Comparison

LogTen Pilot Logbook vs xWind

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

Head to head
About

LogTen Pilot Logbook

This digital flight logbook helps pilots track flight hours, currency, and certificates. It offers automated data entry, powerful analytics, and career advancement tools. Free for the first 50 hours of flight time.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast data entry
  • Automated and customizable logging
  • Syncs across all devices
  • Automated and manual backups
  • Key flight analytics
  • Smart Group technology for tracking
  • Career matching and job search
Features
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Used by over 160,000 pilots worldwide, LogTen Pilot Logbook by Pilotbase is the most trusted digital logbook in aviation, designed to support pilots throughout their whole aviation career. Whether you're logging your first solo or preparing for your next type rating, LogTen offers powerful tools to keep you current, compliant, and ready for every opportunity. ▶ Try before you buy – Your first 50 hours of total flight time are on us. ◀ ▶ Need flight data imported from your old logbook? We’ll do it for you just email us at imports@logten.com! ◀ ▶ What Pilots Say ◀ “Excellent program. Smart and simple to understand. I can log every aspect of my flight with a few taps. Love that it keeps track of currency, and expiring certificates like medical. Customer support is amazing. This App is a must have for all pilots.” ▶ LOG & PROTECT ◀ • Lightning fast data entry on Watch, iPhone and iPad (also available on your Mac with Pro subscription!) • Automated and totally customizable for the type of flying you do • Schedule import for over 100 airlines with LogTen Pro • All your devices, always in sync • Protects your logbook with automatic and manual backups. You can even name your backups for easy organization. ▶ ANALYZE & REPORT ◀ • One tap access to key analytics pilots need for each aircraft you fly - multi-engine, turbine, PIC, SIC, total instrument etc. • Powerful, industry leading Smart Group technology so you can track virtually any aspect of your time and get the answers you need instantly - no calculator needed • Over 100 built-in reports including experience reports, logbook formats from around the world, 8710 and pilot job applications including automated digital signature on every page! ▶ PLAN & TRACK ◀ • Use LogTen Pro for Mac to import your flight schedule, or one of our third party partners with LogTen Basic (iOS Only) • Track your goals with custom filters - for example progress towards achieving your ATPL, or how much XC Night you have • Track your currencies, flight limits, flight duty limits, and rest • Industry first Dynamic Time Loupe™ enables you to quickly identify potential future issues with rest, duty or flight duty period limits before they happen, including complex rest and duty regulations such as FAR117 and EASA regulations ▶ CAREER ACCESS ◀ • Put your job search on autopilot and land the job faster with personalized career matching inside LogTen • Personalized job matching based on your actual hours, ratings, and flight experience • Tons of flight hour-building opportunities to help you reach your next minimums faster • All major pilot job types in one place — 121, 135, 91, corporate, and cadet programs • Find the right job faster with career search built directly into your LogTen logbookTurn your logbook into a career advancement tool, not just a record of flights Subscription Information: As part of our goal to help more pilots succeed, we offer the LogTen service completely free until you have logged more than 50 hours of total time! And with or without a subscription, you always get updates, and you always get full access to your data, where you can view, edit, generate reports, export, and print. Pricing may vary by location (see pricing under Top in App Purchases, or right in the App in the Store section of Settings). Your subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account and will automatically renew 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period, unless auto-renew is disabled beforehand. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be disabled by going to your iTunes account settings after purchase. A subscription cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period. --- Privacy Policy: https://logten.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://logten.com/terms-of-use

About

xWind

This tool helps pilots quickly assess wind conditions relative to aircraft limitations. It displays essential wind data, including headwind, crosswind, and tailwind components, along with runway course and wind limits on a single screen for easy reference during flight.

Highlights
  • Headwind, crosswind, and tailwind calculation
  • Displays current wind direction and speed
  • Shows runway course
  • Indicates applied wind limits
  • Identifies 'forbidden' wind angles
  • Provides maximum wind speed table
  • Adjustable wind and runway settings
Features
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xWind is an easy to use tool to assist pilots in evaluating wind conditions with respect to head, cross and tailwind limitations. Once setup, the xWind app provides all information in one single screen, requiring minimal user interaction during high workload phases of flight, displaying: - Current wind direction and speed - Runway course - Cross and head or tailwind components - Currently applied wind limits - 'Forbidden' wind angles based on the current wind speed - Maximum wind speed table based on current wind limits ​ Reference wind, runway course, as well as wind limits, can all be adjusted on the main screen by either dragging the wind arrow, course rose or wind limit lines. A settings button at the bottom presents a popup screen where both the units for wind speed (Kts or Mps) and the default values for wind limits can be specified. In addition to the general setting for wind speed units, the user can select the alternative units for only the current wind, wind components and maximum winds table by double tapping the wind display at the top of the main screen. When operating from a Kts country into Mps territory, this option allows to set the current wind and see the maximum allowed winds in Mps, based on limits that are still set in Kts. Or vice versa.... xWinds supports iOS darkmode.

Screenshots

LogTen Pilot Logbook4 screens
xWind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LogTen Pilot Logbook at Free against xWind's $0.99. LogTen Pilot Logbook also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 550) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). xWind's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 38%) and in-app purchases (none vs 11). On rating, update cadence, 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

LogTen Pilot Logbook is free to download; xWind costs $0.99 up front. LogTen Pilot Logbook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. xWind asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LogTen Pilot Logbook against 4.6 for xWind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LogTen Pilot Logbook has 10K ratings behind it against 550, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of LogTen Pilot Logbook's written reviews are positive against 75% of xWind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LogTen Pilot Logbook versus xWind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogTen Pilot LogbookxWind
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (10K ratings) — better4.6 (550 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better550
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoradine Aviation SystemsJan Bloemendaal

Customer experience

LogTen Pilot Logbook

All ratings10,043 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews381 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral10.2%
Negative52.2%

xWind

All ratings550 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

LogTen Pilot Logbook

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Keeps getting better
  • 👍 Great customer support
  • 🚀 Friendly and intuitive
  • 👍 Wonderful support for any issue
  • 👍 Excellent app for logging flights

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and sync issues
  • 🐛 Random discrepancies between devices
  • 🐛 Lost all data after update
  • 🐛 Importing flight data is horrible
  • 🐛 Missing data after years of use

xWind

From 550 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and read
  • 👍 Works well for its intended purpose
  • 👍 Good interface
  • 👍 Remembers settings
  • 👍 Helpful for visualizing wind

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Numbers are unlabeled and ambiguous
  • 🤔 Not intuitive
  • 🤔 Difficult to understand
  • 🤔 Instructions could be clearer
  • 🤔 Old version was better

Bugs and requests

LogTen Pilot Logbook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entire logbook data wiped out after update
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Backup and restore functionality not reliable
  • Logbook entries disappearing or getting corrupted

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to log simulator and instrument flying
  • Direct import of airline schedules
  • Unlimited crew labels
  • Ability to annotate route of flight
  • More customization options for logbook layout
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  • Improved iPad/iOS functionality

xWind

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Speed toggle doesn't work, always shows MPS

Requested features

3 requests
  • Incorporate gust factors
  • 3 customizable buttons for quick limit settings
  • Different colored concentric rings inside the red limit ring

In-app purchases

10 purchases

LogTen Pilot Logbook

Subscriptions10
  • Founder Basic2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Basic$9.991 Month
  • Pro$14.991 Month
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  • Founder Pro$14.991 Month
  • Enterprise Basic7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Founder Basic7 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Basic7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Enterprise Pro$99.991 Year
  • Founder Pro7 Days trial$104.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$129.991 Year
None

xWind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LogTen Pilot Logbook free?
LogTen Pilot Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xWind free?
xWind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LogTen Pilot Logbook or xWind?
LogTen Pilot Logbook is rated higher. LogTen Pilot Logbook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while xWind averages 4.6 from 550 ratings.
Do LogTen Pilot Logbook or xWind have ads?
Neither LogTen Pilot Logbook nor xWind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LogTen Pilot Logbook or xWind?
LogTen Pilot Logbook ships an update fortnightly, and xWind fortnightly. Most recently, LogTen Pilot Logbook was updated on September 24, 2026 and xWind on September 20, 2026.

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