LiftBox Client vs Flight Deck FMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LiftBox Client
Enhance your flight simulation experience with this app. Control simulator actions directly from your mobile device using virtual switches, buttons, knobs, and gestures for added realism.
- Trigger simulator actions
- Virtual switches and buttons
- Virtual knobs
- Gesture controls
- Enhance flight realism
- iPad/iPhone integration
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App that adds extra realism to your favourite flight simulator. Trigger actions in the simulator directly from your iPad or iPhone using switches, buttons, virtual knob and gestures.
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 in-app purchases: LiftBox Client at none against Flight Deck FMS's 2. LiftBox Client also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). Flight Deck FMS's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Flight Deck FMS sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. LiftBox Client asks for nothing beyond the download.
LiftBox Client holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
LiftBox Client ships an update every 3 weeks, Flight Deck FMS every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiftBox Client | Flight Deck FMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | 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 | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artur Kumszczynski | Visuality srl |
Customer experience
LiftBox Client
Flight Deck FMS
In-app purchases
LiftBox Client
No in-app purchases
Flight Deck FMS
- Flight Deck FMS Standard$8.99
- Flight FMS Plus$17.99
Questions
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