Comparison

Smart Logbook vs FlightLogScan

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

Head to head
About

Smart Logbook

Effortlessly log flight hours, track currency, and manage pilot certifications. Visualize your flight history on an interactive map and receive timely renewal reminders for medicals and training. Supports various international regulations and export formats.

Highlights
  • Fast and easy flight logging
  • Customizable totals calculation
  • Currency and limit tracking
  • Medical and training renewal reminders
  • Interactive flight map
  • Electronic signature capture
  • Multiple export formats
Features
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Smart Logbook makes logging your flights fast and easy. When you apply for a new rating or interview for a job, you can easily see your flying totals, over any span of time, in any type of aircraft. Track your currency and limits, and get reminders to renew your medical and recurrent training. As your flying experience grows, use the interactive map to see for yourself all the places flying has taken you. Getting started is easy. Download Smart Logbook and log 50 hours of flight time for free. Then make a one-time purchase in the app to continue adding flights. Besides getting the intuitive and powerful functionality Smart Logbook offers today, you'll also receive regular updates with new capabilities. Smart Logbook sync keeps your logbook securely backed up, and lets you seamlessly access it from multiple devices. Sync is included in the free trial. After that, just sign up for the very affordable sync subscription. The first year is free, and you can cancel any time. For more info about purchasing or the sync subscription, see https://thesmartlogbook.discourse.group/c/help/purchase Features: • Extensive customization, with defaults for general aviation and professional pilots. • Calculate your totals, filtered by time period, aircraft type/characteristics, and more. • Currency and limit tracking. Includes rules for FAA, EASA, and Transport Canada requirements, and allows creating custom rules. • Electronic signature capture, compliant with FAA standards. • Track certificates, ratings, endorsements, and medicals, and get notifications to renew items that expire. • Interactive map of your flights, which can be viewed and shared online. • Database of 40,000 airports, and allows adding custom airports. • Print your logbook in Jeppesen Basic/Pro, Transport Canada, EASA, or DGCA (India) format. • Calculate totals for the FAA Form 8710-1 / IACRA. • Add photos of aircraft, models, crew members, certificates, and flights. • Import flights from LogTen Pro or Excel/CSV file. • Export flights to CSV file. • Support for Dark Mode and Sign in with Apple. Privacy Policy: https://thesmartlogbook.com/privacy.html Terms & Conditions: https://thesmartlogbook.com/eula.html

About

FlightLogScan

Digitize handwritten pilot logbook pages quickly and accurately. Convert scanned entries into editable digital records, making flight history easily searchable and shareable. Ideal for pilots needing to update old logs or maintain current records.

Highlights
  • Scan paper logbook pages
  • Convert handwriting to editable entries
  • Capture common log details
  • Organize flight records
  • Share or export records
Features
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Turn your paper pilot logbook into a clean digital record fast. FlightLogScan helps pilots digitize handwritten logbook pages so you can stop retyping entries and quickly reference your flight history when you need it. Built for pilots • Scan paper logbook pages with your iPhone camera • Convert handwriting into editable log entries (review and correct before saving) • Capture common log details like date, aircraft, route, time, and remarks (based on what’s on the page) • Keep entries organized • Share or export your records when needed Great for • Catching up years of paper entries • Keeping totals and records current LICENSED APPLICATION END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Smart Logbook4 screens
FlightLogScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smart Logbook at none against FlightLogScan's shown. Smart Logbook also leads on ratings volume (153 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). FlightLogScan's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Smart Logbook sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and FlightLogScan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightLogScan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Logbook has 153 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Logbook ships an update every 3 months, FlightLogScan every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Smart Logbook versus FlightLogScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart LogbookFlightLogScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (153 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKviation, Inc.WilLance LLC

Customer experience

Smart Logbook

All ratings153 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive93.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative1.4%

FlightLogScan

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Smart Logbook

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Multiple sectors during one day sorted by name, not by time of departure
  • Some airports missing (e.g., VDTI)
  • Flights added as simulator flights
  • Search function is terrible, impossible to find crew member
  • Cross-platform purchase restoration issues (Android to iOS)

Requested features

18 requests
  • Ability to input waypoints instead of just airports
  • Automatically add normal flight times for a route
  • Separate flights by year on the main page for better overview
  • Display flight direction on the map
  • Allow custom names in the create an airport option
Show 13 more
  • Filter flights by date (older/newer)
  • Edit totals to date hours on FAA print pages
  • Show all dates filter by default
  • Add search by airport name
  • Option to mark/switch view of all visited countries
  • Add Airline field
  • Add filters by airlines
  • Show aircraft model and airline on the same line of the list
  • See flight times with different date filters together on one page (e.g., last 7, 30, 120, 365 days)
  • Add a signature feature for examiners and instructors
  • Configure night time manually in settings for automatic calculation
  • Add a prefix with airline name for flight ID
  • Log duty time with multiple legs

FlightLogScan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Smart Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • Sync (monthly)1 Year trial$1.991 Month
  • Sync (yearly)1 Year trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Unlimited Flights (discounted)$19.99
  • Unlimited Flights (on sale)$23.95
  • Unlimited Flights$34.99
2 purchases

FlightLogScan

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Smart Logbook free?
Smart Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightLogScan free?
FlightLogScan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Logbook or FlightLogScan?
FlightLogScan is rated higher. Smart Logbook averages 4.8 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while FlightLogScan averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Smart Logbook or FlightLogScan have ads?
FlightLogScan shows ads; Smart Logbook does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Logbook or FlightLogScan?
Smart Logbook ships an update every 3 months, and FlightLogScan every 4 weeks. Most recently, Smart Logbook was updated on September 25, 2026 and FlightLogScan on June 8, 2026.

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