Captain Logbook vs Flight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Captain Logbook
Log your flights with detailed information including flight numbers, times, and approaches. The app offers intelligent suggestions, cloud syncing across devices, and export options in various formats. A free version is available for up to 100 flights.
- Log flights with detailed data
- Intelligent suggestions and custom fields
- Cloud sync across iPhone and iPad
- Export to PDF (EASA, Jeppesen) and CSV
- Dark Mode and Sign In with Apple integration
- Local data backup
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Captain’s Logbook focuses on the important stuff matters for an airline pilot. *Log Anything* Create flights with flight numbers, airports, OOOI times, approaches flown, number of passengers, takeoffs and landings, crew pairings. Custom fields are available for pilot sand flights. *Intelligent* The app knows you always fly the Canarsie VOR 13R approach at JFK airport while conducting the Expressway Visual Approach Runway 31 into LGA. Suggestion lists are available for some fields to save your time. *Synced* The app supports both the iPhone and the iPad. Your flight logs on all of your devices are synced with our Captain Cloud for free (registration required.) Of course, you can always back up your data to CSV file and PDF format locally. *Cool* The app integrates the latest cool technologies including Dark Mode and Sign In with Apple. *Export* Export all of your flights to PDF file, including EASA and Jeppesen(FAA) format. You can also export the logbook to CSV(spreadsheet) file. *Try it yourself* A full functional app is available for FREE, for up to 100 flights logged. Afterwards, a "Pro Captain" subscription in the App Store is required for creating more flights. Subscriptions - Pro Captain (Unlimited Access) plan: The prices may vary in different regions or countries, check Settings > Subscriptions in the app for details. Your account will be charged for renewal automatically, unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://captainlogbook.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://captainlogbook.app/terms-of-use
Flight
This app automates flight logging for pilots, automatically recognizing departure and landing times, callsigns, and flight durations. It provides detailed summaries of flight hours, navigation, and other metrics, with map visualization of routes. Control is also available via smartwatch.
- Automatic departure and landing time recognition
- Automatic flight and engine time calculation
- Detailed flight data summaries
- Map visualization of flight routes
- iWatch control compatibility
- Multi-language support
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The Purpose of the Application is to assist pilots in managing their flights with the greatest possible automation. It automatically recognizes departure and landing times as well as the origin and destination callsign, as well as the number of landings. Flight Time and Engine Time will be calculated automatically and displayed in decimal. It is a true assistant, which keeps all flight data available at all times. The Application also provides Course, Altitude and Speed indicators at Nodes and KM / h. During the flight you will be informed how much flight time and engine time have passed. In the Summary screen, the user can view the total of each previously recorded Flights. Flight Hours, Navigation Hours, IFR / VFR Hours, Night / Day Hours, Hours of single / twin, number of flights and landing amounts will be totaled. They can be totaled overall, months, or for a defined period. You can also view all flights on the map with the route taken! Following flight information will be recorded: Date: Automatic Tail number: Choose Start: Manual Takeoff: Automatic Landing: Automatic Stop: Manual Night / Day: Choose VFR / IFR: Choose Pilot / Co-Pilot: Choose Single / Twin: Choose Flight Time: Automatic (Decimal) Engine Time: Automatic (Decimal) From: Automatic (Worldwide Database) To: Automatic (Worldwide Database) Number of landings: Automatic Miles: Automatic Can be controlled with iWatch. You'll never lose Flight data again. Flight-Recorder is the first administrative tool for pilots in the form of an application. Good flights! The App is in Portuguese, English and German. The language can be changed in the Iphone Settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Captain Logbook at 100% against Flight's 0%. Captain Logbook also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and rating (5.0 vs 1.0). On update cadence, 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
Captain Logbook is free to download; Flight costs $14.99 up front. Captain Logbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Flight sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Captain Logbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Captain Logbook has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Captain Logbook's written reviews are positive against 0% of Flight's.
Captain Logbook ships an update every 2 months, Flight monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Captain Logbook | Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chung-Lun Chiang | Georg Weber |
Customer experience
Captain Logbook
Flight
In-app purchases
Captain Logbook
- Unlimited Access (monthly)$0.991 Month
- Unlimited Access (Annually)$7.991 Year
Flight
- Flight Recorder subscription$1.991 Month









