SafeHours vs LogbookScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SafeHours
This tool helps Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) monitor duty time limits. It visualizes flight, ground, and class time on a 24-hour timeline, providing automatic warnings for excessive hours or insufficient rest. Customize rules and export data locally for efficient schedule management.
- Track Flight, Ground, SIM, and Class time
- Visualize activity on a 24-hour timeline
- Automatic warnings for excessive hours
- Customize duty rules
- Export and save data locally
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SafeHours is a tool designed specifically for Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) to manage and monitor daily, weekly, and consecutive duty time limits. With a clean interface and intuitive design, SafeHours allows CFIs to: • Track Flight, Ground, SIM, and Class time • Visualize activity on a 24-hour timeline • Receive automatic warnings for excessive hours or inadequate rest • Record Writtens/Practicals and Endorsements with Photos! • Customize duty rules based on your school's policies • Export and save data locally Whether you’re checking today’s totals or reviewing the past 7 days, SafeHours puts flight safety and schedule management in the palm of your hand. Built by instructors, for instructors.
LogbookScan
Digitize your paper pilot logbooks with AI-powered scanning. Automatically read handwritten or printed entries, extract flight times, calculate totals, and organize your data digitally. Export to airline-ready formats without manual entry.
- AI-powered logbook scanning
- Reads handwritten and printed entries
- Extracts flight times and details
- Automatic calculation of totals
- Digital organization of records
- Export to airline-ready formats
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LogbookScan — Your paper logbook, digitized. Instantly. Still flipping through pages to total your flight time? LogbookScan uses smart AI scanning to convert your handwritten, printed or pdf pilot logbooks into accurate, searchable, and exportable digital records — saving you hours of manual entry. Built by pilots, for pilots. Scan. Extract. Track. Done. Simply snap photos of your logbook pages and LogbookScan automatically: • Reads handwritten and printed entries • Extracts flight times and details • Calculates totals instantly • Organizes everything digitally • Exports to airline-ready formats No typing. No stress. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://logbookscan.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://logbookscan.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LogbookScan at Free against SafeHours's $4.99. SafeHours's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 7). On update cadence, 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
LogbookScan is free to download; SafeHours costs $4.99 up front. LogbookScan sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SafeHours asks for nothing beyond the download.
SafeHours holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.
SafeHours ships an update weekly, LogbookScan every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.
| Parameter | SafeHours | LogbookScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #133 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stacy Elliott | Samson Weya |
Customer experience
SafeHours
LogbookScan
In-app purchases
SafeHours
No in-app purchases
LogbookScan
- Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Premium ultimate$49.991 Year
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- Premium Elite$79.991 Year
- Scan Credits50$49.99
- Scan Credit75$74.99
- Scan_Credits150$149.99









