Comparison

Crew Tools.Net vs Wader Pilot Logbook

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

Head to head
About

Crew Tools.Net

This utility app assists airline crews in managing their flight line bids. It provides a streamlined way to organize and select desired flight schedules.

Highlights
  • Flight line bidding assistance
  • Schedule management
  • SV crew support
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Helps SV crew to bid their lines in a fantastic way.

About

Wader Pilot Logbook

This app simplifies flight logging for pilots by automatically filling in flight details from ADS-B data. It also provides pre-flight briefings, crew management tools, and career overview features. Pilots can easily track their licenses, aircraft, and flight history.

Highlights
  • Automated flight logging from ADS-B data
  • Pre-flight weather and NOTAM briefings
  • Crew management and flight logging for groups
  • Career overview with totals and currency tracking
  • Import history from other logbook apps
  • Offline functionality and cloud sync
  • Exportable PDF and CSV logbook reports
Features
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Your logbook, your next flight and your crew. In one app. 18,000 pilots have logged over 7.5 million flights with Wader. It fills in each sector from real ADS-B data, briefs you before you go and keeps you close to the pilots you fly with, on iPhone and iPad. ▶ A LOGBOOK THAT FILLS ITSELF IN • Real tail numbers and block times from ADS-B • Block and flight time worked out as you type • Crew, aircraft and airports suggested from your own history • Works offline at any airfield and syncs when you are back online • Bring your history from LogTen, ForeFlight, CrewLounge and other logbook apps • Find any flight in seconds: search by airport, tail, crew or flight number, then filter ▶ YOUR CAREER AT A GLANCE • Totals by function, aircraft and engine type, and every airport you have flown to on one map • Wallet: licences, medicals and certificates stacked like passes, the next to expire on top • Fleet: every type and tail you have flown, with your type ratings • Export a PDF in EASA, UK CAA, FAA, SACAA, GCAA or CASA layout, or a CSV, at any time ▶ BRIEFED BEFORE YOU GO • Your next flight on a map, on the ground and in the air, with your position • Alternates from the nearest airports, filtered by runway length • METAR and TAF decoded, with wind and gust warnings • NOTAMs in plain language, the original text always one tap away • A checklist for every flight, with reminders ▶ FLY WITH YOUR CREW • See the last airport each friend landed at, from their logbook, never from GPS • Invite your crew with a link or a QR code • Chat with friends and crew • Log a flight once for the whole crew: it lands in every logbook and stays up to date • A feed for flights, alerts and aviation news ▶ BUILT FOR iPAD • A side bar and two panes: your logbook on the left, the open flight on the right • Briefing, Dashboard and chat with room to breathe ▶ GO FURTHER WITH WADER PRO • Live tracking of the aircraft you are about to fly: where it is, its inbound flight, delays and your gate • The TAF at your ETD and ETA, and live D-ATIS at US and Australian airports • Airport busy hours, your filed route and the track you actually flew • Unlimited ADS-B flights and every sector of your day in one tap • Imports from airline systems and the Wader spreadsheet • Recency: know when your take-offs and landings expire • Signed logbook PDFs, a monthly logbook backup by email, checklists synced across your devices, API access and priority support Wader PRO is an auto-renewing annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of use: waderaviation.com/terms-of-use Wader is a logbook and planning aid, not an official source. Weather, NOTAM, ATIS and tracking data come from third parties without any guarantee of accuracy: always check official sources before flight. Wader Aviation Corp is not liable for any damage resulting from the use of this app.

Screenshots

Crew Tools.Net4 screens
Wader Pilot Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wader Pilot Logbook at 98% against Crew Tools.Net's 20%. Wader Pilot Logbook also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5). Crew Tools.Net's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wader Pilot Logbook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $79.99 per year. Crew Tools.Net asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wader Pilot Logbook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Crew Tools.Net's written reviews are positive against 98% of Wader Pilot Logbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crew Tools.Net ships an update every 2 weeks, Wader Pilot Logbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crew Tools.Net versus Wader Pilot Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrew Tools.NetWader Pilot Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (13 ratings)4.6 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews98.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1322 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohammed HalabiWader Aviation Corp

Customer experience

Crew Tools.Net

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

Wader Pilot Logbook

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Crew Tools.Net

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wader Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions1
  • Wader Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Crew Tools.Net free?
Crew Tools.Net is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wader Pilot Logbook free?
Wader Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crew Tools.Net or Wader Pilot Logbook?
Wader Pilot Logbook is rated higher. Crew Tools.Net averages 3.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Wader Pilot Logbook averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do Crew Tools.Net or Wader Pilot Logbook have ads?
Neither Crew Tools.Net nor Wader Pilot Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crew Tools.Net or Wader Pilot Logbook?
Crew Tools.Net ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wader Pilot Logbook fortnightly. Most recently, Crew Tools.Net was updated on November 3, 2026 and Wader Pilot Logbook on November 11, 2026.

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