Comparison

Blue Log vs AviTracer

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

Head to head
About

Blue Log

This electronic pilot logbook allows users to manage their fleet, record flights quickly, and track training with instructor visas. Access your data from anywhere in the world, even offline, and store it securely forever.

Highlights
  • Fleet management
  • Fast flight recording
  • Training flight recording
  • Statistics and FTL tracking
  • Global access
  • Offline mode
Features
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Blue Log System - Electronic pilot logbook web hosted. This application for iPhone and iPad is developped by MRX Systems S.A. is intended for Blue Log subscribers. Features: - Manage your fleet, - Very fast flights recording, - Training flights recording including your instructor visa, - Statistics and FTL, - Anywhere access in the world, - Offline mode. Set favorite flights to duplicate them to record new flights even faster. All your information are saved on our secured servers. You can access your electronic logbook from any iPhone and iPad. Your electronic logbook is saved forever ! You do not need paper logbooks anymore !

About

AviTracer

Features
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AviTracer - Real-time aircraft tracking built for aviation. Follow your aircraft live on a fast, aviation-grade map. AviTracer connects to your AviTracer GPS trackers and ADS-B data to show where every aircraft in your fleet is right now and where it's been. LIVE FLEET MAP • Real-time aircraft positions with smooth, animated markers • Status at a glance: flying, on the ground, offline, or ADS-B • Live route trails showing the last hours of flight • Follow mode that keeps your aircraft centered as it flies • Terrain view and satellite, street, and hybrid map styles MADE FOR PILOTS AND OPERATORS • Airspace overlay with ICAO color coding. TMA, CTR, ATZ, restricted, prohibited and more, filterable by type and altitude • Takeoff and landing detection with instant notifications • Geofenced locations for airfields and operating areas • Real-time alerts for takeoffs, landings, and geofence events SHARE A FLIGHT IN ONE TAP Send anyone a live tracking link, no account or app needed. They see the aircraft moving in real time with an ETA, and on iPhone a Live Activity keeps the arrival countdown right on the lock screen. FLIGHT HISTORY & REPORTS • Replay any flight with full track, speed, and altitude • Route, event, and summary reports for your whole fleet

Screenshots

Blue Log3 screens
AviTracer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AviTracer at every 6 months against Blue Log's every 19 months. Blue Log's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blue Log ships an update every 19 months, AviTracer every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Blue Log versus AviTracer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue LogAviTracer
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMRX Systems S.A.AviTracer

In-app purchases

None

Blue Log

No in-app purchases

None

AviTracer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Log free?
Blue Log is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AviTracer free?
AviTracer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blue Log or AviTracer have ads?
Neither Blue Log nor AviTracer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Log or AviTracer?
Blue Log ships an update every 19 months, and AviTracer every 6 months. Most recently, Blue Log was updated on October 20, 2026 and AviTracer on October 4, 2026.

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