ATCRadio vs Flight Deck FMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ATCRadio
Access live streams of air traffic control communications from airports worldwide. Tune into the sounds of aviation and stay informed about airport operations.
- Live ATC streams
- Global airport coverage
- Listen to aviation communications
- Real-time airport operations
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Flight Deck FMS
This app transforms your iPad or iPhone into a realistic, touch-ready Flight Management System for X-Plane. It offers seamless real-time connection and detailed avionics mirroring, enhancing flight simulation accuracy and immersion.
- Real-time X-Plane connection
- Full FMC, MCDU, and INS functionality
- Realistic tactile key response
- Automatic aircraft detection
- Modern and legacy layout options
- Optimized for cockpit visuals
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Step into the heart of your aircraft. Flight Deck FMS brings a full-featured Flight Management System (FMC, MCDU and INS) to your iPad and iPhone, connected in real time to X-Plane. Designed for realism and precision, it mirrors the avionics logic and tactile workflow of real-world flight decks. Built on the same technology as Flight Deck ONE, it turns your iPad or iPhone into a live, touch-ready FMS — with zero setup. Features • Seamless UDP auto-connection to X-Plane • Single, dual and triple CDU mode (Pilot, Copilot, Engineer) • Supports INS systems including Delco Carousel CIVA and Litton LTN-92 • Modern and legacy layouts faithfully matching each aircraft’s avionics generation • Realistic tactile response with EXEC, CLR, MENU, and line-select keys • Automatic aircraft detection and layout selection • Optimized for cockpit use — crisp, high-contrast visuals • Works across the Flight Deck ecosystem Integration • Compatible with X-Plane 11 & 12 Aircraft and Plugins supported • Laminar Boeing 737-800 • Laminar Airbus A330-300 • Laminar Citation X • Laminar MD-82 • Zibo/Level Up Boing 737 • ToLiss Airbus A3xx • Flight Factor Boing 777-200ER • Hot Start Challenger 650 • Rotate MD-11 • Rotate MD-80 • Sparky Boeing 747-400 • Felis Boeing 747-200 (CIVA INS, LTN-92 INS, FMC) • FlyJSim Dash-8 • Torquesim Citation 525 • AirfoilLabs KingAir 350 (FMS) • xCIVA INS • and more to come very soon Pricing • Free to download with limited functionality • Unlock Flight Deck FMS Plus for complete functionality on the Laminar Default FMC • Unlock Flight Deck FMS PRO for complete functionality on all the current and future Modules Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flight Deck FMS at 100% against ATCRadio's 0%. Flight Deck FMS also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months). ATCRadio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Flight Deck FMS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ATCRadio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flight Deck FMS holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Deck FMS has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ATCRadio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flight Deck FMS's.
ATCRadio ships an update every 12 months, Flight Deck FMS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ATCRadio | Flight Deck FMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ATC Labs | Visuality srl |
Customer experience
ATCRadio
Flight Deck FMS
In-app purchases
ATCRadio
No in-app purchases
Flight Deck FMS
- Flight Deck FMS Standard$8.99
- Flight FMS Plus$17.99
Questions
Is ATCRadio free?
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