Comparison

sUAS Logs vs ShootCal

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

Head to head
About

sUAS Logs

A professional drone flight logbook designed for sUAS pilots and organizations. Easily log flights with a built-in timer, track flight hours by drone and role, and manage your crew. Features include organization management and exportable flight logs.

Highlights
  • Flight timer with Live Activity
  • Track flights by drone, role, and crew
  • Organization management
  • Exportable flight logs
  • Home dashboard with flight stats
Features
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sUAS-Logs is a professional drone flight logbook for sUAS pilots and organizations. Log flights quickly with the built-in timer, track hours by drone and role, organize flights by job and client, and record flight locations — all in one place. Features: • Offline flight logging — Log flights anywhere, even without cell service or Wi-Fi. Your flights are saved locally and sync automatically when you're back online — even if the app is closed. • Flight timer with digital stopwatch and lock screen Live Activity • Track flights by drone, role, and crew member • Organize flights by job, sortie, or mission, and link them to clients — fully optional, customize the label to fit your workflow • Track Instructor, Night, and Simulator time separately from total flight time • FAA Part 107 certificate tracking, included automatically in your exported logs • Location logging — tap to use GPS or type any name; now fills in automatically at launch • Weather conditions automatically captured at launch • Identify drones by name, FAA registration number, or serial number • Display flight time in minutes or standard aviation decimal hours • Maintenance log to track service, repairs, and inspections • Organization management for flight schools and teams • Export flight logs as PDF or CSV • Home screen widget with live flight stats • Face ID / Touch ID for quick, secure sign-in • Home dashboard with flight stats and activity charts

About

ShootCal

This calendar app is designed for photographers and content creators to plan shoots around optimal light conditions. It integrates with Google Calendar and Contacts, offering features like automated sunset/sunrise scheduling, weather, and tide information. It also includes client management tools and deposit tracking.

Highlights
  • Automated sunset/sunrise scheduling
  • Tides and weather information
  • Client management and tracking
  • Deposit tracking
  • Google Calendar and Contacts sync
  • Custom session types
Features
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ShootCal is the calendar app made by a photographer for professional photographers and content creators. Plan portraits, weddings, minis, and real estate shoots around the light that makes them great, and let clients book you online. Your appointments, clients, and tasks are saved in ShootCal, with optional Google or Microsoft calendar sync. Features: Booking, website availability, e-sign contracts, galleries, AI calendar import, golden hour, session types, deposits, reminders, reports, web access, Apple Watch, tides and weather. Online Booking on Your Own Website Embed the live availability calendar on your own site (Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, anywhere) as a clean month grid, or share your booking page link. Clients see open days (never names or details), pick a time or send their date, and the request lands in the app. Accept and it is booked, with the client saved. Instant booking and contact-first modes are available per session type, and the whole page is styled to blend with your website. Contracts Your Clients E-Sign Create a wedding, family, or custom agreement from a built-in template, prefilled with the client, date, and package. Share the signing link and track it from draft to signed. Golden Hour on Autopilot Set a session to start before sunset or after sunrise and ShootCal schedules it automatically, with sun times right on the calendar. Studio-hours and fixed-time modes cover indoor work. AI Calendar Import Scan your calendar and build your client list automatically, with each client matched to a session type and their booking history. You review everything before it is saved. Custom Session Types Reusable presets for families, seniors, minis, engagements, weddings, real estate, and more. Each has its own timing, booking rules, price, and cover photo on your booking page. Deposit Tracking + Client Emails Green paid / red unpaid right on the calendar. Optional confirmation emails when a deposit is received, and automatic reminders before sessions. Clients in ShootCal Keep names, emails, and booking history in ShootCal, with the same saved client list in the apps and on the web. Client Photo Galleries - New Deliver and proof finished photos in beautiful online galleries with ShootCal Galleries on the web. Clients sync by email, so delivered galleries, favorites, and print orders show on the client record in ShootCal Web. Free to start. Client Follow-Ups Plan gallery deliveries and check-ins from per-type templates, linked to the client and saved in ShootCal. Tides, Weather & Sun Sunrise, sunset, weather, and coastal tide times, right where you plan the shoot. Calendar Sync + ShootCal Web Appointments, clients, and tasks stay in ShootCal. Optional two-way calendar sync connects your schedule to Google or Microsoft. Create, edit, send invites, and track acceptance in ShootCal. Use ShootCal Web for calendar, clients, and booking tools in your browser. Apple Watch & Widgets Your whole month at a glance on iPhone and iPad, plus your next session and its countdown on your watch face and home screen. Built by a Photographer Two decades of shooting weddings led me to build my dream calendar app. Native Swift, light and dark modes, Shortcuts support, and on-device Apple Intelligence for plain-English event entry. I respond to every piece of feedback. Free to Start ShootCal is free. Optional Basic, Plus and Pro plans add website and storage. Pay monthly through Apple; cancel anytime. Tips are optional. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

sUAS Logs4 screens
ShootCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: sUAS Logs at none against ShootCal's 6. sUAS Logs also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). ShootCal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. ShootCal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. sUAS Logs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for sUAS Logs against 5.0 for ShootCal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

sUAS Logs ships an update weekly, ShootCal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
sUAS Logs versus ShootCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersUAS LogsShootCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick HaymanRyan Smith Photography, LLC

Customer experience

sUAS Logs

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ShootCal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

sUAS Logs

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

ShootCal

Subscriptions3
  • ShootCal Basic1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • ShootCal Plus1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • ShootCal Pro1 Month trial$24.991 Month
One-time3
  • Buy Me a Coffee$2.99
  • Buy Me a Pizza$7.99
  • Sponsor a Feature$19.99

Questions

Is sUAS Logs free?
sUAS Logs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShootCal free?
ShootCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, sUAS Logs or ShootCal?
sUAS Logs and ShootCal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do sUAS Logs or ShootCal have ads?
Neither sUAS Logs nor ShootCal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, sUAS Logs or ShootCal?
sUAS Logs ships an update weekly, and ShootCal every 3 days. Most recently, sUAS Logs was updated on October 12, 2026 and ShootCal on October 25, 2026.

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