# IFR Flight Simulator

> Holding, Intercept & DME Arc

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444241915](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444241915)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6444241915`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tobias Maihoff
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (103 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.27.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-16
- **First published:** 2022-11-26
- **Size:** 116 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ifr-flight-simulator/id6444241915)
- **Website:** [https://ifrsimulator.com/](https://ifrsimulator.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://ifr-simulator.web.app/](https://ifr-simulator.web.app/)

## Description

**IFR Flight Simulator** is an instrument rating training app for practicing holds, radial and QDM/QDR intercepts, DME arcs, and IFR approaches. Calculate each procedure, fly it using live instruments, and review your performance with detailed flight tracks and debriefs.

Train with a modern glass cockpit or classic gauges, autopilot controls, live maps, needle overlays, fast-forward mode, and optimal holding entry guidance. The worldwide navigation database includes more than 13,000 airports and 10,000 navaids, helping pilots practice with real-world locations. Designed for IFR training, proficiency practice, and simulator preparation. For educational use only—not for real-world flight planning or in-flight decision-making.

## Rankings

- #137,658 — Overall

## Review summary

Across reviews, the IFR Flight Simulator is valued as a practical tool for sharpening IFR skills and maintaining proficiency, with users noting gains in confidence. However, price is a major sticking point, as many see the subscription as expensive and the free version too limited. There’s also concern about realism beyond holds, with several reviewers calling out missing features like approved approaches, departures, and fixes. A few users praise the UI and overall engagement, and one critic questions credibility, but the core takeaways center on training value versus cost and feature depth.

### Pros

- Helps sharpen IFR skills and maintain proficiency through practice (holds, tracks, intercepts).
- Engaging and improves user proficiency; reviewers report feeling more confident and “on top of their game.”
- Intuitive UI / generally user-friendly experience highlighted by reviewers.

### Cons

- Pricing is expensive; subscription model and premium gating reduce perceived value.
- Free version offers limited features; users feel it’s necessary to pay for broader functionality.
- Realism limited beyond holds; departures, approaches, and fixes are not well modeled, reducing training usefulness.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6444241915)