Comparison

TAILLOG vs Orlando Explorer Mobile

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

Head to head
About

TAILLOG

This app automates flight plan reporting for certified pilots, eliminating manual calculations and paperwork. It allows for last-minute changes, automatic registration of flight events, and generates a PDF flight log for easy archiving.

Highlights
  • Automatic flight plan registration
  • Last-minute changes from cockpit
  • Automatic off/on-block registration
  • Automatic airborne/on-ground registration
  • Waypoint passage tracking
  • Fuel notification system
  • Automated PDF flight log generation
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TAILLOG is the flight plan reporting app for Apple iPad and iPad mini, intended for use on flights only by certified pilots or educational purposes of pilots. TAILLOG is the airline industry’s first app with a fully integrated electronic flight plan automatically registering and reporting the flight progress. TAILLOG dispenses with manual reporting and calculation of times, fuel consumption etc.; miscalculations and missing report transmissions are therefore eliminated. With TAILLOG, the daily handling and administration of paper flight plans are history. With TAILLOG, you can download your scheduled flight plan directly from your flight plan provider. Among other facilities, you can make last-minute changes directly from the cockpit, automatically register off-/on-block, airborne/on-ground plus all waypoint passages. After the flight, the automatically completed flight log is e-mailed directly to filing as a PDF file. TAILLOG eliminates all the paperwork for your flight plan. Missing registrations and miscalculations are now history; the automatic reporting facilitates work in the cockpit, all while ensuring a correctly completed flight plan – to the great benefit of the pilot as well as the administration – each time! FEATURES • LAST-MINUTE CHANGES : Make last-minute changes directly from the cockpit • OFF/ON-BLOCK : Automatic registration of off-/on-block • AIRBORNE/ON-GROUND : Automatic registration of airborne/on-ground • WAYPOINT PASSAGES : Automatic registration of all waypoint passages • FUEL NOTIFICATION : Notification system, helping you to enter the fuel status during the flight • LOG & ARCHIVE : Check your flight plan and log and archive by e-mail • ERROR PROOFING : Eliminates missing data and miscalculations HOW TO USE (see below links to quick guide and user manual) 1. LOGIN by creating an account for the TAILLOG system 2. CONNECT to your flight plan provider with your belonging account details. 3. SEARCH for your flight plan, and do last-minute changes 4. ACTIVATE your flight plan. 5. SEND completed flight log for archiving 6. ENJOY your paperless and fully automated flight plan reporting! During activation, the app will continue running in the background. Please notice that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. You can contact us by e-mail: support@taillog.aero For terms of use and privacy policy: https://taillog.aero/support/

About

Orlando Explorer Mobile

Access and view technical publications for aviation professionals. Supports various manual types and PDF documents for both online and offline use. Manage content from a central service.

Highlights
  • View technical manuals online or offline
  • Supports various aviation document formats
  • Manage content via Orlando Suite
  • Open manuals in multiple tabs
  • Filter manuals by metadata and applicability
  • View effective and scheduled publications side-by-side
Features
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Orlando Explorer Mobile is the mobile document viewer of the Orlando Suite for Tech Pubs Document Management System. The app is designed for airlines, MROs and aircraft manufacturers. It can be used on ground (e.g. Maintenance / Tech Ops manuals, training, briefing, …) and on board (EFB document library, Cabin Crew document viewer, …) either online or offline. Orlando Explorer Mobile supports XML like: - Airbus, ATR and Boeing Flight Ops manuals (FCOM, AFM, QRH, MEL/DDG, FCTM, CCOM, …) - Airbus and Boeing Maintenance manuals (AMM, IPC, TSM, Wiring Manuals, …) - Airline manuals (OM-A, OM-B, OM-C, GOM, IFM, …) as well as any PDF document. The mobile library content is managed from the Orlando Suite for Tech Pubs Mobile Content Management service. Orlando Explorer Mobile main features: - Enroll the app to the Orlando Suite for Tech Pubs, - View the manuals made available by the administrator online or download them for offline access, - Open manuals in multiple tabs, - Filter the manuals per metadata tags and per applicability, - View effective and scheduled publications side by side in a split view, - Acknowledge the read of new publications - …

Screenshots

Orlando Explorer Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TAILLOG at 100% against Orlando Explorer Mobile's 0%. TAILLOG also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TAILLOG holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TAILLOG has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of TAILLOG's written reviews are positive against 0% of Orlando Explorer Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TAILLOG ships an update every 2 months, Orlando Explorer Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TAILLOG versus Orlando Explorer Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTAILLOGOrlando Explorer Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAILLOG APSInfotel

Customer experience

TAILLOG

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Orlando Explorer Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

TAILLOG

No in-app purchases

None

Orlando Explorer Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TAILLOG free?
TAILLOG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orlando Explorer Mobile free?
Orlando Explorer Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TAILLOG or Orlando Explorer Mobile?
TAILLOG is rated higher. TAILLOG averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Orlando Explorer Mobile averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TAILLOG or Orlando Explorer Mobile have ads?
Neither TAILLOG nor Orlando Explorer Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TAILLOG or Orlando Explorer Mobile?
TAILLOG ships an update every 2 months, and Orlando Explorer Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, TAILLOG was updated on November 1, 2026 and Orlando Explorer Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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