Comparison

APDL vs Flight Data Uploader

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

Flight Data Uploader

Features
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Skip retyping every flight into your logbook by hand. FlightUploader takes the CSV logs your Garmin avionics records on each flight and uploads them to your MyFlightbook logbook as pending flights — ready for you to review and confirm. Drop your SD card in once a week, point the app at the folder, and your logbook stays current. What it does • Scans a folder of Garmin CSV logs for new flights since your last upload • Filters out boot-up logs, taxi tests, and ground-only sessions automatically • Matches each flight's tail number against the aircraft in your MyFlightbook account • Uploads every selected log as a pending flight, with the original CSV attached so MyFlightbook can derive Hobbs, engine times, and route data • Optionally copies the same logs into a local folder of your choosing — handy for archiving to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or anywhere else Designed for privacy • No backend, no analytics, no telemetry, no third-party tracking • Your account, settings, and upload history sync across your iPhone and iPad through iCloud, scoped to your Apple ID • The developer never sees your flight data Requirements • An aircraft equipped with a Garmin avionics unit that exports CSV flight logs • A MyFlightbook account (free at myflightbook.com)

Screenshots

APDL4 screens
Flight Data Uploader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flight Data Uploader at none against APDL's 4. On price, update cadence, ads 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. APDL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Flight Data Uploader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
APDL versus Flight Data Uploader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPDLFlight Data Uploader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (984 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings984 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNC Software, Inc.ANDREW KARNANI-AXELROD

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

Flight Data Uploader

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
None

Flight Data Uploader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APDL free?
APDL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flight Data Uploader free?
Flight Data Uploader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do APDL or Flight Data Uploader have ads?
Neither APDL nor Flight Data Uploader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APDL or Flight Data Uploader?
APDL ships an update every 4 months, and Flight Data Uploader every 4 months. Most recently, APDL was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flight Data Uploader on October 25, 2026.

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