Comparison

AeroV vs CabinCue

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

Head to head
About

AeroV

This service turns your smartphone into an extension of an aircraft's phone system, enabling voice calls and text messages over the aircraft's broadband internet. It integrates with various satellite networks and offers advanced call management features.

Highlights
  • VoIP calling over aircraft broadband
  • Direct dialing from contacts
  • Call waiting, hold, and 3-way conferencing
  • Multiple call management
  • Global One Number integration
  • Satellite network compatibility
Features
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AeroV® is a VoIP service that enables any smartphone to be an extension of the aircraft phone system. Satcom Direct's AeroV® service was the first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution designed and built specifically for aviation. AeroV enables full featured voice calling using the aircraft broadband internet connection and your personal smartphone – no computer needed. Your phone becomes an extension of the aircraft phone system, allowing you to be reached directly through the Global One Number® (GON) and the extension you configure. Simply connect to the Wi-Fi on the aircraft to make calls from your phone’s contact list. Standard Features: * Direct dialing voice calls and text messages using your contacts * Features call waiting, call hold, and 3-way conference calling * Provides intuitive interface for multiple call management that gives you the ability to utilize phone contacts, swap, merge, split and transfer calls * Integrated with Global One Number® service for extension assignment * Integrated with SDR Gateway and Simphone * Works with Yonder®, Iridium, and Inmarsat satellite networks * Used on Yonder (SIP) & SBB streaming channels (IAX and AMBE2) * VPN Support * G.729 codec included in app * Support for DTMF: ability to enter numbers and use an auto attendant via RFC 2833, SIP INFO and Inband Supported Manufacturers: · AeroV® Gateway - Satcom Direct's exclusive VoIP service · Aircell GAC®- Aircell Axxess Transceiver Configuration for Gulfstream Aircraft · Aircell Axxess®- Aircell Axxess Transceiver · Aspire CSU-100 · EMS CCU - eNfusion® CCU-200 · EMS CNX - EMS CNX200-20 · Honeywell CG-710 - Honeywell's Communication Gateway Unit · Cobham · IridiumGo · SDR - Satcom Direct Router · SDR Gateway · SDR Gateway Legacy S/W · Simphonē product line Supported Operating System: · iOS 13 and above

About

CabinCue

This app streamlines operations for corporate and private aviation flight crews. It offers aircraft-specific checklists, inventory management, trip planning, expense tracking, and document management. It also includes a community forum and passenger preference profiles with strong privacy controls.

Highlights
  • Aircraft-aware checklists
  • Galley stocking and inventory
  • Automated trip planning
  • Expense tracking with receipt attachment
  • Crew document management
  • Recipe and bar management
  • Passenger preference profiles
Features
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CabinCue™ is the working app for corporate and private-aviation flight crews — pilots and cabin crew alike. CabinCue requires a subscription — Essentials or Pro — and every plan begins with a 7-day free trial, so nothing is charged to start. AIRCRAFT-AWARE CHECKLISTS (subscription) Cabin and galley starter checklists that speak your aircraft's language — Gulfstream GCMS, Bombardier CMS, Falcon, Textron, and Embraer terminology built in. Rename, reorder, add, and delete everything; your setup is yours. STOCKING THAT MATCHES YOUR GALLEY (subscription) Per-aircraft-type templates, customized per tail. Pars, counts, brands, and sizes on every item. Scan a barcode and the product database fills in the name, brand, size, and photo — your device remembers products it has seen, so repeat scans work offline. Export a formatted PDF status report. Crews on the same aircraft can share a tail's stocking (Pro subscription required) — everyone updates counts, the newest edit wins. TRIPS WITHOUT RETYPING (subscription) Paste the trip email — legs, times, pax counts, and FBOs are detected on your device. Passenger names never import, only counts. Or connect your scheduling software's calendar feed once and import upcoming trips, tail and trip number included. Add legs manually when there's no email. The route map, per-stop weather from Apple Weather, and local culture notes fill in automatically, backed by a complete offline database of 17,500+ airports. EXPENSES, DONE PROPERLY (subscription) One report per trip, 21 currencies, one-tap suggestions for the receipts crews actually file, receipt photos and PDFs attached to every expense, and a clean PDF export — receipts included — that you can name and date. CREW DOCUMENTS (subscription) Passport, medical, training, visas — photograph or attach PDFs, track base months with grace periods, push expiration reminders to your calendar (write-only access), and build a combined PDF of exactly the documents you select. THE BAR (subscription) Menus computed from your actual inventory: what's READY now, what's MISSING for everything else. Classic and zero-proof recipes with photos, coffee and tea service — plus your own recipes, private to your device, with the same READY/MISSING status. PASSENGER PRIVACY, TAKEN SERIOUSLY Preference profiles live behind Face ID as code names only — the app warns if an entry looks like a real name. Profiles are encrypted on device and can only be shared through iCloud sync. The crew vault (Pro subscription required) syncs profiles between the keyholders you invite, end-to-end encrypted through iCloud; remove a keyholder and access ends immediately, enforced by Apple's servers. THE LOUNGE (subscription) A professional community under pseudonymous handles: vetted checklists, drink recipes, meal templates, and a caterer directory covering the airports crews actually fly to. No vendor can pay for placement — ever. Posts are moderated, reports are actioned within 24 hours, and you can delete — or fully withdraw — anything you've posted, replied, or shared. Sharing your own content to the community requires the Pro subscription. SUBSCRIPTIONS — REQUIRED TO USE CabinCue CabinCue is free to download; using it requires an auto-renewing subscription after the 7-day free trial. Essentials (monthly or annual): checklists, stocking, trips, expenses, documents, the Bar, the Lounge, and your private vault. Pro (monthly or annual): everything in Essentials, plus the crew vault, shared tail stocking, and sharing your own content to the community. 7-day free trial on every plan — nothing is charged until it ends. Billed through your Apple ID; cancel any time in Settings. Weather data is provided by Weather. CabinCue's checklists and references are organizational aids only. OEM manuals, the AFM, operator procedures, and the pilot in command always govern. Terms of Use: https://flyrightconsulting.com/cabincue/terms Privacy Policy: https://flyrightconsulting.com/cabincue/privacy

Screenshots

AeroV4 screens
CabinCue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AeroV at none against CabinCue's 4. AeroV also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). CabinCue's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 8 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads 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. CabinCue sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. AeroV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CabinCue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AeroV ships an update every 8 months, CabinCue daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AeroV versus CabinCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAeroVCabinCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSatcom DirectFly-Right LLC

Customer experience

AeroV

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CabinCue

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AeroV

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

CabinCue

Subscriptions4
  • Essentials Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Essentials Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is AeroV free?
AeroV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CabinCue free?
CabinCue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AeroV or CabinCue?
CabinCue is rated higher. AeroV averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CabinCue averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do AeroV or CabinCue have ads?
Neither AeroV nor CabinCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AeroV or CabinCue?
AeroV ships an update every 8 months, and CabinCue daily. Most recently, AeroV was updated on October 23, 2026 and CabinCue on October 28, 2026.

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