MyFlightbook vs Simple Pilot Logbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyFlightbook
This app allows pilots to digitally log their flights, track flying totals, and manage currency. Access your logbook from anywhere, view flight routes on a map, and add photos and comments to entries. It also helps find nearby airports and offers optional auto-fill features for flight entries.
- Cloud-based flight logging
- Track flying totals and currency
- View flight routes on map
- Add photos and comments to flights
- Find nearby airports
- Optional auto-fill flight entry
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MyFlightbook provides a convenient tool for pilots to enter their flights and track their flying totals and currency. All information is stored in the cloud. Use of MyFlightbook requires a free account on MyFlightbook.com. MyFlightbook enables you to: • Access your logbook from anywhere. • Enter new flights (including auto-location of nearest airports), or edit existing entries. • View flying totals and do customized searches. • View your flying currency. • View the route of your flight on a map • Upload, edit, and view pictures for flights (either existing, or taken with the iPhone/iPad camera), including comments. • Find nearby airports and view airports you have visited. MyFlightbook also contains optional functionality to auto-fill parts of your flight entry for you. (Note that continued use of this GPS-based functionality running in the background can decrease battery life.)
Simple Pilot Logbook
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Simple Pilot Logbook allows you to log your flight hours in the most familiar way—just as you would in a traditional, real-life logbook. It adheres to the EU EASA Part-FCL.050 format for recording flight time. The app automatically syncs across your macOS, iOS, and iPadOS devices via your private iCloud account. For each logbook entry, you can specify: • Aircraft • Dep. Date • Dep. Place • Dep. Time • Arr. Date • Arr. Place • Arr. Time • Make, Model, Variant • Registration • SE Time • ME Time • Multi-Pilot Time • Total Time of Flight • Name PIC • Takeoffs Day • Takeoffs Night • Landings Day • Landings Night • Night Time • IFR Time • PIC Time • Co-Pilot Time • Dual Time • Instructor Time • Synthetic Date • Synthetic Type • Synthetic Total Time • Remarks and Endorsements For each aircraft type, you can specify: • Make, model, variant • Multi-engine? • Aircraft • Past experiences For each aircraft, you can specify: • Aircraft type • Registration For each past experience, you can specify: • Aircraft type • Year • Multi-Pilot Time • Total Time • Takeoffs Day • Takeoffs Night • Landings Day • Landings Night • Night Time • IFR Time • PIC Time • Co-Pilot Time • Dual Time • Instructor Time • Synthetic Total Time All of the above flight hours are summed up and counted towards the totals available under Stats. Simple Pilot Logbook is aviation software designed for both airline and hobby pilots. It enables seamless flight logging of pilot records, catering to commercial and private pilots for both IFR and VFR flights. Get the app for free to try with up to 10 flight hours and unlock more total time via in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://simplepilotlogbook.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyFlightbook at none against Simple Pilot Logbook's 10. MyFlightbook also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 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
Both are free to download. Simple Pilot Logbook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. MyFlightbook asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyFlightbook ships an update every 3 weeks, Simple Pilot Logbook every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyFlightbook | Simple Pilot Logbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 97.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyFlightbook LLC | Indie Foundry LLC |
Bugs and requests
MyFlightbook
Reported bugs
1 issue- Occasional crashes or performance issues after updates
Requested features
3 requests- Automatic PIC/Co-Pilot name entry
- Better support for duty time tracking
- Improved integration with other platforms
Simple Pilot Logbook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyFlightbook
No in-app purchases
Simple Pilot Logbook
- Up to 50 hours of total time$4.991 Year
- Up to 100 hours of total time$9.991 Year
- Up to 300 hours of total time$14.991 Year
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- Up to 1000 hours of total time$19.991 Year
- Up to 2000 hours of total time$24.991 Year
- Up to 3500 hours of total time$29.991 Year
- Up to 5000 hours of total time$34.991 Year
- Up to 7000 hours of total time$39.991 Year
- Up to 9000 hours of total time$44.991 Year
- Unlimited hours of total time$49.991 Year
Questions
Is MyFlightbook free?
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Do MyFlightbook or Simple Pilot Logbook have ads?
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