Gulfstream Cabin Control vs SD Cabin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gulfstream Cabin Control
This app allows passengers on specific Gulfstream aircraft to wirelessly control cabin environmental settings. Adjust lighting, temperature, entertainment, and window shades from your device to create a personalized flight experience. Each passenger can sync their device to their seat for individual control.
- Control lighting, music, and temperature
- Adjust window shades
- Manage video entertainment
- Wireless cabin operation
- Automatic aircraft floorplan retrieval
- Individual passenger seat syncing
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Cabin Control allows you to adjust environmental options aboard the latest-generation Gulfstream aircraft. The app links to the all-new Gulfstream Cabin Management System, helping passengers create the perfect cabin environment. Simple navigation provides control of everything from the temperature to entertainment to lights. It’s all at your fingertips. Using the system's intuitive screens and menus, you can easily design an environment that reflects your requirements for that particular flight. You can dim the lights and watch a movie, all with the simple flick of a finger. Even better, each of your passengers can do the same, since the app can be synched to a particular seat on your aircraft's floor plan. Features -Control lighting, music, temperature, video, window shades, and more -Operate wirelessly anywhere in the cabin -Retrieve aircraft floorplan automatically NOTE: Gulfstream aircraft equipped with Gulfstream Cabin Management System required.
SD Cabin
This app streamlines in-flight connectivity by providing access to essential functions like trip information, network management, and troubleshooting tools. It dynamically detects activated services on equipped aircraft to offer tailored functionality. Users can also easily connect with support teams.
- Seamless in-flight connectivity
- Access to multiple key functions
- Dynamic service detection
- Trip information display
- Device and network management
- Troubleshooting tools
- Support team access
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The SD Cabin app simplifies the in flight connectivity experience through seamless access to multiple key functions from a single application while on board an aircraft equipped with SD Hardware. SD Cabin dynamically detects the services activated on your aircraft and enables access to functions based on these services. SD Cabin provides trip information, device and network connectivity management, basic and advanced troubleshooting tools, plus valuable access to our award winning Satcom Direct Support team.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SD Cabin at 4.4 against Gulfstream Cabin Control's 3.5. SD Cabin also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Gulfstream Cabin Control's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SD Cabin holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
Gulfstream Cabin Control ships an update every 7 months, SD Cabin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gulfstream Cabin Control | SD Cabin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gulfstream Aerospace | Satcom Direct |
Customer experience
Gulfstream Cabin Control
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In-app purchases
Gulfstream Cabin Control
No in-app purchases
SD Cabin
No in-app purchases
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