Most pilots end up with a stack: a logbook in one app, duty limits in another, weather and NOTAMs somewhere else, and a notes page for the rest. Pilot EFB pulls the whole duty day into one place you own, built offline-first and honest about its data. It is a personal flight companion, not a certified nav suite.
You will not find another app named here. The differences worth your time are about how Pilot EFB is built, what it brings together, and what it deliberately leaves out.
One app instead of a stack
Count the icons you tap before a flight: the logbook, the duty calculator, a weather app or two, a NOTAM site, a notes page for the numbers. Pilot EFB replaces that routine with one place that already knows your day.
One place for the whole duty day
Logbook, EASA and FAA duty limits, decoded weather, NOTAMs, and descent planning live behind one home screen, not four or five separate apps you switch between.
Set it up once, it flows everywhere
Enter your legs and the Flight Hub pulls weather and NOTAMs for your route, derives your FDP from the same legs, and turns the finished flight into logbook entries.
Yours, on your device
No account needed to start. Your logbook and briefings live in an on-device database, export as CSV or PDF whenever you want, and are never sold or mined.
Built around the day, not the airplane
It does the parts of the flight that are about you and your duty, and deliberately leaves the moving map, performance, and weight and balance to a certified EFB.
At a glance
Pilot EFB against the usual setup: the four or five separate apps, the paper book or spreadsheet, and the big certified bags you only get at work. Pilot EFB is the highlighted column, and where it is strongest comes first.
Pilot EFBThis app
The usual setup
Where it's strongest
The Flight Hub
Pilot EFB
Enter your duty day once and weather, NOTAMs, FDP and your logbook all flow from your legs
The usual setup
Spread across a few apps you fill in one by one
Duty and fatigue (FTL)
Pilot EFB
Full EASA ORO.FTL and FAA Part 117 engine, with the maths explained
The usual setup
A spreadsheet, a single-purpose app, or left to the roster
Working offline
Pilot EFB
Offline-first; saved data and every tool keep working in airplane mode
The usual setup
Most briefing apps assume a live connection
Briefing and data
Weather
Pilot EFB
Decoded METAR and TAF, flight-rules badges, winds aloft at 9 levels, SIGMET/AIRMET
The usual setup
Decoding and coverage vary app to app
NOTAMs
Pilot EFB
Raw text always kept and keyword-highlighted, never interpreted for you
The usual setup
Some interpret or summarise on your behalf
Source and freshness
Pilot EFB
Every block shows its source and timestamp, with a stale badge offline
The usual setup
Not always shown
When data is missing
Pilot EFB
Says 'No data available' with a timestamp, never a guess
The usual setup
Often a blank or a stale value with no flag
Saved briefings
Pilot EFB
Immutable snapshots, SHA-256 verified, open offline a week later
The usual setup
A screenshot or note that cannot be verified later
Your flying
Logbook
Pilot EFB
Night time auto-calculated, currency countdown, EASA-format PDF export
The usual setup
Usually a separate logbook app or a paper book
Descent planning
Pilot EFB
CDFA profile with unstabilised-approach warnings, built in
The usual setup
Worked out by hand, or left out
Quick tools
Pilot EFB
Crosswind, TOD/ROD, density altitude, TAS/Mach and more, all offline
The usual setup
Scattered across separate converter apps
Yours, and on the flight deck
Your account and data
Pilot EFB
No account needed; your data stays on the device and exports as CSV or PDF
The usual setup
Often cloud-first, behind an account
On the flight deck
Pilot EFB
Red-light night mode, widgets, Live Activities, Siri, Apple Watch
The usual setup
Varies, and rarely red-light aware
What it leaves out, by design
What it is built around
Pilot EFB
Your duty day: briefing, NOTAMs, FTL, logbook, and descent planning
The usual setup
Often built around a moving map and charts
What it leaves out
Pilot EFB
No moving map, performance, or weight and balance, by design
The usual setup
Often try to cover the whole airplane
Status
Pilot EFB
An informational and organisational tool, not a certified EFB
The usual setup
The big bags are certified nav suites you only get at work
A general comparison with the usual mix of tools, not any specific product. Pilot EFB is an informational and organisational tool, not a certified EFB.
The depth behind it
The table is the shape of it. The detail is where the work shows. A few numbers, all already in the app:
EASA + FAA
Dual duty-limit engine: ORO.FTL and Part 117, with the maths explained
9 levels
Winds aloft decoded, FL030 to FL390, on every brief
30 days
METAR and TAF history kept on the device
SHA-256
Saved briefings sealed and verifiable, byte for byte
21
Unit converters and flight-planning calculators built in
5 widgets
Plus Live Activities, Siri, Spotlight and an Apple Watch app
Offline-first
Saved data and every tool keep working in airplane mode
No account
Needed to start, and your data is never sold
Built and shipping, not a roadmap. Offline-first means saved data and tools work in airplane mode; fetching fresh weather and NOTAMs still needs a connection.
The differences that matter
Your whole day, from one entry
Most apps make you set each piece up on its own: look up the weather here, the NOTAMs there, work the duty out somewhere else. Pilot EFB starts from the flight. Enter your legs once and the Flight Hub becomes your command centre for the day: weather and NOTAMs pre-fill for your route, your duty and FDP are derived from the same legs, and when the flight is done it turns into logbook entries and updates your currency.
It is the difference between a folder of separate tools and one place that ties the day together, so you set things up once instead of typing the same route into five screens.
Duty and fatigue, built in
A lot of flight apps leave duty and fatigue to a spreadsheet. Pilot EFB has a full FTL engine for EASA ORO.FTL and FAA Part 117: remaining FDP, cumulative limits, a rest timer, and a what-if planner for the extra sector or the late inbound. Every answer comes with a plain-English explanation of how it was worked out, so you can check the reasoning and not just the number. It is a personal planning aid, not a statement that you are legal.
It works without a signal
Most briefing apps assume you have a connection. Pilot EFB is offline-first. Your logbook, your saved briefings, and every calculator stay on the device and keep working in airplane mode. When you do have a signal it fetches fresh weather and NOTAMs, then caches them with a source timestamp and a stale badge, so you always know how old it is.
It shows you the data, it does not guess it
We highlight the keywords in a NOTAM and keep the full raw text underneath. We do not tell you what a NOTAM means - that is your call as the pilot. And when a source returns nothing, the app says 'No data available' with a timestamp instead of filling the gap. Partial data is never shown as if it were complete.
Thought through for the cockpit
Small things matter on a dark flight deck. There is a red-light mode that keeps your night vision, home screen and Lock Screen widgets for METAR, FDP, currency and a Zulu clock, a Live Activity that counts your FDP down on the Dynamic Island, and "Hey Siri, brief me on EGLL" for when your hands are full.
Focused on your day, not the whole airplane
There is no moving map, no takeoff and landing performance, no weight and balance. Those are aircraft-specific and certification-adjacent, and one wrong number can matter on the day, so they belong to a certified EFB. Pilot EFB is not one, and it does not pretend to be.
What is left is what you actually reach for on every duty: weather and briefing, NOTAMs, duty and fatigue limits, your logbook, descent planning, and the conversions you run without thinking. Fewer things, done properly.
Who it's for, and switching over
It is built for the pilot, not the operation. If your flying looks like one of these, it will feel familiar fast.
Airline and commercial pilots
Track EASA or FAA duty and FDP, keep a logbook that follows you across fleets and employers, and brief a sector without juggling apps.
GA and corporate pilots
Decoded weather, NOTAMs, descent planning, and a logbook in one place, with currency that counts down before it catches you out.
Instructors and students
A clean logbook with night time auto-calculated, a full set of quick references, and calculators that work without a signal on a quiet ramp.
Switching over is quick
There is nothing to migrate before you can start. Open the app and local storage works from the first launch, with no account required. Signing in only adds optional cloud backup later.
Bring your logbook in from a CSV export and take it back out the same way, or as a PDF, any time. Your data stays yours, so trying Pilot EFB never means handing it over.
Dispatch, flight release, and your operator's OFP stay where they belong, in their systems. What lives here is the part of the day that is yours.
And plenty more
The table above is the headline. Pilot EFB also packs in dozens of smaller tools and references you would otherwise keep in another app, on a card, or in your head. A selection:
More calculators
Density altitude
True airspeed
Fuel burn
Cold-temperature altitude correction
Coordinate converter
Speed, distance, altitude, temperature, mass and pressure conversions
Quick reference
Phonetic alphabet
Morse code
Squawk codes
Light-gun signals
Wake-turbulence separation
Compass rose
SID and STAR reference
ICAO and NOTAM Q-code decoder
Airport reference
Runways and frequencies
Airport timezone
Sunrise and sunset
All-runway crosswind matrix
Airport search and favourites
Your day
Flight calendar
Custom checklists
Personal minimums
Currency tracking
Per-diem and layover tracker
Scratchpad and timers
Zulu and multi-base world clock
On every Apple device
Apple Watch app
Home and Lock Screen widgets
Live Activities
Siri shortcuts
Spotlight search
Built and shipping, not a roadmap. The full picture lives on the features page.
The questions pilots ask
Is Pilot EFB a certified EFB?
No. Pilot EFB is a personal, informational and organisational companion, not a certified Electronic Flight Bag. It is not approved or authorised by any regulator, and it is not for dispatch, primary navigation, or regulatory compliance. Every output, including weather, NOTAMs, and duty figures, is for personal reference and planning, and you always verify against official sources. That honesty is deliberate. See the disclaimers for the full detail.
Is my flight data private?
Yes. Pilot EFB is offline-first, so your logbook, routes, and briefings live in an on-device database and never leave your iPhone or iPad unless you choose to export them or opt in to cloud sync. There are no ads, no advertising identifiers, and we never sell your data. Any optional usage analytics are fully anonymous and can be switched off. See the privacy policy for the complete breakdown.
Does it work offline?
Yes, by design. Your logbook, saved briefings, and every calculator stay on the device and keep working in airplane mode. To pull new weather, NOTAMs, or roster data you need a connection. Once fetched, it is cached with a source timestamp and a stale badge so you always know how old it is.
Why is there no moving map?
On purpose. A moving map, takeoff and landing performance, and weight and balance are aircraft-specific and certification-adjacent, where one wrong number can matter on the day. Those belong to a certified EFB, and Pilot EFB is not one. It focuses on the part of the duty day that is yours: briefing, NOTAMs, duty limits, logbook, and descent planning.
Do I need an account to start?
No. Local storage works from the first launch, so you can use the app straight away with no account. Signing in only adds optional cloud backup later, and your data still exports as CSV or PDF any time.
Wondering how Pilot EFB fits your operation? Ask us .