Comparison

Flight Instructor Checkride vs CFI DPE Scenario Maker

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

CFI DPE Scenario Maker

This app generates randomized flight scenarios for pilot training and evaluation. It includes hundreds of events and triggers to create unique pre-flight and in-flight challenges for private, instrument, and commercial pilots. Scenarios can be shared with students to aid in practice and understanding of scenario-based testing.

Highlights
  • Randomized scenario generation
  • Pre-flight and in-flight scenarios
  • Customizable by pilot rating
  • Shareable scenarios
  • Hundreds of events and triggers
  • Supports Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM)
Features
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JetWright's CFI/DPE Scenario creator creates randomized scenarios for teaching and evaluating private, instrument and commercial pilots, and for flight students to practice their skills in evaluating a cross-country scenario. The FAA has mandated scenario based teaching and testing and has published a list of events and triggers to use in scenarios to teach and evaluate flight students. This app takes scenario creation to another level. JetWright has included hundreds and hundreds of events and triggers that are all randomized to create a unique scenario each time. This scenario can then be shared with the student/applicant via text or email. We recognize that as a new or even experienced flight instructor, it can be difficult to come up with scenarios, especially good ones that include everything from weather to mechanical issues to environmental issues. As an examiner or evaluator it can be hard to keep your scenarios fresh and unpredictable. As a flight student it can be hard to study, practice and even understand what will be expected of you in scenario based testing. With this app you can get a new, randomized scenario each time you click the "Create Scenario" button. Simply select private, instrument or commercial, put in the origin airport, the destination airport, and click "Create Scenario". This will give you a scenario with two parts: preflight and during flight. If you don't like the scenario that was generated, simply click the button again and you will be given a completely different one. Once ready, click the share button to send the preflight scenario to the student/applicant. The during flight scenario is designed to be a discussion item during a flight test or a ground oral and is not currently designed to be shared. We have included hundreds of events and triggers and will continue to add to the lists. The events and triggers are designed to promote thought and are used to teach and evaluate Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM). Some of the triggers are intentionally ambiguous in order to promote discussion on multiple possible outcomes.

Screenshots

Flight Instructor Checkride4 screens
CFI DPE Scenario Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Instructor Checkride at 50% against CFI DPE Scenario Maker's 0%. Flight Instructor Checkride also leads on price ($9.99 vs $19.99) and rating (3.5 vs 1.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 CFI DPE Scenario Maker $19.99 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 1.0. 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 CFI DPE Scenario Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Instructor Checkride ships an update every 19 months, CFI DPE Scenario Maker every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Flight Instructor Checkride versus CFI DPE Scenario Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Instructor CheckrideCFI DPE Scenario Maker
Price$9.99 — better$19.99
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 18 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASAJetWright LLC

Customer experience

Flight Instructor Checkride

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

CFI DPE Scenario Maker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flight Instructor Checkride

No in-app purchases

None

CFI DPE Scenario Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Instructor Checkride free?
Flight Instructor Checkride costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CFI DPE Scenario Maker free?
CFI DPE Scenario Maker costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Instructor Checkride or CFI DPE Scenario Maker?
Flight Instructor Checkride is rated higher. Flight Instructor Checkride averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CFI DPE Scenario Maker averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flight Instructor Checkride or CFI DPE Scenario Maker have ads?
Neither Flight Instructor Checkride nor CFI DPE Scenario Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Instructor Checkride or CFI DPE Scenario Maker?
Flight Instructor Checkride ships an update every 19 months, and CFI DPE Scenario Maker every 18 months. Most recently, Flight Instructor Checkride was updated on October 5, 2026 and CFI DPE Scenario Maker on October 9, 2026.

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