nice remote vs Orcus Dispatch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
nice remote
Control your aircraft cabin environment directly from your iPhone or iPod touch. Manage entertainment systems, lighting, and temperature wirelessly from your seat.
- Wireless cabin control
- Entertainment system management
- Lighting presets
- Temperature control
- AVOD server access
- Live TV/XM Radio selection
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The "nice remote" App provides you with a very handy and intuitive remote control interface for your aircraft cabin. It lets you control all aspects of your aircraft cabin environment directly from your preferred iPod touch / iPhone via the onboard Wireless LAN from your seat or wherever you are in the cabin. The App turns your personal device into a fully-fledged VIP wireless controller for the nice(R) system. *** ATTENTION *** The "nice remote" App is only useable on Business Jet / VIP aircraft which have Lufthansa Technik's nice(R) Cabin Management System installed with the iPhone option. Without a correctly configured nice(R) system "nice remote" will not provide any functions! For further information please contact us. *** ATTENTION *** "nice remote" will let you select and control the DVD Player, Blu-ray Player, moving map system or choose any movie from the AVOD server and show it on any display in the cabin. If you have system options such as Live TV or XM Radio installed on your aircraft you can also select the channels directly from the iPod touch / iPhone. You can select which audio to listen to on the speakers from any of the installed sources and control volume and sound in the cabin right from the touch of your fingers. It will give you the possibility to select lighting presets for your cabin, and control individual lights or temperature settings. Please note that available functions may vary depending on the configuration and installation of your individual aircraft.
Orcus Dispatch
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Abomis Flight Dispatch App helps dispatchers and flight supervisors in the ramp to automate data gathering processes enabling them to retrieve real time data on the status of aircraft turnaround - Gathering real-time pushback and towing, fueling, baggage loading and unloading, catering, and passenger boarding data - enables ramp operators greater precision for more accurate invoices - improved data precision and better delay tracking - retrieval of uncollected revenue by accurate billing - cross-platform on web,phone, or tablet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Orcus Dispatch at monthly against nice remote's every 18 months. nice remote's advantage is iOS requirement (8.4 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
nice remote ships an update every 18 months, Orcus Dispatch monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | nice remote | Orcus Dispatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lufthansa Technik AG - Innovation | Abomis Innovations Inc |
In-app purchases
nice remote
No in-app purchases
Orcus Dispatch
No in-app purchases
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