Comparison

IFR Flight Trainer Simulator vs MTestM

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

Head to head
About

IFR Flight Trainer Simulator

Practice instrument flight rules (IFR) navigation with this simulator. Learn and improve IFR procedures, including VOR, NDB, and holding patterns. Offers cockpit and map modes with adjustable wind and built-in tasks for comprehensive pilot training.

Highlights
  • Cockpit and map modes
  • VOR, NDB, DME, HSI, EHSI, RMI instruments
  • Approach procedure practice
  • Adjustable wind settings
  • Holding pattern simulation
  • Custom scenario creation
  • Built-in training tasks
Features
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Flying by instrument flight rules (IFR) is not an easy task, especially for student pilots. With the IFR Flight Trainer Simulator, students can easily develop and experienced pilots can quickly improve their understanding of IFR navigation. This is the perfect app for learning and practicing IFR procedures, and it is much cheaper than a single flight hour. Try it out if you want to acquire an instrument rating or just want to brush up your IFR skills. IFR Flight Trainer Simulator was designed with simplicity and intuitive operability in mind. The instruments available are: VOR, RMI, HSI, EHSI, DME, Directional Gyro and airspeed indicator. Thanks to a NAV 1 and a NAV 2 modes, you will also be able to train for two NDB/VOR approaches. Main features: • COCKPIT/MAP - Use the cockpit mode to practice and use the map mode to set up a scenario and check you progress. Both the aircraft and ground stations can be easily relocated to a new position by dragging and dropping them. • VOR, DME, HSI, EHSI, RMI - This aviation app is carefully designed to reflect the characteristics of different instruments. Choose between VOR or NDB navigation, select your instruments (HSI/EHSI or RMI) and a speed range up to 400 kts. • APPROACH PROCEDURES - IFR Flight Trainer Simulator will help learn how to track a radial, how to intercept a radial outbound, inbound, how to fly a DME arc, and so on. It is the simplest way to learn the navigation procedures inside out! • WIND - Have you become familiar with all the procedures? Add some wind to spice things up. The wind settings are displayed on separate screen, where you can set its direction and speed to increase the challenge. • HOLDING - Set and practice standard or non-standard holding patterns. Test you skills with VOR or NDB fix holdings. You already know where your next flight will happen? Build a scenario for it in the app to practice what awaits you in real life. This way you can practice your flight in a safe environment before facing the real challenge in the cockpit. If you want to learn the essentials, take a look at the built-in tasks as well. All features: • Use the classic or glass cockpit mode to simulate what you see in a real aircraft • Use the map mode to learn and understand the procedures from a third-person point of view • Choose between VOR and NDB navigation • Use the following, carefully designed instruments: RMI, HSI, EHSI, Directional gyro, DME, Airspeed indicator • Fly your own routes by creating challenging scenarios, using holding patterns and adjusting the wind • Test your knowledge through various built-in tasks • Drag & drop the aircraft or ground station symbols to move them around quickly • Turn the aircraft with 1.5°/s, 3°/s (standard), 6°/s and 9°/s modes, or just simply rotate the compass dial • View your flight path by enabling the aircraft track trail • Simulate winds up to 50 kts • Practice IFR flying procedures by generating random scenarios Download the app to see for yourself whether we can help you learn the essentials of IFR navigation. Try it for free and prepare at home without wasting expensive flight or simulator time.

About

MTestM

Easily create, publish, and share exams using a familiar spreadsheet format. Supports various question types, including multimedia, and allows for offline exam taking and review.

Highlights
  • Create exams from Excel spreadsheets
  • Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching questions
  • Support for HTML, MathML, images, audio, video in questions
  • Publish exams as public or private
  • Share exams with others
  • Organize exams into folders
  • Take exams offline
Features
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MTestM is an exam creator application that allows you to create, publish and share exams. Creating an exam has never been easier. You can add different types of questions on an Excel spreadsheet. MTestM is used by educators, trainers, non-profits, businesses and other professionals who need an easy way to quickly make exams, tests, and quizzes online. You can create and publish your first exam in a few minutes! 1.Create exams easily Excel is a great program for creating questions. Exams can be created offline using Excel. By taking a tour, it’s easy to understand the MTestM format and add your own questions in the spreadsheet. MTestM allows you to use Excel to write multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank and matching questions in a simple format that can be imported. When creating a large numbers of questions, MTestM can provide a quick way of bulk importing questions. 2.Advanced question types MTestM allows you to create single choice, multiple choice, fill in the blank and matching questions. MTestM supports case sensitive answers and questions having more than one correct correct answer. You can also create questions that are based on the same material or based on the same stem. You can also specify HTML, MathML, image, audio and video for the question. 3.Publish exams After you have created an exam, you can publish it. You can mark your exams as private if you do not want others to see your exams, otherwise your exam can be seen by others. In order to create high quality exams, we recommend you to update your exams regularly. MTestM allows you to update your published exams. If an exam is not the current version, it will be kept for 30 days on the server. 4.Share exams Anyone can share public exams with others. Only you can share your own private exams with others. Others cannot share your private exams. If you are a teacher, sharing exams is an alternative way to assign homework to your students. If you are a student, share your study quiz with your classmates and test each other as much as possible in order to discover even more details and areas you may have overlooked. 5.Organize exams into folders Organizing exams is very important. You can organize exams into folders and subfolders. Exams are saved locally on your phone, so you can search exams quickly using keywords. You can also find the exams and questions you recently took. 6.Take exams offline MTestM allows you to take your exam anytime, anywhere at your convenience. You do not need to be connected to the internet while you are taking the exam. After the exam is scored, you can review the grade report and see which questions you got wrong. You can re-test yourself on the questions you’ve missed and you can re-test yourself on your favorite questions.

Screenshots

IFR Flight Trainer Simulator4 screens
MTestM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MTestM at 4.9 against IFR Flight Trainer Simulator's 3.9. MTestM also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). IFR Flight Trainer Simulator's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 49%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. IFR Flight Trainer Simulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and MTestM sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MTestM holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 96 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of IFR Flight Trainer Simulator's written reviews are positive against 49% of MTestM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IFR Flight Trainer Simulator ships an update every 3 months, MTestM every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IFR Flight Trainer Simulator versus MTestM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIFR Flight Trainer SimulatorMTestM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (76 ratings)4.9 (96 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews — better48.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7696 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB39 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperFlygo-Aviation LtdShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., Ltd

Customer experience

IFR Flight Trainer Simulator

All ratings76 ratings
Positive71.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.8%

MTestM

All ratings96 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral6.7%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

IFR Flight Trainer Simulator

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App crashes after short usage periods
  • Heading indicator gets stuck causing continuous turning
  • HSI radials appear to be offset or incorrect
  • DME distance calculations may be inaccurate (slant range issue)
  • Task completion triggers before reaching waypoints
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  • OBS cannot be changed without paid upgrade

Requested features

8 requests
  • Standard rate turn simulation for realistic intercepts and holdings
  • LOC (Localizer) mode for HSI reverse sensing practice
  • Fixed-card ADF instrument option
  • Adjustable turn rate settings to match different aircraft
  • Error feedback display showing incorrect flight paths
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  • Bearing and course to station relative to VOR1/VOR2
  • Higher difficulty levels for advanced pilots
  • Extended free trial period for proper app evaluation

MTestM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

IFR Flight Trainer Simulator

One-time2
  • IFR Simulator Half Price$11.99
  • IFR Simulator Unlock$24.99
5 purchases

MTestM

One-time5
  • 1 month VIP membership$1.99
  • 2 months VIP membership$3.79
  • 3 months VIP membership$5.49
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  • 6 months VIP membership$10.49
  • 1 year VIP membership$19.99

Questions

Is IFR Flight Trainer Simulator free?
IFR Flight Trainer Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MTestM free?
MTestM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IFR Flight Trainer Simulator or MTestM?
MTestM is rated higher. IFR Flight Trainer Simulator averages 3.9 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while MTestM averages 4.9 from 96 ratings.
Do IFR Flight Trainer Simulator or MTestM have ads?
MTestM shows ads; IFR Flight Trainer Simulator does not.
Which is updated more often, IFR Flight Trainer Simulator or MTestM?
IFR Flight Trainer Simulator ships an update every 3 months, and MTestM every 6 weeks. Most recently, IFR Flight Trainer Simulator was updated on October 13, 2026 and MTestM on October 16, 2026.

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