Comparison

FlightLedger vs PaxLog

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

Head to head
About

FlightLedger

Features
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FlightLedger is a simple, private flight log. Scan a boarding pass barcode, take a photo of a ticket, or type in your trip—then see every flight on a list and on a world map. No account, no ads, no tracking. ADD FLIGHTS YOUR WAY • Scan the barcode on your boarding pass (BCBP) for instant From/To, date, and flight number—supports multi-leg trips. • Prefer a photo? Point your camera or pick an image; the app crops and reads the text (OCR) and suggests departure, arrival, date, and flight number. Edit anything before saving. • Add multiple photos in one go and confirm each flight. • Or enter trips manually: search airports by IATA code, name, or keywords (including Chinese). YOUR FLIGHTS ON THE MAP • Every flight appears as a route on a global map with pins for departure and arrival. • Filter by year and see visited countries, total flights, and total distance (in km). • Tap a flight for details and a single-route map; edit or delete any time (swipe to delete in the list or use Delete in the detail screen). GLOBAL AIRPORT DATA • The app includes worldwide airport data (including China). Search by IATA (e.g. PEK, PVG), English name, or local keywords. • Perfect for frequent flyers and trip planners who want one place for all their flights. PRIVACY FIRST • All data stays on your device. We don’t collect, upload, or sell your trips. • No analytics, no ads, no account required. Camera and photos are used only when you scan or pick an image. • Delete individual flights or remove the app to erase everything. Requires iOS 17 or later. Best with iPhone and iPad.

About

PaxLog

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PaxLog is a personal flight logbook for passengers, aviation enthusiasts, and crew members who want to keep a detailed record of their journeys. Log your flights, explore your travel history on interactive maps, review detailed statistics, rediscover past journeys, save photos and travel memories, and build a personal archive of your flying history. Designed for iPhone and iPad, PaxLog combines detailed flight logging with powerful tools for exploring where, when, how, and on what you have flown. KEY FEATURES • Extensive aviation database with more than 60,000 airports • More than 5,500 airlines and operators, including current and historic entries • More than 2,000 aircraft types • Search online for flight numbers, routes, aircraft registrations, and additional flight information to help complete your entries • Enter scheduled and actual flight times in local time or UTC • Automatic departure and arrival delay calculation • Add terminals, gates, parking positions, runways, baggage belts, seats, travel class, ticket information, notes, and other details • Organize related flights into named Flight Groups for holidays, business trips, and multi-sector journeys • View historical and current weather information for logged flights • Set your home airport and use your current location to find nearby airports • Explore your flight history on an interactive map, including offline map support • Save aircraft photos, boarding passes, and personal travel memories • Search online for aircraft photos, including images closest to your flight date • Search your flight history by airports, routes, airlines, registrations, flight numbers, photos, remarks, special liveries, weather information, and more FLIGHT MEMORIES & YEAR IN REVIEW Rediscover your flying history with Flight Memories. Look back at flights from the same day in previous years, anniversaries, milestones, first visits, aircraft and airline memories, and other personal aviation highlights. Year in Review brings together your flights, map, statistics, favourite airlines and airports, aircraft, longest journeys, newly visited places, and photos for a personal overview of each year in the air. DETAILED STATISTICS & PASSPORTS Explore statistics for airports, countries, airlines, operating airlines, aircraft types, registrations, manufacturers, aircraft families and subfamilies, routes, flight numbers, distances, durations, seats, special liveries, records, milestones, and more. Dedicated Airport, Airline, and Aircraft Type Passports bring together the flights, routes, statistics, photos, and other information connected with each entry. YOUR PERSONAL AVIATION ARCHIVE PaxLog is designed as a detailed personal archive of your flying history. Whether you want to remember individual journeys, track the aircraft you have flown on, explore your travel patterns, revisit old memories, or simply watch your flight history grow over the years, PaxLog keeps everything together in one place. Sync your flight log across your devices with iCloud and create local backups to safeguard or transfer your data. Your flight data stays private. It is stored on your device and, when enabled, in your personal iCloud account. PaxLog does not transmit your personal flight log data to the developer. The free version allows you to add up to 50 flights. A one-time in-app purchase removes this limit and unlocks unlimited flight entries. Please note: PaxLog is intended for personal flight tracking and is not a certified or professional pilot logbook.

Screenshots

FlightLedger4 screens
PaxLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlightLedger at none against PaxLog's 1. FlightLedger also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). PaxLog's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). 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. PaxLog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FlightLedger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlightLedger ships an update every 11 days, PaxLog every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
FlightLedger versus PaxLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlightLedgerPaxLog
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGUOYU WANGChristian Ettelt

In-app purchases

None

FlightLedger

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PaxLog

One-time1
  • Full Version Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is FlightLedger free?
FlightLedger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PaxLog free?
PaxLog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FlightLedger or PaxLog have ads?
Neither FlightLedger nor PaxLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FlightLedger or PaxLog?
FlightLedger ships an update every 11 days, and PaxLog every 3 days. Most recently, FlightLedger was updated on October 24, 2026 and PaxLog on October 24, 2026.

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