Comparison

Rostr vs Pilot Logbook

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

Head to head
About

Rostr

Easily share work schedules with friends and see when you're both working. Features AI-powered roster scanning, shared calendars, and overlap alerts for spontaneous meetups. Create private groups for small teams and access schedules offline.

Highlights
  • AI Roster Scanning
  • Shared Group Calendars
  • Overlap Alerts
  • Offline Access
  • Private Group Creation
  • Dark/Light Mode
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Rostr is the simplest way for teams to share work rosters. Built for shift workers, retail staff, healthcare professionals, hospitality crews, and anyone whose schedule changes week to week. If your manager messages a screenshot of next month's roster in the group chat, Rostr is for you. SMART ROSTER SCAN Take a screenshot of your printed or texted roster. Rostr reads it with AI and auto-fills your calendar. No typing, no copy-paste. Works with most common roster formats. SHARED CALENDAR Create a group, invite friends and coworkers, and see everyone's schedule on one color-coded calendar. Monthly and weekly views, light and dark mode. WAGES CALCULATOR Calculate your earnings: hourly rate, overtime, weekend and public holiday differentials. Know your take-home before payday. SHIFT SWAPS Need someone to cover a Saturday? Post a swap on the community wall. The first teammate to accept gets it. No more endless message threads. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED CHAT Direct messages and group chats are encrypted on your device. Even Rostr cannot read them. Voice notes, photos, and replies are all secured. COMMUNITY WALL - Text posts with photos - Polls for team decisions - Shift swap board - Lost and found notices - Likes, comments, reactions SMART NOTIFICATIONS Get notified about shift changes, group announcements, mentions, swap acceptances, and new posts. Quiet when you are off the clock. MULTI-LANGUAGE Available in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. FREE WITH OPTIONAL PRO SUBSCRIPTION Rostr is free to use and supported by ads. Subscribe to Rostr Pro (monthly or yearly) to remove ads and unlock unlimited roster scans, unlimited groups, and instant wages calculations. Auto-renewing - cancel anytime in App Store. PRIVACY Rostr never sells your data. Roster screenshots used for AI scanning are processed securely and discarded after extraction. Full privacy policy: https://www.arami.tech/rostr-privacy.html Built by ARAMI TECH LLC. Made for the people who actually clock in.

About

Pilot Logbook

Features
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Keep your logbook in your pocket and on your iPad. Pilot Logbook Pro is a professional flight logbook built for pilots who want to log flights quickly, track every hour type, stay current, and keep records ready for applications, renewals, and audits. Designed for Canadian and US licence holders, with secure cloud sync. LOG FLIGHTS YOUR WAY • Enter date, aircraft, registration, departure and arrival airports, and out/in times • Log single-engine and multi-engine time (day/night, dual, PIC, co-pilot) • Record cross-country, takeoffs, landings, and instrument time (actual, hood, sim, IFR approaches) • Track approach type (ILS, RNAV, VOR, and more) • Optional auto day/night split from out/in times • Search airports and aircraft by ICAO code • Add remarks and crew (PIC, SIC) for each flight TRACK YOUR CAREER • Home dashboard with total hours, flights, PIC time, and a customizable hours chart • Redesigned Totals & Stats: career KPIs, charts by year, fleet breakdowns, aircraft rankings, landings, and recent activity • Filter by date range, employer, or aircraft type STAY CURRENT • Recency & Currency with rolling windows for US Part 121 and Part 135 operations • See at a glance whether you meet landing, takeoff, and hour requirements MAP YOUR FLYING • View flights on a map with routes and airport markers • Filter by date, airport, or country • Route line thickness shows how often you’ve flown each leg • Tap airports for detailed stats IMPORT & REVIEW BEFORE YOU COMMIT • Step-by-step import wizard for CSV and Excel logbooks with smarter column auto-detection • Import from PDF, CSV, or Excel and map columns to your logbook fields • Airline report import for Air Canada PQRM and Porter NAV blue reports • LogTen and template-based imports supported • Draft Flights: review imported or schedule entries, fix details, and approve only when ready AIRLINE TOOLS (ELITE) • Import Schedule: sync roster flights from your calendar as draft entries • Pairing Insight: see your pairing timeline, visit schedule, meal allowance summary, and METAR/TAF weather with flight-category highlights • Meal Allowance: monthly pairing breakdown with baseline comparisons and PDF export • Duty Calculator: FDP and duty-time tools for airline operations EXPORT AND SHARE • Export your logbook to PDF, Excel, or CSV • Choose a date range and download or share for applications and record-keeping PROFILE AND SETTINGS • Guided profile setup: name, airline, rank, licences, ratings, medical, employers, and current aircraft • Rank-based profiles (Captain, First Officer, Second Officer, and more) • Time format (Hobbs or HH:mm), auto night calculations, auto IFR time, and more BUILT FOR PILOTS • Optimized for iPhone and iPad with an adaptive layout on larger screens • Your data is stored in your own account and synced securely to the cloud • Optional Pro and Elite subscriptions unlock advanced logging, import, export, and airline features Download Pilot Logbook Pro and keep your flying history organized, accurate, and ready when you need it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.pilotlogbook-pro.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pilotlogbook-pro.com/privacy

Screenshots

Rostr4 screens
Pilot Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pilot Logbook at 15.1 against Rostr's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Rostr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pilot Logbook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.79 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Rostr versus Pilot Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRostrPilot Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArami Tech LLCPilot Logbook Pro Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rostr

Subscriptions2
  • Rostr Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Rostr Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
4 purchases

Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly Subscription$6.791 Month
  • Elite Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly Subscription$49.001 Year
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  • Elite Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$93.991 Year

Questions

Is Rostr free?
Rostr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilot Logbook free?
Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rostr or Pilot Logbook have ads?
Both Rostr and Pilot Logbook show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rostr or Pilot Logbook?
Rostr ships an update weekly, and Pilot Logbook weekly. Most recently, Rostr was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pilot Logbook on October 28, 2026.

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