Architecture comparison
Scanned paper is a claim.
Sealed records are proof.
Scanned paper claims to read your history. MyLogbook seals it so nobody can quietly change it. Yours is searchable. Ours is provable.
Different models. Here is the architecture, side-by-side — respectful, specific, and verifiable. No smack-talk.
Don't take our word for it — verify a real record.
Paste a hash on the public verifier. No login. No account. Proof, not a claim.
Side-by-side comparison
| Scanned paper logbook | MyLogbook | |
|---|---|---|
| How records are made | Photos of paper, read by AI | Typed once, sealed with a hash |
| Can a record be edited after signing? | Depends on the product | Edits after signing are detectable: the hash no longer matches |
| Can a buyer verify a record? | Depends on the product | Free public verify link, no login |
| Handwriting OCR | Depends on transcription accuracy | Not needed — born digital |
| Free tier | Varies by product | Free — sealed & verifiable* |
| Aircraft-sale proof | A scan of a page | Sealed export + chain of custody |
| Flight schools / fleet | Varies by product | Fleet — RBAC, unlimited aircraft, 500 GB shared across your fleet |
How records are made
Scanned paper logbook
Photos of paper, read by AI
MyLogbook
Typed once, sealed with a hash
Can a record be edited after signing?
Scanned paper logbook
Depends on the product
MyLogbook
Edits after signing are detectable: the hash no longer matches
Can a buyer verify a record?
Scanned paper logbook
Depends on the product
MyLogbook
Free public verify link, no login
Handwriting OCR
Scanned paper logbook
Depends on transcription accuracy
MyLogbook
Not needed — born digital
Free tier
Scanned paper logbook
Varies by product
MyLogbook
Free — sealed & verifiable*
Aircraft-sale proof
Scanned paper logbook
A scan of a page
MyLogbook
Sealed export + chain of custody
Flight schools / fleet
Scanned paper logbook
Varies by product
MyLogbook
Fleet — RBAC, unlimited aircraft, 500 GB shared across your fleet
MyLogbook pricing per current plans. Scanned-paper tool pricing varies and is not quoted here.
The three screens that win the demo
Proof beats search when the sale is on the line.
The seal
You type the entry, sign it, and it is cryptographically sealed — SHA-256 hash plus Ed25519 signature. If anyone changes even one character after the fact, the chain breaks and the verifier says no match. Scanned paper tools photograph a page, an AI transcribes the text, and it goes in a database. If the underlying row is edited, a scan alone cannot show it.
The verify link
A public link — no login, no account, no paywall. Anyone, anywhere, checks the hash against the chain in seconds. Your FSDO. Your insurance auditor. The A&P doing your prebuy. Scanned paper tools give you a picture of your logbook page. If the underlying row was edited, a picture alone cannot show it.
The search
Search over sealed, signed entries — the index is only as wrong as the mechanic’s typing, and every result links back to its public verify proof. Scanned paper tools search over AI-transcribed text, and AI transcription can misread mechanic shorthand and faded ink. Search is only as good as the record behind it.
The aircraft-sale moment — where they cannot follow.
At prebuy, the buyer's A&P asks: “Is this record real?”
With Scanned paper logbook
“Here's a photo of a page we scanned.” — a claim, not proof.
With MyLogbook
“Here's the verify link. Check the hash. No login.” — proof.
MyLogbook gives every record a verification link, not a screenshot.
Pricing — same job, different economics.
| Scanned paper logbook | MyLogbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Varies by product | Free — sealed & verifiable* |
| Personal | Varies by product | Pro $14.99 per aircraft/mo |
| Schools / fleets | Varies by product | Fleet $100/mo — unlimited aircraft, 500 GB shared across your fleet, business and schools |
* Free tier limits apply — see pricing.
Objections — answered.
But Scanned paper logbook reads my old handwritten logbooks.
So can we — as a service. We seal what we transcribe. Scanned-paper workflows photograph your history and rely on AI transcription; everything we seal is verifiable after. The difference is not scanning — it is whether anyone can prove the record later.
Isn’t scanned better than typed?
A scan is a picture of a record. A sealed entry is a record with proof. If a scan’s underlying database row gets edited, a scan alone cannot show it. After signing, any alteration is detectable — the tamper-evident SHA-256 + Ed25519 chain breaks and the verifier shows NO MATCH. Designed to support the FAR 43.9 data elements; compliance remains the mechanic’s responsibility.
Do you have all of Scanned paper logbook’s features?
We have the ones that matter for a maintenance logbook — sealing, verification, AD/SB & due-item tracking (FAR 43.9 data elements), co-sign, and export. And we have what they do not: integrity you can prove to anyone, and Fleet $100/mo flat — unlimited aircraft, 500 GB shared across your fleet, multiple mechanics.
Why does MyLogbook have a free tier?
The personal tier is free so anyone can seal and verify records. Free tier limits apply — see pricing. We make money from Pro and Fleet.
See it for yourself.
Open the logbook, seal a record, and check it on the public verifier. No credit card. The verifier never asks for one.