Comparison

Logbook Ultra vs Recency

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. 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 analyse 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 CASA (Australia), FAA (United States) 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 flight hours free. Subscribe to unlock advanced features, including ADS-B flight radar autofill, calendar sync, and unlimited logging. Secure discounted Version 3 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

Recency

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Recency keeps your flight recency front and centre so you never get caught short before a flight. Define your recency requirements, log your events, and see at a glance what's current, what's expiring, and what needs attention. WHY RECENCY Whether it's three takeoffs and landings in 90 days, a 2D instrument approach in the last 90 days, medical certificate or flight review expiries, or any other rule you fly to, Recency gives you a single clear view of where you stand. The home screen shows every recency item colour coded by how close it is to expiry, sorted with the most urgent at the top, so the first thing you see is the thing you need to act on. KEY FEATURES • Custom recency definitions - set any rolling quantity over any period in days, months, or years, also set expiries as well for items with expiry dates • Calendar-accurate periods - "six months" means six calendar months, not 180 fixed days. • Colour coded list - red when expired, orange and yellow when approaching, green when comfortably current. Tap any item to see its history. • Configurable thresholds - choose when the orange and yellow warnings kick in. • Bulk logging - log every event from a single day in one go. • Per-item history - your last 100 entries for any requirement, with the same colour cues so you can see at a glance which still count. • iCloud sync - your data flows between every device signed in to the same iCloud account. Sign in on a second iPhone or iPad and it's already there. • Home screen widgets - small, medium, and large. • Works offline - sync is a bonus, not a requirement. Everything is fully functional without an internet connection. YOUR DATA Your data lives on your devices and in your own private iCloud database. Nothing is sent to a server we operate. Nothing is shared, analysed, or sold.

Screenshots

Logbook Ultra4 screens
Recency4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recency at none against Logbook Ultra's 4. Logbook Ultra's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Recency asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logbook Ultra ships an update every 10 days, Recency every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Logbook Ultra versus Recency: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogbook UltraRecency
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFuture Approach Pty LtdLuke Cashion-Lozell

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
None

Recency

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logbook Ultra free?
Logbook Ultra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recency free?
Recency is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logbook Ultra or Recency have ads?
Neither Logbook Ultra nor Recency shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logbook Ultra or Recency?
Logbook Ultra ships an update every 10 days, and Recency every 5 days. Most recently, Logbook Ultra was updated on September 29, 2026 and Recency on September 30, 2026.

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