Comparison

nice Cabin Control vs Squawk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

nice Cabin Control

Control your aircraft's cabin environment remotely from your personal device. Adjust media, lighting, and temperature for a personalized experience. Requires Lufthansa Technik's nice(R) Cabin Management System.

Highlights
  • Remote cabin environment control
  • Media playback control
  • Lighting adjustment
  • Temperature zone control
  • Wireless LAN connectivity
  • Personal device integration
Features
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The "nice Cabin" App provides you with a very handy and intuitive remote control interface for your aircraft cabin. It lets you control all aspects of your business jet cabin environment directly from your preferred iPad / iPhone / iPod touch via the onboard Wireless LAN from your seat or wherever you are in the cabin. "nice Cabin" will let you select and control the media and cabin management system. You will be able to control your personal audio and video program and cabin environment, such as lights and zone temperature. The App turns your personal device into a fully-fledged wireless controller for the nice(R) system. *** ATTENTION *** The "nice Cabin" App is only useable on Business Jets / VIP aircraft that have Lufthansa Technik's nice(R) Cabin Management System installed. Without a correctly configured nice(R) system "nice Cabin" will not provide any functions! For further information please contact us. *** ATTENTION ***

About

Squawk

Features
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The Discrepancy Tool is designed to streamline the documentation and approval process for squawks, providing a seamless experience for customers and improving operational efficiency by integrating with existing systems and offering enhanced visibility and tracking capabilities.

Screenshots

nice Cabin Control4 screens
Squawk3 screens

Verdict

The call

nice Cabin Control and Squawk are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

nice Cabin Control ships an update every 5 months, Squawk every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
nice Cabin Control versus Squawk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameternice Cabin ControlSquawk
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLufthansa Technik AG - InnovationEMBRAER S.A.

In-app purchases

None

nice Cabin Control

No in-app purchases

None

Squawk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is nice Cabin Control free?
nice Cabin Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Squawk free?
Squawk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do nice Cabin Control or Squawk have ads?
Neither nice Cabin Control nor Squawk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, nice Cabin Control or Squawk?
nice Cabin Control ships an update every 5 months, and Squawk every 4 months. Most recently, nice Cabin Control was updated on September 19, 2026 and Squawk on October 4, 2026.

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