Logbook: meaning and examples
A logbook is a record of the work done on a vehicle or machine: services, repairs, parts, dates and readings. A digital maintenance logbook keeps that record in an app instead of on paper, so receipts and photos can sit with each entry and nothing gets lost.
How it works
A logbook is where the work on a vehicle or machine is written down: the date, the reading, what was done, by whom, which parts and what it cost. Paper service books are the classic form, and dealers stamp them.
A digital maintenance logbook keeps the same information in an app. The benefits are practical: receipts and photos sit with each entry, nothing is lost with the paper, and the history can be shared as a PDF.
A good logbook is hard to alter after the fact, which is what gives it value when you sell.
How Loggy treats edits
Loggy works like a paper logbook. For 14 days after you enter a log you can edit or delete it freely. After that you can still edit it, but the change shows in the log's history with a Modified date, and the log can no longer be deleted.
How to track it in Loggy
Loggy is a maintenance logbook app for iOS and Android. Each vehicle has its own history, and logs can carry receipts, photos, videos, voice notes and PDFs. It works like a paper logbook: edits show in the log's history, and a log cannot be deleted after 14 days.
- Add each vehicle, machine or tool you want to keep records for.
- Add a log for each service or repair, with receipts, photos or voice notes.
- Add old paper records as Old Service Logs, so the history is in one place.
Loggy is a free maintenance logbook app for iOS and Android. The free plan has unlimited vehicles, reminders, PDF export and vehicle transfer, and no ads.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a logbook and a service book?
A service book is the maker's stamped record. A logbook is any record you keep yourself. Both show what work has been done.
In some countries "logbook" means the registration document. Is that the same thing?
No. That is a legal ownership record. A maintenance logbook records the work done to the vehicle.
Is Loggy free?
Yes. The free plan has unlimited vehicles, logs and attachments, reminders and PDF export, with no ads.