Comparison

FlightTimer26 vs FlyNextLeg

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

Head to head
About

FlightTimer26

Features
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FlightTimer26 - Your Digital Kneeboard Replacement Replace paper notes and manual calculations with a precise digital flight timer designed for pilots. FlightTimer26 eliminates reading errors and calculation mistakes that can occur when writing on paper during flight. KEY FEATURES: • Real-time block time tracking (block start/end) • Engine hours monitoring with dual format support (decimal hours or hh:mm) • Automatic flight time calculations • Clean, distraction-free interface optimized for cockpit use • Support for both decimal and hours:minutes engine time formats • UTC time option for international operations • Previous flights history for quick reference • iCloud sync across all devices (iPad, iPhone, Mac) PERFECT FOR: • Private pilots tracking flight time and engine hours • Flight schools monitoring student progress • Aircraft owners maintaining accurate maintenance records • Anyone who wants to eliminate paper-based flight tracking • Pilots using iPad in cockpit and iPhone for logbook entries WHY FLIGHTTIMER26: Unlike traditional logbooks, FlightTimer26 focuses on real-time flight data capture. It replaces the paper notes you'd typically write on your kneeboard during flight, ensuring accurate time tracking and eliminating manual calculation errors. The app prevents common mistakes like: • Misreading engine hour counters • Calculation errors in flight time • Lost or damaged paper notes • Inconsistent time format recording Designed with pilots in mind, the interface is clean and distraction-free, allowing you to focus on flying while accurately recording essential flight data. WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATION: Use your iPad in the cockpit for real-time data entry, then access all flight data on your iPhone or Mac for logbook entries. iCloud sync ensures your data is always available across all devices. Note: This app is designed as a digital replacement for paper flight notes and kneeboard entries, not as a replacement for official aircraft logbooks or maintenance records. Available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, and French. WHAT'S NEW (für Updates): Version 1.0: • Initial release • Digital kneeboard replacement for flight timing • Engine hours tracking with dual format support • Block time and flight time calculations • Multi-language support (EN, DE, IT, ES, FR) • Clean, cockpit-optimized interface

About

FlyNextLeg

Discover real flight routes for your simulator, complete with actual aircraft, callsigns, and departure times. Track your flights live, receive airspace alerts, and access interactive checklists. Features a live map of Europe showing active air traffic control.

Highlights
  • Real flight routes across Europe
  • Live ATC map
  • Flight tracking with Live Activity
  • Airspace and descent alerts
  • Interactive aircraft checklists
  • Filter flights by owned add-ons
Features
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Pick a real airline flight and fly it in your simulator. NextLeg holds almost 40,000 real routes across Europe — with the actual aircraft types, callsigns and departure times — refreshed every week. FIND YOUR NEXT FLIGHT • Search by airport, aircraft, airline or how much time you have • Roll a random flight or take the challenge of the day • Mark the add-ons you own and see only flights you can really fly FLY WHERE THE CONTROLLERS ARE • Live map of Europe showing where VATSIM ATC is online right now • Every airport with positions and frequencies: DEL, GND, TWR, APP, ATIS • Watch your favourite airports and get a push the moment a controller opens TRACK YOUR FLIGHT • Follow your VATSIM flight live, with Live Activity on the lock screen • Alerts before you enter controlled airspace — with the frequency to call • Top-of-descent reminder so you never overshoot again • Interactive A320 and B737 checklists at your fingertips In six languages: English, Polski, Deutsch, Français, Español, Português. No account. No ads. Data: VATSIM.

Screenshots

FlightTimer264 screens
FlyNextLeg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlyNextLeg at every 9 days against FlightTimer26's every 5 weeks. FlightTimer26's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightTimer26 ships an update every 5 weeks, FlyNextLeg every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FlightTimer26 versus FlyNextLeg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightTimer26FlyNextLeg
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian HeimOLIWIER JAKUB GRZECHNIK

In-app purchases

None

FlightTimer26

No in-app purchases

None

FlyNextLeg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlightTimer26 free?
FlightTimer26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlyNextLeg free?
FlyNextLeg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlightTimer26 or FlyNextLeg have ads?
Neither FlightTimer26 nor FlyNextLeg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightTimer26 or FlyNextLeg?
FlightTimer26 ships an update every 5 weeks, and FlyNextLeg every 9 days. Most recently, FlightTimer26 was updated on October 9, 2026 and FlyNextLeg on October 6, 2026.

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