PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro vs XpRemotePanel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro
Wirelessly send CDU data and button inputs from PMDG 737, 747, and 777 aircraft to your flight simulator. Enjoy features like night shift mode and full-screen support for an immersive experience.
- Wireless CDU data transmission
- Button input to simulator
- Supports PMDG 737, 747, 777
- Night shift function
- Full screen support
- 3D model rendered images
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This app works with PMDG 737 (NGX, NGXu), 747, 777 You can get CDU data from these plane and send button data to simulator wirelessly. Feature: - No IP setting for this app. - Night shift function. - You can use this app for 737/747/777 - Support Full screen. - All image rendered from 3d models Supported Program - FSX (Flight Simulator X) - FSX:SE (Steam Edition) - P3D v1, v2, v3 and v4 (64bit) Notice - You need another PC program called CDU Server 1.9 (it will not connect if you use previous server program) visit http://cduapp.tistory.com/41 for more information - News and further info, check out this site. http://cduapp.tistory.com/
XpRemotePanel
Enhance your flight simulation experience with an intuitive touch interface for frequently used aircraft instruments. Directly interact with gauges and avionics, and customize layouts across multiple devices for deeper immersion. Requires X-Plane 11 or 12.
- Intuitive touch interface for instruments
- Direct interaction with gauges
- Primary Flight Display (PFD)
- Directional Giro and Altimeter
- COM Stack and Autopilot controls
- FMS with CDU touch display
- Optional Navigation Pack for advanced features
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Pilot your aircraft with a finger tip - This app provides an intuitive touch interface to frequently used gauges and avionics in X-Plane. Instead of mimicking the turning of dials you can directly interact with the instruments, for example by dragging the heading bug to the desired direction on the compass rose. It has the following instruments for general aviation as well as airliner use: - Primary Flight Display (PFD) with attitude, speed, altimeter, vertical speed, directional giro, frequencies and autopilot buttons - Directional Giro with heading bug, drift indication and syncing - Altimeter with autopilot buttons, altitude preselection bug and barometer setting - Airspeed indicator with speed bug, v-speed indication and true airspeed display - COM Stack with Active / Standby switch and frequency entry keypad - KFC 200 style Autopilot with push and hold up/down buttons - FMS with CDU touch display (for default X-Plane FMS (B737/A330) and B737-800X Zibo Mod) - Chronometer The following functions are available after purchasing the optional Navigation Pack: - NAV Stack with Active / Standby switch and frequency entry keypad (also on PFD) - CDI gauge with course selection and locator/glide path indication - HSI gauge with heading bug, course selection and autopilot buttons (also on PFD) - Glideslope indicator and bearing pointers with distances on PFD - GCU 478 style keypad for G1000. Allows easy flightplan entry for all planes with default G1000 - CDU alphanumeric keys Multiple layouts are available based on the size of your screen. You can also show different instruments on different devices to increase the immersion. This app requires Laminar Research X-Plane 11 or 12 and uses its standard network data interface. For the CDU display, a plugin for X-Plane must be installed. Instructions inside the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: XpRemotePanel at 100% against PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro's 46%. XpRemotePanel also leads on price (Free vs $7.99) and rating (3.7 vs 2.6). PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
XpRemotePanel is free to download; PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro costs $7.99 up front. XpRemotePanel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
XpRemotePanel holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of XpRemotePanel's.
PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro ships an update every 10 months, XpRemotePanel every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro | XpRemotePanel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.6 (17 ratings) | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sungbae Cho | Martin Gernss |
Customer experience
PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro
XpRemotePanel
In-app purchases
PMDG CDU DEVICE Pro
No in-app purchases
XpRemotePanel
- Navigation Pack$6.99
Questions
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