LogBook Mobile for PPL vs Paper Maps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Flight data entry
- Flight statistics tracking
- Aircraft and pilot-in-command details
- Backup and restore functionality
- License achievement date setup
- iCloud automatic synchronizing
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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
Paper Maps
This app allows you to view and edit digital maps with support for various file formats. You can customize maps by adding placemarks, recording tracks, and drawing shapes. It also offers real-time annotation sharing and useful tools like a theodolite.
- View PDF, TIFF, KAP, KML files
- Cloud integration (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox)
- Add placemarks and record tracks
- Draw lines and shapes
- Real-time annotation sharing
- Theodolite and georeferencer tools
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The best digital maps viewer and editor ever made for a mobile device! - View PDF, TIFF, KAP, KML - Integrated with iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, - Customize your map - add placemarks, record tracks, draw lines and shapes - Share annotations with other users in real time - A lot of useful tools: theodolite, georeferencer and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Paper Maps at Free against LogBook Mobile for PPL's $1.99. Paper Maps also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 0%) and rating (3.9 vs 3.0). LogBook Mobile for PPL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On 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
Paper Maps is free to download; LogBook Mobile for PPL costs $1.99 up front. Paper Maps sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LogBook Mobile for PPL asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paper Maps holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Maps has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of LogBook Mobile for PPL's written reviews are positive against 43% of Paper Maps's.
LogBook Mobile for PPL ships an update every 6 months, Paper Maps every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | LogBook Mobile for PPL | Paper Maps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 3.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | G-Mobile | Abbro Inc |
Customer experience
LogBook Mobile for PPL
Paper Maps
In-app purchases
LogBook Mobile for PPL
No in-app purchases
Paper Maps
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Map$0.99
- Map$1.99
- Map$2.99
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- Map$3.99
- Map$4.99
- Unlock data export$4.99
Questions
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