An automatic log of every flight you take
Start tracking when you board and SkyDot writes the log entry for you. It detects the landing and saves the flight with its distance, duration, top speed, maximum altitude and the countries crossed. A world map fills in country by country as you fly over them, 195 in all.
By Jahanzaib Akhter, developer of SkyDot
It records while you are not looking
Tracking runs for the whole flight, so the log is written from the same GPS trace that draws your position. The phone can stay in your pocket, and if the app is closed mid-flight it picks the recording back up.
When the aircraft slows to taxiing speed after being airborne, SkyDot treats that as the landing and saves the flight. There is nothing to type in and no form to fill afterwards.
What each flight keeps
Route and date, departure and arrival airports, distance flown, duration, top ground speed, maximum altitude, and every country the track crossed. Enough to answer "how far have I actually flown?" without ever keeping a spreadsheet.
Distance is the distance your aircraft actually flew, measured from the GPS trace. It is usually longer than the straight great-circle figure an airline or a manual log would show, because real routes bend around airspace and weather.
- Countries to collect
- 195
- Saved on landing
- Automatically
What counts as a flight
Anything that covered more than 40 km or climbed above 2,500 m is kept, so a short island hop still counts. A session that never really left the ground, like trying the app out in the terminal, is discarded rather than cluttering the log.
Totals and the world map
The travel screen adds everything up: flights, countries, airports, total distance and time in the air. Below that, a world map shades each country you have flown over and counts them against 195, with chips for every country and airport you have logged.
Countries flown over count, not only the ones you landed in. A flight from London to Istanbul fills in half of central Europe on the way.
Where the log is stored
On your phone, with no account needed. If you sign in and have Premium, the log is also backed up to your account so it survives a reinstall or a new phone. The backup holds the flight summaries, never the GPS track itself.
What it does not do
It only logs flights SkyDot tracked. There is no import from other apps or old boarding passes, no export to a spreadsheet, and entries cannot be edited. You can delete a flight, and that cannot be undone. If you want to log years of past travel by flight number, a manual logging app suits that job better.
Questions
Do I need an account to keep a travel log?
No. The log is stored on your device and works with no account. Signing in with Google or Apple and having Premium adds a cloud backup of the log.
Is there a limit on saved flights?
The free tier saves your first 5 flights, a lifetime total rather than a daily one, and a rewarded ad in the travel log unlocks 1 more save at a time, up to 10, for a maximum of 15. Later flights are still kept and unlock when you upgrade. Premium removes the limit and unlocks the full travel log and world map.
What counts as a qualifying flight?
A tracked flight that covered more than 40 km or climbed above 2,500 m. Anything shorter or lower, such as a test in the terminal, is not saved.
Does it count countries I only flew over?
Yes. Every country the GPS track crossed is recorded, so overflown countries fill in the world map as well as the ones you landed in.
Can I import flights from App in the Air or another log?
No. SkyDot only records flights it tracked from GPS. There is no import or export, so it works best as a log you start now rather than a home for past trips.
App in the Air is a trademark of its respective owner. SkyDot is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by it.