LogAloft compared with other pilot logbooks
LogAloft vs ForeFlight Logbook
Both are pilot logbooks. Here is how they compare, from ForeFlight Logbook's own website and ours, checked October 11, 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we'll fix it.
At a glance
| LogAloft | ForeFlight Logbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; Pro $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year | Included in ForeFlight plans: $130, $260 or $390 a year |
| Free use | Your first 25 flights or 50 hours, no card; Pro starts with 14 days free | A 30-day trial (App Store) |
| Devices | Web app you install on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows | iPad, iPhone and web |
| Airline roster import | Your airline's calendar (.ics), crew-schedule printouts (FLICA, CrewTrac, AIMS), or forward it by email; a file we don't read yet, send it in and we add it | Not on their website |
| Import from other logbooks | LogTen, ForeFlight, MyFlightbook, CrewLounge, FlyLog, Logbook.aero, Logbook Pro and spreadsheets, recognized in one step | A CSV template; guides for LogTen, MyFlightbook and others |
| Official logbook pages and forms | FAA 8710 and logbook pages for the US, EASA/UK, Canada, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Japan and India | 8710-style report and experience reports |
| Duty and flight-time limits | FAR 117 and EASA, or your contract's stricter limits | Duty-time fields; no FAR 117 limits listed |
| Instructor signatures | Your instructor signs from a private link, no account needed | Instructors sign remotely; 60+ endorsement templates |
| Cosmic radiation dose for every flight | Yes, worked out for every flight | Not on their website |
| Rest and jet-lag plan for each layover | Yes: when to sleep, nap and eat, from your body clock | Not on their website |
| Layover brief (hotel, weather, country advice) | Yes: hotel and pickup, weather, and what the US, UK and Canada advise for the country | Not on their website |
Where ForeFlight Logbook is stronger
- It's part of the leading electronic flight bag: track logs and flight plans become logbook entries.
- Strong training tools: endorsements, progress reports and remote signatures.
What LogAloft adds
- Your cosmic radiation dose for every flight, month and year, worked out with the same kind of model airlines and regulators use.
- A rest plan for each layover: sleep, naps, light and meals timed to your body clock and the next report.
- A layover brief: hotel and pickup, the weather, and the official travel advice for the country.
- A free plan with no time limit and no card, and 14 days of Pro free to try everything.
Switching from ForeFlight Logbook
- On the ForeFlight website: Logbook › Export › CSV.
- In LogAloft, open the logbook, choose Import and pick that file. LogAloft recognizes it and matches the columns; check the preview and add your flights.
- Not read right? Choose “Send it to us” in Import: we add your format and email you when it's ready.
Sources
Checked October 11, 2026. Prices before tax; app-store prices may differ.