AerisLog vs Pilot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AerisLog
This digital pilot logbook is EASA compliant and designed for European pilots. It allows for quick flight logging, tracks important validity dates, and displays recency of experience. Users can import/export data and customize the app to their specific aircraft and pilot profile.
- EASA FCL.050 compliant
- Fast flight logging
- Validity and renewal tracking
- Recency of experience display
- Interactive flight map
- Import and export options
- Offline functionality
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Your digital logbook, built to last. AerisLog is an EASA FCL.050 compliant electronic pilot logbook designed for European pilots who want a modern, reliable and complete tool. Free, no ads, no flight limits. EASA FCL.050 COMPLIANT AerisLog meets European regulatory requirements and can be presented to authorities as your official flight logbook. Replace your paper logbook with full regulatory confidence. LOG YOUR FLIGHTS IN SECONDS An interface designed for speed: log a flight in under 10 seconds with smart input. Departure, arrival, flight time, landings, everything at your fingertips. Night time is calculated automatically based on your exact position on the globe. TRACK YOUR VALIDITY WITHOUT STRESS Medical, ratings, renewals, company checks, aircraft documents, AerisLog tracks all your deadlines and alerts you before it's too late. No more missed renewals. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR RECENCY See your recent experience at a glance. AerisLog automatically calculates your hours and landings for each rating and shows where you stand for SEP, MEP, IR and more. INTERACTIVE FLIGHT MAP Relive your flying journey on a map. Every flight traced, every airfield visited - your career comes to life. IMPORT & EXPORT WITH TOTAL FREEDOM Whether you're coming from paper, a spreadsheet or another app, AerisLog makes the transition easy. Export your logbook in one click to EASA regulatory paper format, ready to print or present, as often as you like. Your data belongs to you. ADAPTED TO YOUR PROFILE Student pilot, PPL, CPL or instructor - AerisLog adapts. Airplane, helicopter, microlight, glider, configure the app to match your flying. SECURE AND RELIABLE - Works 100% offline - Secure sync across your devices - Data hosted in Europe (GDPR) - Built to store 20+ years of career FREE WITH NO COMPROMISE - Unlimited flights - All features accessible - No ads AerisLog Pro unlocks multi-device sync, secure cloud backup and detailed statistics for those who want their logbook everywhere, with complete peace of mind. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pilot
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Your logbook is your career. It should belong to you. Pilot is a pilot logbook built the way Apple apps should be: fast, fully offline, and yours. No account to create, no server holding your hours hostage, no subscription required to keep reading your own flight time. ONE FLIGHT, TWO RULEBOOKS EASA and FAA don't log the same PIC time. Pilot keeps both on every flight: log once, and switch authority any time — columns, totals and currency rules follow, and nothing is ever lost. PICUS, multi-pilot time and the EASA "Name of PIC" column are built in. NIGHT TIME, COMPUTED Enter your off-block and on-block times and Pilot derives night time from the position of the sun along your actual route — sampled minute by minute, on device, offline. It knows the difference between logbook night and FAA night-landing currency. CURRENCY AND EXPIRY DATES, WATCHED Passenger currency (14 CFR 61.57 / FCL.060) per category and class, tailwheel full-stop rules, instrument approaches and holds, flight review deduced from your logbook, EASA SEP revalidation-by-experience progress, medical and licence expiry alerts — 30 days before they bite. YOUR DATA IS NEVER LOCKED IN Import your existing logbook from a CSV export — columns are matched automatically, duplicates skipped, and a full backup is taken before anything is written. Export everything back to CSV at any time, or print a regulator-ready PDF logbook with page totals, carry-forward and a signature line on every page — the format airline recruiters ask for. BUILT-IN SAFETY NET Deleted flights go to a trash you can restore from for 30 days. A complete backup of your logbook is saved on device every day and before any destructive action, and you can share or restore any of the last 14 copies. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU FLY More than 72,000 airfields on board — search by ICAO, IATA, name or city with no connection. iPhone, iPad and Mac. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL ONE-TIME UNLOCK Log up to 25 flights for free, with every calculation included. Imported flights never count toward that allowance, and export is never restricted. Pilot Pro unlocks unlimited logging for a single purchase — no subscription, ever. Pilot provides information to help you track your own currency; checking your legal currency and eligibility remains the pilot's responsibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pilot at every 4 days against AerisLog's fortnightly. AerisLog's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. AerisLog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Pilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AerisLog ships an update fortnightly, Pilot every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AerisLog | Pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cameron GERARD-DENIAU | Rija Ratinahirana |
In-app purchases
AerisLog
- AerisLog Pro7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- AerisLog Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Pilot
- Pilot Pro$29.99









