so what you study, what a drill trains and what a mock test scores all line up with the test you are actually sitting. WHAT'S COVERED • Math Skills — 20 lessons: arithmetic, algebra, rates, geometry, probability • Reading Comprehension — 9 lessons and 24 original passages, taught around the distractor patterns the real test uses • Mechanical Comprehension — 15 lessons: force, simple machines, fluids, structures • Aviation & Nautical Information — 18 lessons: aerodynamics, instruments, airfields, rotary wing, naval terminology • Traits & Background — what the trait inventory and biographical sections are, why response validity matters, and how scoring works 508 questions across 67 lessons, every one with a worked explanation. EVERYTHING IS DRAWN Mechanical figures, all six cockpit instruments and the out-the-window horizon are rendered live from the same values their explanations reason about — so the picture and the answer can never disagree. Levers, pulleys, gear trains, hydraulic presses, attitude indicators, altimeters, turn coordinators: all of it drawn, none of it stock art. PERFORMANCE BATTERY DRILLS Six simulations of the skills the Performance Based Measures battery scores: • Stick Tracking — cancel an unpredictable disturbance with a spring-centred stick • Dichotic Listening — different words in each ear at once; answer only for the ear you are told to monitor (headphones required) • Divided Attention — track and answer emergency prompts at the same time • Spatial Orientation — read pitch, bank and track from the windscreen, against the clock • Instrument Scan — read the gauge before the next one appears • Bearing and Turns — direction, magnitude, reciprocals, new headings ADAPTIVE MOCK TEST Question difficulty follows your performance, there is a clock on every section, and you cannot go back and change an answer — the same three things that make the real sitting feel different from a practice book. A score report estimates OAR, AQR, PFAR and FOFAR. BUILT FOR STUDYING • Readiness tracking per subtest, with your weakest units surfaced • Spaced repetition: questions you miss come back on a schedule • A study plan that works out a daily pace from your test date • A reference tab for the night before PRIVACY Your progress, drill records and test history stay on this device. No account, no sign-in, and the app has no network code of its own. Ads are shown on the browsing tabs to keep it free — never inside a lesson, a drill or a mock test. Glidepath is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or produced by the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense or any government agency. Score estimates are produced by this app's own model and are not a prediction of your official result.

Screenshots

Pilot Aptitude Test4 screens
Glidepath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Glidepath at none against Pilot Aptitude Test's 3. Pilot Aptitude Test's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pilot Aptitude Test sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Glidepath asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pilot Aptitude Test versus Glidepath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot Aptitude TestGlidepath
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCan DeveciogluNICOLAS JORGE PETRIDES

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pilot Aptitude Test

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro Access$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro Access$12.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Access$19.99
None

Glidepath

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot Aptitude Test free?
Pilot Aptitude Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glidepath free?
Glidepath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pilot Aptitude Test or Glidepath have ads?
Glidepath shows ads; Pilot Aptitude Test does not.

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