Comparison

FlightNexus vs EFB Logbook

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

Head to head
About

FlightNexus

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FlightNexus: The Ultimate Electronic Flight Bag & Career Companion Turn every sim flight into a real pilot experience. FlightNexus is the all-in-one companion built for serious virtual pilots who want more than “just a map.” Whether you fly Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane, or Infinite Flight, FlightNexus upgrades your sessions into a full aviation workflow: plan smarter, track cleaner, communicate with smart ATC, and build a career that feels rewarding. If you love that “professional cockpit” feeling… you’re going to love this. SIMBRIEF INTEGRATION (PREFLIGHT) Start your mission correctly. - Instant Sync: Enter your username in the Preflight tab and grab your latest flight plan in seconds. - Real Briefing Data: Review block fuel, payload, weights, route waypoints, METARs, TAFs, and NOTAMs in a premium layout. ATC COMPANION (OFFLINE, PHASE-BASED) Immersive ATC from preflight to gate, no simulator connection required. - Procedural and Predictive: Smart phase flow with proactive advisories, descent timing, handoffs, and contextual reminders. - Voice from Day 1: Offline natural ATC voice output plus push-to-talk voice input for actions, readbacks, and requests. - Serious Pilot Workflow: Readback validation, transcript, sync controls, training/checkride scoring, and exportable debrief reports. ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG (EFB) Your in-flight command center with mission-critical tools in one interface. - Native OFP Viewer: Consult your active flight plan document (PDF) anytime during the flight. - Aviation Calculators: Six professional tools built-in: - Glidepath Planner (TOD) - Rate for Groundspeed (Vertical Speed) - Navigation Solver (Time/Distance/Speed) - Fuel Converter (Volume/Weight) - Weight Converter (Lbs/Kg) - Pressure Converter (hPa/inHg) - Integrated Notes & Checklists: Keep your cockpit organized. Write flight notes and manage procedures directly within the app without switching screens. - Charts NEXUS CAREER MODE Make your flights matter. Build a persistent pilot career across all your simulators. - Rank Up: Start as a Student Pilot and climb toward Senior Captain by flying, logging, and progressing. - Addictive Economy: Earn credits for every mile, then spend them on premium lifestyle and aviation collectibles. - Licenses and Type Ratings: Unlock better opportunities with pilot licenses (PPL, CPL) and type ratings. - Passport and Logbook: Every airport you visit becomes part of your story, including Real Home bonuses. NEXUS ALLIANCE (VIRTUAL AIRLINE) Step into a professional airline environment. - Professional Ranks: Progress from First Officer to Senior Captain. - Advanced Economy: Realistic payroll with base pay, seniority bonuses, and aircraft complexity effects. - Route Mastery: Build reputation on specific city pairs to unlock loyalty-based seniority bonuses. - Boarding Pass Logbook: Review flight history with ticket-style summaries, UTC timing, and payout details. DYNAMIC WORLD MAP (PREDICTIVE TRACKING) No connection plugins needed. FlightNexus uses advanced physics prediction from your OFP. - Smart Route Projection: Follow great-circle progress synchronized to your planned schedule. - Flight Status Overlay: Monitor predicted altitude and active waypoints from dispatch data. - Visual Clarity: A clean interactive globe without complex simulator link-ups. LIVE ACTIVITIES & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your flight stays with you even when you are not staring at the app. - See flight progress and ETA instantly on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. FlightNexus is not just a tool. It’s your briefing room, your EFB, your ATC, your logbook, and your pilot career — in one place. Download FlightNexus and make every flight count. Note: FlightNexus is a companion application for flight simulation enthusiasts and is not intended for real-world navigation. Privacy Policy: https://miguelrodriguez.github.io/apps/flightnexus/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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EFB Logbook

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EFB Logbook is your digital logbook for flight simulation. Keep your flights together, explore saved routes, track your progress and import flight plans from SimBrief. YOUR FLIGHTS, WITHIN REACH • Find recent flights on Overview and open your full history in Logbook • Record departure, arrival, aircraft, callsign and distance • Open a flight’s Overview, Map, Insights and Plan / OFP sections • View planned SimBrief routes with airport and waypoint markers • Choose your date format and map colours, including a colour vision friendly palette • Learn the layout with a skippable interactive tutorial READY FOR RECORDED FLIGHT INSIGHTS The mobile app is ready to display private flown tracks, selected metrics and short flight summaries synced to your account from compatible Windows recordings. This requires the Windows sync update, which is being prepared separately. Flights without a synced recording still show their saved details and available plan. Recorded insights are visible only to the flight owner. STATS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Track flight counts, distance, passengers, cargo and fuel totals. Unlock badges as you fly. Key route and distance fields are protected to keep your statistics consistent. MORE WITH PRO • Import your latest SimBrief OFP and apply route, aircraft, callsign, fuel, passenger and cargo details • Import saved planning ATIS into the scratchpad; this is a planning snapshot, not live ATIS • Access unlimited history, CSV exports and advanced editing • Publish flights and choose ICAO or IATA airport display SimBrief import requires a SimBrief account. No SimBrief subscription is required. EFB Logbook is designed exclusively for flight simulation, including MSFS, X-Plane and Prepar3D. It does not provide navigation or operational guidance for real-world aviation. No ads. PRO is an optional monthly auto-renewing subscription. Cancel anytime through your App Store subscription settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://efblogbook.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

FlightNexus4 screens
EFB Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlightNexus at daily against EFB Logbook's fortnightly. EFB Logbook's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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. FlightNexus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and EFB Logbook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightNexus ships an update daily, EFB Logbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
FlightNexus versus EFB Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightNexusEFB Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size806 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiguel RodriguezTHOMAS STEVEN LEDGER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FlightNexus

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
4 purchases

EFB Logbook

Subscriptions4
  • PRO Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • EFB Logbook PRO 3 Months$9.993 Months
  • EFB Logbook PRO 6 Months$19.996 Months
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  • EFB Logbook PRO 1 Year$29.991 Year

Questions

Is FlightNexus free?
FlightNexus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EFB Logbook free?
EFB Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlightNexus or EFB Logbook have ads?
Neither FlightNexus nor EFB Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightNexus or EFB Logbook?
FlightNexus ships an update daily, and EFB Logbook fortnightly. Most recently, FlightNexus was updated on October 4, 2026 and EFB Logbook on October 17, 2026.

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