Comparison

FlightMate vs Logbook PDF Converter

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

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About

FlightMate

Automates flight and duty logging with comprehensive records for flights, simulators, and regulatory compliance. Offers smart currency monitoring, roster integration, and performance analytics. Supports multiple international logbook formats and secure data syncing.

Highlights
  • Automated flight and duty logging
  • Comprehensive flight and simulator records
  • EASA/FAA/ICAO/CCAR/TC FTL monitoring
  • Smarter currency monitoring
  • Roster integration and automation
  • Pilot performance and analytics reports
  • Secure iCloud sync
Features
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-Automated Flight & Duty Logging Log flights directly from your iPhone or Apple Watch. Flight times, routes, aircraft details, and duty data are captured automatically — minimizing manual input and reducing errors. -Comprehensive Flight & Simulator Records Record every flight, duty, and simulator session with full operational detail: • Aircraft type & registration • Routes, times, landings & approaches • Simulator type, remarks, and training notes -Regulatory Compliance & Fatigue Monitoring • EASA FTL Monitoring Full EASA Flight Time Limitation calculations with: • FDP, duty, and rest compliance • Extended Recovery Rest tracking • Automated alerts before limits are exceeded • FAA Acclimatization Monitoring Automatically tracks time-zone changes and acclimatization status in accordance with FAA guidance — with clear warnings and alerts. Expanded International Logbook & FTL Support • Transport Canada–compliant logbook format with integrated duty & rest monitoring • China (CAAC) logbook format with duty & rest tracking • Japan (JCAB) duty & rest monitoring added • Adaptable international duty & rest engine, allowing country-specific rule sets Smarter Currency Monitoring • New visual indicators make license, medical, and recency status instantly clear • FRM (Fatigue Risk Management) Monitoring Track cumulative fatigue risk with intelligent alerts to support safe scheduling and decision-making. - Roster Integration & Automation • Automatic roster entry and logging • Company-specific roster imports • Roster vs. actual flight time comparison • Accurate duty reconstruction without manual re-entry - Pilot Performance & Analytics Generate professional performance reports: • Planned roster vs. actual flight comparison • Duty efficiency and utilization analysis • Detailed filters by date, aircraft, airport, captaincy, simulator, or duty type Export clean PDF summaries for airline reviews, audits, and interviews. - EASA / FAA / ICAO / CCAR / TC Logbook Exports Create official logbook exports in globally accepted formats, ready for: • Airline audits • Check rides • Simulator assessments • Career interviews - Certificates & Endorsement Tracking • Medical certificates • Licenses & type ratings • Language proficiency • Dangerous Goods Operation Endorsements Automatic expiry monitoring with timely alerts. - Advanced Sync & Data Security • Fully automatic iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Optional manual sync control for maximum flexibility • Secure storage — your data stays private and protected - Easy Data Migration Import your existing records from: • Other logbook apps • Airline exports • Spreadsheet formats Move your history without losing data or accuracy. - Refined Experience • Continuous UI enhancements • Stability improvements and minor fixes • Optimized performance for daily professional use - Plans & Access • Free Plan Create and manage up to 50 flight entries with essential logbook tools. • Pro Subscription Unlock: • Unlimited entries • Automated flight & roster logging • EASA / FAA / FRM monitoring • Simulator tracking • Advanced analytics & reporting • Lifetime Access for Existing Users All users who purchased before version 4.26.2 retain full lifetime access — no subscription required. Whether you’re managing airline rosters, tracking fatigue compliance, or maintaining a career-ready logbook, Pilot Logbook delivers the precision, automation, and regulatory confidence modern pilots expect. Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://erolmurathan.com/privacy-policy

About

Logbook PDF Converter

Features
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Logbook PDF Converter turns your airline-issued flight-hour PDFs into clean CSV (or JSON) files that drop straight into the logbook app you already use. WHY THIS EXISTS Most operators send pilots a monthly PDF report of their flights. Almost no logbook app can import that PDF directly. Pilots end up retyping every leg by hand — date, route, times, aircraft, function — every month, for an entire career. This app deletes that work. HOW IT WORKS Drop your PDF. The app reads the rows, picks out date, departure, arrival, out / in times, total time, aircraft type, registration, function, and PIC, and renders them in a preview table. Pick the rows you want to export, choose the logbook profile, hit Download. That's it. The parser is source-agnostic. It doesn't match on operator names or magic header strings — it matches on the structural shape of a flight row (one date, two airport codes, two clock times, a duration). That means it works across operators, and works on the next operator without a code change. SUPPORTED LOGBOOK PROFILES - LogTen Pro (the LogTen-accepted CSV schema, byte-for-byte) - ForeFlight Logbook - MccPilotLog - AAFelog - Safelog - Generic CSV (anything that imports CSV) - JSON (the canonical FlightLeg array, for power users) CUSTOMISE ANYTHING Rename headers, hide columns, reorder columns, switch date format (ISO / US / EU), switch time format (HH:mm / decimal hours), switch delimiter (comma / semicolon / tab). Save your mapping per profile; export the mapping as JSON to share between devices. PRIVACY Your PDFs never leave your device. Not "we promise we won't look", but "there is no server, there is nowhere for them to go". The app is 100% on-device: - No account, no sign-in - No analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting - No outbound network requests for your data - The privacy nutrition label is empty because there is nothing to collect This is enforced in the test suite — every release runs an automated check that asserts no request leaves your device. OFFLINE READY Once installed, the app works without a network connection. Convert PDFs at FL370. OPEN SOURCE The full source is on GitHub. The parser, the export profiles, and the privacy claim are all reviewable. The project is MIT-licensed. ACCESSIBILITY Designed for WCAG 2.1 Level AA: full keyboard navigation, screen-reader labels on every interactive element, focus trapping in dialogs, no colour-only state cues. axe-core runs against every release in CI. VERIFY BEFORE IMPORTING The parser handles the layouts tested by the maintainer, but real-world operator PDFs vary. Always verify the converted output against your source PDF — row for row — before importing it into your logbook of record. Mistakes in flight-time accounting can affect currency, regulatory reporting, and recency calculations; they are yours to catch. SUPPORT Email orad@aero-logic.org or file an issue at github.com/orad86/logbook-pdf-converter. Redact pilot / crew names before sharing a sample PDF.

Screenshots

FlightMate4 screens
Logbook PDF Converter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Logbook PDF Converter at none against FlightMate's 2. Logbook PDF Converter also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). FlightMate's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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. FlightMate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Logbook PDF Converter asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightMate ships an update every 4 weeks, Logbook PDF Converter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlightMate versus Logbook PDF Converter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightMateLogbook PDF Converter
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErol MURATHANOrad Eldar

In-app purchases

2 purchases

FlightMate

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
None

Logbook PDF Converter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightMate free?
FlightMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Logbook PDF Converter free?
Logbook PDF Converter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlightMate or Logbook PDF Converter have ads?
Neither FlightMate nor Logbook PDF Converter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightMate or Logbook PDF Converter?
FlightMate ships an update every 4 weeks, and Logbook PDF Converter every 3 months. Most recently, FlightMate was updated on October 28, 2026 and Logbook PDF Converter on October 25, 2026.

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