Comparison

XpRemotePanel vs X

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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) 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.

About

X

This app displays your X-Plane simulator flight data on a map in real-time. Connect your device to the same network to view speeds, altitudes, and flight plans from Simbrief.

Highlights
  • Real-time flight data display
  • Connects to X-Plane 11/12
  • View speeds and altitudes
  • Download Simbrief flight plans
  • Automatic network discovery
Features
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iPhone and iPad app to run in parallel with your X-Plane simulator (it supports both X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12). Make sure your device is connected to the same network as the machine where X-Plane is running and the app will automatically find it and will link to it. Once linked, your flight data will start arriving to the app and therefore displayed in the map. On the Menu you can see flight information like your speeds and altitudes. You can also connect and download your current flight plan from Simbrief to get some extra flight information like arrival, destination, flight time, distance traveled, etc. Enjoy!

Screenshots

XpRemotePanel4 screens
X3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: X at none against XpRemotePanel's 1. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. XpRemotePanel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. X asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XpRemotePanel ships an update every 2 months, X every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
XpRemotePanel versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXpRemotePanelX
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin GernssXavier Ramos Oliver

Customer experience

XpRemotePanel

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

X

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

XpRemotePanel

One-time1
  • Navigation Pack$6.99
None

X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XpRemotePanel free?
XpRemotePanel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do XpRemotePanel or X have ads?
Neither XpRemotePanel nor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XpRemotePanel or X?
XpRemotePanel ships an update every 2 months, and X every 5 weeks. Most recently, XpRemotePanel was updated on September 25, 2026 and X on September 8, 2026.

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