Comparison

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD vs CuriosityStream

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

CuriosityStream

Access a vast library of award-winning documentaries and non-fiction content covering science, nature, history, and biographies. Enjoy ad-free streaming and offline viewing for all ages, including a dedicated kids' section.

Highlights
  • Unlimited documentary streaming
  • Offline viewing with downloads
  • 4K and HD content
  • New content added weekly
  • CuriosityKIDS section
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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CuriosityStream is the world’s leading documentary and non-fiction streaming service covering science, nature, history, biographies of real characters of consequence and pretty much anything else you can think of. Learn about our natural world alongside luminaries like Sir David Attenborough. Look at our universe with wonder as Michio Kaku and Brian Greene broaden your perspective on space, time and the future. Step back in time and explore dinosaurs, ancient history, and the rise of homo sapiens. Curiositystream also offers CuriosityKIDS, a dedicated collection of safe, entertaining and inspiring programs for families to enjoy together or for kids to watch on their own. Let CuriosityKids spark a love of learning and a passion for exploration. Plus, all CuriosityStream shows are downloadable so you can keep kids entertained while on the go. Whether your kids are budding astronomers, paleontologists, or historians, CuriosityStream has got you covered with award-winning, ad-free content. Join more than 20 million CuriosityStream subscribers and explore thousands of brain-boosting documentaries. CuriosityStream membership benefits: - Unlimited streaming of the best in documentary programming - Download shows so you can watch anytime, anywhere without an internet connection - 4K and HD documentaries available on multiple devices - New content added weekly so you’ll never run out of things to watch - Browse titles with multiple search tools to help you quickly find your favorite subject areas - Rate your favorite shows and get recommendations for related content - Bookmark shows to watch later or resume watching previously viewed shows on other devices You may cancel your membership and stop the billing anytime by logging into your account. Please Note: - Payment will be charged to the user's iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase -Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase By downloading this application, you agree to the CuriosityStream Terms of Use (https://curiositystream.com/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://curiositystream.com/privacy).

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CuriosityStream at Free against RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD's $15.99. CuriosityStream also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (6.3K vs 31). RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD's advantage is review sentiment (55% vs 31%) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

CuriosityStream is free to download; RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD costs $15.99 up front. RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and CuriosityStream sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CuriosityStream holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CuriosityStream has 6.3K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD's written reviews are positive against 31% of CuriosityStream's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD ships an update every 3 months, CuriosityStream monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD versus CuriosityStream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemoteFlight COCKPIT HDCuriosityStream
Price$15.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (31 ratings)4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews — better30.9% of reviews
Number of ratings316.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperInputwish s.r.o.CuriosityStream, LLC

Customer experience

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD

All ratings31 ratings
Positive41.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative54.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative36.7%

CuriosityStream

All ratings6,269 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive30.9%
Neutral16.9%
Negative52.2%

User reviews

RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD

From 31 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Stunning graphics and realistic gauges
  • 🚀 Smooth and fluid gauge movement
  • 👍 Easy to set up with website instructions
  • 💰 Good value compared to real hardware
  • 🗺️ Useful map extension feature

Room to improve

  • ❌ Does not work with MSFS 2024
  • ❌ Poor support and communication
  • ❌ App not updated in 6 years
  • 💰 High cost for basic app + extra gauges
  • 🔒 Security risks with external ports

CuriosityStream

From 6.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great content
  • 💡 Excellent value for money
  • 👍 Diverse range of documentaries
  • 👍 Informative and educational

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app with frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Streaming issues and buffering problems
  • 🐛 Poor user interface and navigation
  • 🐛 Chromecast/casting support issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent playback controls

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

CuriosityStream

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Videos not resuming from last position
  • Casting issues and video playback problems
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline downloads
  • Profiles/multiple user support
  • Improved search and recommendation features
  • Better integration with TV platforms
  • Customizable playback controls

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
6 purchases

CuriosityStream

Subscriptions6
  • Basic$5.991 Month
  • Standard$5.991 Month
  • Smart Bundle$11.991 Month
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  • Basic$49.991 Year
  • Standard$49.991 Year
  • Smart Bundle$79.991 Year

Questions

Is RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD free?
RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD costs $15.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is CuriosityStream free?
CuriosityStream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD or CuriosityStream?
CuriosityStream is rated higher. RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD averages 2.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while CuriosityStream averages 4.6 from 6.3K ratings.
Do RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD or CuriosityStream have ads?
Neither RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD nor CuriosityStream shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD or CuriosityStream?
RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD ships an update every 3 months, and CuriosityStream monthly. Most recently, RemoteFlight COCKPIT HD was updated on October 23, 2026 and CuriosityStream on November 1, 2026.

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