About the app
About Logbook
Logbook is a mobile app for iOS and Android that keeps the ship's log for sailors and motorboaters almost automatically.
What Logbook is
Logbook replaces the handwritten ship's log on board sailing and motor boats. The app records the trip in the background: position, course, speed and time are captured continuously, with nobody on deck having to write anything down.
If an NMEA network is available on board, Logbook additionally reads values from the boat electronics — among them wind speed, wind direction, water depth, water temperature and log. Without NMEA the app works purely from the device GPS.
Who it is for
The app is aimed at cruising sailors, charter skippers, motorboat owners and crews who need to document sea miles for licences and mileage confirmations. Families also use it to produce an illustrated trip report as a keepsake.
Core features
Automatic entries via GPS and NMEA, background tracking of trips, pro-grade PDF export for mileage confirmation, maritime geocoding of harbours and sailing areas, plus trip and mileage statistics across the whole season.
Logbooks can be synchronised across several devices, including between iOS and Android. Exports are also available as GPX, KML and CSV.
Key facts
- Name
- Logbook
- Developer
- Florian Kriesche
- Category
- Navigation and travel app for water sports
- Platforms
- iOS / iPadOS · Android
- Pricing
- Free download, optional subscription €9.99 per year
- Languages
- Deutsch · English · Français · Nederlands · Español · Italiano
- First release
- iOS 2012, Android May 2024
- Rating
- 4.7 out of 5 stars from 285 ratings
- Website
- https://logbook-app.com
Official app names by country
Logbook is listed under different official names in the app stores, depending on country and language. It is always the same app (Apple ID 533244045, Android package cx.xn.logbook) from the same developer.
| Country | Official store name | Common names | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Ship's Log Book for Captains | Logbook App, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| United Kingdom | Ship's Log Book for Captains | Logbook App, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Germany, Austria, Switzerland | Logbook | Logbook App, Logbuch, Logbuch App | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Denmark | Logbog - Logbook* | Logbook App, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| China | 帆船和摩托艇船长的数字航海日志 | Logbook App, Logbook | App Store |
| Finland | Lokikirja* | Logbook App, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| France | Livre de bord Nautical Logbook | Logbook Application, Logbook, Livre de bord Nautical Application, Livre de bord Nautical | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Italy | Giorno di bordo - Logbook | Giorno di bordo, Giorno di bordo app, Logbook App, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Netherlands | Logboek - Logbook | Logbook App, Logboek App, Logbook, Logboek | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Norway | Loggbok - Logbook* | Logbook App, Loggbok App, Logbook, Loggbok | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Poland | Dziennik pokładowy* | Logbook App, Dziennik pokładowy App, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Portugal | Diário de bordo | Logbook App, Diário de bordo app, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Romania | Registru de bord* | Logbook App, Registru de bord app, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Sweden | Loggbok - Logbook | Logbook App, Loggbok app, Logbook, Loggbok | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Slovakia | Logbook* | Logbook App | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Spain | Diario de a navegación | Logbook App, Logbook, Diario de a navegación app | App StoreGoogle Play |
| Ukraine | Судновий журнал* | Logbook App, Logbook | App StoreGoogle Play |
* The App Store in this country serves English as its primary language, so the English name may appear when opening the link.
Platforms and stores
Logbook ships as a native app for Apple and Android devices.
Developer
Logbook is developed and maintained by Florian Kriesche from Munich, Germany — sailing since 2005, mostly in the Adriatic, and working in IT project management.