Checkride Compass vs SquawkX Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Checkride Compass
Prepare for your Private Pilot checkride with focused quizzes, flashcards, and real-world scenarios. This tool helps build confidence for oral exams, ACS standards, and written preparation.
- Practice quizzes
- ACS flashcards
- Checkride-style scenarios
- Focused study experience
- Build confidence
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Checkride Compass helps student pilots prepare for their Private Pilot checkride with focused quizzes, flashcards, and real-world scenarios based on FAA ACS standards. Features: • Practice quizzes • ACS flashcards • Checkride-style scenarios • Focused study experience Build confidence and stay on course for your oral, ACS, and written prep. Disclaimer: Checkride Compass is an independent educational study tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.
SquawkX Pilot
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SquawkX helps student pilots build a steady study rhythm for PPL, IFR, and CPL preparation. Work through guided question banks, review missed topics, protect your daily study streak, and practice ATC readbacks with recorded responses and feedback. Designed for focused sessions, SquawkX combines: - PPL, IFR, and CPL study paths - Daily Flight Plan study blocks - Missed-question review - Progress, XP, rank, and streak tracking - ATC readback practice with microphone recording - Transcript review and readback feedback - Focused ATC categories such as Clearance, Ground, Tower, Departure, Approach, Weather, Emergency, and CTAF / Lost Comms SquawkX is a practice aid. Always use current regulations, official FAA publications, aircraft documents, instructor guidance, and local procedures for real-world flight decisions. Terms of Use: https://squawkx.expo.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Checkride Compass at none against SquawkX Pilot's 2. Checkride Compass also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). SquawkX Pilot's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price 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. SquawkX Pilot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Checkride Compass asks for nothing beyond the download.
Checkride Compass ships an update every 2 days, SquawkX Pilot every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Checkride Compass | SquawkX Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jainik Parekh | Yongjae Kwon |
In-app purchases
Checkride Compass
No in-app purchases
SquawkX Pilot
- SquawkX Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- SquawkX Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
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