Features

One app for the parts of the duty day that are yours

Weather and briefing, NOTAMs, EASA and FAA duty limits, your logbook, an offline chart and descent planning, tied together by the Flight Hub. On iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with Pilot EFB Desk for the browser.

  • EASA + FAA duty engine
  • Offline-first
  • Raw weather & NOTAM text kept
  • SHA-256 immutable briefings
  • No account to start
  • Pilot EFB Desk on the web

One app, not a stack

Pilot EFB against the usual setup

A logbook in one app, duty limits in another, weather and NOTAMs somewhere else and descent maths on a card. The table sets that mix against one app, strongest areas first.

Logbook appDuty / FTL calculatorWeather decoderNOTAM readerDescent plannerUnit converters Pilot EFB
The Flight Hub
Pilot EFB

Enter your duty day once and weather, NOTAMs, FDP and your logbook all flow from your legs

Other apps

Spread across a few apps you fill in one by one

Duty and fatigue (FTL)
Pilot EFB

EASA ORO.FTL and FAA Part 117 (Part 121 passenger flying) in one engine, with the maths explained

Other apps

A spreadsheet, a single-purpose app, or left to the roster

Working offline
Pilot EFB

Offline-first; saved data and every calculator keep working in airplane mode, fresh weather and NOTAMs wait for a signal

Other apps

Briefing apps often assume a live connection

Weather
Pilot EFB

Decoded METAR and TAF, flight-rules badges, winds aloft at 9 levels, SIGMET/AIRMET

Other apps

Decoding and coverage vary app to app

NOTAMs
Pilot EFB

Decoded into plain-language headlines, with the raw text always kept; the operational call stays yours

Other apps

Raw text sometimes discarded once summarised

Source and freshness
Pilot EFB

Every block shows its source and timestamp, with a stale badge offline

Other apps

Not always shown

When data is missing
Pilot EFB

Says 'No data available' with a timestamp, never a guess

Other apps

Often a blank or a stale value with no flag

Saved briefings
Pilot EFB

Immutable snapshots, SHA-256 verified, open offline a week later

Other apps

A screenshot or note that cannot be verified later

Logbook
Pilot EFB

Night time auto-calculated, currency countdown, PDF export styled after the EASA logbook layout (personal reference, not an approved logbook)

Other apps

Usually a separate logbook app or a paper book

Descent planning
Pilot EFB

CDFA profile with unstabilised-approach warnings, built in

Other apps

Worked out by hand, or left out

Quick tools
Pilot EFB

Crosswind, TOD/ROD, density altitude, TAS/Mach and more, all offline

Other apps

Scattered across separate converter apps

Your account and data
Pilot EFB

No account needed to start; your data stays on the device and exports as CSV

Other apps

Often cloud-first, behind an account

On your devices
Pilot EFB

Red-light night mode, widgets, Live Activities, Siri, Apple Watch

Other apps

Varies, and rarely red-light aware

At the desk
Pilot EFB

Pilot EFB Desk in the browser: the same records synced, plus the Watch Desk, the Ops Map workbench and wall displays (separate subscription)

Other apps

Often phone-only, or a web logbook on its own

What it is built around
Pilot EFB

Your duty day: briefing, NOTAMs, FTL, logbook, and descent planning

Other apps

Often built around a moving map and charts

What it leaves out
Pilot EFB

No moving map, performance, or weight and balance, by design

Other apps

Often try to cover the whole airplane

Status
Pilot EFB

An informational and organisational tool, not a certified EFB

Other apps

Certified EFB suites are typically issued by an operator

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 modules

Eight core modules, built for the duty day

Each one does a job you would otherwise open a separate app for, and they share your route and duty day, so you set things up once.

The app views below are redrawn from real screens, with sample data.

Weather & Briefing

A full weather picture, decoded at a glance

Weather for the whole route, decoded so it reads in seconds. The raw METAR and TAF are always one tap away.

  • METAR and TAF decoded into VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR flight-rules badges, with ceiling and visibility called out
  • Winds aloft at 9 flight levels, FL030 to FL390, with global coverage
  • SIGMET and AIRMET alerts with severity and the full raw text
  • Every block stamped with its source and time (METARs and TAFs arrive via SADIS, the UK Met Office feed), and a stale badge offline
4 more in Weather & Briefing
  • One chart gallery per station: radar, satellite, hazards, advisories and PIREPs with the raw text kept, plus the upper-air (meteogram and winds) and significant weather (SIGWX) charts with Pro
  • Up to 30 days of METAR and TAF history with Pro
  • A personal-minimums checker that flags your own limits
  • Optional alerts when the flight category drops or a TAF is amended at airports you watch

NOTAMs

Every NOTAM for your route, and what changed

Every NOTAM on your route in one request, with a plain-language headline over the raw text and a diff of what changed since you last looked. The operational call stays yours.

  • Route-based fetch for your whole route in a single request, plus enroute NOTAMs for a whole FIR
  • Plain-language headlines and full Q-code decode with Pro, and the complete raw text of every NOTAM free for any airport
  • Diff view marks what is NEW, CHANGED, or CANCELLED per airport
  • A NOTAM's schedule drawn on a 24-hour UTC strip, and a map that marks the runway or taxiway stretch a NOTAM actually closes
4 more in NOTAMs
  • Time-window, category, and free-text filters, read tick-offs, and a Priority first view that puts low-priority NOTAMs behind a Show tap without removing any
  • US queries by ARTCC, FDC national and GPS, with FAA temporary flight restrictions headlined as TFRs
  • Optional alerts when new critical or high NOTAMs appear at airports you watch: one location free, every location with Pro
  • Save an immutable, SHA-256-verified snapshot to a flight folder

FTL Calculator

EASA and FAA duty limits, with the maths shown

EASA and FAA duty rules in one engine, with the working shown so you can check how each figure was reached. It is a planning aid, not a statement that you are legal.

  • EASA ORO.FTL for commercial air transport by aeroplane, and FAA 14 CFR Part 117 for Part 121 passenger operations (all-cargo Subparts Q, R and S and Part 135 are not modelled)
  • Remaining FDP, cumulative limits, and a rest timer
  • A what-if planner for the extra sector or the late inbound, with an instant verdict
  • A plain-English explanation behind every calculation
5 more in FTL Calculator
  • Augmented crew, split duty, and disruptive-schedule detection
  • Roster import from CSV, an iCal feed or a PDF roster, with a review step on every import (Pro)
  • Standby and reserve, acclimatisation state, and an operator configuration layer for your own OM-A deviations
  • Your own roster entries as well: office and training days, simulator sessions, positioning and days off, each counted the way your EASA or FAA regime treats it
  • Version history on every duty you edit, with Undo straight after you save and Restore for any earlier version

Electronic Logbook

A logbook that follows you across fleets

Quick to fill in, with night time worked out for you. It carries your hours across aircraft and employers and warns you before a currency lapses.

  • Fast HH:MM entry with smart defaults
  • Night time auto-calculated from airport coordinates and actual block times
  • Configurable currency rules for landings or approaches, with your own required count and rolling window, and a colour-coded countdown to expiry
  • CSV import and export with presets that recognise ForeFlight, LogTen Pro and mccPILOTLOG files and pre-fill the column map
6 more in Electronic Logbook
  • PDF exports in EASA, FAA, US professional (14 CFR 61.51) and FAA 8710-style layouts, free on a free account up to 300 logged hours and then with Pro (personal reference only, not an authority-approved logbook)
  • Function-time totals including PICUS and SPIC, per-aircraft breakdowns, Smart Groups, and career carry-forward
  • Sim sessions, crew records, photo attachments, and a flown-airports world map
  • A Logbook Health Check that flags contradictions and likely gaps for you to review; it never rules on legality
  • Instructor signature capture that locks an entry, plus an FAA endorsement library
  • Version history on every entry you edit, with Undo straight after you save and Restore for any earlier version

Flight Hub

Your whole duty day, from one entry

Enter your legs once. Weather and NOTAMs fill in from the route, the FDP comes from the same legs, and closing the flight writes the logbook entries.

  • Expected runway, per-runway crosswind against your own cap, and sunset checked at your planned arrival time
  • Weather, SIGMET, and airspace NOTAM map overlays for your route
  • An immutable, SHA-256 briefing snapshot saved for every flight
  • A fatigue-awareness band that shows WOCL encroachment on the brief: an awareness aid, not a fitness determination
1 more in Flight Hub
  • Completing the flight updates your currency along with the logbook

Built for iPhone & iPad

The numbers you check most, at a glance

Pilot EFB runs on iPhone and iPad and puts the figures you check most on the Lock Screen, the Dynamic Island and your wrist.

  • Home and Lock Screen widgets for METAR, FDP, currency, and a Zulu clock
  • A Live Activity that counts your FDP down on the Dynamic Island
  • "Hey Siri, brief me on EGLL" reads the weather aloud
  • An Apple Watch app, Spotlight search, and Quick Actions on the app icon
3 more in Built for iPhone & iPad
  • A Share extension that sends a PDF or image from any app into a flight folder
  • Face ID or PIN app lock that also blanks the widgets, Live Activity, Watch and Spotlight results while locked, and Stage Manager with a collapsible rail on iPad
  • Red-light night mode to preserve your night vision

Offline Chart Map

One offline chart engine behind every map

There is no map tab. The same offline chart draws every map in the app: your route on the brief, a NOTAM's closure, an airport's surroundings. It renders from packs stored on the device, so it opens with no signal.

  • Real runway and taxiway geometry, navaids worldwide, and airspace with a name on every ring
  • Downloadable regional packs with freshness badges; region packs are free to download, and reading the chart is Pro after a 3-day free preview on a free account
  • Weather, NOTAM and SIGMET overlays drawn on your route, and an airport peek sheet with live METAR, TAF, frequencies and runways
  • Pan and zoom only: no ownship symbol, no GPS-follow, no routing. "Not for navigation" is pinned on the map and cannot be dismissed
1 more in Offline Chart Map
  • US airspace, airways and obstacles, a winds-aloft overlay, ruler, search and an airspace inspector

Your career and your day

The records that follow you, and the limits you set

The medical and ratings that expire, the minimums you fly to, the expenses you claim, and a backup that survives a lost phone.

  • Credential and expiry tracking for your medical, licence, ratings, OPC/LPC, line check, passport and visa, with reminders ahead of the date
  • Personal minimums for ceiling, visibility, wind and crosswind, checked against decoded weather and rolled up for your route; a comparison, never a go or no-go
  • A per-diem and layover tracker with a rate library and duty-based estimates for you to review (Pro); it keeps records, it does not give financial advice
  • Encrypted cloud backup and restore on the free tier, live multi-device sync with Pro, and an encrypted local backup file you can keep yourself
1 more in Your career and your day
  • Custom checklists, a flight calendar with the next seven days on Home, and a Zulu and multi-base world clock

Why it's different

How the app treats your data

  • Offline-first

    An on-device database is the source of truth. Your logbook, saved briefings and every calculator keep working in airplane mode; fetching fresh weather and NOTAMs is the part that needs a signal.

  • Saved briefings stay as you saved them

    Flight folders are write-once and sealed with a SHA-256 hash. A brief saved a week ago opens offline and still verifies byte for byte.

  • No guessing

    Decoded weather and NOTAMs keep the raw text underneath, and reading a NOTAM's impact stays your call. When a source returns nothing, the app shows 'No data available' with a timestamp rather than filling the gap.

  • Private by default

    No account to start, no ads and no advertising identifiers, and your data is never sold. Export your records to CSV whenever you like.

Inside the app

Screenshots

A quick look at the modules we show first, built for your flying day on iPhone and iPad.

Captured in the app with a sample pilot's data.

  • Flight brief for EGLL to LIRF showing FDP, weather and NOTAM status tiles for the route.

    Flight brief

    FDP, weather and NOTAM status for the route at a glance.

  • METAR detail for LSZH in dark mode with the raw report, its source and time, and the decoded fields.

    METAR detail

    Raw text on top, decoded fields below. Source + timestamp visible.

  • Duty dashboard showing an active two-sector duty with the time left, the report, FDP end and FDP limit times, and the earliest next report after rest.

    FTL dashboard

    Duty time left, FDP against its limit, and the earliest next report.

  • NOTAMs for EGLL with decoded headlines, criticality badges, validity and raw NOTAM text.

    NOTAMs

    Decoded headlines and criticality badges, with the raw text kept.

  • Logbook totals dashboard with total time and PIC, SIC, day, night and IFR figures.

    Logbook

    Running totals with PIC, SIC, night and IFR broken out.

  • Offline aviation chart of Naples airport with the taxiways a NOTAM closes highlighted in red and a Not for navigation notice.

    NOTAM on the chart

    A taxiway closure drawn on the offline airport chart.

Who it's for

Built for the pilot, not the operation

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

Nothing to migrate first: the app works from the first launch with no account, and a free sign-in unlocks the free logbook and duty allowances and backs them up.

Bring your logbook in from a CSV export and take it out the same way whenever you like. Styled PDF reports are free up to 300 logged hours, then part of Pro.

Also inside the app

Dozens more tools, all offline

The smaller references and calculators you would otherwise keep in another app, on a card, or in your head. A selection of what is already in the box.

Calculators

  • Top of descent
  • Required rate of descent
  • CDFA profile
  • Crosswind / headwind
  • Wind triangle
  • Track correction (1-in-60)
  • Holding patterns
  • Density altitude
  • True airspeed
  • TAS / Mach
  • Fuel uplift
  • EET / ETA
  • Speed, distance, altitude, temperature, mass and pressure

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
  • Paste-to-decode for raw METAR, TAF, and NOTAM text

Airport reference

  • Runways and frequencies
  • Airport timezone
  • Sunrise and sunset
  • All-runway crosswind matrix
  • Search and favourites

Your day

  • Flight calendar
  • Roster builder
  • Calendar (.ics) export of your duties
  • Custom checklists
  • Personal minimums
  • 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
  • Share extension
  • Quick Actions
  • Pilot EFB Desk in the browser

Good to know

The questions pilots ask first

Can Pilot EFB replace my logbook app?
For record-keeping, yes. You get fast HH:MM entry, night time auto-calculated from block times and position, configurable currency with an expiry countdown, and a PDF export styled after the EASA AMC1 FCL.050 layout (free on a free account up to 300 logged hours, then Pro). You can import your existing logbook from CSV and export back to CSV any time on every tier, so nothing is locked in. It is a personal-reference logbook, not an authority-approved one.
Does it do EASA or FAA duty limits?
Both. The FTL engine models EASA ORO.FTL and FAA 14 CFR Part 117 as it applies to Part 121 passenger operations (all-cargo Subparts Q, R and S and Part 135 are not modelled), with remaining FDP, cumulative limits, a rest timer, and a what-if planner. Every figure comes with a plain-English explanation of how it was worked out. It is a personal planning aid, not a statement that you are legal, so always confirm against your operator's OM and rostering.
Can I import my roster?
Yes, with Pro. You can import a roster from a CSV file, an iCal feed or a PDF roster, and the FTL calculator builds your duties from it. Every import ends in a review step, so nothing lands in your duties unchecked. Entering duties by hand is part of the free duty allowance.
Does it work on iPad as well as iPhone?
Yes. Pilot EFB runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS and iPadOS 16.4 and later) with home and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, Spotlight, Siri Shortcuts, Stage Manager on iPad, and an Apple Watch app. For the desk there is Pilot EFB Desk, the web edition at app.pilotefb.com, a separate subscription that syncs the same records.
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.
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. In-app analytics are off by default and use no third-party analytics provider: if you opt in, a small set of event counts is stored on our own backend inside the EEA, never free text, names, ICAO codes or times, and you can turn them off at any time in Settings → Privacy → Analytics. See the privacy policy for the complete breakdown.
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. There is an offline aviation chart for reference - your route with weather and NOTAM overlays, airspace, navaids and airfield diagrams - but it is pan and zoom only, with no ownship symbol and a permanent "Not for navigation" badge, so nothing acts as a moving map to navigate by.
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. A free sign-in unlocks the free logbook and duty allowances and backs them up, and your data still exports as CSV any time.
Is Pilot EFB a certified Electronic Flight Bag?
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. See the disclaimers for the full detail.
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Free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Offline-first: every tool opens and your saved data stays usable without a signal; fresh weather and NOTAMs need a connection.

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