A real Mac app, not a web page in a wrapper
Built natively in SwiftUI — real window chrome, a real menu bar with keyboard shortcuts, light & dark mode, and the speed and polish Mac users expect. It looks like it belongs on macOS because it does.
Every rivet, every hour, every photo — one beautiful build log.
The build log every homebuilder wishes they’d kept. Phases, hours, photos, contributors, and squawks — organized into a clean, professional record you actually enjoy keeping, and can print or hand off the day you go flying.
- No subscription
- No account
- Free for 3 entries
- macOS 14+
A closer look
See the actual app.
Switch between views, then click any screen to open it full-screen.
Headline selling points
A document you can be proud to hand over.
Six reasons builders trade the shoebox of receipts for Aircraft Factory.
Snap it in the shop, write it up on the Mac
A free iPhone capture companion opens straight to the camera — every shutter tap files a photo to the right build and phase and syncs automatically. No clean hands required.
Your build, your data, on all your devices
Everything syncs automatically over iCloud — on every Mac signed into your Apple ID, plus your iPhone, safely backed up. No accounts, no subscription, no server we hold hostage.
Never lose a day of work
Every entry is the single source of truth; hours, photo counts, and progress are derived automatically. Delete a build by mistake and it waits in a 30-day trash you can restore from.
Pay once, per build
No subscription. Licensing is per-build with purchasable slots, so you pay only for the builds you keep — and try before you buy.
Build log & entries
Log the session in plain words.
Each work session is a dated entry — hours, phase and section, who logged them, and a Markdown write-up. Attach photos, tag it, note the plan page, and it all rolls up automatically.
- Hours, phase/section and plan reference on every entry
- Rich Markdown notes, rendered in-app and in reports
- Tags and “hours logged by” for clean roll-ups
- Flag a squawk straight from the entry — linked both ways
Start in minutes
A guided setup that matches your kit.
The New Build wizard walks you through the aircraft details and a phase structure, so your log, hours and reports stay clean for the whole build.
- Start from a kit template, or a blank structure
- Rename and reorder phases and sections anytime
- Build name, model, registration, serial and kit type
- Free trial — three entries per build, no time limit
Free iPhone companion · “AF Capture”
Shoot it on your iPhone. Log it on your Mac. It just syncs.
A free iPhone app built for one job: getting shop photos into your log without slowing down.
Camera-first
Opens straight to a live viewfinder — the camera is the home screen.
One tap = saved
Each shutter files a photo to the current build → phase, into today’s session.
Syncs automatically
Flagged as iPhone-origin so you always know where a shot came from.
Capture-only by design
Write-ups, reports and purchasing stay on the Mac, so the phone stays dead-simple.
A free add-on to the Mac app — it syncs into builds created on the Mac and has no standalone value.
Reports & export
One click. A document, not a screen dump.
Produce a clean, paginated PDF or printout — log, hours summary, photos and squawks — laid out like a real printed document.
Full log + hoursChronological logHours-only summarySquawks / issues
- Filter by date range; compact or full entry detail
- Entries never split awkwardly, photos never sliced
- Clean, symmetric margins via Print or export to PDF
- Facts only — documentation, not regulatory sign-off
And everything else
Built the way kits are actually built.
Phases & sections
Organize into phases and sections that match the kit. Builder-set status; hours and entry counts roll up automatically.
Photos everywhere
Drag, paste, import, or pull from Photos. Continuity Camera, an in-app viewfinder, full-screen lightbox, and a cover photo per build.
Contributors
Track who worked on what — builders, helpers, and A&Ps — with hours rolled up per contributor.
Project library
A visual library of all your builds with cover-photo cards, plus 30-day Recently Deleted with one-click restore.
Backup you own
Export every build — photos included — as a single .afbackup file you control, to move to another Mac or restore from. Plus a developer export: library.json + your photo files.
Native craft
Menu-bar shortcuts, full light/dark mode, the Jamlabs-green accent and bundled Neuzeit Grotesk typeface.
Pricing & licensing
Pay once, per build. No subscription.
Try free, then buy build slots as you go — or unlock unlimited.
Try free$0
Start a build and log up to 3 entries before a license is needed.
- Full Mac app
- iPhone capture companion
- iCloud sync
Most popularBuild slot$29.99
A one-time App Store purchase that unlocks one build. Reassign a slot between builds with a short cooldown.
- Everything in Free, unlocked
- Unlimited entries, photos & reports
- Slot held while a build sits in trash
Unlimited$149.99
Unlock every build, forever — with a discounted upgrade path once you’ve bought a slot.
- Every build, no slots to manage
- Best value for serial builders
- Own it — no account, no server
From first kit to first flight, documented.
The build log you’ll actually keep. Your build. Your data. On every device.
Download for MacRequires macOS 14+ · iCloud sync optional · works fully local