Comparison

Multiengine Rating Checkride vs SAFE Toolkit

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

SAFE Toolkit

This app offers essential news and resources for Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs), including endorsement details, experience requirements, and test codes. It also provides flight test applicants with insights from Designated Pilot Examiners and features a weekly blog and industry news notifications for all pilots.

Highlights
  • CFI endorsements, experience requirements, test codes
  • Flight test insights from DPEs
  • Weekly SAFE blog
  • Industry news push notifications
  • Pilot resources
Features
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SAFE Toolkit provides "go-to" news and resources for CFIs: (endorsements, experience requirements, and test codes), but also "Checkride Ready™ for flight test applicants (the inside story from DPEs). Pilots enjoy the SAFE blog every week and push notifications of industry news. Download and stay up to date; "We are here to help! ALl we "sell" is safety!"

Screenshots

Multiengine Rating Checkride4 screens
SAFE Toolkit2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Multiengine Rating Checkride at 100% against SAFE Toolkit's 38%. Multiengine Rating Checkride also leads on ads (none vs shown). SAFE Toolkit's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.2 vs 2.8). On 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

SAFE Toolkit is free to download; Multiengine Rating Checkride costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SAFE Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Multiengine Rating Checkride's written reviews are positive against 38% of SAFE Toolkit's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multiengine Rating Checkride ships an update every 25 months, SAFE Toolkit every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Multiengine Rating Checkride versus SAFE Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultiengine Rating CheckrideSAFE Toolkit
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (4 ratings)4.2 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings418 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASADavid St. George

Customer experience

Multiengine Rating Checkride

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SAFE Toolkit

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Multiengine Rating Checkride

No in-app purchases

None

SAFE Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Multiengine Rating Checkride free?
Multiengine Rating Checkride costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SAFE Toolkit free?
SAFE Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Multiengine Rating Checkride or SAFE Toolkit?
SAFE Toolkit is rated higher. Multiengine Rating Checkride averages 2.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SAFE Toolkit averages 4.2 from 18 ratings.
Do Multiengine Rating Checkride or SAFE Toolkit have ads?
SAFE Toolkit shows ads; Multiengine Rating Checkride does not.
Which is updated more often, Multiengine Rating Checkride or SAFE Toolkit?
Multiengine Rating Checkride ships an update every 25 months, and SAFE Toolkit every 7 months. Most recently, Multiengine Rating Checkride was updated on September 22, 2026 and SAFE Toolkit on September 14, 2026.

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