Holdings vs IFR Trainer Flight Instruments
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Holdings
Practice aviation holding patterns with interactive visualizations. Covers entries, briefings, and actual holding with timing and wind corrections. Ideal for flight students and experienced pilots to maintain proficiency.
- Interactive holding pattern visualization
- Practice entries with course and timing
- Complete holding briefings
- Actual holding practice with wind corrections
- Altitude assignment decisions
- Aircraft perspective and overview map
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Holdings is a great way to practice holding patterns with a visualization unseen on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch so far. Whether you are a flight student or an experienced jumbo pilot, Holdings keeps you fit for the test or to be able to double check the FMS and to stay ahead of the aircraft! Holdings takes you through all necessary steps, from the type of entry to wind and timing corrections on the actual pattern. Every step is visualized either via the aircraft’s perspective, i.e. an HSI, or a clear, intuitive overview map of the holding and aircraft position / flight path. Holdings lets you practice: ▶ Entries - Type of entry - every course, heading, wind correction angle and timing for the entry ▶ Holding Briefing - complete holding briefing including must-have items as well as additional information ▶ Actual Holding - outbound and inbound course, heading, WCA, timing - by receiving altitude assignments, you will have to decide whether to fly a 1 or 1.5 minute holding pattern Start practicing with Holdings and fly your next one completely by hand! Please note: The procedures depicted in this app may differ from those used by your airline / flight school. There is no guarantee for correct procedures.
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments
Master instrument flying with interactive modules and a built-in simulator. Practice navigation instruments, IFR procedures, and holding patterns. Ideal for student pilots and instructors preparing for instrument ratings.
- Interactive navigation instrument modules
- IFR procedure simulator
- Holding pattern practice
- Step-by-step learning
- Built-in IFR simulator
- Real-world holding entry training
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Master instrument flying with this all-in-one IFR trainer. Includes interactive modules for ADF/RMI (FREE), VOR/ILS, HSI, IFR procedures and holding patterns. Ideal for student pilots and flight instructors preparing for instrument rating (IR). • Learn & practice navigation instruments step-by-step • Use animations and interactive exercises • Train with our built-in IFR simulator • Practice real-world holding entries (parallel, teardrop, direct) ### Modules: 1. ADF/RMI Instructor (Free Trial) 2. VOR + ILS Instructor 3. HSI Trainer 4. IFR Procedure Simulator 5. Holding Pattern Instructor Whether you're preparing for your checkride, IR test, or just want to improve situational awareness, this app helps you fly safer and smarter. Designed by pilots, for pilots. ▶ Try the ADF/RMI module for free! ▶ Trusted by aviation schools worldwide. FlyGo Aviation – Elevate Your IFR Skills.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: IFR Trainer Flight Instruments at Free against Holdings's $2.99. IFR Trainer Flight Instruments also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). Holdings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). On ads 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
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments is free to download; Holdings costs $2.99 up front. IFR Trainer Flight Instruments sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Holdings asks for nothing beyond the download.
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IFR Trainer Flight Instruments has 959 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Holdings's written reviews are positive against 52% of IFR Trainer Flight Instruments's.
Holdings ships an update every 12 months, IFR Trainer Flight Instruments every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Holdings | IFR Trainer Flight Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (959 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 52.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 959 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oliver Puetz | Flygo-Aviation Ltd |
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Holdings
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments
In-app purchases
Holdings
No in-app purchases
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments
- Holding Instructor$5.99
- VOR+ILS Instructor$9.99
- HSI Instructor$9.99
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- IFR Simulator$11.99
- All in one$31.99
- All in one$37.99
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