UK PPL Exam Tutor vs Padpilot E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UK PPL Exam Tutor
Prepare for your Private Pilot's License (PPL) exams with extensive revision notes and practice questions. Access all content across multiple devices with no subscription required.
- Practice PPL(A) ground school exams
- Extensive revision notes
- Five question formats
- Cross-device access
- No subscription required
- Air Law included free
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The UK PPL(A) Exam Tutor helps you to practice the nine ground school exams needed to pass your aircraft private pilot's license. Extensive revision notes help you to revise weaker areas and prepare for the exams. Air Law is included for free and the other eight subjects are available to purchase either individually or as a bundle, with no time limits or subscription required. Create an account within the app and you can access all the content on your tablet, phone or online at http://ppltutor.com. PPL exam subjects available: - Air Law - Aircraft General Knowledge - Communications - Flight Performance and Planning - Human Performance - Meteorology - Navigation - Operations - Principles of Flight Our question database contains five different formats to help you to prepare for the new CAA exams, including multiple choice, multiple selection, text entry, true/false and dropdown answer selection. Try Air Law for free!
Padpilot E
Access assigned or purchased educational books. This reader allows students to engage with digital learning materials provided by their aviation training organization or bought directly.
- Access assigned books
- Purchase books
- Digital learning materials
- Aviation training content
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Padpilot's E-Reader provides access either to those Padpilot books that have been assigned to you by your ATO, or purchased by you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UK PPL Exam Tutor at 4.9 against Padpilot E's 1.5. UK PPL Exam Tutor also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 21%) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Padpilot E's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. UK PPL Exam Tutor sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Padpilot E asks for nothing beyond the download.
UK PPL Exam Tutor holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of UK PPL Exam Tutor's written reviews are positive against 21% of Padpilot E's.
UK PPL Exam Tutor ships an update every 3 weeks, Padpilot E monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UK PPL Exam Tutor | Padpilot E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better | 1.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karl Bunyan | Padpilot Limited |
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UK PPL Exam Tutor
Padpilot E
In-app purchases
UK PPL Exam Tutor
- Human Performance$2.99
- Meteorology$2.99
- Aircraft General Knowledge$2.99
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- Principles of Flight$2.99
- Human Performance$3.99
- Aircraft General Knowledge$3.99
- Flight Performance and Planning$3.99
- Navigation and Radio Aids$3.99
- Communications$3.99
- Operational Procedures$3.99
- Principles of Flight$3.99
- All PPL Exams$14.99
- All Exams and Revision Content$19.99
Padpilot E
No in-app purchases
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