Comparison

Logbook.aero vs eTechPub

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

Head to head
About

Logbook.aero

This app provides a comprehensive digital logbook for pilots of all levels. Easily log flight data, track licenses, and generate reports. Features include offline access, airline import, and PDF export in various formats.

Highlights
  • Digital flight logging
  • License and currency tracking
  • Offline mode
  • Airline import
  • PDF export
  • Cloud storage
  • Electronic signatures
Features
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Logbook.aero is an advanced electronic logbook solution for all pilots: Airline, commercial, instructor, general aviation and students. With multiplatform access, including our mobile app and website: www.logbook.aero. The easiest way to log your flights: Log all of your flight data with Logbook.aero - aircraft, airfields, flight times, approaches, crew, passengers. ADS-B Lookup for quick flight entry, and attach the ADS-B flight track to flights. Auto-night calculation for accurate entries. Live record your flight from the app - auto-airfield detection, flight time calculation, GPS log creation and adding the flight to your logbook. Electronic signatures - your instructor/examiner can endorse flight entries. Add GPS tracks, documents, comments and photos to your pilot logbook entries. Offline mode - log and view your logbook flights in-flight without internet access. Airline Import: Import your flights to your pilot logbook from over 150 airlines, scheduling systems, flying schools and other digital pilot logbooks. The quickest, most accurate way to log your flights. Pilot Logbook Reports: With multiple reports in the app and more on the website , you can analyse your flying history with ease. Flight times, airfields visited, routes, aircraft flown, approaches and people you have flown with - all at the touch of button. PDF Export: Export a PDF of your pilot logbook for licence applications, examinations, job applications. Available in EASA FCL.050, FAA, UK PPL, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa formats. Licences tracking: Add your licences, ratings, currencies and medicals to Logbook.aero. Track your licences immediately, and receive automatic notifications in advance of expirations. Secure cloud storage: All of your logbook data is stored in the cloud, and available instantly across your devices (mobile, tablet, browser) without any need for synching. Auto-backup your logbook data to Dropbox, Google Drive or by email (available via the website - coming soon to the app). Logbook.aero is completely free for 14 days. After this, a subscription is required for continued access to your Logbook.aero account across all devices and website. Terms of use: https://www.logbook.aero/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.logbook.aero/privacy

About

eTechPub

Access Airbus Helicopters technical documentation online and offline. Download manuals and receive notifications for new versions. Requires a Keycopter account for online access.

Highlights
  • Online manual consultation
  • Offline manual access
  • Manual downloads
  • New version alerts
  • Keycopter account integration
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eTechPub® is an online publishing service for Airbus Helicopters technical documentation. eTechPub® allows you to: - Consult manuals online and offline - Download manuals - Check the availability of newer versions of downloaded manuals Access to online manuals requires an account on Keycopter, the Airbus Helicopters customer portal. To request a subscription contract for one of our manuals, please contact your Airbus Helicopters TechPub commercial representative. If you wish to be informed by email when a new publication is available online, select « My Alerts » on Keycopter. The eTechPub® application is published by Airbus Helicopters, a French company with a share capital of 581 614 047 Euros registered in the Aix-en-Provence R.C.S under n°352 383 715 7 and whose Head Office is located at: Aéroport International Marseille-Provence – 13725 Marignane Cedex – France

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Logbook.aero at 67% against eTechPub's 0%. Logbook.aero also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). eTechPub's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Logbook.aero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. eTechPub asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logbook.aero ships an update every 8 days, eTechPub every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Logbook.aero versus eTechPub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogbook.aeroeTechPub
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogbook.aero LtdAIRBUS HELICOPTERS

Customer experience

Logbook.aero

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

eTechPub

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Logbook.aero

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$48.991 Year
None

eTechPub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logbook.aero free?
Logbook.aero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eTechPub free?
eTechPub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logbook.aero or eTechPub have ads?
Neither Logbook.aero nor eTechPub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logbook.aero or eTechPub?
Logbook.aero ships an update every 8 days, and eTechPub every 7 months. Most recently, Logbook.aero was updated on October 23, 2026 and eTechPub on October 24, 2026.

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