Comparison

MEL Date vs Maintenance Experience Logbook

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

Head to head
About

MEL Date

This utility calculates expiry dates for specific categories (B, C, D) with a single click. It also includes functionality for CAT A date and flight hour calculations.

Highlights
  • CAT B, C, D expiry date calculation
  • CAT A date calculation
  • Flight hour calculation
  • One-click expiry lookup
Features
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MEL Date Calculator is a quick tool to look at the expiry date of CAT B,C,D with one click and still has a provision for CAT A date and flight hour calculation too.

About

Maintenance Experience Logbook

Features
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Build the practical experience record you need for your Part-66 licence or FAA A&P, one task at a time, right from the hangar or the ramp. Experience Logbook is made for aircraft maintenance engineers, technicians, apprentices and type-rating candidates. Log each job as you finish it, then export a clean, printable logbook ready to submit to your competent authority or employer. LOG FAST, ON THE LINE - A form that follows the experience logbook columns: date, station, aircraft type and registration, ATA chapter, task type, activity and time spent - Station, aircraft and privilege details carry over from your last entry, so repeat jobs take seconds - Airport lookup by ICAO code and a built-in aircraft type database - Works offline: log without signal and your entries sync when you're back online RECORD WHAT REGULATORS ASK FOR - Task types: FOT, SGH, R/I, MEL, TS, MOD, REP, INS - Activity types: Training, Perform, Supervise, CRS - Privileges from A to NDT certifying staff, covering A, B1, B2 and C categories - Reference each entry to its work order or AMM task for easy cross-checking EXPORT A READY-TO-SUBMIT LOGBOOK - EASA-style PDF - FAA-style PDF (A4 landscape, 14 columns, signature blocks) - Excel (.xlsx) for your own records or further editing FIND ANY ENTRY - Search and filter by date, station, aircraft, task type, privilege or free text - 12-month dashboard chart to see your experience build up BUILT-IN TOOLS - MEL rectification interval calculator for categories A to D - Store your licences and certificates in your profile: upload up to 15 PDFs and download or share them anytime YOUR DATA, PRIVATE - One account across your iPhone and iPad - Data hosted in the EU - No ads and no third-party tracking - Delete your account and data from inside the app at any time SUBSCRIPTION A subscription unlocks all features. Choose monthly or yearly billing. New users get a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MEL Date1 screens
Maintenance Experience Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Maintenance Experience Logbook at Free against MEL Date's $0.99. MEL Date's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Maintenance Experience Logbook is free to download; MEL Date costs $0.99 up front. Maintenance Experience Logbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MEL Date asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MEL Date versus Maintenance Experience Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMEL DateMaintenance Experience Logbook
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhtin kyawLjiljana Aspradakis

In-app purchases

None

MEL Date

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maintenance Experience Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is MEL Date free?
MEL Date costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maintenance Experience Logbook free?
Maintenance Experience Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MEL Date or Maintenance Experience Logbook have ads?
Neither MEL Date nor Maintenance Experience Logbook shows ads.

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