Comparison

EFB Logbook vs Sim Checklists

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

Head to head
About

EFB Logbook

Features
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EFB Logbook is a modern digital logbook built for flight simulation pilots who want more than just a list of flights. Log your flights, track your progress, unlock achievements, and import real flight plans directly from SimBrief. Whether you fly airliners, GA, or cargo ops, EFB Logbook turns your virtual flying into meaningful stats and progression. Core features • Log flights with departure, arrival, aircraft, callsign, and distance • Automatic distance calculation using real airport data • Private logbook or published flights (PRO) • Fast Quick Edit for callsign, aircraft, and visibility • Advanced Edit (PRO) for full control Stats, progression & badges • Flight counts, distance flown, passengers, cargo, and fuel totals • Achievement badges that unlock as you fly • Long-term progression that rewards consistency • Accurate stats protected by locked routes & distances SimBrief integration (PRO) • Import your latest SimBrief OFP in one tap • Automatically apply route, aircraft, callsign, fuel, pax, and cargo • Totals feed directly into your stats and badges • Optional attachment — apply fields without storing the OFP Requires a SimBrief account. No SimBrief subscription required. Export & sharing • Export your logbook to CSV (PRO) • Share individual flights • Choose ICAO or IATA airport display (PRO) Designed for accuracy EFB Logbook locks key flight data after logging to keep your stats honest. Need full control? Advanced Edit is available with PRO. Built for sim pilots • No ads • Clean, dark-mode focused UI • Designed specifically for MSFS, X-Plane, and Prepar3D users • Actively developed with community feedback Upgrade to PRO to unlock SimBrief import, unlimited history, exports, publishing, and advanced editing. PRO is a monthly auto-renewing subscription. Cancel anytime in App Store. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sim Checklists

Features
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Flight Sim Checklists keeps the cockpit flow in your hand while you fly on the sim. Pick your aircraft, work the checklist challenge-and-response style, and tap each line as it's called — no scrolling a PDF on a second monitor, no losing your place halfway down the approach. Built for desktop simmers who fly with a phone or tablet propped up next to the yoke. AIRCRAFT INCLUDED • Airbus A320 / A330 — 11 sections, Cockpit Preparation through Securing the Aircraft • Airbus A300 — 9 sections, Before Start through Securing Aircraft • Boeing 737 NG — 10 sections, Preflight through Secure 158 items in total, written in the ACTION → RESPONSE layout used on the flight deck, so what you read matches what you'd hear. RUN A CHECKLIST • Tap any line to check it off — it dims so your eye lands on what's left • Mark a whole section complete in one tap, or unmark it to run it again • Move between sections with buttons labelled with the actual next and previous section names • Haptic feedback on every check, with a distinct confirmation when a section completes SEE WHERE YOU ARE • A progress ring on each aircraft card shows how far through the flight you are • The section menu colour-codes every section: not started, in progress, or complete • Reopen an aircraft and it drops you straight back at the first section you haven't finished • Aircraft with a flight in progress sort to the top of the home screen • Reset a single section or the whole aircraft whenever you want a clean start • Progress clears itself after a day of inactivity, so the next flight never starts half-checked BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • iPad runs a two-column layout — section list on the left, live checklist on the right • iPhone keeps the checklist full-screen with the section list one tap away • Portrait and landscape, so it works flat on the desk or clipped to a stand • Dark mode, Dynamic Type, and full VoiceOver labelling on every item NO STRINGS • Works completely offline — every checklist ships inside the app • No account, no sign-in, no subscription • No ads, no analytics, no tracking, nothing collected about you For flight simulation and training-familiarisation use only. Not for use in real-world aviation. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Airbus, Boeing, Microsoft, or any aircraft manufacturer or simulator publisher. Always fly the real aircraft by its official, current documentation.

Screenshots

EFB Logbook4 screens
Sim Checklists3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sim Checklists at none against EFB Logbook's 4. EFB Logbook's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. EFB Logbook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Sim Checklists asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
EFB Logbook versus Sim Checklists: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEFB LogbookSim Checklists
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHOMAS STEVEN LEDGERLeon Nwankwo

In-app purchases

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
None

Sim Checklists

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EFB Logbook free?
EFB Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sim Checklists free?
Sim Checklists is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EFB Logbook or Sim Checklists have ads?
Neither EFB Logbook nor Sim Checklists shows ads.

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