FAA PPL Exam Tutor vs Private Pilot Test Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FAA PPL Exam Tutor
Prepare for your private pilot's license ground school exam with a vast question bank. Practice with trial exams and unlock full content across multiple devices to ensure you're ready for the real test.
- Over 1000 exam questions
- Practice trial exams
- Full content access
- Multi-device support
- Prepare for private pilot license
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The FAA PPL Exam Tutor lets you practice the ground school exam for your private pilot's license. Our database has over 1000 questions, the same ones that you'll see in the real exam. Try a trial exam and then upgrade to access full content on your tablet, phone or computer.
Private Pilot Test Prep
Prepare for your FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Test with over 900 questions and explanations. Unlock a complete ground school course with detailed tracking and premium test prep, including a free trial.
- Over 900 FAA questions and explanations
- Custom study sessions by topic
- Simulated FAA exams
- Review missed questions
- Cross-device data sync
- Instructor endorsement upon course completion
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The #1 Private Pilot test prep app is now free, and includes over 900 FAA questions and explanations to help prepare for the FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Test. Upgrade to the complete ground school course to unlock all lesson, detailed tracking and statistics, and premium test prep with hundreds of additional questions (free trial available). ▸ Custom study sessions based on topics, session size, and your overall mastery. Filters allow you to include or exclude questions that require the use of figures or an E6B. ▸ Create practice sessions from missed questions after a completed practice or exam session. ▸ Review missed questions after a practice or exam session. ▸ Take simulated FAA exams administered under the same rules and time constraints as the actual Private Pilot knowledge test. Unlike other test prep apps, our exams present the correct proportion of questions from each knowledge area per the ACS. ▸ Sync your data and course progress across on all of your iOS devices ▸ Access a library of study resources for the Private Pilot certificate ▸ Question bank covers all areas of the Private Pilot Airman Certification Standards to ensure thorough preparation for the knowledge test. ▸ Detailed explanations and references for all questions. ▸ Obtain an instructor endorsement after completing the course.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Private Pilot Test Prep at fortnightly against FAA PPL Exam Tutor's every 9 months. FAA PPL Exam Tutor's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. FAA PPL Exam Tutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Private Pilot Test Prep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FAA PPL Exam Tutor ships an update every 9 months, Private Pilot Test Prep fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FAA PPL Exam Tutor | Private Pilot Test Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Karl Bunyan | Aeroapps Technology |
Customer experience
FAA PPL Exam Tutor
Private Pilot Test Prep
Bugs and requests
FAA PPL Exam Tutor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Private Pilot Test Prep
Reported bugs
4 issues- Grading issues and incorrect marking of answers
- Frequent app updates required, causing issues for users with poor internet
- Inability to review missed questions after exiting the app
- Crashes and login issues reported
Requested features
8 requests- Add sound when choosing correct answers
- Provide separate guides for each chapter
- Offer 50-question practice tests by chapter
- Allow users to pause and resume simulated tests
- Provide a bank of all practice tests and simulated tests
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- Display passed section grades to track progress
- Add a lock zoom feature for charts
- Integrate a protractor tool
In-app purchases
FAA PPL Exam Tutor
- FAA Private Pilots Exam$10.99
Private Pilot Test Prep
- Private Pilot Course TrialFree
- Private Pilot Test Prep$49.99
- Upgrade to Ground School$99.99
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- Private Pilot Ground School$149.99
Questions
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