Comparison

Private Pilot Course vs Machado Audiobooks

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

Machado Audiobooks

Access and download Rod Machado's audiobooks for offline listening. Enjoy educational content without needing an internet connection, perfect for commutes or areas with poor signal.

Highlights
  • Downloadable audiobook files
  • Offline listening capability
  • Access Rod Machado's content
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
  • No internet required for playback
Features
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This App allows downloading of selected Rod Machado Audiobook files. Downloading of audiobook files to an iPhone provides the user with the opportunity to listen to these files in an environment where wifi isn’t available and/or phone signal strength isn’t sufficient to allow offline streaming.

Screenshots

Private Pilot Course4 screens
Machado Audiobooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Machado Audiobooks at Free against Private Pilot Course's $29.99. Machado Audiobooks also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Private Pilot Course's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Machado Audiobooks is free to download; Private Pilot Course costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Machado Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Private Pilot Course's written reviews are positive against 100% of Machado Audiobooks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Pilot Course ships an update every 38 months, Machado Audiobooks every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Private Pilot Course versus Machado Audiobooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Pilot CourseMachado Audiobooks
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size749 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlight Training Apps, Inc.Rod Machado

Customer experience

Private Pilot Course

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

Machado Audiobooks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Private Pilot Course

No in-app purchases

None

Machado Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Pilot Course free?
Private Pilot Course costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Machado Audiobooks free?
Machado Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Private Pilot Course or Machado Audiobooks?
Machado Audiobooks is rated higher. Private Pilot Course averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Machado Audiobooks averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Private Pilot Course or Machado Audiobooks have ads?
Neither Private Pilot Course nor Machado Audiobooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Pilot Course or Machado Audiobooks?
Private Pilot Course ships an update every 38 months, and Machado Audiobooks every 2 months. Most recently, Private Pilot Course was updated on November 6, 2026 and Machado Audiobooks on November 3, 2026.

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