I'd imagine it's just as easy to fly as the SuperCub. I recommended the Cub because it's cheap, no telling if you'll like planes till you try it and if you didn't like it, 159 is easier to swallow than 299. But if you decided planes weren't for you and you decided to sell it you'd probably have better luck selling the Apprentice because of the radio alone. The SuperCub has what Hobbico calls "Anti-Crash Technology", the idea is, if you put it in a nose down attitude the engine cuts and it pulls up elevator to level itself. Depending on your altitude this may not help anyway, and once you get comfortable with flying it, leaving it on may do more to cause a crash than avoid one. A huge plus is that the Spectrum Radio the Apprentice comes with can be re-used down the road (I'd keep it relegated to park fliers however, Park Flier radios aren't the "full range" a non park flier calls for). Another plus is the Apprentice comes with and is set up for Lipo's. You'll get more flight time with that than a standard NiMH the Cub uses and more power as well. I don't think the Apprentice would be a bad choice at all, just up to you how much you want to spend.

Edit: I just watched the Apprentice video on the Horizon site. That's the one I'd get between it and the Cub. The above poster is also correct, the Cub has no Ailerons and it wouldn't be long until your either wishing it had them, looking for an Aileron trainer (another plane to buy), or modifying the Cub wing and adding Ailerons (a lot of people have done this).