Comparison

Logbook vs Waypoint

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

Head to head
About

Logbook

Features
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Logbook is the pilot logbook that respects your money and your data. Log flights in seconds, always know if you're current, and bring your whole flying history with you — for one payment, no subscription, ever. LOG A FLIGHT IN SECONDS Tap in a flight with smart defaults, or duplicate your last one and tweak it. Aircraft profiles auto-fill category, class and conditions. Everything works completely offline. KNOW IF YOU'RE LEGAL — AT A GLANCE Logbook reads your flights and shows your currency like a cockpit panel: green, amber, red. Passenger day and night (FAA 61.57), IFR — with the self-regain window and IPC logic spelled out — flight review (61.56) and medical (61.23), each with the exact date it lapses and what restores it. NEVER GET CAUGHT NON-CURRENT (PRO) Turn on currency reminders and Logbook notifies you before each currency lapses, so a checkride, a trip, or night currency never sneaks up on you. BRING YOUR HISTORY (PRO) Switching from another app? Import your logbook from any CSV file. Logbook maps your flights, links your aircraft, and shows the totals reconciled before anything is saved. REAL TOTALS, REAL REPORTS Lifetime and date-ranged totals across every category — PIC, night, cross-country, instrument, by class and type. Export a classic, print-ready PDF logbook, an experience summary, or your full data as CSV (Pro). Your logbook is always yours. YOURS, EVERYWHERE Sign in to iCloud and your flights, aircraft and currency sync privately across your iPhone and iPad — and survive a reinstall or a new device. No account, no servers, no ads. PAY ONCE. OWN IT FOREVER. Unlimited manual logging, totals, currency and iCloud sync are free. Unlock import, reminders and exports with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no account, no ads. Logbook provides computed guidance to help you stay current; you remain responsible for verifying your currency and the accuracy of your records.

About

Waypoint

Track live flights globally with a real-time map. View aircraft in 2D or 3D, see flight plans, and access airport information. Get alerts for takeoffs, events, and ATC activity.

Highlights
  • Live traffic tracking
  • 2D/3D aircraft view
  • Detailed flight plans
  • Airport information
  • Push notifications
  • Friends list
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Waypoint is a free, real-time map for the Infinite Flight community. Track live flights around the world, follow any aircraft in 2D or 3D, and see who's flying where. FEATURES • Live traffic on all three servers (Expert, Training, Casual), updating every 15 seconds • Tap any flight for its route, altitude profile, flight plan and pilot stats • 3D flight path — watch aircraft climb over real terrain, with the surrounding traffic around them • Airports with live ATC, arrival & departure boards, gates and runways • Fleet Board to compare flights side by side • Friends list — see when the pilots you follow are online • Flight replay, community events, and more • Push notifications: get alerted when a pilot takes off, a VA departs, ATC opens, or an event starts Unofficial — not affiliated with Infinite Flight or Flying Development Studio. Waypoint is free and community-driven. Fly safe!

Screenshots

Logbook4 screens
Waypoint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waypoint at none against Logbook's 1. Waypoint also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Logbook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Waypoint asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logbook ships an update every 3 weeks, Waypoint every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Logbook versus Waypoint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogbookWaypoint
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSahil JainJulian Klaus Hoke

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Logbook

One-time1
  • Logbook Pro$39.99
None

Waypoint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logbook free?
Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waypoint free?
Waypoint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logbook or Waypoint have ads?
Neither Logbook nor Waypoint shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logbook or Waypoint?
Logbook ships an update every 3 weeks, and Waypoint every 2 days. Most recently, Logbook was updated on October 20, 2026 and Waypoint on October 5, 2026.

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