Comparison

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD vs Briefing Panel

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

Head to head
About

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD

This app replaces your flight simulator's cockpit panels with a touch-enabled display on your tablet. It offers essential flight instruments and allows for customization with additional gauges available through in-app purchases. A companion server utility is required for connection.

Highlights
  • Touch-enabled cockpit panel replacement
  • Six basic flight instruments included
  • Smoothly animated and synced gauges
  • Customizable cockpit layout
  • Additional advanced gauges available
  • Compatible with FSX/FS9/P3D/X-Plane
Features
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RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD is full-featured, touch enabled cockpit panel replacement for almost any of your Flight Simulator aircraft. Enhance your experience with general aviation 6-pack in front of your screen. Optimized for retina display from the very beginning. Enjoy your scenery on full screen and let your iPad do the job displaying the gauges. [Key Features] • Six basic instruments included in basic package: • Altimeter • Attitude Indicator • Vertical Speed Indicator • Airspeed Indicator • Turn and Slip Indicator • Directional Gyro All gauges are smoothly animated and synced with FSX/FS9/P3D/X-Plane in both directions. (X-Plane on both Windows and OSX) Cockpit layout is fully customizable (you can change each gauge position) and more advanced gauges are available as in-app-purchase. [Additional Gauges (as in-app-purchase)] • EFIS gauge • Electronic Altimeter • Airspeed Indicator "C172 style" • Airspeed Indicator "BE58 style" • Airspeed Indicator "Robinson R22" • Horizontal Situation Indicator (fully dual, localizer / gs / directional needles / OBS selector / HDG selector) • VOR Indicator • Simple RPM Indicator (for piston engines, max. 2 engines) • Advanced ADI with Slip ball • Engine RPM for Robinson R22 • Manifold Pressure Indicator for Robinson R22 RemoteFlight Server utility is required to establish the connection between Flight Simulator and your device. RemoteFlight server is very lightweight and will not affect the performance of your Flight Simulator/X-Plane. Download the server free on https://www.remoteflight.net/server Get free RemoteFlight LITE app for iPhone and iPad and test the configuration without any risk.

About

Briefing Panel

Features
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Briefing Panel puts your SimBrief operational flight plan on a second screen. Enter your SimBrief username once and fetch the latest plan - fuel, weights, weather, route and map, laid out like an instrument, not a spreadsheet. FEATURES - Fuel and weights: the numbers you check before pushback. - Weather: METAR and TAF for departure, destination and alternates, straight from the plan. - Route map: your route and every fix on a map, with the live aircraft position. - Raw OFP: the full flight plan text when you need it. Pair your phone with your account using a 6-digit PIN from the website - no password typing needed. Briefing Panel is an independent project. It is not affiliated with Navigraph (SimBrief) or Microsoft. For flight simulation use only - not for real-world navigation.

Screenshots

Briefing Panel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Briefing Panel at Free against RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD's $15.99. Briefing Panel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD's advantage is iOS requirement (6.1 vs 16.4). On 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

Briefing Panel is free to download; RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD costs $15.99 up front. RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Briefing Panel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD versus Briefing Panel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemoteFlight COCKPIT HDBriefing Panel
Price$15.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInputwish s.r.o.Artur Kumszczynski

Bugs and requests

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App does not connect to server
  • App does not communicate with MSFS 2020
  • Cannot get app to connect to FS2020 despite multiple programs installed
  • Plugin causes X-Plane glitch, disabling menu systems
  • Does not work with Prepar3d V4.5
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  • App freezes on long flights, requiring restart
  • Remote server crashes occasionally
  • HSI not working with GPS approach
  • Does not work at all, doesn't connect
  • RemoteFlight Server did not work on PC initially
  • RF remote server crashes occasionally
  • App does not connect to the server

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add more gauges, especially engine gauges (fuel, RPM, oil, etc.)
  • Ability to save and load various gauge layouts/profiles per plane
  • Add an 'empty/blank gauge' option for custom placement
  • More gauges suitable for jets
  • Ability to adjust spacing for pit builders
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  • Add a chrono gauge
  • Add swipe functionality for faster instrument set switching
  • Add 2 more gauges on screen (total of 8)
  • Merge different control apps (dials, radio stack) into one
  • Add speed gauges in MPH format
  • Add support for Android devices
  • Improve X-Plane 64-bit compatibility
  • Add glass cockpit options
  • Add manifold pressure, fuel flow gauges

Briefing Panel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD

One-time10
  • Turn and slip coordinator$3.99
  • Simple RPM Indicator$3.99
  • Attitude Direction Indicator with Slip Indicator$4.99
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  • C172 style Airspeed Indicator$4.99
  • Electronic Altimeter$5.99
  • VOR Indicator$6.99
  • Horizontal Situation Indicator$7.99
  • Simple EFIS$9.99
  • R22 Pack$10.99
  • All Gauges Pack$15.99
None

Briefing Panel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD free?
RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD costs $15.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Briefing Panel free?
Briefing Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD or Briefing Panel have ads?
Neither RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD nor Briefing Panel shows ads.

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