Logbook C.A vs TopLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Logbook C.A
A digital logbook for pilots to record flight details, monitor duty periods, and generate custom reports. Features secure digital signatures, cloud backup, and an optical recognition module for easy data import. Includes a dark mode for night use.
- Digital flight logbook
- Flight duty period monitoring
- Custom report generation
- Secure digital signatures
- Cloud backup and sync
- SCAN to LOG optical recognition
- Dark mode with themes
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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
TopLog
Digitize your paper flight logbook with AI. Simply photograph your handwritten entries, and the app automatically extracts all flight details, creating accurate, searchable digital records. Ideal for pilots wanting to back up decades of flying or transition to digital logging.
- AI handwriting recognition
- Automatic flight detail extraction
- Review and confirm data
- Searchable digital flight history
- Digitize paper logbooks
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Turn paper pilot logbook pages into editable digital flight records. TopLog drafts entries from a photo, lets you check each flight, and keeps your flying history organized on iPhone and the web. SCAN AND REVIEW Photograph a paper logbook page. TopLog drafts the dates, aircraft, routes, flight times, landings, and other details it can read. Review and correct each entry before saving. KEEP YOUR HOURS TOGETHER Search your flights, view flight-time totals and aircraft breakdowns, and add new entries manually as you fly. BRING EXISTING RECORDS Import supported CSV, TXT, and Excel logbook files. Review the column mapping, missing information, and possible duplicates before saving. BACK UP YOUR LOGBOOK Export your records as PDF or CSV on a paid plan. Access your logbook on iPhone and the web with the same account. TopLog helps speed up transcription. Always check imported entries and totals against your source records before relying on them. USE TOOLS Like Cold Weather Correction and our Crew Rest Calculator, available offline when you're flying. TopLog Terms of Service: https://www.pilotlogbookai.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pilotlogbookai.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: TopLog at 10 against Logbook C.A's 1. Logbook C.A's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Logbook C.A sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and TopLog sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Logbook C.A against 5.0 for TopLog. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TopLog has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Logbook C.A ships an update every 9 days, TopLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Logbook C.A | TopLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles Oruko | Clear Signal |
Customer experience
Logbook C.A
TopLog
In-app purchases
Logbook C.A
- Logbook CrewAssistant Premium$19.991 Year
TopLog
- Logbook Pro - Monthly$19.991 Month
- Logbook AI - Annual$49.991 Year
- Logbook AI Pro - Annual$99.991 Year









