Questions From Pilots

We're the only app with AI-powered photo logging. HobbsMate is solving the aircraft management puzzle for General Aviation pilot/owners first. We're expanding to support flight-logging-only use cases, clubs, and more. GA owner management is central to what we do. Other apps focus on clubs/schools (CoFlyt) or historical logbook digitization (BetterPlane); we built for active GA pilots who want to spend less time on paperwork.

Nope! HobbsMate Basic is free forever. No credit card required.

You get unlimited manual flight logging, full maintenance tracking, document storage, unlimited viewers, and more. You also get free usages of photo logging, chat, receipt adding, and other HobbsMate Intelligence™ features so you can try them before deciding if Plus ($14/mo) is for you.

It's a complete aircraft management system, not a trial.

You don't have to switch everything. Many pilots use HobbsMate alongside their current setup:

• ✓ForeFlight + HobbsMate: ForeFlight for flight planning, HobbsMate for maintenance/logs
• ✓Spreadsheet → HobbsMate: Start with free plan, see if photo logging saves you time
• ✓CoFlyt + HobbsMate: Try HobbsMate's AI features without paying for both

The free plan is risk-free. Try it for a month and decide.

Because we're pilots building for pilots, not investors.

We're profitable from subscriber fees alone (no VC funding), which means:

• →No pressure to jack up prices or add paywalls to hit investor metrics
• →No risk of shutdown if we can't raise another funding round
• →We only add features that make flying easier (not what looks good in pitch decks)

Plus, we built this for our own aircraft. We're not going anywhere. Meet the team →

The $14/mo Plus plan is our entry paid tier for pilots who want more AI: photo logging, HobbsMate Intelligence™ chat, and analytics. For full AI (unlimited chat, AD Wizard, AI Insights), Pro at $24/mo is the upgrade.

If the free plan works for you, that's great too! Free is fully functional: unlimited manual logging, maintenance tracking, unlimited viewers, and free usages of the AI features so you can see what you're missing.

No pressure. Use what fits your flying.

Add all your photos and receipts after the flight and submit. We take that data and build a draft flight log entry for you.

Once you approve (or edit and approve), we delete your Hobbs/Tach photos and create the fuel expenses for your records. That simple.

Yes. Web, iOS, and Android from day one.

We're cross-platform from launch (not years later as an afterthought like some apps). Use HobbsMate on your phone in the cockpit, then review on your computer at home.

Native apps for iOS and Android, plus a fully responsive web app.

Import is on our roadmap, but with so many nuances in ingesting that data we handle it on a case-by-case basis.

Reach out to support@hobbsmate.com and we can more than likely do it on a paid plan.

It can be 5 minutes if you have all the information handy.

If you don't, you can still get going with just an aircraft registration number and backfill as you can. The more information you have, the better the system is.

You can log your first flight right away.

Just edit it before saving. The AI creates a draft. You always review before it's final.

In our testing, the AI is 95%+ accurate on clear photos. But if the Hobbs meter is dirty, angled, or blurry, it might misread. That's why you always get to review and edit.

Think of it as "auto-fill" not "auto-save."

Absolutely. Manual logging is always available on all plans (including free).

Some pilots use photo logging for routine flights and manual entry for unusual situations (ferry flights, maintenance runs, etc.). It's your choice every time.

You can keep using HobbsMate forever for free. Manual logging, maintenance tracking, and more are always available.

Free usages of photo logging, chat, and receipts let you try the AI features. If you want more, Plus ($14/mo) is for power users who value those pieces. No pressure, no expiration.

HobbsMate Intelligence™ is the AI-powered system we've created (and are still building). It's our unique, holistic approach to interacting with your aircraft and the vast amount of data we all produce about our aircraft.

It encompasses:

• • Chat with your data: ask questions, get answers from your logs and maintenance records
• • Auto flight logging: photos and receipts become draft log entries
• • AD analysis: matching and review with AI
• • Insights from your aircraft data and the entire databaseFor example: "Your GPH usage seems higher than most other 1969 Piper Cherokee 140s with the same engine setup"

It does a lot more than just chat. We're also planning to bring more to HobbsMate Intelligence™: digital logbook scanning/importing, intelligent scheduling, and more.

Yes. All plans include unlimited viewers. Active members (who can log flights, add expenses, etc.) scale with your plan:

• →Basic: 2 active members + unlimited viewers
• →Plus & Pro ($14–24/mo): 3 active members + unlimited viewers
• →Plus+Sharing & Pro+Sharing ($29–39/mo): Unlimited active members + viewers, with cost splitting and settlement tools

You pay per aircraft for the plan that fits your operation. Viewers are always free on every tier.

Yes. We're pilots too. We wouldn't trust our own aircraft data to anything less.

• • Industry-standard encryption (AES-256)
• • Secure cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• • Daily encrypted backups

We don't commit to certifications we're not actively pursuing; our setup follows security best practices and we can share more technical details if you're curious.

Cancelling: We're working on export features. For now, cancelling simply puts you on the Basic plan at the end of your subscription. You only lose access to paid features, not your data.

Account deletion: Removes all references to your personal information (expenses, documents, account information). We retain the data for the aircraft so that other members or the aircraft record aren't left in a broken state.

We make money from subscriptions, not from selling your personal data. Your aircraft information, flight logs, and maintenance records are yours.

We might sell or use generic data or trends (e.g. aggregated, anonymized insights). Never your personal information. No ads. No data brokers.

I don't want to build someone else's dream. I want to build my dream. I dream to build this into a family business where I can eat, sleep, and dream aviation and build cool software.not sell it.

We're profitable from subscriber fees (no VC funding), so there's no pressure to sell or shut down. If something unexpected ever happened, you could export your data and we'd help with transition. But we built this for our own aircraft. We're not going anywhere.

Meet the team →