Comparison

Log Time Smart Calculator vs Wader Pilot Logbook

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Log Time Smart Calculator

Easily perform time unit calculations with this intuitive app. Add and subtract hours and minutes without manual frustration. Features a beautiful night theme for comfortable use.

Highlights
  • Time unit addition and subtraction
  • Intuitive interface
  • Hours and minutes operations
  • Night color theme
Features
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This application removes the frustration of manually doing time unit calculations. • Allows time unit addition and subtraction using a very intuitive interface • Offers a beautiful night colour theme • Work with hours and minutes operations

About

Wader Pilot Logbook

This app simplifies flight logging for pilots by automatically filling in flight details from ADS-B data. It also provides pre-flight briefings, crew management tools, and career overview features. Pilots can easily track their licenses, aircraft, and flight history.

Highlights
  • Automated flight logging from ADS-B data
  • Pre-flight weather and NOTAM briefings
  • Crew management and flight logging for groups
  • Career overview with totals and currency tracking
  • Import history from other logbook apps
  • Offline functionality and cloud sync
  • Exportable PDF and CSV logbook reports
Features
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Your logbook, your next flight and your crew. In one app. 18,000 pilots have logged over 7.5 million flights with Wader. It fills in each sector from real ADS-B data, briefs you before you go and keeps you close to the pilots you fly with, on iPhone and iPad. ▶ A LOGBOOK THAT FILLS ITSELF IN • Real tail numbers and block times from ADS-B • Block and flight time worked out as you type • Crew, aircraft and airports suggested from your own history • Works offline at any airfield and syncs when you are back online • Bring your history from LogTen, ForeFlight, CrewLounge and other logbook apps • Find any flight in seconds: search by airport, tail, crew or flight number, then filter ▶ YOUR CAREER AT A GLANCE • Totals by function, aircraft and engine type, and every airport you have flown to on one map • Wallet: licences, medicals and certificates stacked like passes, the next to expire on top • Fleet: every type and tail you have flown, with your type ratings • Export a PDF in EASA, UK CAA, FAA, SACAA, GCAA or CASA layout, or a CSV, at any time ▶ BRIEFED BEFORE YOU GO • Your next flight on a map, on the ground and in the air, with your position • Alternates from the nearest airports, filtered by runway length • METAR and TAF decoded, with wind and gust warnings • NOTAMs in plain language, the original text always one tap away • A checklist for every flight, with reminders ▶ FLY WITH YOUR CREW • See the last airport each friend landed at, from their logbook, never from GPS • Invite your crew with a link or a QR code • Chat with friends and crew • Log a flight once for the whole crew: it lands in every logbook and stays up to date • A feed for flights, alerts and aviation news ▶ BUILT FOR iPAD • A side bar and two panes: your logbook on the left, the open flight on the right • Briefing, Dashboard and chat with room to breathe ▶ GO FURTHER WITH WADER PRO • Live tracking of the aircraft you are about to fly: where it is, its inbound flight, delays and your gate • The TAF at your ETD and ETA, and live D-ATIS at US and Australian airports • Airport busy hours, your filed route and the track you actually flew • Unlimited ADS-B flights and every sector of your day in one tap • Imports from airline systems and the Wader spreadsheet • Recency: know when your take-offs and landings expire • Signed logbook PDFs, a monthly logbook backup by email, checklists synced across your devices, API access and priority support Wader PRO is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: waderaviation.com/terms-of-use Wader is a logbook and planning aid, not an official source. Weather, NOTAM, ATIS and tracking data come from third parties without any guarantee of accuracy: always check official sources before flight. Wader Aviation Corp is not liable for any damage resulting from the use of this app.

Screenshots

Log Time Smart Calculator4 screens
Wader Pilot Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Wader Pilot Logbook at fortnightly against Log Time Smart Calculator's every 12 months. Wader Pilot Logbook also leads on ratings volume (22 vs 1). Log Time Smart Calculator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Log Time Smart Calculator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wader Pilot Logbook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $79.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Log Time Smart Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wader Pilot Logbook has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Log Time Smart Calculator ships an update every 12 months, Wader Pilot Logbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Log Time Smart Calculator versus Wader Pilot Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLog Time Smart CalculatorWader Pilot Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews—98.1% of reviews
Number of ratings122 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinimal Bits Tech SrlWader Aviation Corp

Customer experience

Log Time Smart Calculator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wader Pilot Logbook

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Log Time Smart Calculator

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
1 purchases

Wader Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions1
  • Wader Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Log Time Smart Calculator free?
Log Time Smart Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wader Pilot Logbook free?
Wader Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Log Time Smart Calculator or Wader Pilot Logbook?
Log Time Smart Calculator is rated higher. Log Time Smart Calculator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Wader Pilot Logbook averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do Log Time Smart Calculator or Wader Pilot Logbook have ads?
Neither Log Time Smart Calculator nor Wader Pilot Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Log Time Smart Calculator or Wader Pilot Logbook?
Log Time Smart Calculator ships an update every 12 months, and Wader Pilot Logbook fortnightly. Most recently, Log Time Smart Calculator was updated on November 2, 2026 and Wader Pilot Logbook on November 11, 2026.

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