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Digital vs paper skydiving logbook

Most skydivers started on paper. A digital logbook records everything a paper one does and a lot more: your jumps are backed up, the counting is done for you and your whole career is searchable. Here is what changes.

Updated · By the Loggbok team

The Loggbok logbook listing recent jumps by month
The new jump form in Loggbok, pre-filled from the previous jump

What a digital logbook does for you

  • It records everything a paper logbook does: jump, aircraft, dropzone, canopy, notes and signatures. It adds gear, certifications and tunnel time next to them.
  • It is backed up. A paper logbook that gets wet, lost or left in a gear bag is gone.
  • It does the counting: totals, jumps per canopy, jumps per lineset, time in the tunnel.
  • You can search and filter. Finding every jump from one dropzone, or on one canopy, takes seconds.
  • Statistics, awards and personal records show your progress without a spreadsheet. Advanced statistics are part of Premium.
  • Your canopy history builds itself. Every jump records the canopy, so you can see jumps per canopy and size and how your experience grew.
  • It exports. A PDF of a period or jump type is handy for a license renewal or a dropzone's paperwork.
  • Signatures happen on the spot. Let the signer draw on your screen, or send a request to a friend.
  • It is in your pocket, so you can log a jump before you have packed.
The Loggbok statistics overview

Already have a paper logbook?

Keep it as a keepsake of your first jumps and start logging digitally from today. You do not have to retype old jumps. Our guide to moving from a paper logbook to digital shows how to bring your history across.

Loggbok is free to start on iOS, Android and the web. Premium adds advanced statistics and awards, PDF export and a saved signature. Digital signatures and signature requests are free.

Frequently asked questions

What does a digital skydiving logbook do that paper can't?
It backs up your jumps, counts totals, canopy and lineset jumps and tunnel time for you, lets you search and filter your whole history, turns every jump into statistics, awards and personal records, keeps a dated history of the canopies you have flown, gets jumps signed on the spot and exports a PDF.
Can I keep my paper logbook too?
Yes. Keep it as a keepsake of your earlier jumps and log new jumps digitally. You can bring your history across without retyping it.
What happens to a digital logbook if I lose my phone?
With a logbook that syncs to an account, your jumps are not stored only on the phone. Sign in on a new device or in a browser and they are there.

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Every jump logged, signed and kept.

Log jumps and tunnel time, track canopies and certifications, and get jumps signed. On iOS, Android and the web.

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Personal records in Loggbok, such as highest altitude and most jumps in a day