Logbook C.A vs DroneTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Logbook C.A
This app offers pilots a digital logbook to record flight details, monitor duty periods, and generate custom reports. It features secure digital signing, cloud backup, and a unique SCAN to LOG function for easy data import. Designed for simplicity and comfort, it includes a dark mode for night use.
- Digital flight logbook
- Flight duty period monitoring
- Custom report generation
- Secure digital signing
- Cloud backup and sync
- SCAN to LOG feature
- Dark mode
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Logbook CrewAssistant is a simple convenient logbook for all pilots. Whether you are an airline pilot or a student pilot, an instructor or a First officer, this application provides you all the tools you need to keep a digital logbook, sign your logbook entries and generate custom reports. You can also log and monitor you Flight Duty periods using our logbook. Our custom reports and logbook summary features will make your license renewal process a walk in the park. With our simple layout Logbook CrewAssistant is very simple to use and comprehend at any time. Our great features allow you to securely and digitally sign and store your flight records. Our Cloud service allows you to upload your records with our reliable server and download it to any of your other devices. We also have a dark mode with several themes that make it easy and comfortable to use the app when flying at night. With our new Machine learning optical recognition module (SCAN to LOG feature), You can now take photos from your aircraft ACARS system, and import them as flight records on our logbook. This application compliments the CrewAssistant Pro application to allow Pilots in organizations that use this tool to export and store their flight records in our digital logbook
DroneTime
This app helps drone pilots plan, checklist, and log their flights with detailed flight plans, shot lists, and custom equipment. It offers secure on-device data storage with easy backup and export options, and includes detailed camera settings for photography and cinematography.
- Flight planning
- Checklists
- Flight logging
- Shot lists
- Custom equipment lists
- Secure on-device data
- Data export
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Move beyond pen and paper- DroneTime is the premiere way to Plan, Checklist, and Log you drone flights! All of your important info in one sleek modern app. Your data belongs to you- it stays secure on your device, and easily backup or export to a spreadsheet. Create a detailed plan of your drone flight with only the info you need. Design Shot lists and create custom equipment lists to plan for success. Easily parse your past flight data with search function. Built with Photography/Cinematography in mind, detailed camera settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Logbook C.A at Free against DroneTime's $0.99. Logbook C.A also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). DroneTime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, 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
Logbook C.A is free to download; DroneTime costs $0.99 up front. Logbook C.A sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. DroneTime asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Logbook C.A against 5.0 for DroneTime. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DroneTime has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Logbook C.A ships an update every 9 days, DroneTime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Logbook C.A | DroneTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Oruko | Jeff Komarow |
Customer experience
Logbook C.A
DroneTime
In-app purchases
Logbook C.A
- Logbook CrewAssistant Premium$19.991 Year
DroneTime
No in-app purchases
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