Comparison

APDL vs Pilot Pro

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

Head to head
About

APDL

This app serves as a comprehensive daily logbook for airline pilots, built by pilots for pilots. It offers detailed legality calculations, duty time management, schedule importing, and payroll tracking, all while ensuring compliance with Part 117 regulations.

Highlights
  • Part 117 legality calculations
  • Duty time management
  • Payroll tracking and calculator
  • Schedule importing
  • Flight logging and updates
  • Customizable status board
  • Exportable reports
Features
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FIRST 90 DAYS FREE for new users. APDL is the airline pilot logbook built by airline pilots, for airline pilots. Designed specifically for Part 117 scheduled operations, APDL combines your logbook with real-time legality, duty and rest tracking, payroll, and schedule importing in one app. LEGALITY & DUTY - Complete 14 CFR Part 117 coverage with up-to-the-minute legality calculations - What-If legality calculations to see how changes affect you - Color-coded legality and projected delay status - Duty and rest charts with color-coded progress bars - Latest Available Takeoff Time (LATT) using planned taxi-out, enroute, and taxi-in times - Automatic duty adjustments based on your report/release settings - Default rest facility support - FAR 1.1 flight time and automatic night calculation SCHEDULE IMPORT - FREE schedule importer supporting 200+ airline formats with time zone support - Direct Flight Crew View integration - Safari share extension for quick importing - Sync flights to the calendar of your choice - Schedule and Calendar views for monthly duty review; tap to add duty LOGGING & TRIP SHEET - Familiar trip sheet format showing gates, turn times, aircraft changes, and projected delays - Cloud data automatically fills in gates, aircraft, and OOOI times - Gate and equipment change notifications - CrossCheck validator flags incomplete or inaccurate entries - Aircraft photos synced across devices - Export flights on APDL.net for import into Logbook Pro STATUS BOARD, WIDGETS & ALERTS - Customizable Status Board with widgets for each duty phase, including LATT and EDCT - Home Screen widgets, Dynamic Island, Live Activities, and CarPlay - Alerts for legality changes, ready-to-fly status, and hotel van departures COMMUTING & TRAVEL - Advanced commute tools and deadhead flight search - Tap a search result to view flight options in FlightAware - Hotel management - Leg resources for EDCT, airport diagrams, and more WEATHER - TAF, METAR, and decoded summaries - Weather map with planned and actual overlays; tap endpoints for weather and FAA delay info PAYROLL & REPORTS - Detailed payroll tracking and calculator - Pay period charts with trip and cumulative totals - Payroll and summary views - On-time performance reporting - Exportable reports in the app and on APDL.net; use Handoff to open reports in your Mac browser - Automatic résumé generation DATA & SYNC - Sync across all your devices with automatic online backup included - Data organized by airline/employer, with archiving - Extensive settings for complete customization Share APDL with fellow crewmembers from the app menu. Subscriptions do not auto-renew. Purchases are charged to your Apple Account. Subscription terms and pricing are available under My Account in the app. Privacy Policy: https://nc-software.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://nc-software.com/tos APDL is a registered trademark of NC Software, Inc.

About

Pilot Pro

An electronic pilot logbook designed for pilots to track flights, aircraft, and certifications. It offers customizable dashboards, automatic syncing across devices, and export options for backups and check-rides. Features include night flight calculations, a worldwide airport directory, and reminders for important aviation dates.

Highlights
  • Customizable flight dashboard
  • Night flight calculation
  • Photo logging for flights/aircraft
  • Automatic device syncing
  • Customizable logbook fields
  • Worldwide airport directory
  • Medical exam and currency reminders
  • Certification and rating tracking
Features
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Pilot Pro packs a host of features in an elegant design to give you what you want in an electronic pilot logbook. Here are just a few of the features available: • View a customizable Dashboard with all your flight totals • Night flight calculation • Add photos of your flights and aircraft • Both dark and light modes available for the user interface • Automatically sync all your devices • Log anything you want with custom logbook and aircraft fields • Worldwide airport directory of 70,000+ airports • Create reminders to keep track of medical exams, flight reviews, currency, etc. • Track your endorsements, certifications, and ratings using achievements • Specify flight time goals • Custom currencies • Export/print your logbook to a PDF or as CSV for check-rides and backups • Sign each logbook entry with your finger • Monitor your landing and approach currency • Search and filter your logbook, aircraft, and dashboard totals • View approach logs and generate an FAA 8710 report • Import your logbook using our CSV/Excel template Learn more on pilotpro.com Apple's terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

APDL4 screens
Pilot Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: APDL at 4.4 against Pilot Pro's 1.6. APDL also leads on ratings volume (985 vs 7). Pilot Pro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. APDL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pilot Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

APDL holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APDL has 985 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of APDL's written reviews are positive against 29% of Pilot Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

APDL ships an update every 4 months, Pilot Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
APDL versus Pilot Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPDLPilot Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (985 ratings) — better1.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews — better29.4% of reviews
Number of ratings985 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNC Software, Inc.Labrum Co.

Customer experience

APDL

All ratings983 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative47.7%

Pilot Pro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative52.9%

Bugs and requests

APDL

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Logbook data loss and login issues
  • Unreliable schedule import and date changes
  • Commute flight information duplication

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved schedule import and sync capabilities
  • Support for Part 135 and cargo operations
  • Automatic sync with Logbook Pro
  • Enhanced reporting and data export options

Pilot Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

APDL

One-time4
  • APDL 30 Days$51.99
  • APDL 3 Months$103.99
  • APDL 6 Months$151.99
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  • APDL 1 Year$199.99
3 purchases

Pilot Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Pilot Pro$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pilot Pro iOS$39.99
  • Pilot Pro Mac$59.99

Questions

Is APDL free?
APDL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilot Pro free?
Pilot Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, APDL or Pilot Pro?
APDL is rated higher. APDL averages 4.4 out of 5 from 985 ratings, while Pilot Pro averages 1.6 from 7 ratings.
Do APDL or Pilot Pro have ads?
Neither APDL nor Pilot Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APDL or Pilot Pro?
APDL ships an update every 4 months, and Pilot Pro monthly. Most recently, APDL was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pilot Pro on November 7, 2026.

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