ATC vs Brain Preflight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ATC
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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 • Towered and non-towered airport scenarios • Ground, in-air, and approaching airport practice • Speech-to-text readback practice • Feedback for missing or incorrect readback items • Optional spoken ATC clearances • Custom tail number and airplane make • Voice selection support for installed iOS voices • Practice for taxi, takeoff, traffic, approach, landing, and pattern calls
Brain Preflight
Engage in daily brain training with exercises mirroring pilot aptitude tests. Improve memory, logic, spatial reasoning, and multitasking skills. Prepare for aviation selections with tailored programs and mock exams.
- Pilot aptitude test exercises
- Memory, logic, spatial, multitasking training
- Tailored selection preparation programs
- Full mock exams under real conditions
- Cognitive diagnostic tools
- 100% offline functionality
- Aviation English and culture knowledge
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Brain Preflight: the aptitude tests airline pilots take, turned into daily brain training. Two ways to play: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN The same exercises used in pilot selections — memory, logic, spatial, multitasking — in a few minutes a day. Rank up, keep your streak, and keep your mind sharp with drills on another level than classic puzzle games. PREP YOUR SELECTION Applying as a cadet pilot, ENAC, air traffic controller, military? Pick your target: tailored program, countdown to test day, full mock exam under real conditions (Premium) and a diagnostic of your weak spots. 17 exercises calibrated on the real cognitive families: • Reasoning — number sequences, calculation grids, odd/even • Spatial — mental rotation, cubes, stacks, 3D objects • Memory — 2-back, word boxes, star words • Multitasking — Airways (air traffic control), psychomotor • Language and knowledge — aviation English, aviation culture 100% offline — train anywhere, no connection. Independent app — not affiliated with any airline, school or test publisher mentioned. — Brain Preflight Premium — Unlimited, ad-free, full mock exam and diagnostic. • Monthly: 7.99 EUR — Yearly: 44.99 EUR (or local equivalent) Billed to your Apple account, auto-renews unless cancelled 24h before period end. Manage in iOS Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aakk91.github.io/preflight-legal/privacy-policy-en.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ATC at none against Brain Preflight's 2. ATC also leads on ads (none vs shown). Brain Preflight's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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. Brain Preflight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. ATC asks for nothing beyond the download.
ATC ships an update every 4 days, Brain Preflight daily. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ATC | Brain Preflight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Moran | Amine Kara |
In-app purchases
ATC
No in-app purchases
Brain Preflight
- Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year









