Comparison

Air Navigation Pro vs LogBook Mobile for PPL

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

Head to head
About

Air Navigation Pro

Plan and navigate flights globally with an interactive moving map featuring aeronautical charts, real-time weather, and traffic awareness. Get visual and audio alerts for nearby aircraft and access detailed weather layers for enhanced flight planning and safety.

Highlights
  • Interactive moving map with aeronautical charts
  • Real-time traffic awareness with alerts
  • Advanced weather layers (radar, wind, clouds)
  • NOTAM display on map
  • SmartChart for detailed terrain and airport info
  • Elevation profile and synthetic view
Features
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Discover our flight planning & real-time navigation app for free for 28 days! - Everything you need to fly around the world - Plan your flight in a few minutes - Fly relaxed with up-to-date information Air Navigation Pro is a high-quality flight assistant app for pilots worldwide. Benefit from the following main features: MOVING MAP Plan and navigate using our interactive moving map. Choose between aeronautical charts, satellite or our vector map as a background. On top of that, the moving map displays waypoints, NOTAM, obstacles and airspaces from our comprehensive, always up-to-date worldwide aeronautical database. Tap on any waypoint directly on the map to easily create a route. Personalize the values shown on the navbar to have exactly the information you need: altitude, vertical speed, bearing, distance to the next waypoint, ETA calculations, etc. Choose the airport departure and arrival procedures for your route to have them also displayed on top of the moving map. ENHANCED TRAFFIC AWARENESS Get visual and audio alerts in all languages for nearby conflicting traffic. Choose your preferred traffic icon between generic, aircraft or TCAS symbols. Your safety is important to us, which is why we partnered with SafeSky to ensure our users have live traffic data during their flight. Benefit from the native integration with SafeSky included in our new Smart Lite, Smart Classic and Smart Advanced subscriptions—a two-in-one package! ADVANCED WEATHER LAYERS In addition to the basic weather reports & forecast of winds, TAF and METAR for your flight, subscribers of the Smart Advanced plan can activate see-through weather layers on top of the moving map. Available layers include rain radar, wind, pressure, clouds and rain, visibility, gust and for Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Balkans, we also have GAFOR. Tap on any point on the map to see the weather information for that area. Review the weather forecast for up to three days ahead. NOTAM After creating your route, set the departure time in the future to have the moving map display the NOTAM active for that specific time. NOTAM on the map change color dynamically based on their status. SMARTCHART Our cutting-edge SmartChart is a highly detailed and intelligent vector-based map that adapts to your needs, providing you with adequate information at any zoom level. The SmartChart optimizes the display of shadows to easily distinguish between valleys and mountains, and the text remains perfectly aligned, guaranteeing optimal readability. Including the latest significant improvements with forests and detailed airport information. ELEVATION PROFILE & SYNTHETIC VIEW Enable the profile view below the navbar for enhanced situational awareness of the elevation ahead of you or along your route. Choose the corridor width between 0 to 5 NM and overlay options: airspaces, NOTAM, obstacles, wind components, populated places, etc. Switch to the synthetic view for additional terrain information, plus an artificial horizon with altitude and vertical speed indicators. This function can also be used to pan around while preparing for your flight. Activate TAWS on the moving map as well as on the synthetic view. AERONAUTICAL CHARTS & APPROACH CHARTS We offer the most extensive worldwide catalog of aeronautical charts, including the ICAO charts. Have the georeferenced approach charts displayed on top of the moving map or the 3D view. BRIEFING Prepare your flight with our briefing section by creating documents with NOTAM and weather charts & stations relevant to your planned route. Optimize time by creating an aircraft profile which will be used in the Briefing section to pre-fill for you the ATC Flight Plan and calculate the W&B. AND SO MUCH MORE! Please note that WiFi-only devices do not include an internal GPS receptor, an external sensor is required. Refer to our user manual on our website: www.airnavigation.aero Terms of use: https://www.airnavigation.aero/en/terms-of-use.html

About

LogBook Mobile for PPL

Record flight data including date, time, duration, aircraft details, and pilot-in-command status. Track statistics like total flight hours and hours by aircraft model. Includes backup, restore, and reset tools for your logbook.

Highlights
  • Flight data entry
  • Flight statistics tracking
  • Aircraft and pilot-in-command details
  • Backup and restore functionality
  • License achievement date setup
  • iCloud automatic synchronizing
Features
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LogBook Mobile is an App for recording your Flights. The software allows an easy flight data entry. The input data comprises: -Flight date and time; -Flight duration -Aircraft model and ID -Take off airport -Landing airport -If the flight is to considered pilot in command -Name of the instructor -Flight notes LogBook Mobile is divided in three sections accessibile by a tab ba. In the first tab (Flights) the performed flights are listed in anti-chronological order. For each flight the following data are provided:. -Flight date and time; -Flight duration -Aircraft model and ID -If the flight has been ìsingleî or with an instructor By selecting a flight it is possible to edit and modify its attributes. To delete a flight one has to wipe horizontally on the corresponding row. The second tab (Statistics) collects the overall information of the flight set: -Number of flights -Global duration of flights -Global duration of flights performed in PIC -Global duration of flights performed during the current year of license -The global number of flight hours for each aircraft ID or for each aircraft Model The third tab (Tools) is divided in two sections: -in the upper part there is the dialog box to setup the license achievement date. -In the bottom part there are three maintenance buttons: -Backup: store a backup file of the overall flight data -Restore: restore the overall flight data from backup file -Reset LogBook: reset the whole flight list. - iCloud automatic synchronizing

Screenshots

Air Navigation Pro4 screens
LogBook Mobile for PPL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Air Navigation Pro at 58% against LogBook Mobile for PPL's 0%. Air Navigation Pro also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.0). LogBook Mobile for PPL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On 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

Air Navigation Pro is free to download; LogBook Mobile for PPL costs $1.99 up front. Air Navigation Pro sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year. LogBook Mobile for PPL asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air Navigation Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Air Navigation Pro has 642 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Air Navigation Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of LogBook Mobile for PPL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, LogBook Mobile for PPL every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Air Navigation Pro versus LogBook Mobile for PPL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAir Navigation ProLogBook Mobile for PPL
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (642 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings642 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperXample SarlG-Mobile

Customer experience

Air Navigation Pro

All ratings641 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews895 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative32.3%

LogBook Mobile for PPL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative86.7%

Bugs and requests

Air Navigation Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Maps fail to download or display properly
  • Incorrect or outdated airspace and airport data
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Frequent crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved flight planning tools
  • Integration with external devices (AHRS, ADS-B)
  • Synthetic vision and terrain awareness
  • Automatic NOTAM and weather updates
  • Geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams
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  • Customizable instrument layouts

LogBook Mobile for PPL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Air Navigation Pro

Subscriptions8
  • Aeronautical database$69.991 Year
  • Essential worldwide14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • SMART14 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Smart Plus - Middle East14 Days trial$86.991 Year
  • Smart Lite14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Smart Advanced14 Days trial$134.991 Year
  • Premium - United States14 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • Premium - Argentina14 Days trial$144.991 Year
One-time7
  • US Sectional to 02.2011 Los Angeles$0.99
  • US Sectional to 02.2011 Miami$0.99
  • US Sectional to 02.2011 New York$0.99
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  • USA VFR Terminal Area Raster Charts 2012$3.99
  • USA Sectional charts 2011-2012$9.99
  • Brazil WAC 2011$9.99
  • Venezuela 3D data$19.99
None

LogBook Mobile for PPL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Air Navigation Pro free?
Air Navigation Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LogBook Mobile for PPL free?
LogBook Mobile for PPL costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Air Navigation Pro or LogBook Mobile for PPL?
Air Navigation Pro is rated higher. Air Navigation Pro averages 4.6 out of 5 from 642 ratings, while LogBook Mobile for PPL averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Air Navigation Pro or LogBook Mobile for PPL have ads?
Neither Air Navigation Pro nor LogBook Mobile for PPL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Air Navigation Pro or LogBook Mobile for PPL?
Air Navigation Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and LogBook Mobile for PPL every 6 months. Most recently, Air Navigation Pro was updated on October 27, 2026 and LogBook Mobile for PPL on October 27, 2026.

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