Comparison

Private Pilot Course vs Redbird Pro

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

Head to head
About

Private Pilot Course

Prepare for the ground portion of your FAA Private Pilot Practical Test with realistic checkride scenarios and expert insights. Includes essential FAA handbooks, a knowledge quiz, and flight calculators.

Highlights
  • Realistic checkride oral enactment
  • Examiner and instructor insights
  • FAA Airplane Flying Handbook
  • Private Pilot PTS
  • Knowledge quiz
  • Flight calculators
Features
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The Private Pilot Course - Ground Portion gives you an insight into what happens on the ground portion of your FAA Private Pilot Practical Test, commonly referred to as the Checkride Oral. We provide more than one hour of video, showing you a realistic enactment of a checkride oral conducted by an FAA designated pilot examiner and a student pilot. This app also includes insights from an examiner and instructor to give you a full understanding of what to expect on your private pilot practical test. Bonus features of this app are a copy of the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook, the Private Pilot PTS, the FAA Risk Management Handbook and the Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM). Also included is a quiz to test your knowledge and calculators for Stall Speed, Load Factor, Maneuvering Speed and Top of Climb calculations. Please check out our companion app, the Private Pilot Course - Flight Portion, that gives you more than two and a half hours of exciting in-flight HD video and detailed animation including an in depth explanation of the takeoffs, landings and maneuvers needed to pass your FAA Private Pilot Practical Test. Both apps together make a perfect package that will make you pass your Checkride with ease. Due to HD video, this App is more than 750MB in size. Please make sure you have enough space on your device. Due to size restrictions, you have to be connected to a WiFi network to download this app.

About

Redbird Pro

Enhance your aviation skills with personalized training plans, flight simulator scenarios, and expert-led content. Track your progress with objective measurements and receive recommendations tailored to your goals. Become a more proficient pilot with this comprehensive aviation training partner.

Highlights
  • Personalized proficiency plans
  • Flight simulator scenarios
  • Knowledge and decision-making assessments
  • Progress tracking and analysis
  • Expert-led training collections
  • Objective proficiency measurement (Pro Score)
Features
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Your Partner in Proficiency -- Redbird Pro helps you meet your aviation goals with an extensive and always growing catalog of task and skill training content, flight simulator scenarios, and knowledge and decision-making assessments. Each time you use Redbird Pro, it tracks and measures your progress and evolves your personal training plan. With every training event you complete, you become a more proficient pilot, and Redbird Pro becomes an even better training partner. Train With a Personalized Proficiency Plan * Redbird Pro puts personalized proficiency planning, training, and tracking right in your pocket to make becoming a better pilot an achievable and enjoyable part of your daily routine. * Redbird Pro builds and updates your personalized Training Plan to help you improve and maintain your skills as a pilot. * Using your actual performance, experience, and aviation goals, Redbird Pro recommends the training that will have the greatest impact on your proficiency. Track and Analyze Every Aspect of Your Training Over Time * Redbird Pro uses your performance data and frequency of training to generate a holistic measure of your current level of proficiency, called your Pro Score. * Your Pro Score provides you with an objective measurement of your progress over time. * You’ll get both a high level overview of your training and the ability to drill into specific skills and areas for improvement. Learn From the Best in Flight Training * Redbird Pro includes a growing catalog of training collections developed and led by top flight training professionals from around the world. * Each collection helps you improve your proficiency in a specific area through articles, quizzes, skill refreshers, and flight simulator scenarios curated by expert flight instructors. * Access expert training tips and guided lessons from your smartphone, tablet, or desktop any time you want and without leaving your couch

Screenshots

Private Pilot Course4 screens
Redbird Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Private Pilot Course at 60% against Redbird Pro's 0%. Private Pilot Course also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Redbird Pro's advantage is price (Free vs $29.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.5). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Redbird Pro is free to download; Private Pilot Course costs $29.99 up front. Redbird Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month. Private Pilot Course asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Redbird Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Private Pilot Course's written reviews are positive against 0% of Redbird Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Pilot Course ships an update every 38 months, Redbird Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Private Pilot Course versus Redbird Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Pilot CourseRedbird Pro
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings66
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size749 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlight Training Apps, Inc.Redbird Flight Simulations

Customer experience

Private Pilot Course

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Redbird Pro

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Private Pilot Course

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Redbird Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Visual Pilot1 Month trial$15.991 Month
  • Instrument Pilot1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Visual Pilot - Annual1 Month trial$169.991 Year
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  • Instrument Pilot - Annual1 Month trial$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Private Pilot Course free?
Private Pilot Course costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Redbird Pro free?
Redbird Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Private Pilot Course or Redbird Pro?
Redbird Pro is rated higher. Private Pilot Course averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Redbird Pro averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Private Pilot Course or Redbird Pro have ads?
Neither Private Pilot Course nor Redbird Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Pilot Course or Redbird Pro?
Private Pilot Course ships an update every 38 months, and Redbird Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, Private Pilot Course was updated on September 17, 2026 and Redbird Pro on September 22, 2026.

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