SAFE Toolkit vs Check Pilot Pro
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!"
Check Pilot Pro
This aviation training app helps student pilots track progress and manage requirements for FAA certifications. Certified Flight Instructors can organize student management, review progress, and issue endorsements efficiently.
- Track certificate requirements
- Monitor task grades
- Request endorsements
- Manage student progress
- Organize training records
- Issue endorsements
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Check Pilot Pro is the all-in-one aviation training app built by pilots and instructors who know how overwhelming FAA training can feel. Student pilots can stop guessing and start progressing. Track your certificate requirements, monitor task grades, and request endorsements in one place, with clear visibility into what’s complete and what’s next. Certified Flight Instructors can manage students, review progress, issue endorsements, and keep training records organized from anywhere. Whether you’re training for your next rating or guiding students through theirs, Check Pilot Pro helps everyone stay aligned, accountable, and ready for the next flight. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://checkpilotpro.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Check Pilot Pro at 100% against SAFE Toolkit's 38%. Check Pilot Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and ads (none vs shown). SAFE Toolkit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). 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. Check Pilot Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SAFE Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Check Pilot Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAFE Toolkit has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of SAFE Toolkit's written reviews are positive against 100% of Check Pilot Pro's.
SAFE Toolkit ships an update every 7 months, Check Pilot Pro every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAFE Toolkit | Check Pilot Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David St. George | Check Pilot Pro LLC |
Customer experience
SAFE Toolkit
Check Pilot Pro
In-app purchases
SAFE Toolkit
No in-app purchases
Check Pilot Pro
- CheckPilot Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- CheckPilot Pro (Lifetime)$89.99
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