PILOTLOG vs PreBrief
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PILOTLOG
This app allows pilots to meticulously log flights, simulator sessions, and duty time. It offers roster import and currency tracking, supporting over 60 data points per flight and syncing across devices. Users can also manage expenses and generate detailed reports.
- Log flights, simulator, and duty time
- Import airline rosters
- Track currency and landing requirements
- Record 60+ flight data items
- Syncs across desktop and mobile
- Generate 140+ reports and charts
- Database of 41,000+ airfields
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Log your flights, simulator and duty time. Import your airline roster and track your currency on the go. CrewLounge PILOTLOG is the most complete logbook app for commercial, military, navy and general aviation pilots.You can record 60 different items on a single flight, such as OOOI hours, crew list, fuel upload, delay code, training notes, etc. CrewLounge PILOTLOG syncs seamlessly desktop and mobile devices across different operating systems. Some of the features in this app: - record your flying hours in any timezone - automatic night calculation according to 8 different regulations - import your roster from CrewLounge Connect - import your journey log from various EFB apps. - database with 41,000 airfields, and extra packs for oil rigs, safari lodges, medical heliports, etc - check your landing requirements and qualifications - monitoring your flight and duty time limits and flat rate payment - record expenses and allowances - print 100 international logbook formats and official state forms - print 140 stunning reports, charts, maps and statistics CrewLounge PILOTLOG is a mobile companion app for the main desktop software. You must install the desktop app to take full advantage of this software. Additional information: This app is part of the CrewLounge AERO software suite for flight crew, flight attendants and training staff. You need to register with CrewLounge AERO to use this app. CrewLounge PILOTLOG comes with a free edition and paid subscriptions. We recommend starting with the free Student Edition. We want you to be happy with our app and our customer support services, before subscribing to any of the paid plans!
PreBrief
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PreBrief is a pilot-grade pre-flight briefing for passengers, built by an active line captain. Tell PreBrief your flight number; it pulls the schedule, aircraft, and route, then builds a personalised checklist that wakes up at the moments that matter — T-7d, T-72h, T-48h, T-24h, T-2h, T-30m. Each card is one short, opinionated instruction from a working captain — what to pack, when to check in, how to plan post-arrival recovery, what changes on a widebody. FREE • One active trip (a trip whose departure is in the future) • Live countdown to your departure, ticking down to the second • Full pilot-curated checklist with time-sensitive notifications at every T-bucket • Three free flight-data lookups via AeroDataBox; after that, add trips from your calendar or by hand — neither uses a lookup • Swipe a trip card left to delete, right to archive once the flight is past • Flight rights eligibility verdicts under EU261, UK261, and US DOT • Schedule-change checking every time you open the app, with the last-checked time always visible • Passport validity checked against your destination's entry rules PREBRIEF PLUS • Unlimited active trips and unlimited AeroDataBox lookups • Destination briefing — currency, plug type, eSIM availability, arrival-day weather via WeatherKit, and passport-aware visa hints • Captain's notes on the specific aircraft and route family you're flying • Time to leave — traffic-aware leave-by alerts via Apple Maps, with a heads-up notification five minutes before you need to go • In-flight companion — phase-by-phase narration from boarding through landing, designed for nervous flyers • Pre-filled compensation emails for EU261, UK261, and US DOT delays and cancellations, citing your booked time, the revised time, and when the change was recorded • Flight Watch — background schedule checking that re-times your whole briefing when the airline moves your flight, and alerts you when it does • Live Activities — on the day you fly, your flight on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: countdown, terminal and gate, and exactly when PreBrief last checked with the airline EVERY TIER • Add a trip from your calendar — PreBrief reads it on your device, fills in the flight for you to check, and tells you its times are your calendar's until it has matched them with the airline • Share a flight as plain text with whoever is meeting you — it says when its times were last checked and when it was sent • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets — your countdown and what's due next, at a glance • Your own checklist items — add what the captain's checklist can't know, reorder and snooze them, and reuse them on your next trip • Time-sensitive alerts so you never miss check-in or boarding • "Mark complete" right from the notification — no app launch needed • Travel documents — passport and visa expiry dates, checked against your destination, with renewal reminders. Dates and countries only; never document numbers • Privacy-first: trips and preferences stay on your device, syncing only via your iCloud • No tracking, no analytics, no ads PreBrief Plus is $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled in your Apple ID settings. Built and curated by an active A350 line captain. The checklist evolves as the operator flies new routes and updates the rules. Privacy Policy: https://aerologefb.github.io/PreBrief/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PILOTLOG at 16.0 against PreBrief's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. PILOTLOG sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PreBrief sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PILOTLOG ships an update weekly, PreBrief every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PILOTLOG | PreBrief |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (134 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AvioVision | Pidintala Navneet Kumar Reddy |
Bugs and requests
PILOTLOG
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when accessing certain features
- Inconsistent data sync between devices
- Roster import not working as expected
- Overlapping UI elements making information unreadable
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved roster import and sync functionality
- Better desktop app integration
- More customization options
PreBrief
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PILOTLOG
- 1 Year ENT License$59.99
- 1 Year ENT+ License$69.99
PreBrief
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year









