# Sailor Logbook — Sailor Logbook and Tracker

> Sailor Logbook: A sailing cruise tracker with weather, route, and crew management. (iPhone/iPad app by CoaSoft ApS.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailor-logbook/id1451955982 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [CoaSoft ApS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1293171547)
- Category: Sports, Navigation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 2 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 12 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2019-02-13
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sailor-logbook/id1451955982/reviews.md

## What is Sailor Logbook?

This App has been designed to provide sailors
with the functionality they need to easily
track and log their cruises in a simple and
organized manner. It also allows users to:

- display both current and historic tracks
- manually and automatically log wind and weather conditions
- analyze speed, engine usage, and hours with sails set
- define geographical areas for filtering cruises
- create manual tracks, measure route lengths
- register crew members and boardings
- prepare and send mail
- use camera, cameraroll and microphone in new contexts
- access context sensitive as well as cross the entire App help
- prioritize data privacy to ensure that all information is kept strictly private

And that's not all - there are many more features for users to explore!

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Titles and lengths of Sailor Logbook (SLB)
auto-renewable subscriptions:
- SLB Auto-Renewable Subs. 1 month
- SLB Auto-Renewable Subs. 3 months
- SLB Auto-Renewable Subs. 1 year

All subscriptions provide the same services during each period.

Services provide suppression of 'nudge dialog' popups at random times requiring input of random numbers.

Prices are listed at the App Store, see:
- 'In-App Purchases' in 'Information' section.

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--> General info and links:
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before 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.
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
- Terms and conditions: sailorlogbook.com/slb_legal/TermsAndConditions_app.html

--> Subscription expiry:
- after expiry the services are revoked
- but no data are lost

Visit 'SailorLogbook.com' and read more.

## Key features

- Log cruises and display tracks
- Record wind and weather conditions
- Analyze speed and engine usage
- Define geographical areas
- Create manual tracks and measure routes
- Register crew members
- Prepare and send mail

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sailor Logbook Subs. 1 month | $1.99 | per month |
| Sailor Logbook Subs. 3 months | $3.99 | per 3 months |
| Sailor Logbook Subs. 1 year | $7.99 | per year |



## Frequently asked questions about Sailor Logbook

### What are the subscription options for Sailor Logbook?

Sailor Logbook offers auto-renewable subscriptions for 1 month ($1.99), 3 months ($3.99), and 1 year ($7.99). These subscriptions provide the same services, including the suppression of random 'nudge dialog' popups.

### How do I manage my Sailor Logbook subscription?

Subscriptions can be managed by the user, and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. You must turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

### Does Sailor Logbook support offline use?

The provided description does not explicitly state offline functionality. However, the app's core purpose of logging cruises and weather suggests it may function offline, with data syncing when a connection is available.

### What devices is Sailor Logbook compatible with?

Sailor Logbook is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It was last updated on April 22, 2024, with version 7.7.

### How does Sailor Logbook handle data privacy?

Sailor Logbook prioritizes data privacy, ensuring that all user information is kept strictly private. The app's terms and conditions can be found at sailorlogbook.com/slb_legal/TermsAndConditions_app.html.

### What happens to my data if my Sailor Logbook subscription expires?

If your subscription expires, the services provided by the subscription are revoked. However, no data is lost, ensuring your logged information remains accessible.

### What is the age rating for Sailor Logbook?

Sailor Logbook has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. It was released on February 13, 2019.

### Does Sailor Logbook have ads?

The provided data indicates that Sailor Logbook is free with in-app purchases and does not mention advertisements. The in-app purchases are primarily for subscription services that remove 'nudge dialog' popups.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.7 — 2024-04-22

Map page, new Weather forecast feature:
- long-press the Map anywhere for a 5 day / 3 hour forecast
- data source is 'OpenWeatherMap.org'
- same source as for the 'Weatherfetch' feature (introduced in Version 6.0)
- the last forecast is reproducible via a new 'Old Weather forecast' action in the 'Map Options' menu
- forecasts are presented in the printable and mailable DocPage

MapSet page:
- the 'Single-tap mode' picker has been discontinued
- its 'Distance to point' and 'Nearest point' options are moved to the 'Long-press mode' picker
- single-taps (or just 'taps') therefore now have only standard iOS functionality in the Map
- new 'Weather forecast' option added to the 'Long-press mode' picker, now with options:
  - None (-)
  - Distance (D)
  - Nearest (N)
  - Weather forecast (W)
  - XtraEvent (X)
- new direct access to the picker by tapping a nav.bar button with a one-letter abbreviated title (-,D,N,W,X) next to the Map page title

For simplicity, removed buttons:
- 'Save settings as my defaults'
- 'Reset settings to my default'
from pages:
- Settings mainpage
- TrackSet page
- MapSet page

Changed some Factory defaults in the last two above

Track editor:
- removed erraneous 'Change Tzone done' msg
- occurred on changes not relating to Track zones

Other changes:
- minor textual changes, e.g. the word 'single-tap' changed to just 'tap'

### 7.6 — 2024-03-18

Map page:
- new toolbar shown when an Attribute Filter is applied:
  - for browsing multiple values for a given attribute type
  - e.g. 'Sails, 2. reef', 'Sails, 1. reef', 'Full sails'
  - multiple track segments may occur for each attribute value
  - these segments (one or more) are marked with arrows
- applied Attribute Filters are now ignored when Map opens from Barchart
- removed automatic adjustment of Map region (coverage), which occurred:
  - for each new GPS plot when tracking
  - when returning from MapSet page
- instead use new 'Adj' Nav.bar button for manual adjustment of Map region
- wind- and other markers now scale up/down when zooming (as icons do)

MapSet page:
- two new 'Linecolor' pickers for choosing alternative shades for Red and Blue track segments

Performance improvement when applying an Attribute Filter to below pages opened from History mainpage:
- Map
- Trackreport
- Barchart

Other changes:
- mended a couple of broken links to Help pages
- minor textual changes (typos)

Bugs fixed:
- Wrong 'No whole track/notes found!' msg after 'Toggle Tag' action

### 7.5 — 2024-02-26

History mainpage:
- new way of managing and applying filters
- new 'Attribute Filter':
  - search for range of values for any attribute
  - e.g. tracks where wind was between NE and SE
- additions to 'History Options' menu:
  - checkboxes to show/hide filters
  - checkbox 'Auto Expand Timerange'
  - actions to save and restore Timerange

TZones page:
- removed the 'Try to keep timerange' checkbox
- superceeded by 'Auto Expand Timerange'

Settings mainpage:
- removed 'Show GeoRegion & Boarders msg Switch' (limited utility)

Map page:
- new 'Focus this item' action (tap an eventpin):
  - available in the 'Action on Event?' menu
  - isolates a single Track item in History mainpage context
  - similar to action with same name in the Tracklist 'Action on Historic track?' menu
- accompanied by new 'Return focused item' checkbox in the 'Map Options' menu

MapSet page:
- three new options in the 'Show eventpins' picker: 'First plot', 'Last plot', 'First and last'
- the 'Blue sections' picker options now cover speed only ('Attribute Filter' covers Sail, Engine ...)
- faster drawing of Map on return, after changing an option
- removed the 'Max waittime' limitation

Trackreport:
- adapted to the new filter management

Minor graphical or textual change of pages:
- Barchart
- Piechart
- Event editor
- Crew+Boarders

Help pages / AllHelp:
- yet another revision
- several new pages
- removed references to the (web) 'App Manual'
- fixed sort order of AllHelps items

Other changes:
- the non-subscriber occasional 'nudge pop up' now request input of names of famous sailors, not numbers
- the Meta Hub item 'Test' is renamed 'Showroom'
- improved:
  - Timerange handling in History manipage
  - handling of acticity indicators (spinners)
  - timerange setting on 'Focus ended item'
  - display of disabled buttons in ManTimes

Bugs fixed:
- Missing coloring of certain event-headings in the Eventlist

### 7.4 — 2023-12-04

Rewamped History mainpage:
- new layout
- new access to 'Crew+Boardings' page
- new 'Tag' filter':
  - group single items (tracks/notes), that temporally or in other ways are separate
  - e.g. to compare your last and previous America's Cup performance on Map!

Settings mainpage:
- new 'Show GeoReg & Boarders msg' switch:
  - suppress messages superfluous to the experienced user
- removed two redundant action buttons:
  - 'Open SailorLogbook.com for help'
  - 'Write a review on the App Store'
  - now placed in the 'Links' section of the 'Meta Hub'

Other changes:
- the 'Meta Hub' now auto-opens also after App installation and update
- the App badge number is now always reset when Incidents log is empty
- fixed bad keyboard size in Template page

### 7.3 — 2023-11-20

New 'Meta Hub':
- pops up at every start of the App
- for display of misc. 'metadata' topics

Rewamped ManTrack page:
- enhanced long-press handling facilitates outlining (makes separate insert action superfluous)
- new save / restore actions eases experimentation
- new toolbar gives direct access to most actions

Rewamped ManTimes page:
- accessed from ManTrack toolbar
- makes validation steps more intelligible
- new 'Timerange conflicts' list helps resolve these

Settings mainpage, 'Popup style' Picker:
- new 'Popup style Demo' shown on exit from the Picker, demonstrates looks of the selected option

Settings mainpage, 'Toast msg life' picker:
- new 'XLong' and 'XXLong' options, gives newbies more time to interpret messages
- new 'Toast msg life Demo' shown on exit from the Picker, demonstrates duration of the selected option

Settings mainpage, new 'Tabbar is transparent' switch:
- some may say it makes the Tabbar visibility more prominent

Other changes:
- fixed an iOS 17.1 related issue where the History mainpage freezes
- Subscribe page: added price info
- new graphics in messages and dialogs when an 'with graphics' item is selected in the Popup style Picker
- the Track mainpage nav.bar Speedometer icon is replaced by a double Chevron icon
- faster processing of track deletion
- the GeoPlan 'Replace Selected GeoRegion' action skips meaningless coincidence check
- larger images in Blowup when in landscape
- restored Version 7.1 behaviour, re. scroll in Tracklist, Eventlist and AllHelps, after tapping the '?' button in the nav.bar
- text in all web-like pages now scale according to the 'Textsize' setting
- increased number of digits in random numbers, that non-subscribers must enter at random times

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