Comparison

iLog Aviation Logbook vs Crewlu

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

Head to head
About

iLog Aviation Logbook

Easily log and access your flight data, including trips, flights, crew, expenses, and remarks. Search your flight history by city, aircraft, or crewmember, and view route maps. Includes FAR-117 calculations and a world airport lookup with weather data.

Highlights
  • Quick and simple data entry for trips and flights
  • Monthly calendar view with events and notes
  • Route maps for trips and individual flights
  • Comprehensive data export (CSV, iCal)
  • Extensive search functions for flight history
  • World airport lookup with TAF/METAR and diagrams
  • Track trip-related expenses and crew members
Features
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The App was designed as a supplement to (not replacement for) your complete Flight Data archive. iLog is a handy method to enter & access your flight data. Just as you do now, enter your flight data by entering Trips (which contain Flights, Crew Names, Expenses, and Trip Comments, etc.). Then, using the built in search functions, you can quickly find when you flew to a city, in an aircraft or with a crewmember. FEATURES: • Quick and Simple Data Entry: Flight data is entered starting on the Trip Page. You create Trips which contain your Flights, Expenses, and Remarks. You add Flights to the Trips which contain Times, Aircraft, Landings, Crew Lists, etc. Times can be entered in Local, UTC or a Reference timezone (selected by the user). - Notes: You can enter notes for any Trip, Flight, Crewmember, Aircraft or Airport. • Monthly Calendar View: You can view (and select) your Trips right on a Monthly Calendar. You can also add Events (like Vacation) and Notes to the calendar. • Route Maps: You can view a route map for the trip or individual flights. • Data Export: Export your flights as comma separated values (CSV) for import into your permanent logbook or spreadsheet. * Comprehensive Totals display: Show & Print totals by multiple criteria (Year, Aircraft Type, Crew Position, etc.). Totals are also available for a Trip, the Monthly Calendar, and the results of any search. • FAR-117 Calculations for flights. • Extensive Trip/Flight Searches: How much Flight Time did I log last year? What was my B767 CA time the last 6 months? How many times have I been to CDG, or... any airport in Paris, or... any airport in France? What is the Airport Name for code 'EGBB/BHX"? Show me all my trips to Germany last year. When did I last enter a remark about diverting for fuel? • World Airport Look-up: Contains a Database of over 4,300 commercial airports!... With more coming. Lookup CDG or LFPG, or...any airport in Paris, or... any airport in France for that matter? Enter/search for your Remarks about any airport. View a TAF/METAR for the displayed Airport (online only). Display FAA Airport Diagram (US Airports only). Display an Airport Area Map. You can Request additional commercial Airports be added to the database. • Track Trip-Related Expenses: Enter/search for Trip Related Expenses (with editable categories). What were my Deductible Trip Expenses last year? How much did I spend on Uniform Purchases so far this year? • Track Crew Members: A Master Crewmember List displays all crew members entered in your trips. Perform Crew Searches ... When did I fly with Bill Smith? You can also enter and Search for crewmember comments! • You can Back-up your Flight data to our web server. • Export Flight Data as Comma Separated Values (CSV) (via email). • Export a Trips and/or individual Flights to iCal. • View NOAA US Regional WX Radar (online only) • Send us your feedback right from within the App, or from our web site. Be sure to check out the additional information available on our web site via the links below! Apple Eula Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Crewlu

Manage your flight schedules, including jumpseats, commercial tickets, and crew details, all in one place. Easily export your itinerary to your calendar. Developed by an airline pilot for efficient life management.

Highlights
  • Import flight schedules
  • Manage jumpseats and tickets
  • Organize crew information
  • Export schedule to calendar
  • Unlimited imports with subscription
  • Free trial for subscription
Features
Currently charting
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This app lets you import your schedule, jumpseats, commercial tickets, catering, and crew, all in one app. Easily export your schedule to your calendar. This app is being developed by a current IPA pilot who just needed a better way to view his life. The first five imports before subscription are free. If you sign up for a subscription, you get one week free of unlimited imports and full app use. Cancel anytime, of course. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iLog Aviation Logbook4 screens
Crewlu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crewlu at 5.0 against iLog Aviation Logbook's 4.4. Crewlu also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). iLog Aviation Logbook's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. iLog Aviation Logbook sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Crewlu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crewlu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 89 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of iLog Aviation Logbook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Crewlu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iLog Aviation Logbook ships an update every 6 weeks, Crewlu every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
iLog Aviation Logbook versus Crewlu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLog Aviation LogbookCrewlu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (89 ratings)5.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better32
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank—#141 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB67 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOtto Pilot Software LLCTodd Anderson

Customer experience

iLog Aviation Logbook

All ratings89 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative14.3%

Crewlu

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iLog Aviation Logbook

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Crew lookup functionality broken by info messages
  • Crew photos won't load / perpetual loading status
  • Airport database needs update (BER/EDDB not listed)
  • Unable to select 'submit/send' button for feedback
  • App resets to beginning on closing
Show 12 more
  • Deleted saved databases/lost information
  • Crewmember info import gets stuck in a loop and crashes
  • Unable to log into FLICA account after latest update
  • Pop-up menu text color hard to read in night mode
  • Incomplete backup to restore problem
  • Lost last 6 months of flight data after restoring server file to new app
  • Crew images did not load, required individual access
  • Auto-renewing subscription screen doesn't allow scrolling
  • No front-end updates in over 4 months
  • History of crew photos deleted with transition to new app
  • App requires individual crew member lookup to update
  • New app crashed on setup

Requested features

4 requests
  • Update airport database (BER/EDDB)
  • Improve night mode readability for pop-up menus
  • Option to update all crew members at once
  • Fix rest calculation bugs with schedule changes

Crewlu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iLog Aviation Logbook

Subscriptions1
  • Crew Access Subscription$1.991 Month
2 purchases

Crewlu

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pro Annual Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is iLog Aviation Logbook free?
iLog Aviation Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crewlu free?
Crewlu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iLog Aviation Logbook or Crewlu?
Crewlu is rated higher. iLog Aviation Logbook averages 4.4 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Crewlu averages 5.0 from 32 ratings.
Do iLog Aviation Logbook or Crewlu have ads?
Neither iLog Aviation Logbook nor Crewlu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iLog Aviation Logbook or Crewlu?
iLog Aviation Logbook ships an update every 6 weeks, and Crewlu every 3 days. Most recently, iLog Aviation Logbook was updated on November 3, 2026 and Crewlu on November 6, 2026.

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