Prepware Instrument Pilot App Reviews

I just took the instrument knowledge test and I received a 78%. Over half of the questions were not in this app. I believe this may have been because the FAA is changing a lot of their questions as of 15 June 2016. ASA did NOT provide any daily, weekly, or even monthly updates to the test bank other than the standard roughly once a year app update. I think they should at least send out bulletin alerts to their customers within the app or email to explain upcoming changes and how this would affect the effectiveness of the test bank provided. Suggestions to make this app better: 1. Offer payment or store credit to customer providing test questions and answers. 2. Update the app, questions or send bulletins at least monthly if there are changes or no changes. 3. The save progress feature either does not work on my iPad or it is very difficult to easily find my left off point. I am using an iPad Mini 4 running iOS 9.3.2

The simple layout of this app is why I made the purchase. At this price prepware is a steal. I use the full price software when I have time to study in front of a computer and I use the apps when I am at work or school taking a break. The main issue I have is that the test questions dont update often enough, however, if you study the questions and understand the concepts this will help you pass either way! Buy the app! It will help!

If you are serious about passing your written test, get this app.

Crashes way too often!

This would be a really great app if it didnt crash halfway through a test everytime I tried to use it. Very frustrating to say the least. It would be a nice application but the crashes make it useless. Ill stick with my Gleim book.

I have the book, the pc version, and now this version of Asa prepware. The program Is useful but hard to see the figures. Some of the scans did not some over well. Particularly the weather graphics. Originals are not perfect either but one in particular I can not see any shading that is mentioned in question.

With this update, things seem a bit cleaner, faster, and I cant make it crash even if I try! I have the CFI as well. Thank you ASA. Looking forward to future updates, and more aviation apps from you! Would love to have the CX-2 on my iphone, any plans for that?

This app has a very simple interface but has allot of data, sometimes not the best combination. I am not saying that having a simple interface is bad, but when you put over 1,000 questions on practice test app and dont put the ability to search through those 1,000 questions, save test results or even just uncheck material of questions you dont need you can start to see the flaws. Again, it works, its just WAY too user friendly to a point where the user is handicapped. For example, the instrument airplane study option only gives you 60 questions at a time. Lets say you had a question wrong, learned the error and decided you wanted to retake the test. However, since there are over 1,000 questions mixed up into 16 chunks of 60 questions each the likelihood of ever receiving that question again is unlikely, therefore, the person might forget it. If you think you are getting a similar version to the desktop software, you will be sadly disappointed. Gooday.

UPDATE: New version is much improved. Works great on the iPad. Very happy with update I have been using the other instrument test prep which is pretty good, but has no explanations. I like the explanations, but have a few ideas for improvement: My intial thoughts- 1. Do not like the font - hard to read and a little small. Maybe could be a little fatter? 2. When you answer a question in study mode there should be a bold indication of right or wrong. As it is now the letters change colors from black to red or green. Very easy to miss, especially with the smallish font. 3. Would like a running tally of missed questions vs. total. As it is, you have to press grade and any question you have not answered is totalled as wrong. I usually have an extra few minutes and answer 10-20 questions, dont always have time to do 60 questions. The scan files are quick to load and easy to pan (charts and tables). Which is very nice. Otherwise looks pretty good. Look forward to some minor tweaks. Ill report back after a week of full useage.

Frankly, this app is disappointing. If the answer is longer than three lines, the remainder is truncated and you must guess what is missing. Additionally, the figures that are linked to the questions are sometimes incomplete and, again, you must guess. I am comparing this app to a similar PC app...this is not an iPad vs pc thing...I am comparing the usability of the content -- which should be the same. On one question where I thought that this app had insufficient reference figures, I compared it to the same question in the other app...the other app had 3 reference figures whereas this app had only 2. And yes, the extra figure did contain the info that I thought was missing. If you are studying for the IFR written, look elsewhere. If you are looking for something to do a quick review just before your oral, I.e. reviewing stuff you should already know, this app will probably work out okay.

Being that this is v 1.2 the programs works for a nice review before your written test or maybe oral. As for a trainer, its lacking some basic elements such as saving a study sections, reviewing marked questions for later and saving your answer and displaying the correct answer in the study mode. Also some features seem to work only in port it vrs landscape.

Used this app to study and prepare for my instrument written (passed with a 90% score). Its nice to be able to choose blocks of questions on specific topics, but this app shines when it comes to taking complete practice tests. 4 stars because some practice test questions do not allow you to access the appropriate figure needed to answer the question (IIRC it was on the minimum rate of climb questions). I took many practice tests with this app right up until my check ride, and I really think keeping all the info fresh in my head made the oral portion of the test easier.

I have used this application for about 10 hours now. Its okay for what its supposed to do, however it needs some improvements to get a 5 star rating. For long questions sometimes part of the question has been truncated and cant be seen. This is usually true with flight planning questions where the wind information gets truncated. This makes it difficult to answer the question correctly. Some of the figures are at too low of a resolution making them difficult to read There is no way to store previous test scores or show progress. Sometimes in study modes it stops showing the correct answer for each question.

content excellent but the mechanics have some problems. The program shuffles the questions each time it starts so if you dont do the whole category (100+ questions) then it starts over in a new order. The program also restarts in test mode even though you were last in study mode. BUT many pluses if what younlike is compact content and a sound explanation of the right answer. Other than the problem above I would like to see a waynto skip questions which do not apply to my equipment. Good for a competency ride but not for the written.

Very convenient when you are a full time flight student balancing a full load of college courses, but it needs an update for the retina display. Not having retina support at this point is inexcusable.

This app allowed me to study when I had some down time at work and school, but it still needs to tell you your percentage of questions you got wrong in each sentence and on open it should start and fresh and basically almost duplicate the software on pc

I passed 20 practice exams with this app scoring in the mid 80s. Then sat for the real thing and most the questions Id never seen in my life. I failed.

It is almost impossible to see the correct answer in sunlight. Make the background red or green instead. There is a bug, quizzes becomes a test when the app has been inactive for a while. REALLY irritating. Cannot save quizzes or mark questions.

A few of the answers are cut short and the needs to be a better way to save Easy to use I took my instrument airplane with a 82% in 35 minutes and my instrument helicopter with an 85% in 18 minutes Dont just take practice tests, go through every question in study mode.

You will have buyers remorse on this one if you are really wanting to study for the written. No way to go back and study the ones you missed or marked. Some of the answers and questions are cut off and you have to guess at what comes next.