EFB Logbook vs GEARUP PILOT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
GEARUP PILOT
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GearUp Pilot : Your flight school in your pocket. Built for student pilots, licensed pilots, and instructors at flying clubs and ATOs (Approved Training Organisations), GearUp Pilot brings everything you need for your aviation life into one beautifully designed app. PLAN YOUR FLIGHTS • Browse your club's full schedule with month, week, day and timeline views • Book aircraft and instructor slots in seconds • See aircraft availability, weather windows and reservation conflicts at a glance • Get real-time notifications for confirmations, changes and cancellations DIGITAL LOGBOOK • Log every flight directly from your phone — no more paper logbooks • Auto-filled data from your reservation: aircraft, route, times, instructor • Instructor validation with electronic signature • Track total hours, PIC time, dual time, IFR time and more • Export your logbook anytime TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS • Follow your training progress in real time • View upcoming sessions, completed milestones and exam readiness • Access lesson briefings and debriefings • Stay on top of every step toward your PPL, CPL, IR or rating LICENSES & MEDICAL • Centralise your pilot license, medical certificate, language proficiency and ratings • Receive automatic alerts before any document expires • Never miss a renewal again DOCUMENTS • Aircraft manuals, MEL, checklists, club bulletins — all in one place • Available offline for your flights • Always the latest version pushed by your school STAY CONNECTED • Direct messaging with your instructors and flight school staff • Club announcements and operational notices • In-app notifications for everything that matters DESIGNED FOR PILOTS, BY PILOTS GearUp Pilot is built in close collaboration with French and European flying clubs. Every feature solves a real problem from real pilot workflows. The interface is fast, clean, works in both portrait and landscape, and respects your privacy. REQUIREMENTS Your flight school must be a GearUp customer to give you access. If your club doesn't use GearUp yet, ask them to get in touch — we'd love to onboard them. SUPPORT & PRIVACY Questions? Reach us in-app or at support@gearup.cloud. Your data stays yours : we never sell or share it. See our privacy policy for full details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GEARUP PILOT at none against EFB Logbook's 4. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. EFB Logbook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. GEARUP PILOT asks for nothing beyond the download.
EFB Logbook ships an update fortnightly, GEARUP PILOT every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EFB Logbook | GEARUP PILOT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THOMAS STEVEN LEDGER | GEAR UP |
In-app purchases
EFB Logbook
- 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
GEARUP PILOT
No in-app purchases









