Comparison

TailWind Smart vs WingBook

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

Head to head
About

TailWind Smart

Automate your garage door with this app. It can automatically open as you approach and close as you leave, all without manual input. Receive alerts, check status remotely, and manage multiple doors and users.

Highlights
  • Automatic door opening and closing
  • Vehicle detection for specific door control
  • Customizable alerts and activity logs
  • Remote status checking
  • Support for multiple users
  • Integration with smart home assistants
Features
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Don’t just open your garage door with your smartphone. Automate it. Tailwind can close your garage door as you leave, open it when you arrive – all automatically. No buttons. No keypads. Just drive. The Tailwind app allows you to open, close, or check the status of your garage doors from anywhere using your mobile device, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and our iQ3 smart garage door controller (purchased separately). Check out the list of things you can do with Tailwind: Automatically open the door as you approach Automatically close the door as you leave (if you forget to close it) Detect which vehicle you’re driving so it knows which door to open or close (can even work with motorcycles, ATVs, etc)* Automatically close all your garage doors at night, even if someone opens them again! Receive customize alerts telling you who opened the garage door and when See a history log of all activity for the last 30 days Create alert schedules so you only receive alerts at certain times of the day Unlimited users * may require optional Tailwind Vehicle Sensor

About

WingBook

Digitize your aircraft logbooks with AI-powered scanning and automatic data extraction. Track maintenance, compliance, equipment, and flight hours seamlessly. Organize aircraft schedules and collaborate with team members, even offline.

Highlights
  • AI-powered logbook scanning
  • Maintenance tracking
  • AD compliance monitoring
  • Equipment management
  • Flight logging
  • Aircraft scheduling
  • Offline data capture
Features
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WingBook is the aircraft logbook app built for pilots and aircraft owners who want to stop drowning in paper. Scan your paper logbooks with Beacon — our AI reads the handwriting, extracts maintenance entries, and organizes everything automatically. Track AD compliance, equipment, scheduled inspections, and flight hours in one place. KEY FEATURES • Beacon Log Scanning — photograph paper logbooks, Beacon reads the handwriting • Maintenance Tracking — annual, 100-hour, ELT, transponder, VOR, and more • AD Compliance — track airworthiness directives and compliance status • Equipment Management — installed avionics, engine, propeller with full history • Flight Logging — pre/post-flight, tach/hobbs, fuel and oil tracking • Scheduling — aircraft booking calendar with team access • Multi-user — invite partners, mechanics, or co-owners • Works offline — capture data on the ramp, syncs when back online Built by pilots, for pilots. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wingbook.io/privacy

Screenshots

TailWind Smart4 screens
WingBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WingBook at 5.0 against TailWind Smart's 3.4. TailWind Smart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (91 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. WingBook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. TailWind Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WingBook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TailWind Smart has 91 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TailWind Smart versus WingBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTailWind SmartWingBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (91 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1931085 Ontario LtdSimpleBit LLC

Bugs and requests

TailWind Smart

Reported bugs

34 issues
  • Cannot enable Bluetooth during setup
  • Location services need manual enabling
  • App prompts to download unavailable update
  • Auto open no longer works
  • App can't diagnose or update firmware
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  • App no longer allows adding a vehicle
  • App always signed out after update
  • Location triggers rarely work
  • Update broke auto-close
  • Settings changed to auto-close unexpectedly
  • iOS widgets no longer work
  • Frequently signed out and have to re-authenticate
  • Garage doors deleted from app after sign-out
  • Unable to close door, shows 'lockout'
  • Clicking on one door opens/closes the other
  • Massive battery drain for iOS users
  • Auto open/close feature works sporadically for iPhone users
  • App is buggy
  • Garage door shows up sometimes, sometimes not
  • Vehicle shows up sometimes, sometimes not
  • Garage door shows as 'null'
  • Notifications about turning sensor off/on incorrectly displayed
  • Horrible battery drain
  • Background battery drain issue
  • Auto open/close doesn't always work on iPhones
  • Auto open feature through IFTTT no longer works after iOS 13
  • App crashes on iPad when clicking login
  • Consistent backgrounding problem, requires app kill to connect
  • Logs out user, password reset fails
  • Registration of email didn't work
  • App testing severely lacking
  • Signs you out all the time at random
  • IFTTT integration doesn't work with Apple
  • App can't use Bluetooth from iPhone but can with Android

Requested features

8 requests
  • Clearer setup flow with firmware update check
  • Documentation matching latest UX
  • HomeKit integration release
  • Siri Shortcuts improvement
  • Watch face complication for watch app
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  • Disable notifications while home using location services
  • Manage 'admin' settings
  • Fix iPad crash on login

WingBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TailWind Smart

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

WingBook

Subscriptions2
  • WingBook Premium$12.991 Month
  • WingBook Premium Annual$129.991 Year

Questions

Is TailWind Smart free?
TailWind Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WingBook free?
WingBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TailWind Smart or WingBook?
WingBook is rated higher. TailWind Smart averages 3.4 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while WingBook averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TailWind Smart or WingBook have ads?
Neither TailWind Smart nor WingBook shows ads.

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