Comparison

SkyDemon vs FLYLOG.io

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

Head to head
About

SkyDemon

Plan and navigate VFR flights across Europe with detailed aeronautical charts, dynamic airspace clipping, and real-time hazard warnings. Features include virtual radar, automated weather briefings, and comprehensive flight logging for pilots.

Highlights
  • Vector aeronautical charts with dynamic airspace clipping
  • Intuitive route planning and modification
  • Virtual Radar for hazard and airspace visualization
  • Automated weather briefings (TAF, METAR, SIGMET)
  • Real-time hazard and airspace warnings
  • Georeferenced airfield plates and documents
  • Fuel, weight, and balance calculations
Features
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SkyDemon is Europe's favourite software for VFR flight planning and in-flight navigation. Use this app to access your SkyDemon subscription on your iOS device, unlocking SkyDemon's powerful features while on the move. FLIGHT PLANNING FEATURES - SkyDemon vector charts are the clearest aeronautical charts you'll ever use, with dynamic airspace clipping and choice of map layers - Route planning is as simple as touching consecutive waypoints and dragging to make changes - Virtual Radar shows how your route relates to airspace, terrain, obstructions and other features - Pilot Log facility calculates headings and groundspeeds from actual wind data, and shows useful frequencies - Plates and other documents for relevant airfields are displayed automatically as you plan, and many are available georeferenced for use in flight - Intuitive pan, pinch and rotate support with no loss of map clarity or text legibility - File a VFR flightplan for your route directly to air traffic controllers - Automatic TAF, METAR and SIGMET briefing as you plan a route, with graphical decoding - Rainfall data can be overlaid on the main map, with animation, showing the trend of rainfall over time - Integration of GAFOR route forecasts for Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia - Both narrow-route and area NOTAM briefings available, updated as you plan - Advanced NOTAM graphical interpretation and depiction on the main map - Easily print your PLOG and the output from various briefings - Warnings for airspace and other potential hazards to your flight, updated in real time - Airfield Admin Information shows useful contacts and other details for airfields featured in our charts - Forecast winds aloft are automatically retrieved for the flight time and displayed on the map - Create an advanced flight performance profile for each aircraft you use - ATS Routes mode offers an alternative chart presentation for flight along airways - Accurate fuel, weight and balance calculations including flight costings - Create an unlimited number of user-defined waypoints - Analyse your track logs for posterity - Choose between six different vector chart styles - Extensive European chart coverage as standard GPS NAVIGATION FEATURES - Intelligent warnings for approaching airspace, NOTAM, obstacles, terrain and other hazards - Virtual Radar shows a side-on projection of all approaching features and how your trajectory relates to them - Vector map automatically follows the aircraft in north up, track up or course up orientation - Clear and concise instruments show you flight statistics and help keep you on track - An HSI/ILS instrument helps you keep to your planned route and line up early for approach - Live Pilot Log shows progress through your route, ETAs, ATAs and useful frequencies based on your current position - TerrainSafe dynamically colours mountainous terrain around you to quickly identify safer areas - Direct To allows easy re-routing in a hurry by picking from a selection of nearby airfields - Approach Information shows runway diagrams, TAF, METAR, NOTAM and other airfield details useful for making an approach - Live updates of TAF and METAR while in flight, with associated alerts* - Extended runway centrelines appear automatically on the map as you near your destination airfield - Permanent display of position relative to nearest well-known waypoint, for position reporting - Easy changing of the planned route while in flight by touching and dragging Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. * Internet connection required for live weather update while in flight

About

FLYLOG.io

Effortlessly log flight hours, import data from various sources, and generate professional reports for aviation authorities. Features VFR navigation with maps and route guidance, ensuring compliance and easy record-keeping for pilots.

Highlights
  • Easy flight logging
  • Import from airline, CSV, Excel, ADS-B
  • Authority-ready exports
  • Totals, limits, and recency tracking
  • Professional CV and reports
  • VFR navigation with maps
  • Works across all devices
Features
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The digital pilot logbook for airline and general aviation pilots. Log every flight in seconds, stay current, and export your logbook for any aviation authority. • Import From Your Airline Import your roster from 150+ crew systems, including AIMS eCrew, NetLine, CAE FLiCA and NAVBLUE. Upload CSV or Excel files, or move your full history from LogTen, ForeFlight, CrewLounge, MyFlightbook and others. • AI Paper Logbook Scanner Scan your handwritten logbook, both pages at once, and turn it into digital records. • Log Flights in Seconds Take a photo of the ACARS screen in the cockpit, or search a flight by flight number or aircraft registration and fill it in from ADS-B data. Replay your flight track at any time. • Your Logbook, Your Way Show only the fields you use, set default aircraft and crew roles, and add custom fields. Edit many flights at once with bulk editing. • Automatic Night Time Night time is calculated from your route, date and times, using civil twilight and your authority's rules. • Built-In Audit Finds overlapping flights, duplicates, flight time longer than block time, and missing fields before your next check. • Digital and Remote Signatures Sign on your device, or send a secure link to your instructor or examiner. No account needed. Signatures appear in your exports. • Authority-Ready Exports Print-ready PDF logbooks for 13+ authorities, including EASA, FAA, UK CAA, TCCA, GCAA, QCAA, HKCAD, CAAC, JCAB, CASA, NZ CAA, SACAA and DGAC. • Flight Time Limits and Recency Track your flight time limits, duty hours and recency at a glance. Limits follow your authority and ratings. • Licences, Ratings and Medicals Get alerts before your licences, type ratings and medical expire. • Totals and Analytics Totals by aircraft type, PIC, SIC, dual, instructor, IFR, night and multi-crew, with interactive charts and a map of every airport and country you have flown to. • Pilot CV and Airline Jobs Build your online Pilot CV from your records and share it with a link. Browse airline jobs and check your hours against their requirements. • Connect With Pilots Follow other pilots, see recent flights worldwide and compare your hours on global leaderboards. • VFR Maps and Navigation Plan and fly VFR with live maps, route planning and airspace alerts. Check NOTAM, METAR and AUP. Record your flight and add it to your logbook. • Works Offline, Syncs Everywhere Log flights without internet. Your logbook syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web once you are back online. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SkyDemon4 screens
FLYLOG.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: FLYLOG.io at free with in-app purchases against SkyDemon's subscription. FLYLOG.io also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). SkyDemon's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 64%) and ratings volume (549 vs 107). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. SkyDemon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FLYLOG.io sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SkyDemon against 4.7 for FLYLOG.io. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyDemon has 549 ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of SkyDemon's written reviews are positive against 64% of FLYLOG.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyDemon ships an update monthly, FLYLOG.io every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SkyDemon versus FLYLOG.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyDemonFLYLOG.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (549 ratings) — better4.7 (107 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better63.8% of reviews
Number of ratings549 — better107
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB174 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDivelements LimitedBreele

Customer experience

SkyDemon

All ratings549 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.5%

FLYLOG.io

All ratings104 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive63.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative26.6%

Bugs and requests

SkyDemon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incompatible with latest iPad OS
  • Crashes when trying to download all charts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Print PLOG or route on iPad
  • Improved logbook functionality
  • Support for official CAA/NATS charts
  • Synthetic vision
  • IFR flight plan filing to Eurocontrol
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  • Integration with Jeppesen IFR charts

FLYLOG.io

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SkyDemon

One-time1
  • SkyDemon iOS Subscription$199.99
2 purchases

FLYLOG.io

Subscriptions2
  • Basic$5.991 Month
  • Premium$10.991 Month

Questions

Is SkyDemon free?
SkyDemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FLYLOG.io free?
FLYLOG.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SkyDemon or FLYLOG.io?
SkyDemon is rated higher. SkyDemon averages 4.8 out of 5 from 549 ratings, while FLYLOG.io averages 4.7 from 107 ratings.
Do SkyDemon or FLYLOG.io have ads?
Neither SkyDemon nor FLYLOG.io shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyDemon or FLYLOG.io?
SkyDemon ships an update monthly, and FLYLOG.io every 3 days. Most recently, SkyDemon was updated on October 26, 2026 and FLYLOG.io on October 26, 2026.

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