Honeywell Cabin Control vs CL650 CMS Crew Application
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Honeywell Cabin Control
This Wi-Fi based remote control app allows users to manage in-flight entertainment and environmental controls for compatible aircraft cabins. It offers customizable interfaces and real-time feedback for lights, temperature, and entertainment sources.
- Wi-Fi based universal remote control
- Controls In-Flight Entertainment
- Manages cabin environmental controls
- Customizable cabin-specific designs
- Visual feedback for status and selections
- Call attendant function
- Content and source selection for entertainment devices
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The Honeywell Cabin Control App is a Wi-Fi based universal Remote Control application built for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. It is designed to control the Honeywell Ovation Select™ Cabin and its native In-Flight Entertainment and Environmental Controls. It is initially delivered here without control screens as they are customized for each Cabin. When the application comes within the range of Cabin WiFi, the Ovation Select™ system will send control screens to the iOS device (if they have been configured). Features Cabin Specific Designs • Honeywell Cabin Control screens and themes are wirelessly updated if the passenger boards a new (or different) Business Jet Ovation Select™ cabin. It supports multiple user interface configurations per cabin, based on roles or cabin zone (such as Passenger, VIP, or Crew, general seating, lounge or quarters) • Allows user to change the control screens from one configuration to others from the application settings • Custom screen and skin configurations are designed in partnership with Honeywell Cabin Applications Group User Interface • Supports visual feedback for status, source or content selection, or tracking selections made on other cabin controls • Allows controlling and monitoring the cabin environment like lights, shades, temperature, water and other controls • Supports call attendant function for both the passenger and crew configurations • Upon receiving Paging and Ordinance the application inhibits functions as designed for the aircraft configuration Cabin Entertainment • Allows content control and source selection for entertainment devices like iPod docks, Disk players, Satellite TV , Audio Video servers and more • Displays metadata information like Playlists, Album art and Artist Information for Content Selection • Supports Playback transport controls • Allows controlling the Ovation Select™ Moving Map Application Jetmap® HD
CL650 CMS Crew Application
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The "CL650 Crew App" App provides you as a flight crew on the Challenger 650 with a very handy and intuitive remote control interface for your aircraft cabin system. It lets you control all aspects of the business jet cabin environment directly from your iPad Electronic Flight Bag via the onboard Wireless LAN. In addition it allows you to control briefing playback and override light settings in the cabin. The App turns your personal device into a fully-fledged wireless controller for the niceHD(R) system. *** ATTENTION *** The "CL650 Crew App" App is only useable on Bombardier Challenger 650 Business Jets that have Lufthansa Technik's niceHD(R) Cabin Management System installed. Without a correctly configured niceHD(R) system the "CL650 Crew App" will not provide any functions! For further information please contact Lufthansa Technik. *** ATTENTION ***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Honeywell Cabin Control at every 6 months against CL650 CMS Crew Application's every 14 months. Honeywell Cabin Control also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Honeywell Cabin Control ships an update every 6 months, CL650 CMS Crew Application every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Honeywell Cabin Control | CL650 CMS Crew Application |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Honeywell International, Inc. | Lufthansa Technik AG - Innovation |
In-app purchases
Honeywell Cabin Control
No in-app purchases
CL650 CMS Crew Application
No in-app purchases
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