Comparison

Pilot Logbook vs Swift Pilot Logbook

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Logbook

This app helps pilots track flight and night hours, logging IFR, VFR, and night flights. It supports EASA and FAA regulations, offers offline airport data, and allows for customizable logbook formats. Easily manage documents, generate reports, and print entries.

Highlights
  • Track flight and night hours
  • Log IFR, VFR, and night flights
  • EASA and FAA compliant formats
  • Offline airport database
  • Customizable logbook structure
  • Automatic flight time calculation
  • Generate flight reports
Features
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Pilot Logbook is the essential flight time and night hours tracker for airline, student and private pilots. Effortlessly log IFR, VFR and night flights in compliance with EASA and FAA regulations. Trusted by thousands of pilots worldwide. - insert your flight history from previous logbooks - store your logs in our FAA and EASA approved formats - customize the existing formats, add new tables to make the logbook fit your needs - calculate your flight times automatically - find more than 50 000 airports worldwide by name, location, ICAO or IATA code - use all data offline - assign data automatically with our auto-fill feature - customize and select any table to make your logbook fit your needs - filter your flights by date range, aircraft or people you are flying with - generate reports by any aspects you need - use your own signature within the application - manage your documents and set up reminders - support for dark mode - print your digital flight entries easily …and more features you want modern aviation logging to be. WHY FLYGO PILOT LOGBOOK? There are at least 9 reasons, why you'll be proud to own, regardless of whether you're a private or a professional pilot. 1, FULLY INTERNATIONAL & APPROVED It’s designed to be accepted worldwide as an official flight log. Pilot Logbook is regularly updated according to EASA and FAA requirements. 2, JUST CONTINUE At first use, insert your flight history from previous logbook and continue. This app brings all your flight data together. You can easily browse, search, and organize all your files in one place. 3, WORLD AIRPORT DATA OFFLINE With Pilot Logbook, managing your flight logs is easier than ever. Find more than 50 000 airports worldwide by name, location, ICAO or IATA code. You can use all this data offline. 4, 100% ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE Our logbook is designed to be completely customizable. Select, add or remove unique columns to make your logbook fit your personal needs. 5 INTELLIGENT SEARCH You can filter your flights by date range, aircraft or people you are flying with. Use the auto-filter function to search easily in your history. You can track anything in your flights by any aspect. 6 INTELLIGENT AUTO-FILL This digital logbook dramatically improves the most important aspects of logging experience. It introduces intelligent autofill systems, which will remember your specified data and auto-fill them for you. 7 MULTI DEVICE MANAGE & PRINT Pilot Logbook allow you to transform your digital flight entries into a format suitable to print for personal backup or professional job interviews. Set it according to FAA or EASA requirements, print only what you need. It’s compatible with Excel, Numbers, Libre office and more. 8 SAVE, BACKUP AND RESTORE Pilot Logbook will save all your details and settings, so you can backup or restore your flights records anytime on any IOS device via mail or iCloud. 9 MODULES We have more modules than any other logbook on the market, which gives you unmatched capabilities on the go.

About

Swift Pilot Logbook

This app simplifies flight logging with an intuitive interface and automatic cloud synchronization. It offers automated night time calculations and easy import/export of previous flight data. A free tier is available for new pilots.

Highlights
  • Automated night time calculation
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Previous experience import
  • Customizable PDF export
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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Swift Logbook is the most advanced Electronic Pilot Logbook for an affordable price and completely Free for new pilots with less than 300 hours of total time.  With the modern technology of user interface design, adding flight details could not be easier. Thanks to the automatic cloud synchronisation, you don’t have to worry about backing up your data, it does it automatically for you. To make your Logbook experience easier, Night time calculation is fully automated and with the most accurate night formula. With our ‘Previous Experience Manager’, you can easily add as many previous logbooks as you have. It helps you importing your logbook data from another app or a custom spreadsheet in just a few minutes. You can also export your data in any PDF format you wish. Our app is super-efficient and customer orientated, to make sure we deliver the best service and experience for an affordable price. We offer a trial period for you to test it yourself, with no commitment if you’re not satisfied. Payments and Subscriptions Subscription payments will be charged to your Apple Account once you confirm your purchase. Subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period, unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours prior to end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://swiftlogbook.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://swiftlogbook.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Pilot Logbook4 screens
Swift Pilot Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pilot Logbook and Swift Pilot Logbook both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Swift Pilot Logbook's written reviews are positive against 60% of Pilot Logbook's. Swift Pilot Logbook also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Pilot Logbook's advantage is ratings volume (182 vs 21). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Pilot Logbook sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Swift Pilot Logbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 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 — 4.4 for Pilot Logbook against 4.3 for Swift Pilot Logbook. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pilot Logbook has 182 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Pilot Logbook's written reviews are positive against 95% of Swift Pilot Logbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Logbook ships an update every 6 days, Swift Pilot Logbook weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pilot Logbook versus Swift Pilot Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot LogbookSwift Pilot Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (182 ratings) — better4.3 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews95.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB114 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFlygo-Aviation LtdAero Notion Limited

Customer experience

Pilot Logbook

All ratings182 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive59.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative29.2%

Swift Pilot Logbook

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pilot Logbook

One-time2
  • Pilot Logbook Discounted Price$32.99
  • Pilot Logbook PRO$65.99
2 purchases

Swift Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Pilot Logbook free?
Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swift Pilot Logbook free?
Swift Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pilot Logbook or Swift Pilot Logbook?
Pilot Logbook is rated higher. Pilot Logbook averages 4.4 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while Swift Pilot Logbook averages 4.3 from 21 ratings.
Do Pilot Logbook or Swift Pilot Logbook have ads?
Neither Pilot Logbook nor Swift Pilot Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Logbook or Swift Pilot Logbook?
Pilot Logbook ships an update every 6 days, and Swift Pilot Logbook weekly. Most recently, Pilot Logbook was updated on September 15, 2026 and Swift Pilot Logbook on September 19, 2026.

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