Plane log vs MaintBot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plane log
Easily log and manage all your plane sightings from anywhere, online or offline. Synchronize your data with the Spottingmode website for seamless updates and access all website features directly on your phone.
- Log plane sightings
- Edit existing sightings
- Offline access
- Data synchronization with website
- Insert assistants
- Extensive filtering options
- Quick check for new planes
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Keeping a log of all your plane sightings has never been easier. Whether you are at an airport, travelling, plane spotting or just at home, with this app you can always check your log. Add new sightings, edit existing ones or check if you have just seen a new one. Online or offline! The app is directly linked with the Spottingmode website and will regularly synchronize the data with the server. Your existing sightings will be downloaded from the server on first use, after that all changes made in the app, or on the website, will be synchronized. All features of the website are also available in the app: - Inserting, editing and deleting sightings - Handy insert assistants to speed up inserting new sightings - Viewing all sightings with extensive filtering options - Quick check for new planes - Link to the Spottingmode plane lists to auto complete plane data (online only) With this app you will always know how successful the spotting was during any trip, at any time. You will have your log completed before you even start the journey home!
MaintBot
This privacy-focused app helps off-road vehicle owners meticulously track maintenance. Log services, rides, and notes locally without cloud reliance or ads. Get customizable reminders and health indicators for your dirt bike, ATV, or UTV.
- Hour-based tracking per vehicle
- Color-coded health indicators
- Service Log timeline with editing
- Customizable maintenance items
- Free-form notes with markdown
- Registration expiry reminders
- Local photo attachments
- Ride logging
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MaintBot is a privacy-first vehicle maintenance tracker built for dirt bike, ATV, and UTV owners who keep meticulous service records. Track every service, every ride, every note — without handing your data to a cloud provider or watching ads. KEY FEATURES • Hour-based tracking per bike — log service at the exact hours you did it • Color-coded health indicators — see at a glance what needs attention • Service Log timeline — tap any entry to edit; filter by item; bucketed by time • Customizable maintenance items — real intervals out of the box, edit anytime • Free-form notes per vehicle — markdown support, search, pin your most-used • Registration expiry reminders — local notifications, 30/7/0 days out • Local photos — attach photos to each vehicle that survive cache clears • Ride logging — track total hours ridden between services 100% PRIVATE No accounts. No cloud. No analytics. No ads. No tracking identifiers. Every vehicle, note, and photo lives on your phone in an encrypted SQLite database. Export your data anytime as JSON. OFFLINE FIRST No internet required. Works in the garage, at the trail, on the side of the road. Data syncs only if you choose to export and share it yourself. BUILT FOR RIDERS Designed specifically for two-stroke and four-stroke dirt bikes, ATVs, and UTVs where hours — not miles — are the measure of wear. Tracks items like fork oil, shock oil, air filter, top-end rebuild, and coolant changes with real-world intervals. OPT-IN BUG REPORTS When you hit an issue, tap "Send Bug Report" in Profile — it opens your email with device info and the last 20 errors attached. Nothing is sent automatically; you review and send. OPEN SOURCE MaintBot is open source at github.com/Tyoxic/MaintBot. Build it yourself, audit the privacy claims, file issues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MaintBot at 5.0 against Plane log's 3.8. MaintBot also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Plane log's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MaintBot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Plane log's written reviews are positive against 100% of MaintBot's.
| Parameter | Plane log | MaintBot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iksmode | DAVID CHRISTENSEN |
Customer experience
Plane log
MaintBot
In-app purchases
Plane log
No in-app purchases
MaintBot
No in-app purchases









