Comparison

Pilot Pro vs FlightDeskPro

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Pro

An electronic pilot logbook designed for pilots to track flights, aircraft, and certifications. It offers customizable dashboards, automatic syncing across devices, and export options for backups and check-rides. Features include night flight calculations, a worldwide airport directory, and reminders for important aviation dates.

Highlights
  • Customizable flight dashboard
  • Night flight calculation
  • Photo logging for flights/aircraft
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Customizable logbook fields
  • Worldwide airport directory
  • Medical exam and currency reminders
  • Certification and rating tracking
Features
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Pilot Pro packs a host of features in an elegant design to give you what you want in an electronic pilot logbook. Here are just a few of the features available: • View a customizable Dashboard with all your flight totals • Night flight calculation • Add photos of your flights and aircraft • Both dark and light modes available for the user interface • Automatically sync all your devices • Log anything you want with custom logbook and aircraft fields • Worldwide airport directory of 70,000+ airports • Create reminders to keep track of medical exams, flight reviews, currency, etc. • Track your endorsements, certifications, and ratings using achievements • Specify flight time goals • Custom currencies • Export/print your logbook to a PDF or as CSV for check-rides and backups • Sign each logbook entry with your finger • Monitor your landing and approach currency • Search and filter your logbook, aircraft, and dashboard totals • View approach logs and generate an FAA 8710 report • Import your logbook using our CSV/Excel template Learn more on pilotpro.com Apple's terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FlightDeskPro

Manage flight training clients and paperwork digitally. Track client progress, endorsements, stage checks, and currency with automated alerts. Includes aircraft management and client portal access.

Highlights
  • Client progress tracking
  • Digital endorsements
  • Solo stage checks
  • Checkride preparation
  • Currency alerts
  • Aircraft management
  • Mileage logging
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Flight Desk Pro is built for Certified Flight Instructors who want to manage their training clients without the paperwork headache. Built for flight training under U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations (FAA). Track every client from first lesson to checkride — endorsements, stage checks, currency, aircraft, and more — all in one place. FEATURES • Client Management — Add and manage clients tracking progress through PPL, Instrument, Commercial, CFI, or Multi-Engine requirements • Endorsements — Create digital endorsements from AC 61-65 templates with your drawn signature, or photograph written endorsements • Solo Stage Checks — Work through all 15 FAR 61.87 pre-solo items with sign-off dates, notes, and reset history • Checkride Prep — FAA ACS checklist with auto-readiness based on live client data • Currency Tracking — BFR, IPC, and 90-Day Solo currency with color-coded alerts • Aircraft Management — ARROW documents and maintenance inspections with airworthy status • Instructor Stats — Training stats across all clients including solo and checkride rates • Mileage Log — Track driving trips with CSV/Excel/PDF export for IRS records • Client Portal — Clients can log in to view their own training progress and endorsements 14-DAY FREE TRIAL Try Flight Desk Pro free for 14 days with full access. No feature limits during the trial. Privacy Policy: https://www.flightdeskpro.app/privacy-policy For support: support@crossfeedconsulting.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pilot Pro4 screens
FlightDeskPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FlightDeskPro at 5.0 against Pilot Pro's 1.6. Pilot Pro's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pilot Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year and FlightDeskPro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlightDeskPro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot Pro has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pilot Pro versus FlightDeskPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot ProFlightDeskPro
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLabrum Co.Crossfeed Consulting LLC

Customer experience

Pilot Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative52.9%

FlightDeskPro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pilot Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Pilot Pro$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pilot Pro iOS$39.99
  • Pilot Pro Mac$59.99
4 purchases

FlightDeskPro

Subscriptions4
  • Pilot Monthly$4.991 Month
  • CFI Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pilot Annual$53.991 Year
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  • CFI Annual$107.991 Year

Questions

Is Pilot Pro free?
Pilot Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlightDeskPro free?
FlightDeskPro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pilot Pro or FlightDeskPro?
FlightDeskPro is rated higher. Pilot Pro averages 1.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while FlightDeskPro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pilot Pro or FlightDeskPro have ads?
Neither Pilot Pro nor FlightDeskPro shows ads.

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