SAFE Toolkit vs 320 EXPLAINAIR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- CFI endorsements, experience requirements, test codes
- Flight test insights from DPEs
- Weekly SAFE blog
- Industry news push notifications
- Pilot resources
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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!"
320 EXPLAINAIR
Master aircraft procedures with interactive explanations, cockpit videos, and smart visuals. Train anywhere, even offline, to prepare for type ratings or command upgrades. Developed by experienced pilots and instructors for efficient learning.
- Interactive procedure explanations
- Cockpit videos
- Smart visuals
- Offline training capability
- Developed by pilots and instructors
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Be Sim-Ready. Master 320 procedures with interactive explanations, cockpit videos, and smart visuals. From type rating to command upgrade — train anywhere, even offline. Built by 320 pilots & instructors to help you train smarter, not harder. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ALSO AVAILABLE IN APP / ABOUT US SECTION - COMPATIBLE WITH 3.1.2 GUIDELINES FOR APP REVIEW. Subscription available inside the app: "Yearly Access to EXPLAINAIR" Subscription length: Annual Subscription price: €69,99 (or local equivalent) Auto-renewal disclosure included Cancellation via App Store account settings Refunds handled directly by Apple Privacy Policy: https://wwhttps://explainair.webflow.io/#PRIVACY ator Training with our dedicated app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SAFE Toolkit at 4.2 against 320 EXPLAINAIR's 1.8. SAFE Toolkit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (18 vs 5). 320 EXPLAINAIR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 7 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. 320 EXPLAINAIR sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per year. SAFE Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.
SAFE Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of SAFE Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 67% of 320 EXPLAINAIR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SAFE Toolkit ships an update every 7 months, 320 EXPLAINAIR every 11 days. Both last shipped on September 14, 2026.
| Parameter | SAFE Toolkit | 320 EXPLAINAIR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David St. George | ExplainAir |
Customer experience
SAFE Toolkit
320 EXPLAINAIR
In-app purchases
SAFE Toolkit
No in-app purchases
320 EXPLAINAIR
- ExplainAir Yearly Plan$59.991 Year
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