Comparison

Multiengine Rating Checkride vs InstructDeck

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

Head to head
About

Multiengine Rating Checkride

Prepare for your multi-engine pilot checkride with over 350 questions and answers covering essential topics. This app helps identify knowledge gaps and build confidence for the practical exam.

Highlights
  • Over 350 Q&A for checkrides
  • Flag questions for focused study
  • ACS codes and FAA references
  • Covers operations, aerodynamics, systems
  • Includes checklists and briefing guidelines
  • Identifies knowledge strengths and weaknesses
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Using a question-and-answer format, Multiengine Rating Checkride lists the questions most likely to be asked by examiners during the last step in the multiengine rating certification process--the practical test--and provides succinct, ready responses. Pilots will find this app an indispensable tool in planning for what to expect during the multiengine airplane checkride and mastering the subject matter. Instructors rate it as excellent preparation for students, as well as general refresher material. This Multiengine Rating Checkride app is based on the popular Multiengine Rating Oral Exam Guide, by Jason Blair. It is designed for applicants training for a multiengine rating on their pilot certificate. More than 350 questions and responses ensure the subjects tested on during checkrides and review flights are covered. The app aligns with the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), with content on multiengine operations, aerodynamics, inoperative engine procedures, aircraft systems, and maneuvers. Additional checklists, briefing guidelines, and resources for understanding aircraft performance, limitations, and minimum equipment lists make this the complete resource to prepare applicants for the FAA Multiengine Land checkride. Questions can be marked for further study from any subject to build your own collection of flashcards. 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 350 questions are included with succinct, ready responses. • Questions from any subject can be flagged for further study. • Each question includes the Airman Certification Standard (ACS) code and FAA reference for further study. • Includes all the questions and answers from the popular book, Multiengine Rating Oral Exam Guide by Jason Blair. • Brought to you by a trusted resource in aviation training and publishing, Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA).

About

InstructDeck

Features
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InstructDeck is a flight instruction workspace built for CFIs who want their lesson notes, endorsements, and student records to become useful training insight, not just another pile of paperwork. Traditional aviation admin tools are great at managing calendars, aircraft, dispatch, and school operations. InstructDeck focuses on the instructor’s side of the workflow: planning lessons, capturing notes, grading ACS tasks, reviewing student progress, preparing debriefs, managing endorsements, and identifying what each student should work on next. Use InstructDeck alongside your existing flight school software to keep instruction organized, data-informed, and centered on student progress. With InstructDeck, instructors can: - Capture structured lesson notes for flight and ground training - Manage student profiles and training records - Grade performance against ACS tasks and training standards - Review progress across lessons, tasks, and weak areas - Prepare focused debriefs after each lesson - Plan future training from real student history - Build oral exam and checkride prep sessions with Check Deck - Create and retain student endorsement records - Use endorsement templates, custom endorsements, or one-time freeform endorsements - Review and digitally sign endorsements with instructor identity and certificate details - Track endorsement expiration dates, renewal needs, and records that need attention - Export printable logbook inserts and proof copies - Preserve endorsement proof with timestamps, record IDs, signature hashes, version history, and audit details - Keep scheduling, notes, review, endorsements, and training context connected InstructDeck includes electronic endorsement workflows designed to support FAA AC 120-78B-aligned electronic signature and recordkeeping practices. Signed endorsement records use digital signature proof, instructor certificate profile details, immutable signed snapshots, audit history, and retained proof records to help CFIs maintain organized endorsement documentation. Instructors remain responsible for ensuring each endorsement, certificate detail, training record, and recordkeeping practice meets applicable FAA requirements, school policies, and operating rules. InstructDeck is designed for the realities of flight instruction: busy schedules, recurring lessons, student-specific trends, ACS expectations, endorsement tracking, and the need to turn every lesson into a clearer next step. Terms of Use: https://www.bluelarkaviation.com/instructdeck/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.bluelarkaviation.com/instructdeck/privacy Support: https://www.bluelarkaviation.com/instructdeck/support

Screenshots

Multiengine Rating Checkride4 screens
InstructDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: InstructDeck at Free against Multiengine Rating Checkride's $9.99. InstructDeck also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months). Multiengine Rating Checkride's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads 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

InstructDeck is free to download; Multiengine Rating Checkride costs $9.99 up front. InstructDeck sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Multiengine Rating Checkride asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multiengine Rating Checkride ships an update every 25 months, InstructDeck every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Multiengine Rating Checkride versus InstructDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultiengine Rating CheckrideInstructDeck
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASALuke Ward

In-app purchases

None

Multiengine Rating Checkride

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

InstructDeck

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$224.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly$314.991 Year

Questions

Is Multiengine Rating Checkride free?
Multiengine Rating Checkride costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is InstructDeck free?
InstructDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Multiengine Rating Checkride or InstructDeck have ads?
Neither Multiengine Rating Checkride nor InstructDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multiengine Rating Checkride or InstructDeck?
Multiengine Rating Checkride ships an update every 25 months, and InstructDeck every 3 weeks. Most recently, Multiengine Rating Checkride was updated on October 26, 2026 and InstructDeck on October 5, 2026.

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