Comparison

FlightReady Academy vs PPL Quiz

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

PPL Quiz

Prepare for your pilot examinations with a comprehensive study tool. Access offline study materials, practice quizzes, and track your progress across various aviation subjects. Get ready to obtain your pilot license with this essential training companion.

Highlights
  • Offline study mode
  • Quiz and test modes
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Aviation abbreviations dictionary
  • Covers EASA and FAA subjects
  • Leaderboard
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You need the PPL Quiz app if you wish to pass all of your flying EASA, FAA or PPL examinations. We understand those pilot ground examinations are complicated, but PPL Quiz app can assist you through EASA & FAA tests! It's like having your own personal PPL test coach. Study offline while preparing for your EASA tests with Aviation Pilot Exam App to successfully get pilot license. Pilot training exams for airplane and flights can be difficult without using offline exam prep apps so using PPL Quiz app can make it really easy for you to study pilot exams with its all subjects and questions. The aviation tests are collected based on test preparation subjects and you can also use Quiz Mode to quickly test your pilot skills. The pilot exam training step combined in PPL Quiz in other five different mode to make it possible for you to monitor your progress for successfully passing pilot tests such as EASA, FAA or other exams and tests. We highly recommend you track your progress for both quizzes and tests. For better understand your pilot courses it is really a good practice to test your knowledge with Quiz mode. For example, after studying a test subject, you can create an instant quiz to better test your course learning. Also, you can follow a strategy to learn an aviation abbreviation each day with aviation dictionary in the app. Aviation Pilot Exam app is designed based on the requirements collected from pilots and we are still developing the app for better training and test environment. * It's well done and trustworthy, allowing you to concentrate on studying without being distracted. * It covers all disciplines and includes over 75 questions per subject for EASA. * Monitor your statistics instantaneously to figure out the best time to take the PPL tests. * Aviation Pilot Exam app is all that is required for PPL, EASA or FAA test preparation. With Aviation Pilot Exam, you will get closer to your goal of obtaining your Private Pilot License (PPL). Aviation Pilot Exam Application Features: - Study mode - Statistics - Quiz mode - Aviation abbreviations - Leaderboard Question Subjects: - Air Law - Airframe, Systems, Electrics, Power Plant - Instrumentation - Mass & Balance - Performance (Airplane + Helicopter) - Flight Planning & Monitoring - Human Performance & Limitations - Meteorology - General Navigation - Radio Navigation - Operational Procedures - Principles of Flight (Airplane + Helicopter) - VFR + IFR Communications Aviation Pilot Exam Pro Subscription Access all features of Aviation Pilot Exam with Aviation Pro. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless canceled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - Terms of use: https://www.rayinformatics.com/terms - Privacy policy: https://www.rayinformatics.com/privacy

Screenshots

FlightReady Academy4 screens
PPL Quiz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlightReady Academy at fortnightly against PPL Quiz's every 8 months. FlightReady Academy also leads on ratings volume (895 vs 14) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. FlightReady Academy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PPL Quiz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for FlightReady Academy against 4.7 for PPL Quiz. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlightReady Academy has 895 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of FlightReady Academy's written reviews are positive against 50% of PPL Quiz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightReady Academy ships an update fortnightly, PPL Quiz every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlightReady Academy versus PPL Quiz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightReady AcademyPPL Quiz
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (895 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings895 — better14
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAeroapps TechnologyRAY INFORMATICS YAZILIM TEKNOLOJI MEDYA DANISMANLIK VE EGITIM TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

FlightReady Academy

All ratings894 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative37.1%

PPL Quiz

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

PPL Quiz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

FlightReady Academy

One-time10
  • Instrument Rating TrialFree
  • Free Trial - Commercial PilotFree
  • Free Trial - Private PilotFree
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  • Free Trial - Flight InstructorFree
  • Private Pilot Test Prep$49.99
  • Instrument Rating Test Prep$49.99
  • Comm. Pilot Test Prep$49.99
  • Commercial Ground School$179.99
  • Private Pilot Ground School$179.99
  • Instrument Ground School$179.99
3 purchases

PPL Quiz

Subscriptions2
  • AvExam Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • AvExam Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • AvExam Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is FlightReady Academy free?
FlightReady Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PPL Quiz free?
PPL Quiz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlightReady Academy or PPL Quiz?
PPL Quiz is rated higher. FlightReady Academy averages 4.7 out of 5 from 895 ratings, while PPL Quiz averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do FlightReady Academy or PPL Quiz have ads?
Neither FlightReady Academy nor PPL Quiz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightReady Academy or PPL Quiz?
FlightReady Academy ships an update fortnightly, and PPL Quiz every 8 months. Most recently, FlightReady Academy was updated on November 6, 2026 and PPL Quiz on November 3, 2026.

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