Comparison

Wader Pilot Logbook vs Flight Data Uploader

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

Head to head
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.

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Flight Data Uploader

Features
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Skip retyping every flight into your logbook by hand. FlightUploader takes the CSV logs your Garmin avionics records on each flight and uploads them to your MyFlightbook logbook as pending flights — ready for you to review and confirm. Drop your SD card in once a week, point the app at the folder, and your logbook stays current. What it does • Scans a folder of Garmin CSV logs for new flights since your last upload • Filters out boot-up logs, taxi tests, and ground-only sessions automatically • Matches each flight's tail number against the aircraft in your MyFlightbook account • Uploads every selected log as a pending flight, with the original CSV attached so MyFlightbook can derive Hobbs, engine times, and route data • Optionally copies the same logs into a local folder of your choosing — handy for archiving to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or anywhere else Designed for privacy • No backend, no analytics, no telemetry, no third-party tracking • Your account, settings, and upload history sync across your iPhone and iPad through iCloud, scoped to your Apple ID • The developer never sees your flight data Requirements • An aircraft equipped with a Garmin avionics unit that exports CSV flight logs • A MyFlightbook account (free at myflightbook.com)

Screenshots

Wader Pilot Logbook4 screens
Flight Data Uploader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Data Uploader at none against Wader Pilot Logbook's 1. Wader Pilot Logbook's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Flight Data Uploader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wader Pilot Logbook ships an update fortnightly, Flight Data Uploader every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wader Pilot Logbook versus Flight Data Uploader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWader Pilot LogbookFlight Data Uploader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWader Aviation CorpANDREW KARNANI-AXELROD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Wader Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions1
  • Wader Pro Annual$79.991 Year
None

Flight Data Uploader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wader Pilot Logbook free?
Wader Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Data Uploader free?
Flight Data Uploader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wader Pilot Logbook or Flight Data Uploader have ads?
Neither Wader Pilot Logbook nor Flight Data Uploader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wader Pilot Logbook or Flight Data Uploader?
Wader Pilot Logbook ships an update fortnightly, and Flight Data Uploader every 4 months. Most recently, Wader Pilot Logbook was updated on November 14, 2026 and Flight Data Uploader on November 5, 2026.

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