Piper PA vs EMB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Piper PA
Study aircraft systems and limitations with interactive diagrams and detailed descriptions. Practice normal and emergency operations, and explore a detailed cockpit illustration. This app serves as a reference for aviation training.
- Interactive system diagrams
- Normal and emergency operation practice
- Detailed cockpit illustration
- POH information organization
- System limitations noted
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The Piper PA-44 Training is an innovative new way to study aircraft systems and limitations. System description sections take the main information from the POH and organizes in easy to navigate chapters. Interactive diagrams for the major systems allow the user to tap on various switches, levers, circuit breakers, and buttons and watch how those inputs change the diagram. Users can practice normal and emergency operations, correlating practical knowledge with the POH descriptions. Descriptions and limitations are also noted for various parts of each system throughout the diagram. The interactive cockpit poster allows you to view the entire cockpit with a highly detailed illustration. If you tap on a part of the cockpit you will see an in-depth description of that part of the cockpit. DISCLAIMER: The Piper PA-44 Training App is to be used as a reference only and cannot be used for flight or to replace formal training.
EMB
Master the Embraer 145 bleed system with this interactive simulator. Practice different configurations and learn to avoid common EICAS alerts, allowing you to focus on essential flight tasks.
- Interactive bleed system panel
- Practice different configurations
- Learn to avoid EICAS alerts
- Focus on essential flight tasks
- Proficiency training
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The Embraer 145 Bleed System panel looks straightforward but could use a little practice for becoming proficient and understanding the different configurations. Be the first kid on the block not to get a Master Caution - PAC1/2 VLV FAIL during IOE! It's a nuisance message, indeed, but operating the system to minimize exposure to these EICAS alerts is a good goal so we can focus on meaningful tasks like taxiing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: EMB at Free against Piper PA's $9.99. Piper PA's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 62 months) and ratings volume (389 vs 4). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
EMB is free to download; Piper PA costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EMB holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Piper PA has 389 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Piper PA ships an update every 4 months, EMB every 62 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Piper PA | EMB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (389 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 389 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 62 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 460 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aircraft Training Aids, LLC | Brandon Esten |
Customer experience
Piper PA
EMB
Bugs and requests
Piper PA
Reported bugs
5 issues- Works very poorly on the iPhone
- Landing gear system is wrong
- Nose gear in wrong position
- Typos and spelling errors (e.g., 'cabin hear', 'string loaded')
- Information on up limit switches for gear system may be incorrect
Requested features
5 requests- Add G1000 functionality
- Include poster of G1000 and fuel injected models
- Add prop governor system
- Update app with more information and diagrams
- Fix typos and spelling errors
EMB
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Piper PA
No in-app purchases
EMB
No in-app purchases









