iPreFlight Genesis vs Cabin Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPreFlight Genesis
This app streamlines flight planning by integrating takeoff/landing performance, weight and balance, and manufacturer requirements. It calculates required fuel based on operational data and weather forecasts, and can prepare a comprehensive trip book and flight release. It offers offline flight plan creation with later updates.
- Integrated flight planning
- Takeoff/landing performance analysis
- Weight and balance calculations
- Fuel burn optimization
- Trip book creation
- Offline flight plan capability
- Flight release preparation
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iPreFlight Genesis™, the next generation of iPreFlight, integrates flight planning, takeoff/landing performance limitations, and manufacturers’ weight and balance requirements with only minimal user input required. The flight planning element uses manufacturers’ operational data, in conjunction with current forecast weather conditions, to calculate the fuel required for the flight. The fuel calculation includes fuel burn (optimized for minimum fuel or time), and fuel for reserves, alternates, and holding. Along with runway analysis (RWA), weight and balance (WB), and flight planning, Genesis allows the user to prepare a trip book containing all textual and graphic weather products for the planned flight. The trip may be created days in advance of the flight, stored on the iPad, and can be automatically updated as products are revised. Or if needed, Genesis can create flight plans without an internet connection by using historical weather information, and then can be updated when internet is available. Approaching departure time, the user can easily prepare a flight release, consolidating RWA, WB, flight planning, and weather products. The flight release can be emailed, stored on an iPad, and/or shared with other flight deck crew members.
Cabin Control
Control features within specific aircraft models wirelessly. This application requires a unique configuration downloaded within the cabin to function. Contact support to confirm aircraft compatibility.
- Wireless cabin feature control
- Compatible with Bombardier Global aircraft
- Requires unique cabin configuration
- Automatic configuration download
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This Rockwell Collins application provides wireless controls of features within Bombardier Global aircraft outfitted with Rockwell Collins Cabin Electronic System. This application requires a unique configuration which is automatically downloaded within the cabin to operate correctly. Please contact your Rockwell Collins Customer Support Engineer or your Bombardier Sales Representative to determine if your aircraft is properly equipped to be upgraded with this capability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cabin Control at 5.0 against iPreFlight Genesis's 2.6. Cabin Control also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). iPreFlight Genesis's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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. iPreFlight Genesis sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Cabin Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cabin Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPreFlight Genesis has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of iPreFlight Genesis's written reviews are positive against 25% of Cabin Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iPreFlight Genesis ships an update every 3 weeks, Cabin Control every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPreFlight Genesis | Cabin Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aircraft Performance Group, LLC | Rockwell Collins, Inc. |
Customer experience
iPreFlight Genesis
Cabin Control
In-app purchases
iPreFlight Genesis
- APG Subscription (1 year)$4.991 Year
Cabin Control
No in-app purchases
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