SunFlight vs Pilot Logbook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SunFlight
This app calculates sunrise and sunset times during flights, offering precise predictions based on departure, destination, and flight altitude. It's useful for managing prayer and fasting times, especially during Ramadan, and provides in-flight adjustments for pilots.
- Sunrise/Sunset calculation during flight
- Pre-flight planning
- In-flight timing adjustments
- Worldwide airport database
- Altitude correction for predictions
- Prayer and fasting time management
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Sunflight calculates Sunrise and Sunset during flight. Easily manage your timings for prayers and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. PreFlight: Simply enter your Departure and Destination Airport, Take Off Time and Flight Time and you get Sunrise/Sunset predictions along the shortest route between Departure and Destination Airport corrected by Flight Altitude. InFlight: Ideal for Pilots who want to provide their guests with even more accurate Sun Timings. Enter the coordinates before and after the predicted Sunrise/Sunset from the PreFlight Results. Includes worldwide Airport Database For efficient use of the PreFlight and InFlight Function kindly consult the link SunFlight Support.
Pilot Logbook
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Pilot Logbook is a smart, modern logbook designed for both professional and private pilots. Logging flights is fast, intuitive, and hassle-free, so you can spend less time entering data and more time flying. Easily track your totals, monitor limits, and stay fully in control of your logbook data. KEY FEATURES: • Fully customisable to suit your licence, aircraft, and flying role • Automatic time calculations, including night time, with minimal manual input • Airline CSV import - instantly import flight data from your airline’s roster or flight records • Extensive built-in databases with over 6,000 airports and 800 aircraft types - add your own or customise existing entries • Secure iCloud sync, keeping your logbook backed up and seamlessly available across all your devices • Advanced filtering and sorting by date, aircraft, pilots, and more • Interactive charts and analytics to visualise flight hours, aircraft usage, and trends over time • Professional PDF logbook exports with electronic signature • Previous flying experience - add historic flight time so your full career hours are accurately reflected • Easy CSV export for effortless data migration and backups SUBSCRIPTION: Pilot Logbook is free to use with full functionality for your first 50 flights. After that, a monthly or annual subscription unlocks unlimited flight logging and unlimited logbook exports. Built for pilots who value accuracy, simplicity, and complete control of their flying records.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pilot Logbook at Free against SunFlight's $6.99. Pilot Logbook also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). SunFlight's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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
Pilot Logbook is free to download; SunFlight costs $6.99 up front. Pilot Logbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SunFlight asks for nothing beyond the download.
SunFlight ships an update every 3 months, Pilot Logbook every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SunFlight | Pilot Logbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Gehringer | JAMES PEACEFULL WAKELEY |
In-app purchases
SunFlight
No in-app purchases
Pilot Logbook
- Unlimited Monthly$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Annual$19.991 Year









