Comparison

Flight Instructor Checkride vs Flight Instructor Airplane

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

Head to head
About

Flight Instructor Checkride

Prepare for your flight instructor certification practical exam with this comprehensive Q&A tool. It covers over 1000 likely examiner questions and provides succinct answers, drawing from FAA documents and examiner interviews. Identify knowledge gaps and build confidence for your checkride.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 Q&A for practical exams
  • Succinct, ready responses
  • Based on popular oral exam guide
  • Covers all CFI certificate subjects
  • Flag questions for further study
  • Includes applicant practical test checklist
Features
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Using a question-and-answer format, Flight Instructor Checkride lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners during the last step in the flight instructor certification process – the Practical Exam – and provides succinct, ready responses. Instructor applicants will find this App an indispensable tool in both planning for what to expect during the airplane checkride, and mastering the subject matter. Instructors rate them as excellent preparation for students, as well as general refresher material. This Flight Instructor Checkride app is based on the popular Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide book by Michael Hayes. It is designed for instructor applicants training for the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Certificate. More than 1000 questions and responses ensure all the subjects a Flight Instructor candidate will be tested on during checkrides and review flights are covered. Topics include: fundamentals of instructing, technical subject areas (such as runway incursion avoidance, scanning, navigation, logbook entries and certificate endorsements, etc.), preflight preparation, preflight procedures, airport operations, takeoffs, landings and go-arounds, fundamentals of flight, performance and ground reference maneuvers, slow flight, stalls and spins, basic instrument maneuvers, emergency operations, postflight procedures. Answers and explanations were researched using FAA documents (which are identified so pilots know where to go for further study) as well as interviewing FAA examiners. Questions can be marked for further study from any subject to build your own collection of flashcards. An Applicant Practical Test Checklist and the Safety of Flight appendix from the Airman Certification Standards (FAA-S-ACS-25) are also included. Compatible with iOS phones and tablets, this app teaches applicants not only what to expect, but also how to exhibit subject mastery and confidence when under the examiner’s scrutiny. It identifies candidates’ strengths, weaknesses, and gaps in their aeronautical knowledge, which increases study efficiency. App features: • More than 1000 questions are included with succinct, ready responses. • Questions from any subject can be flagged for further study into a separate group. • Includes all the questions and answers from the popular book, Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide by Michael Hayes. • Brought to you by a trusted resource in aviation training and publishing, Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA).

About

Flight Instructor Airplane

Prepare for your FAA Written Exam with this comprehensive knowledge test prep app. It features a simple interface, progress tracking, and randomized questions to simulate the real exam experience. Study all questions and answers, or test your knowledge in quiz and simulated test modes.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date FAA test bank
  • Progress tracking with scores and dates
  • Randomized questions like the real exam
  • Zoomable figures
  • Quiz and simulated test modes
  • Offline access
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The Flight Instructor Airplane Knowledge Test Prep App is the fastest way to ace your FAA Written Exam! Our main goal is to keep you updated with the latest test bank! Questions are added, changed and deleted throughout the year. When they are, we'll update them as soon as possible. Features: • Simple to use interface recommended by Flight Instructors. • Scores, the date and time taken for quizzes and tests are saved to keep track of your progress. • Questions and answer choices are random just like the real exam! • Zoomable figures are activated and deactivated by a button tap. • Optional sound effects for selected answers in Quiz Mode. • Shocks! Answer incorrectly and feel your iPhone vibrate! (This can be turned on and off.) • No internet connection required. Modes: Quiz Mode - While taking a quiz, correct answers you choose are shown in green while incorrect ones are shown in red. Test Mode - Simulates the test you are going to take at a FAA Knowledge Test Center. In this mode, you are asked 100 questions that are pulled from the entire question bank. Study Mode - Here you can read all the questions with only the associated correct answers!

Screenshots

Flight Instructor Checkride4 screens
Flight Instructor Airplane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Instructor Checkride at 50% against Flight Instructor Airplane's 0%. Flight Instructor Checkride also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.0). Flight Instructor Airplane's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Flight Instructor Checkride costs $9.99 and Flight Instructor Airplane $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flight Instructor Checkride holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Flight Instructor Checkride's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flight Instructor Airplane's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Instructor Checkride ships an update every 19 months, Flight Instructor Airplane every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flight Instructor Checkride versus Flight Instructor Airplane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Instructor CheckrideFlight Instructor Airplane
Price$9.99$4.99 — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASABravo Zulu Apps LLC

Customer experience

Flight Instructor Checkride

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Flight Instructor Airplane

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flight Instructor Checkride

No in-app purchases

None

Flight Instructor Airplane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Instructor Checkride free?
Flight Instructor Checkride costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flight Instructor Airplane free?
Flight Instructor Airplane costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Instructor Checkride or Flight Instructor Airplane?
Flight Instructor Checkride is rated higher. Flight Instructor Checkride averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Flight Instructor Airplane averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flight Instructor Checkride or Flight Instructor Airplane have ads?
Neither Flight Instructor Checkride nor Flight Instructor Airplane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Instructor Checkride or Flight Instructor Airplane?
Flight Instructor Checkride ships an update every 19 months, and Flight Instructor Airplane every 4 months. Most recently, Flight Instructor Checkride was updated on September 22, 2026 and Flight Instructor Airplane on August 21, 2026.

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