FlightReady Academy vs ATSAPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlightReady Academy
Prepare for FAA pilot exams with comprehensive ground school courses and practice tests. Access a free basic test prep with hundreds of questions and simulated exams. Upgrade for full courses, instructor endorsements, and advanced study tools.
- FAA pilot exam preparation
- Basic and premium test prep
- Simulated FAA exams
- Instructor endorsement
- Detailed question explanations
- SmartExam for weak areas
- Progress tracking and statistics
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The #1 ground school for FAA Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, and Flight Instructor. Free access to Basic Test Prep. Upgrade to Premium Test Prep or the complete Ground School course via in-app purchase (free trial available). Free basic test prep includes: ▸ Basic question bank with hundreds of practice questions and explanations ▸ Practice sessions from missed questions, or review missed questions. ▸ Simulated FAA exams administered under the same rules and time constraints as the actual exam. Unlike other test prep apps, our exams present the correct proportion of questions from each knowledge area per the ACS. Upgrading to Ground School unlocks a complete ground school course that takes 15-35 hours to complete depending on the course. The course includes: ▸ An instructor endorsement after completing the course so that you can take the FAA exam. ▸ Hundreds of additional questions to ensure thorough preparation for the knowledge test ▸ View definitions of key terms and acronyms in lessons and answer explanations. ▸ Detailed explanations and references for all questions, many with high resolution images ▸ SmartExam zeroes in on your weak areas to ensure thorough preparation for the FAA exam. ▸ Sync your data and course progress across on all of your iOS devices ▸ View statistics and progress. Proficiency is tracked using an algorithm that assigns a mastery level to each question. Stop wasting time answering questions you've already mastered. ▸ Share reports via iMessage, AirDrop, e-mail, and more After you complete a course you can review all completed lessons and access all lesson questions. Unlike other ground school providers, we do not limit your access to one year, and all future updates are free. Ground School courses are available for: Private Pilot Instrument Rating Commercial Pilot Flight Instructor Airplane Flight Instructor Instrument Add-On ================================ Non-US citizens who can read, write, speak, and understand English may obtain a US pilot certificate per FAR 61.65, 61.103, and 61.123.
ATSAPro
Practice aptitude tests designed to mimic parts of the FAA's Air Traffic Controller exam. Improve your skills with interactive games that simulate the test's components. This app serves as a practice tool to enhance your readiness for the official assessment.
- Practice individual test parts
- Improve aptitude skills
- Simulates exam components
- Interactive practice games
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The Air Traffic Skills Assessment (ATSA) Exam is the FAA's current version of the aptitude test required to become an Air Traffic Controller. The FAA uses the ATSA to prescreen potential Air Traffic Controllers. The test includes several parts that evaluate the candidates aptitude. ATSAPro is designed to help improve ATSA Exam scores by allowing candidates to practice the individual parts of the test.* *Disclaimer: ATSAPro is in no way affiliated with the FAA or the ATSA exam. It makes no guarantee of passing the ATSA exam nor does it guarantee employment of any kind. ATSAPro is to be used as an aid to improve aptitude with games that may be similar to parts of the actual ATSA exam. Use ATSAPro at your own risk.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FlightReady Academy at Free against ATSAPro's $9.99. FlightReady Academy also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (893 vs 8). ATSAPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.1). On 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
FlightReady Academy is free to download; ATSAPro costs $9.99 up front. FlightReady Academy sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. ATSAPro asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlightReady Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightReady Academy has 893 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of FlightReady Academy's written reviews are positive against 50% of ATSAPro's.
FlightReady Academy ships an update fortnightly, ATSAPro weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlightReady Academy | ATSAPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (893 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 893 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aeroapps Technology | Type1Aviation LLC |
Customer experience
FlightReady Academy
ATSAPro
Bugs and requests
FlightReady Academy
Reported bugs
3 issues- The app installed correctly. But when you open the app. It wants you to download what course you are interested in. But it gets to 90% downloaded and stops
- App glitches out of WiFi range and has to constantly redownload and sinc data which leads to a lot of time wasted
- Whenever I click on "study questions" my app crashes and brings me back to my home screen
Requested features
3 requests- Charts, graphs and scales and not selectable with a pc or Android
- Test scores are saved and not resettable, the final test cannot be taken multiple times
- Explanations for the answers
ATSAPro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FlightReady Academy
- Instrument Rating TrialFree
- Free Trial - CFII AddFree
- Free Trial - Commercial PilotFree
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- Free Trial - Private PilotFree
- Free Trial - Flight InstructorFree
- Remote Pilot Premium Test Prep$49.99
- Private Pilot Test Prep$49.99
- Instrument Rating Test Prep$49.99
- Comm. Pilot Test Prep$49.99
- Upgrade to Ground School$129.99
- Drone Ground School$139.99
- CFI Airplane Ground School$179.99
- Commercial Ground School$179.99
- CFII Ground School$179.99
- Private Pilot Ground School2 variants$179.99
- Instrument Ground School$179.99
ATSAPro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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