Bombardier Cabin Control vs OpsDeck Crew Ops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bombardier Cabin Control
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Rockwell Collins offers the next generation wireless remote control for the Bombardier Cabin Systems. Powered by Venue High Definition Cabin Management Systems, Bombardier Cabin Remote provides comprehensive support for Cabin Entertainment, Cabin Controls, and Galley Management. Examples of supported cabin features include speaker volume control, AVoD media playback, cabin temperature, reading lights, AirShow control, as well as many others. The application is customized to each aircraft’s unique configuration. Configuration includes features available in addition to personalized look and feel. Access to features can be further organized by roles or locations. Bombardier enhancements: • Dark Interface for Cinema Environments • Updated Flat look and feel with Bombardier DNA • Built for latest iOS features: Split Screen, Device Rotation, and Retina Graphics • LOPA views for role and zone selections as well as cabin controls Venue Cabin Remote requires Venue System 9.5 or newer. Not all features may be available in all cabin configurations. Please contact your representative about what can be enabled in your aircraft.
OpsDeck Crew Ops
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OpsDeck replaces the crew WhatsApp group with one shared, live flight. Pilots, cabin crew, handling and operations see the same flight page. Every step of the turnaround is one tap on a checklist — at the terminal, crew on board, fueling, catering, passengers on board, doors closed, takeoff, landing, flight complete. Everyone involved gets a notification, ops sees the progress in real time, and nobody has to type "we are on board" into a chat again. BUILT FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS • The flight, not a chat, is the centre: flight number, aircraft, route, STD/STA in UTC, passengers, crew by seat (PIC, FO, FA, handling) • Company checklist in phases — your admin decides the items, who checks them, and which are optional • Countdown to departure with colour cues, and "needs attention" when something is waiting • Undo any entry, mark items N/A, add text where it matters (defects, crew report) • Photos on any item — cabin, catering, defects REQUESTS WITH REAL ANSWERS • Ops asks, crew answers — and the other way round • Answer types: acknowledge, time, number, yes/no, choice, text • Answer straight from the notification, without opening the app • One request, one answer — no duplicate replies; you see who has seen it • Company templates for the questions you ask every day WORKS WHERE CREW WORK • No network on the stand? Every tap is queued on the phone with its real time and sent when the connection is back • Presence: see who is in the app, who was here minutes ago, who has notifications off • Contacts of your crew and ops one tap away FLIGHT REPORT • After "Flight complete", a full report — checklist with times, requests and answers, crew reports, defects, photos — goes to the company email automatically • Anyone can get the reports of their own flights by email; PDF on the phone in one tap FOR THE COMPANY • Invite-only: ops adds people and shares a personal code — no public sign-up • Roles: pilot, cabin, ops, handling, observer (read-only for management) • Admin change log: who changed the checklist, templates, people or settings, and when • English and Russian interface, notifications in each person's language OpsDeck is for airlines, charter and business-jet operators. An invite code from your company is required to sign in. To set OpsDeck up for your company, write to info@flightservice.net.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OpsDeck Crew Ops at every 10 days against Bombardier Cabin Control's every 4 months. Bombardier Cabin Control's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bombardier Cabin Control ships an update every 4 months, OpsDeck Crew Ops every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bombardier Cabin Control | OpsDeck Crew Ops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rockwell Collins Inc | Flight Service SIA |
In-app purchases
Bombardier Cabin Control
No in-app purchases
OpsDeck Crew Ops
No in-app purchases
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