Comparison

FlightPAL vs Logbook

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

Head to head
About

FlightPAL

Automate your flight logging with this powerful pilot logbook app. Track flights, view routes, and get instant summaries of your progress. Connect with a flying community and access a global airport database.

Highlights
  • Automatic flight logging
  • Flight path tracking
  • Instant logbook summaries
  • Progress tracking for licenses
  • Global airport database
  • Pilot community features
Features
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FlightPAL is a powerful, automated pilot logbook built to simplify flight logging for student and licensed pilots. Log flights in seconds. Track your progress automatically. Focus on flying, not paperwork. -- Automatic Flight Logging -- Start and stop flights with a single tap. FlightPAL automatically records: • Off and On block times • Departure and arrival airfields • Aircraft type and registration • PIC / Instructor • Flight duration • Route data No more manual data entry. -- Flight Path Trace -- Review your full flight route after landing. See exactly where you flew with automatic path tracking. Perfect for circuit review, training analysis and accurate record keeping. -- Instant Logbook Summaries -- Get a clear overview of: • Total flight hours • Passenger / Night Currency • PIC / Dual time • Aircraft breakdown • Progress toward licence requirements Stay ready for checkrides and renewals. -- FlightPAL Social -- Add friends. Share achievements. Track milestones. Stay connected with your flying community. -- Global Airport Database -- 35,000+ airports worldwide. Built for Real Pilots Whether you are a PPL student or building hours toward commercial, FlightPAL keeps your logbook organised and professional. Download FlightPAL and upgrade your pilot logbook today. -- Terms of Use -- https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Logbook

Features
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Logbook is the pilot logbook that respects your money and your data. Log flights in seconds, always know if you're current, and bring your whole flying history with you — for one payment, no subscription, ever. LOG A FLIGHT IN SECONDS Tap in a flight with smart defaults, or duplicate your last one and tweak it. Aircraft profiles auto-fill category, class and conditions. Everything works completely offline. KNOW IF YOU'RE LEGAL — AT A GLANCE Logbook reads your flights and shows your currency like a cockpit panel: green, amber, red. Passenger day and night (FAA 61.57), IFR — with the self-regain window and IPC logic spelled out — flight review (61.56) and medical (61.23), each with the exact date it lapses and what restores it. NEVER GET CAUGHT NON-CURRENT (PRO) Turn on currency reminders and Logbook notifies you before each currency lapses, so a checkride, a trip, or night currency never sneaks up on you. BRING YOUR HISTORY (PRO) Switching from another app? Import your logbook from any CSV file. Logbook maps your flights, links your aircraft, and shows the totals reconciled before anything is saved. REAL TOTALS, REAL REPORTS Lifetime and date-ranged totals across every category — PIC, night, cross-country, instrument, by class and type. Export a classic, print-ready PDF logbook, an experience summary, or your full data as CSV (Pro). Your logbook is always yours. YOURS, EVERYWHERE Sign in to iCloud and your flights, aircraft and currency sync privately across your iPhone and iPad — and survive a reinstall or a new device. No account, no servers, no ads. PAY ONCE. OWN IT FOREVER. Unlimited manual logging, totals, currency and iCloud sync are free. Unlock import, reminders and exports with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no account, no ads. Logbook provides computed guidance to help you stay current; you remain responsible for verifying your currency and the accuracy of your records.

Screenshots

FlightPAL4 screens
Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

FlightPAL and Logbook are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. FlightPAL sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Logbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
FlightPAL versus Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightPALLogbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathew PayneSahil Jain

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FlightPAL

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Logbook

One-time1
  • Logbook Pro$39.99

Questions

Is FlightPAL free?
FlightPAL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Logbook free?
Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlightPAL or Logbook have ads?
Neither FlightPAL nor Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightPAL or Logbook?
FlightPAL ships an update every 3 weeks, and Logbook every 3 weeks. Most recently, FlightPAL was updated on October 31, 2026 and Logbook on October 31, 2026.

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