Wader Pilot Logbook vs Logipad XPL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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 coordination features, and career overview statistics. Advanced features are available through an optional subscription.
- Automated flight logging from ADS-B data
- Pre-flight briefing with weather and NOTAMs
- Crew coordination and roster sharing
- Career overview with totals and maps
- Digital wallet for licenses and certificates
- Offline functionality and data syncing
- Exportable flight logs in various formats
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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 • 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 where your friends are on a map, and the days you will be at the same airport • Compare rosters and chat • 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 and briefs from real flight data • Unlimited ADS-B flights and every sector of your day in one tap • Imports from airline rosters, spreadsheets and other logbook apps • Recency: know when your take-offs and landings expire • Checklists synced across your devices, batch edit, a pilot CV, a stats report 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.
Logipad XPL
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Logipad Electronic Flight Bag is the right choice if you are looking for a highly customizable, flexible, and comprehensive information management solution. Our solution stores and retrieves data and documents, digitizes workflows and processes and helps you to achieve a paperless cockpit. Our Electronic Flight Folder module is not just about replacing paper-based briefings; it is a matter of managing flight briefing processes in an efficient way. Logipad delivers smooth data handling on board of an aircraft and facilitates the communication between the flight crew and flight operations or EFB administrators. It helps you to save work time and costs, as well as decrease potential mistakes. Small, medium-sized, and even large airlines can rely on a safe and secure solution. Nowadays, a modern EFB is not just a self-sufficient application, it’s an application that integrates seamlessly with existing IT infrastructures. We adjust the look, structure and process to the demands of our customers. The eForms module allows you to collect individual data inputs in an intuitive way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Logipad XPL at none against Wader Pilot Logbook's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Wader Pilot Logbook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $79.99 per year. Logipad XPL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wader Pilot Logbook ships an update every 2 weeks, Logipad XPL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wader Pilot Logbook | Logipad XPL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 98.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 17+ |
| Developer | Wader Aviation Corp | DextraData GmbH |
In-app purchases
Wader Pilot Logbook
- Wader Pro Annual$79.991 Year
Logipad XPL
No in-app purchases
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