Comparison

XpRemotePanel vs SafeAFK

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) - 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.

About

SafeAFK

Monitor your Minecraft sessions remotely and receive alerts for health changes. Automatically leave your game world to ensure safety while you're away from your device. Setup is quick and requires a companion mod.

Highlights
  • Real-time health monitoring
  • Connection status updates
  • Health change alerts
  • Automatic world exit
  • Remote session connection
Features
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SafeAFK lets you monitor your Minecraft session in real time and stay protected while AFK. With SafeAFK, you can: View your health and connection status live Receive alerts when your health changes Automatically leave the world to stay safe Stay connected even when away from your device Setup is quick: 1. Open the SafeAFK app and generate a code 2. Enter the code in Minecraft using the SafeAFK mod 3. You are instantly connected Important: SafeAFK requires the SafeAFK Minecraft mod to function. Download the mod here: https://kattegattt.github.io SafeAFK is designed for players who want peace of mind while AFK without risking their progress.

Screenshots

XpRemotePanel4 screens
SafeAFK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SafeAFK at 5.0 against XpRemotePanel's 3.7. SafeAFK also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). XpRemotePanel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. XpRemotePanel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SafeAFK sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SafeAFK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XpRemotePanel has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XpRemotePanel ships an update every 2 months, SafeAFK every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
XpRemotePanel versus SafeAFK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXpRemotePanelSafeAFK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin GernssMILES CAREY

In-app purchases

1 purchases

XpRemotePanel

One-time1
  • Navigation Pack$6.99
1 purchases

SafeAFK

One-time1
  • SAFEAFK Premium$4.99

Questions

Is XpRemotePanel free?
XpRemotePanel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SafeAFK free?
SafeAFK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, XpRemotePanel or SafeAFK?
SafeAFK is rated higher. XpRemotePanel averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SafeAFK averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do XpRemotePanel or SafeAFK have ads?
SafeAFK shows ads; XpRemotePanel does not.
Which is updated more often, XpRemotePanel or SafeAFK?
XpRemotePanel ships an update every 2 months, and SafeAFK every 4 days. Most recently, XpRemotePanel was updated on October 24, 2026 and SafeAFK on October 28, 2026.

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