Comparison

Logbook Ultra vs BidCheck

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

Head to head
About

Logbook Ultra

This app serves as a professional pilot logbook, offering advanced features for tracking flight history, planning future flights, and analyzing flight data. It includes automatic data import and sync options, with a free tier for limited use and a subscription for full functionality.

Highlights
  • Flight data analysis and insights
  • Forward flight planning and currency tracking
  • ADS-B flight radar autofill
  • Airline schedule import
  • iOS Calendar sync
  • Offline aircraft database
  • Professional PDF logbook export
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Logbook Ultra is a premium digital pilot logbook for airline, charter and private pilots on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with professional PDF logbooks in FAA format. Your flights are stored in your own iCloud, with no separate account to create. Keep one logbook across your devices with Device Sync, and access your flights offline. Import your existing pilot logbook from LogTen Pro, SafeLog, CrewLounge PILOTLOG, other logbook apps, or a spreadsheet - or start fresh with your existing totals. Then keep it current with airline roster import, FMC / ACARS Capture, ADS-B autofill, and calendar sync. Free roster import for worldwide airlines including British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and many more, or request your airline in the app. Engineered over many years and trusted by professional pilots worldwide. DASHBOARD | Your flights at a glance Totals, recent activity, upcoming flights, milestones, and logbook health. STATUS | Limits & Projections Plan ahead with limits and currency projections based on your logged flying and operating rules. INSIGHTS | Explore your flying Interactively analyze your flying with distributions across date ranges, roles, aircraft and time types. FLIGHT GLOBE | Your whole career, on a globe Every route and airport you've flown, drawn on an interactive 3D globe you can spin and zoom. Tap an airport to filter Insights, replay your flying period by period with Play Timeline, or export it to Google Earth. INTELLIGENT FLIGHT WIDGET | Your next flight at a glance Your upcoming flight, route and countdown on your Home Screen, with the flights that follow. FMC & ACARS CAPTURE | Times straight from the flight deck Reads OUT, OFF, ON and IN from your FMC or ACARS screen for you to check before saving. Recognition happens entirely on your device. FEATURES • Device Sync: your pilot logbook kept up to date across iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud. • Airline roster import. • FMC & ACARS Capture. • ADS-B flight radar autofill. • iOS Calendar sync. • Smarter flight entry: a default crew member, crew roles suggested from your most recent crewed flight, Pilot Flying or Pilot Monitoring by default, an optional PF/PM swap when copying a return sector, instrument time auto-fill, and IFR time in the editor. • Professional PDF logbooks in FAA (United States), CASA (Australia) and EASA (Europe) formats. • Intelligent night calculation. • Worldwide offline aircraft database. • Logbook health indicators. • Secure iCloud backup. More than a digital logbook. Built to help you understand your flying and plan ahead. Log up to 250 hours of flight time free. Subscribe to unlock advanced features, including ADS-B flight radar autofill, calendar sync, and unlimited logging. Secure discounted Version 3.5 launch pricing and keep your renewal price for as long as your subscription remains active (subject to App Store policy and regional pricing). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BidCheck

Features
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BidCheck is the roster companion for airline pilots who bid in PBS. Your roster, the Open Time board and the pattern book, in one app on iPhone and iPad. YOUR ROSTER, DECODED Forward your ARMS roster email and BidCheck turns it into a clean calendar. • Every trip, leave block, sim and day off at a glance • Subscribe from Apple Calendar or Google Calendar and it stays in sync • A-day and call-in reminders, timed to your roster • ARMS allocation codes explained in plain English • Recent stick hours for the last 28 and 365 days NEVER MISS OPEN TIME Sign in to webCIS inside BidCheck and your Open Time board stays fresh in the background. • Every spare trip on a timeline against your own roster: what it credits, how long it is, and whether you're free, busy or could swap • Uncrewed and sick-cover trips clearly marked • Alerts when a trip you could take appears, plus watches for the ports and dates you care about • See who's operating an open-time trip • Know straight away when crewing assigns you a duty to accept • You sign in yourself. BidCheck never sees or stores your password, and never accepts, bids or changes anything in webCIS for you. YOUR BID, WRITTEN FOR YOU Say what you want in plain English (leave, must-be-home dates, ports, weekends off) and BidCheck builds a complete bid sheet from your pattern book. • Every request ranked and accounted for: see what was satisfied, what only partly fit, and why • Primary patterns with tiered fallbacks, so PBS always has a next choice • Day-off bids that only ever narrow inside the dates you asked for • Credit kept inside your divisor window, with leave and carry-over counted • Pin, remove or swap patterns and regenerate in seconds • A step-by-step guide to entering every bid EVERY PATTERN, SEARCHABLE The whole pattern book, parsed. Filter by destination, week, departure day, slip length and more. Every pattern shows its legs, credit, time on the ground, TAFB allowance and the forecast for each layover. Browse offline after the first sync. TRIP SWAPS (BETA) Propose a one-for-one swap with a pilot at your base, list a trip on the Trip Board, trade annual leave, or post a base swap for a bid period. Crewing rules and the 145-hour minimum guarantee are checked before anything is sent. ALSO IN BIDCHECK • Share a family-friendly version of your roster • Special meal requests sent to catering ahead of each trip • Home Screen widget for your bid period and roster SUBSCRIPTION BidCheck is free to download with a 2-month free trial. No payment is needed to start. After your trial: • Bi-Monthly: $17.99 AUD every 2 months • Annual: $49.99 AUD per year (save over 50%) Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://bidcheck.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://bidcheck.co/terms Support: https://bidcheck.co/support

Screenshots

Logbook Ultra4 screens
BidCheck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BidCheck at every 4 days against Logbook Ultra's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Logbook Ultra sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.95 per month and BidCheck sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logbook Ultra ships an update every 2 weeks, BidCheck every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
Logbook Ultra versus BidCheck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogbook UltraBidCheck
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFuture Approach Pty LtdMichael Hannan

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Logbook Ultra

Subscriptions4
  • Launch Pass - 1 Month$5.951 Month
  • OLD - Test subscription$22.951 Year
  • Launch Pass - 12 Months$29.951 Year
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  • Launch Pass - 12 Months$29.991 Year
1 purchases

BidCheck

Subscriptions1
  • BidCheck Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Logbook Ultra free?
Logbook Ultra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BidCheck free?
BidCheck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Logbook Ultra or BidCheck have ads?
Neither Logbook Ultra nor BidCheck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logbook Ultra or BidCheck?
Logbook Ultra ships an update every 2 weeks, and BidCheck every 4 days. Most recently, Logbook Ultra was updated on October 24, 2026 and BidCheck on October 24, 2026.

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