Comparison

iLog Aviation Logbook vs CREWCOMPASS

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

CREWCOMPASS

Features
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Crew Compass is the layover companion built for airline cabin crew and pilots — a friendly, mobile-first toolkit that turns every layover city into familiar ground. Whether you have 12 hours or 48, Crew Compass helps you sleep better, eat better, pray on time, and explore safely. WHAT'S INSIDE • Crew-Reviewed Hotels & Tips Real reviews and insider tips from working crew. Find the quiet floor, the best breakfast, the nearest pharmacy — all from people who've actually stayed there. • My Mood Engine Tell us how you feel — Eat, Chill, Explore, or Surprise Me — and get nearby places matched to your mood, walking distance, and ratings. Powered by crew picks plus OpenStreetMap so you'll always find something good. • Jet Lag Recovery Engine A simple fatigue self-assessment that gives you a recovery score, sleep insight, and a personalized plan based on your schedule and time-zone change. • Prayer Times & Qibla Accurate prayer times for any city, an in-flight prayer calculator that works fully offline at 35,000 feet, and a built-in Qibla compass. • Currency Converter Live exchange rates for every layover currency — no more mental math at the souk. • City Guides Hand-picked, crew-curated guides to every layover city: top neighborhoods, transit tips, safety notes, weather, and what's open right now. • SOS Hub One screen for emergency numbers, nearest hospital, embassy contacts, and lost-passport steps in your current country. • Meet Crew (Privacy-First) Optional opt-in feature to discover other crew on the same layover. Mutual intro required before any chat. Reports, blocks, and message expiry built in. • Works Offline Save your hotels, prayer times, and city guides for the flight. The In-Flight Prayer Calculator and Qibla work with zero signal. BUILT FOR CREW LIFE Crew Compass respects your privacy, your downtime, and your dignity. No noisy notifications. No location tracking when you're off duty. No social-media pressure. Just the tools you actually use, in a clean, fast app that works on the bus from the airport, in the hotel elevator, and on the long-haul down the back. Made by crew, for crew. Safe flights and good rest.

Screenshots

iLog Aviation Logbook4 screens
CREWCOMPASS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CREWCOMPASS at none against iLog Aviation Logbook's 1. iLog Aviation Logbook's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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

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. CREWCOMPASS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iLog Aviation Logbook ships an update every 6 weeks, CREWCOMPASS monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iLog Aviation Logbook versus CREWCOMPASS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriLog Aviation LogbookCREWCOMPASS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (89 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings89 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOtto Pilot Software LLCFaris Alshehri

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

CREWCOMPASS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iLog Aviation Logbook

Subscriptions1
  • Crew Access Subscription$1.991 Month
None

CREWCOMPASS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iLog Aviation Logbook free?
iLog Aviation Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CREWCOMPASS free?
CREWCOMPASS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iLog Aviation Logbook or CREWCOMPASS have ads?
Neither iLog Aviation Logbook nor CREWCOMPASS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iLog Aviation Logbook or CREWCOMPASS?
iLog Aviation Logbook ships an update every 6 weeks, and CREWCOMPASS monthly. Most recently, iLog Aviation Logbook was updated on October 24, 2026 and CREWCOMPASS on October 17, 2026.

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