Comparison

Air Smiles vs FlightLog

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

Head to head
About

Air Smiles

Track your flight history and see how far you've traveled. This app provides approximate facts and figures about your flights, with a map view for each journey. Your flight data remains private on your device.

Highlights
  • Track flight history
  • Calculate distance flown
  • Import boarding passes
  • Map view of flight paths
  • Private data storage on device
Features
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Does your mum ever wonder how many flights you've taken this year? Or how far you've flown this decade? Well mine does, and she asks me all the time. Rather than continually invent numbers off the top of my head I made Air Smiles instead, so I can give her highly approximate facts and figures on how much damage I'm causing the planet. You too can stop lying to a close relative or boring friend by tracking your flights with Air Smiles. You can even import a boarding pass from Wallet if you find selecting two airports and a date too much hassle. Air Smiles shows a map view for each flight with a comically inaccurate flight path, so you can see which landmarks you flew over, near, or, more likely, dozens of miles away from. Your flight data never leaves your device, both because I care about your privacy and I couldn't care less where you've flown to (although if you do fly somewhere interesting, drop me a line; I'd love to hear about it). Safe travels!

About

FlightLog

Features
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FlightLog is for use with the merlot.aero suite of products. FlightLog app enables pilots to capture the flight log directly into a tablet application, instead of paper within the cockpit. The app is easy to use and saves time for pilots because it will pre-populate with all relevant and known data when the pilot signs into the tablet application at the commencement of flight duty. Offline mode is available to allow pilots to input data into logs while in the cockpit, for submission later once Internet access is available. LOG IN Please use your usual Merlot or company directory credential to log in. The mobile token is available from the Login Center in the top-right corner of CrewPortal, or contact your Merlot administrator. ABOUT MERLOT.AERO merlot.aero is a cloud-based airline operation management system designed specifically for the airline industry. Airlines use merlot.aero to optimize day-to-day crew and aircraft utilization, as well as control and report on core operational information. This enables them to manage their business, achieve regulatory compliance, maximize operational efficiency and focus on scalable growth. Privacy Policy: https://www.cae.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.cae.com/terms-of-use-agreement/ TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you are an employee of a merlot.aero customer airline and are having issues and/or suggestions on the app, please contact us at appstore@merlot.aero.

Screenshots

Air Smiles3 screens
FlightLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlightLog at every 2 months against Air Smiles's every 26 months. FlightLog also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Smiles ships an update every 26 months, FlightLog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Air Smiles versus FlightLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir SmilesFlightLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRich BartonCAE Flight Services USA Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Air Smiles

No in-app purchases

None

FlightLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Smiles free?
Air Smiles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlightLog free?
FlightLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Air Smiles or FlightLog have ads?
Neither Air Smiles nor FlightLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Smiles or FlightLog?
Air Smiles ships an update every 26 months, and FlightLog every 2 months. Most recently, Air Smiles was updated on September 27, 2026 and FlightLog on September 26, 2026.

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