MyFlightbook vs ClearFlight
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.)
ClearFlight
Effortlessly track flight hours and progress towards pilot ratings. This app automatically logs flights, allows instant CFI sign-offs, and provides a clear dashboard of your aviation milestones. Manage multiple aircraft and analyze performance with a clean, pilot-focused interface.
- Background GPS auto-logging
- One-tap CFI sign-off
- Real-time progress dashboard
- Automatic requirement tracking
- Fleet management
- Performance analytics & export
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ClearFlight — The Easiest Pilot Logbook & Flight Hours Tracker Auto-log flights, sign off instantly, and see exactly how close you are to Private, Instrument, Commercial or CFI ratings. No more manual edits or buried progress bars. Why pilots choose ClearFlight Background GPS auto-logs flight time (smarter thresholds than ForeFlight to avoid over-logging taxi/run-up) One-tap CFI finger sign with auto-preview on landing Real-time progress dashboard + visual bars & streaks Requirements breakdown: Total, Solo, XC, Night, Instrument — all tracked automatically Fleet management for multiple aircraft Detailed performance analytics & export Clean, distraction-free interface built for pilots Perfect for: Student pilots tracking hours to ratings CFIs signing off students quickly Time-builders staying motivated Pilots who hate editing every flight in ForeFlight/LogTen Privacy & Terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyFlightbook at none against ClearFlight's 2. MyFlightbook also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. ClearFlight sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MyFlightbook asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MyFlightbook against 5.0 for ClearFlight. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyFlightbook has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | MyFlightbook | ClearFlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyFlightbook LLC | Airborne Applications LLC |
Customer experience
MyFlightbook
ClearFlight
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
ClearFlight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyFlightbook
No in-app purchases
ClearFlight
- Monthly Access$4.991 Month
- Yearly Access$24.991 Year









