Comparison

SoloTrack Pilot Logbook vs Checkride Prep AI

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

Head to head
About

SoloTrack Pilot Logbook

This app helps student pilots log flights quickly and track essential currency and progress towards their private pilot license. It offers offline logging, optional cloud sync, and features like live flight timers and instructor signature capture.

Highlights
  • Quick flight logging with smart defaults
  • Day, night, and instrument currency tracking
  • Private pilot license milestone progress
  • Instructor signature and endorsement capture
  • Live flight session timer
  • CSV/PDF export for records
  • Offline functionality with optional iCloud sync
Features
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SoloTrack helps student pilots organize flight records and review selected hour goals for a U.S. Part 61 airplane single-engine private pilot certificate. Log lessons, record actual night and instrument portions, and bring clearer records to your next instructor review. Built for PPL training, SoloTrack helps you keep accurate records without digging through a paper logbook or rebuilding progress totals by hand. Daily logging works fully on-device, with optional iCloud sync for flights and templates when you want your logbook available across iPhone and iPad. What you can do: - Log flights with smart defaults, recent-route memory, Hobbs/Tach fields, and quick-entry backfill tools - Track day, night, instrument, and flight-review currency at a glance - Review selected PPL hour goals, recorded training details, and items to confirm with your instructor. - Capture instructor signatures, preserve locked endorsements, and export your logbook - Start a live flight session timer, then turn it into a prefilled flight entry when you stop - Add widgets for currency, PPL progress, recent flights, and the flight-session timer - Use App Shortcuts to open logging, check currency, review milestones, or control the timer - Import past flights from CSV and export CSV/PDF records for review Local-first by design: - No SoloTrack account is required - Daily logging works offline - Flights and templates can optionally sync with iCloud through CloudKit - Onboarding state, notification memory, and timer handoff state stay local to the device - RevenueCat is used for App Store Pro access entitlement, purchase validation, restore purchases, and Apple Ads attribution analytics through Apple's AdServices token SoloTrack Pro: SoloTrack is free to download. Unlock SoloTrack Pro with a one-time purchase of $9.99 in the U.S. Apple shows your local price before purchase. The lifetime unlock has no recurring charge and includes unlimited flight logging, selected PPL hour goals, CSV/PDF exports, instructor signatures, widgets, App Shortcuts, and the live flight session timer. Already a subscriber? Your active subscription still unlocks SoloTrack Pro and can be restored. Existing subscriptions renew under their Apple subscription terms unless canceled. Manage billing or cancellation in Apple Account Subscriptions. Refund requests are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. Privacy Policy: https://www.solo-track.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.solo-track.com/terms/ SoloTrack is focused on private pilot training, not airline ops or fleet management. It is a logbook and currency tracking aid. It does not certify completion, does not replace an instructor's judgment or signature, and does not connect to the FAA.

About

Checkride Prep AI

Practice your FAA oral checkride with an AI examiner that asks follow-up questions and provides instant feedback. Tailored to your aircraft's systems, gear, and avionics, it simulates a real DPE experience for pilot certification preparation. A free demo is available, with full access requiring a subscription.

Highlights
  • AI examiner for oral checkrides
  • Follow-up questions and probing
  • Instant feedback on knowledge
  • Tailored to specific aircraft systems
  • Covers Private, Instrument, Commercial
  • Topic selection or random surprise
Features
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Practice your FAA oral checkride with an AI examiner that asks follow-up questions, probes your knowledge, and gives instant feedback - just like a real DPE. Three certificates covered: • Private Pilot • Instrument Rating • Commercial Pilot Questions are tailored to your specific aircraft - systems, gear, and avionics. Choose a topic or let the AI examiner surprise you, just like the real thing. Free demo available - no account needed. Full access requires a subscription. Already have an account? Log in to get started.

Screenshots

SoloTrack Pilot Logbook4 screens
Checkride Prep AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SoloTrack Pilot Logbook at 5.0 against Checkride Prep AI's 3.0. SoloTrack Pilot Logbook also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Checkride Prep AI's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. SoloTrack Pilot Logbook sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Checkride Prep AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoloTrack Pilot Logbook ships an update every 2 weeks, Checkride Prep AI every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
SoloTrack Pilot Logbook versus Checkride Prep AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoloTrack Pilot LogbookCheckride Prep AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHuggler Holdings LLCJoseph Mattison

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SoloTrack Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • SoloTrack Pro PPL Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • SoloTrack Pro PPL Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Checkride Prep AI

Subscriptions1
  • Checkride Prep AI$29.001 Month

Questions

Is SoloTrack Pilot Logbook free?
SoloTrack Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Checkride Prep AI free?
Checkride Prep AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SoloTrack Pilot Logbook or Checkride Prep AI?
SoloTrack Pilot Logbook is rated higher. SoloTrack Pilot Logbook averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Checkride Prep AI averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SoloTrack Pilot Logbook or Checkride Prep AI have ads?
Neither SoloTrack Pilot Logbook nor Checkride Prep AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SoloTrack Pilot Logbook or Checkride Prep AI?
SoloTrack Pilot Logbook ships an update every 2 weeks, and Checkride Prep AI every 2 days. Most recently, SoloTrack Pilot Logbook was updated on October 8, 2026 and Checkride Prep AI on October 21, 2026.

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