Choppy vs LogTen Pro:
an honest comparison.
LogTen Pro has been the reference logbook for Apple-flying professional pilots for two decades — and if you live entirely inside the Apple ecosystem and don’t mind the price, it remains a fine choice. Choppy is the modern alternative: one low price, every platform, roster import included. Here is the honest side-by-side, so you can decide in five minutes.
The short version
Choose LogTen Pro if you want a two-decade-old ecosystem with Mac and Apple Watch apps and don’t mind paying $129.99/year for the full feature set. Choose Choppy if you want the same day-to-day essentials — roster import, automatic night time, currency tracking — on any device including Android and the web, at roughly a fifth of the price, with your entire LogTen history imported in minutes.
Side by side
| Choppy | LogTen Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99/month or $24.99/year, all features | $79.99/year Basic · $129.99/year Pro |
| Free tier | First 100 flights free · 7-day trial | First 50 flight hours free |
| Platforms | iPhone · iPad · Android · Web | iPhone · iPad · Mac · Apple Watch (Apple only) |
| Airline roster import | Included — 80+ airlines, PDF/CSV/XML/TXT | Pro tier only ($129.99/yr) |
| Import your old logbook | Any app, PDF or CSV — including LogTen exports | CSV import |
| Automatic night time | Yes — civil twilight, to the minute | Yes |
| Offline logging | Yes — full offline-first sync | Yes |
| Bulk editing | Flights, pilots & aircraft with preview | Yes |
| Weather & NOTAMs | METAR / TAF / NOTAM built in | No |
| Calendar sync | Google & Apple Calendar | Limited |
When LogTen Pro is the right call
Be fair to the incumbent: LogTen Pro has a native Mac app, an Apple Watch complication, and twenty years of refinement for US airline workflows. If you fly for a US major, want FlightAware auto-import, and every device you own has an Apple logo on it, LogTen will serve you well — at a price.
When Choppy wins
- You carry an Android phone — or ever might. LogTen simply doesn’t run there; your logbook shouldn’t be locked to a hardware brand.
- You want roster import without the Pro tier. Choppy parses published rosters from 80+ airlines — PDF, CSV, XML or TXT — at the standard price.
- You’re paying for more than you use. Most pilots use logging, totals, currency and reports. Choppy covers all of that for about $25/year instead of $129.99.
- You want weather in the same app. METAR, TAF and NOTAMs are pinned to each flight in Choppy — no separate app before pushback.
Switching takes minutes, not a weekend
Export your logbook from LogTen Pro (CSV), drop it into Choppy, and the importer maps the columns, matches your aircraft, and preserves every remark. Review the preview, commit, done — most pilots are fully migrated in under ten minutes, with hours, crew and types intact. Your first 100 flights are free, so you can test the import before paying anything.
Try the import freeFrequently asked questions
Can Choppy import my LogTen Pro logbook?
Yes. Export your LogTen logbook to CSV, upload it to Choppy, and the importer maps LogTen’s columns automatically — flights, times, crew, aircraft and remarks. You review every row before anything is saved.
Is Choppy really cheaper than LogTen Pro?
Choppy is $2.99/month — or $24.99/year — with every feature included. LogTen Pro is $79.99/year for Basic and $129.99/year for Pro (which is the tier you need for airline schedule import). That’s roughly a fifth of the price.
Does LogTen Pro work on Android?
No — LogTen Pro runs only on Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch). Choppy runs on iPhone, iPad, Android and any browser via the web app.
Will my hours and currency carry over correctly?
Yes. Choppy preserves block, night, IFR, PIC/SIC splits, landings and remarks from your import, and recalculates currency and totals from the underlying flights — so your interview-ready numbers match your history.
Competitor pricing and features checked July 2026 — always confirm current details on the vendor’s own site.
