Comparison

Flight Recency vs Logbird

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

Head to head
About

Flight Recency

Features
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Flight Recency is a simple app to help easily keep track of your compliance with EASA/FAA Recent Flight Experience requirements by logging your latest takeoffs and landings in an intuitive interface. By entering basic details of your latest flights or simulator sessions the app will show if you are complying with recency requirements at the moment, what the expiration date will be, and detailed recency of takeoffs and landings. Data older than 6 months is automatically deleted and no information about you is gathered or shared with any partner. Safe flights! PLEASE NOTE: This application is NOT CERTIFIED FOR OPERATIONAL USE; it may contain inaccuracies, or the computations may result in wrong data. You are the ultimate responsible for your own fitness to fly and the maintenance of your qualifications under the current regulations that apply to you. Happy landings!

About

Logbird

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YOUR LOGBOOK, YOUR DATA I'm an airline pilot, and I built Logbird for fellow pilots. It is shaped around the work we actually do: multi-sector days, changing rosters, duty hours and years of flight history. Bring in your schedule, record what happened and see the full picture of your flying in one personal logbook. EASY ROSTER IMPORT Import a compatible roster from an ICS calendar file, CSV, pasted text, PDF or photo. You can also select a roster from your iPhone calendar. Review the flights before saving, then add your actual OFF-block, takeoff, landing and ON-block times. Multi-sector days no longer have to start with typing every flight from scratch. MORE THAN A LIST OF FLIGHTS Track block, duty and night time, landings, currency, routes, aircraft and career totals. Explore trends and statistics built from your own flights, and check your duty day on Apple Watch. The FDP simulator helps you see how a delay could change your plan. BRING YOUR FLIGHT HISTORY Import compatible CSV, XLS and XLSX exports from other logbooks, including LogTen Pro and CrewLounge PILOTLOG. Logbird recognizes many columns automatically; you can map the rest and review a preview before importing. Have older hours without individual flight records? Add them as prior experience. If your export won't import correctly, email a copy to support@logbird.fi. We'll convert it into a Logbird-ready file for free and send it back. Sending a file is optional. Keep your original and check your flights and totals after importing. PILOT FEEDBACK MATTERS If a roster causes trouble, something doesn't work as expected or you have an idea that would make Logbird more useful in your work, write to support@logbird.fi. We'll do our best to help and use pilot feedback to keep improving the app. YOUR LOGBOOK, YOUR DATA Your flights stay on your iPhone or iPad, with optional sync through your own iCloud account. Export EASA- or FAA-style logbook PDFs, Excel and CSV files, or a restorable JSON backup. No Logbird account, ads or tracking. Regular imports are processed on your device; our support team receives a file only if you choose to email it for help. Try all features for 14 days from your first recorded or imported flight. After that, keep using the basic logbook with up to 50 flights at no charge. Premium adds unlimited flights and advanced features through an auto-renewing yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. The 14-day try-out does not start a paid subscription or charge you automatically. A yearly subscription is billed when you choose to buy it and renews until cancelled. Prices are shown in your App Store before purchase. Logbird is a personal recordkeeping and planning tool, not a certified official logbook. Its FDP and FTL calculations are estimates. Always follow your operator's procedures and the rules of the relevant authority.

Screenshots

Flight Recency4 screens
Logbird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Recency at none against Logbird's 2. Logbird's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 24 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Logbird sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Flight Recency asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Recency ships an update every 24 months, Logbird every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Flight Recency versus Logbird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight RecencyLogbird
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 2 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao BoavidaTuomo Ojala

In-app purchases

None

Flight Recency

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Logbird

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Premium14 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$17.99

Questions

Is Flight Recency free?
Flight Recency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Logbird free?
Logbird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flight Recency or Logbird have ads?
Neither Flight Recency nor Logbird shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Recency or Logbird?
Flight Recency ships an update every 24 months, and Logbird every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flight Recency was updated on October 27, 2026 and Logbird on October 24, 2026.

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