Comparison

IFR Trainer Flight Instruments vs Pitot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IFR Trainer Flight Instruments

Master instrument flying with this comprehensive trainer. It offers interactive modules and a simulator for navigation instruments, procedures, and holding patterns. Ideal for student pilots and instructors preparing for instrument ratings.

Highlights
  • Interactive navigation instrument modules
  • IFR procedure simulator
  • Holding pattern practice
  • Step-by-step learning
  • Animations and exercises
  • Built-in IFR simulator
Features
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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.

About

Pitot

Features
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From AutoPilot: offline flight training drills made by a CFII. Three instruments run off two lines of air. When one of those lines blocks, the needles keep moving, and they lie in a specific, predictable direction. This app teaches which one, and why. Seven chapters, each built on live physics rather than stored answers. Move a slider and every gauge on the screen recomputes. THE CHAPTERS • The System: two lines, three instruments, and which one taps which • The Altimeter: sealed wafers, the Kollsman window, and one inch per thousand feet • Airspeed Indicator: the only differential instrument, and what it is actually subtracting • Vertical Speed Indicator: a calibrated leak, and the lag it buys • Blockages: what each failure actually looks like on the panel • Corrective Action: pitot heat, alternate static source, and the last resort • Preflight & Regs: 91.411, 91.413, and the walk-around THE BENCH A sandbox with every input exposed. Set an altitude, a true airspeed and a Kollsman setting. Ice the pitot mast, block the drain, seal the static port, open the alternate source. All three gauges respond together, and a table under them prints what the altimeter and the airspeed indicator read, what working ones would read, and the error. This is where the numbers stop being memorized. A sealed static port and a 300 ft climb reads 300 feet low and 36 knots slow, and the app does not look that up: it computes it from the pressures. THE QUIZ 42 questions tagged by chapter. A wrong answer offers the chapter that explains it, and the scorecard lists the chapters worth a second look. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No account and no tracking. The app makes no network requests of its own: the chapters, the bench and the quiz work in airplane mode, on the ramp, in a hangar with no signal. Nothing is collected and there is no in-app purchase. The regulatory chapter names the 14 CFR sections rather than paraphrasing them, and the airspeed markings and V-speeds are the Cessna 172S figures from its Pilot's Operating Handbook. Built for private and instrument students, and for the CFI who has to explain the alternate static source one more time.

Screenshots

IFR Trainer Flight Instruments4 screens
Pitot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pitot at none against IFR Trainer Flight Instruments's 6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IFR Trainer Flight Instruments sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Pitot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IFR Trainer Flight Instruments ships an update every 6 weeks, Pitot every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments versus Pitot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIFR Trainer Flight InstrumentsPitot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (959 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings959 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlygo-Aviation LtdJack Post

In-app purchases

6 purchases

IFR Trainer Flight Instruments

One-time6
  • 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
None

Pitot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IFR Trainer Flight Instruments free?
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitot free?
Pitot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IFR Trainer Flight Instruments or Pitot have ads?
Neither IFR Trainer Flight Instruments nor Pitot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IFR Trainer Flight Instruments or Pitot?
IFR Trainer Flight Instruments ships an update every 6 weeks, and Pitot every 2 months. Most recently, IFR Trainer Flight Instruments was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pitot on October 31, 2026.

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