Comparison

Pilot Flight Tracker vs MyTailLog

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

Head to head
About

Pilot Flight Tracker

This app automatically logs and analyzes flights for sport pilots, student pilots, and instructors. It records takeoffs, landings, and flight statistics, offering detailed post-flight reviews and export options for training records.

Highlights
  • Automatic flight phase detection
  • Zero pilot interaction during flight
  • Offline GPS tracking
  • Complete flight statistics
  • Colored flight path map
  • Export to Google Earth, Excel, CSV, GPX
Features
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Pilot Flight Tracker (PFT) is a mobile application designed primarily for sport pilots, student pilots and flight instructors. Pilot Flight Tracker PFT is a personal GPS flight logger and analysis tool built for sport, general aviation, and student pilots. Use it as a flight logbook companion - every flight is automatically recorded and ready for review. WHO IS IT FOR? Sport pilots, student pilots, flight instructors, and flight school operators flying gliders, TMG, SEP, trike, or any other aircraft type. Perfect for circuit training and touch-and-go practice. WHAT DOES IT DO? Just tap Start before your flight, place your phone in the cockpit, and fly. The app runs silently in the background - no interaction needed during flight. It automatically detects your takeoffs, landings, and touch-and-go maneuvers using GPS data. AFTER LANDING, YOU GET: - Complete flight statistics: total time, time of every flight, speed, altitude, consistency - Colored flight path map with individual circuit segments - Personal rating and flight notes for your flight logbook - Stunning 3D flight view and even replay in Google Earth (KML export) - Full flight data export to Excel (XLSX) for training records KEY FEATURES - Automatic flight phase detection (takeoff, airborne, landing, touch & go, full stop) - Zero pilot interaction required during flight - your focus stays on flying - Works completely offline - no internet, no account, no login - Background GPS tracking with screen locked - Customizable speed thresholds for each aircraft type - Quick comment field for pilot name, weather notes, or lesson details - Supports Glider, TMG, SEP, Trike, and Custom aircraft presets - Export to Google Earth (KML), GPX, CSV, and Excel (XLSX) - Multi-language: English, German, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Macedonian - Designed by an active sport pilot, tested with real flights FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS & SCHOOLS Use the Excel export to maintain training records. Each session logs the date, aircraft, student name (via quick comment), number of circuits, flight times, and performance data. Review student flights on the map and debrief using the colored circuit segments. FOR SIGHTSEEING PASSENGERS Not a pilot? No problem! Start the app before your sightseeing flight and get an amazing 3D souvenir. Export to Google Earth and share your flight experience with friends and family. Built with love for pilots. Free, no ads, no subscriptions. Website: https://falcon-tech.rs/en/pilot-flight-tracker/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FalconTech-Apps

About

MyTailLog

Digitize and access your aircraft's maintenance records from anywhere. This app allows you to scan logbook pages, track important dates, and view critical documents offline, ensuring vital information is always at your fingertips, even without a signal.

Highlights
  • Scan logbook pages
  • Offline record access
  • Searchable maintenance history
  • Track recurring inspections
  • Manage aircraft documents
  • Sync changes automatically
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MyTailLog gives aircraft owners a searchable companion to their paper logbooks. Scan logbook pages with your iPhone or iPad, review the records from anywhere, and keep the information you need available when the hangar has no signal. ON THE AIRCRAFT • See annuals, VOR checks, ELT inspections, transponder checks, pitot-static checks, oil changes, and recurring ADs in one status view • Record tach, Hobbs, and airframe readings • Add oil, squawks, and maintenance updates • Carry registration, airworthiness, operating-limitation, and weight-and-balance documents offline ON THE RECORDS • Browse logbook scans and extracted entries • Search a chronological maintenance history • Open source pages beside the structured record • Scan several pages in one session with Apple’s document scanner BUILT FOR UNRELIABLE CONNECTIVITY Sync an aircraft once and browse its records offline. Changes made with a connection sync at once. Changes made offline stay on the device until service returns, then upload during the next sync. MyTailLog is free and open source. There are no ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. The physical aircraft logbooks remain the legal maintenance record. MyTailLog provides an index and decision-support view; it does not make an airworthiness determination or replace required records, inspections, approvals, or sign-offs.

Screenshots

Pilot Flight Tracker4 screens
MyTailLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pilot Flight Tracker at 5.0 against MyTailLog's 3.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pilot Flight Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilot Flight Tracker ships an update every 3 days, MyTailLog weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pilot Flight Tracker versus MyTailLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilot Flight TrackerMyTailLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikola KavecanIan Amit

Customer experience

Pilot Flight Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MyTailLog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pilot Flight Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

MyTailLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pilot Flight Tracker free?
Pilot Flight Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyTailLog free?
MyTailLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pilot Flight Tracker or MyTailLog?
Pilot Flight Tracker is rated higher. Pilot Flight Tracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MyTailLog averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pilot Flight Tracker or MyTailLog have ads?
Neither Pilot Flight Tracker nor MyTailLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilot Flight Tracker or MyTailLog?
Pilot Flight Tracker ships an update every 3 days, and MyTailLog weekly. Most recently, Pilot Flight Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and MyTailLog on October 31, 2026.

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