Flight Crew Notes vs Skyden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flight Crew Notes
This app helps aviation professionals, frequent flyers, and enthusiasts document their journeys. Capture and relive flight details with this essential in-flight documentation tool. It's designed for seamless note-taking and sharing.
- In-flight documentation
- Journey capture
- Note-taking
- Sharing capabilities
- Aviation professional focus
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Flight Crew Notes is the essential tool for flight crews to elevate their in-flight documentation experience. Tailored for aviation professionals, this app is also perfect for frequent flyers and aviation enthusiasts. Your go-to companion for capturing and reliving the details of your journeys through the skies.
Skyden
This app is a modern pilot logbook designed for professionals. It allows for quick flight logging, secure cloud synchronization, and generation of compliant exportable logbooks. Track certificates and licenses with automatic reminders, and import data from other logbook services.
- Offline flight logging
- Secure cloud sync
- Exportable PDF logbooks
- Certificate and license tracking
- Import from other logbooks
- Interactive world map of visited airports
- Crew management and digital signatures
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LOG FLIGHTS. KEEP THE MEMORIES. Skyden is a pilot logbook for recording flights and saving the memories that come with them. Log a flight in seconds, add photos, and see your flying history on the map. LOG A FLIGHT IN SECONDS Skyden fills in aircraft, airports, times, and crew as you go. It works offline in the cockpit, at a remote airfield, or between sectors. Secure sync keeps your logbook up to date across your devices. SAVE THE MOMENTS Add photos to a flight and come back to them later. Save important flights and milestones as Memories, or make a flight card to share. SEE WHERE YOU HAVE FLOWN View every airport and route on one map. Trends show your flight time, landings, cross-country hours, aircraft, and more. EXPORT YOUR LOGBOOK Create PDF logbooks for EASA, FAA, TCCA, UK CAA, JCAB, UAE GCAA, and CASA. Print, sign, or share them when needed. IMPORT YOUR EXISTING LOGBOOK Import records from LogTen, ForeFlight, FlyLog, PILOTLOG, Swift Logbook, spreadsheets, and supported airline rosters. CERTIFICATES AND CURRENCY Track certificates, licenses, medicals, and currency. Skyden reminds you before they expire and lets captains and instructors sign flights in the app. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Skyden saves flights on your device first, then syncs them securely. Your flight data remains yours. SKYDEN PRO Log your first 20 flight hours for free. No subscription is required to start. Once you've logged 20 hours, subscribe to Skyden Pro to keep logging without limits. Available plans and current prices are shown before purchase. Subscription Information A Pro subscription is required to log beyond your first 20 flight hours. Pricing may vary by location. Check pricing under Top In-App Purchases, or in the Store section of Settings. Your subscription is charged through your App Store account and renews automatically 24 hours before the current period ends, unless auto-renewal is turned off. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. After cancellation, access continues until the end of the current billing period. -- Terms of Use: https://skyden.app/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://skyden.app/legal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Crew Notes at none against Skyden's 11. Flight Crew Notes also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Skyden's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Skyden sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Flight Crew Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flight Crew Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, Skyden every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flight Crew Notes | Skyden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Lindasson | Guillaume Huchet |
Customer experience
Flight Crew Notes
Skyden
In-app purchases
Flight Crew Notes
No in-app purchases
Skyden
- Skyden Pro5 variants$9.991 Month
- Skyden Pro$49.991 Year
- Skyden Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Skyden Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Skyden Pro3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Skyden Pro$79.991 Year
- Skyden Plus Lifetime$179.99
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