# King Ground School Companion

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id678693758](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id678693758)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id678693758`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** King Schools, Inc.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (10,446 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-20
- **First published:** 2013-08-05
- **Size:** 6.24 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/king-ground-school-companion/id678693758)
- **Website:** [http://www.kingschools.com](http://www.kingschools.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://kingschools.com/privacy-notice/](https://kingschools.com/privacy-notice/)

## Description

The KING Ground School Companion App lets you download and view video lessons from King Schools' Ground School, Test Prep, Checkride, and Single-Subject Flying courses—anywhere, anytime, even offline. Your course progress automatically syncs the next time you’re online, and you can complete quizzes after each video lesson right on your device.

King Schools offers FAA exam prep and home-study courses for Sport Pilot through ATP, designed to efficiently deliver essential flying knowledge. Founded in 1974, King Schools has trained thousands of pilots with award-winning video instruction and training materials, supporting pilots as they work toward their ratings and career goals.

## Rankings

- #16,921 — Overall
- #12 — trust pilot categories

## Review summary

Users praise King Ground School Companion for engaging, effective instruction and a comprehensive, exam-focused curriculum, with memorable cues and a proven track record of success. However, several reviews report reliability problems on Mac and the website, inconsistent content updates, and usability friction that can hinder a smooth study flow. Content freshness and rotorcraft specifics are also flagged. Overall, strong instructional value with notable app-performance and update challenges.

### Pros

- Engaging, humorous instructors (John & Martha) who teach in a way that helps you win.
- Thorough, comprehensive ground school content; a one-stop resource for PPL through advanced ratings.
- Proven results: users report passing FAA written exams and checkrides.
- Helpful memory cues and concise, easy-to-digest lessons.
- Well-suited for busy learners due to concise, time-efficient format.

### Cons

- Mac app and website reliability issues (crashes, constant disconnects, downloads failing; offline content not persisting).
- Content updates not always delivered as promised; new videos sometimes not updated (texts only) and overall update/information may feel outdated.
- Rotorcraft-specific content gaps and occasional inaccuracies for non-fixed-wing students.
- Usability friction: back-and-forth between questions and figures makes study feel time-consuming.
- Accessibility/Playback gaps: missing subtitles and no seamless watch-through mode.

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