Comparison

Pocket CloudWatcher 2 vs GlassOut

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

Head to head
About

Pocket CloudWatcher 2

Features
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Enjoy weather detection capabilities of your Pocket CloudWatcher 2 without the need of a PC. View weather condition Define alarms for bad weather

About

GlassOut

This app transforms your mobile device into an external instrument display for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Stream PFD, MFD, EICAS, and other panels directly from your PC to your phone or tablet over Wi-Fi, enhancing your home cockpit or virtual flying experience.

Highlights
  • External instrument display for MSFS
  • Stream PFD, MFD, EICAS panels
  • Wi-Fi streaming, no capture cards
  • Pixel-for-pixel rendering
  • Auto-discovery of desktop engine
  • Full-screen panel viewer
Features
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GlassOut turns your iPhone or iPad into an external instrument display for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020. Pair the app with the GlassOut Engine running on your flight sim PC, and any panel — PFD, MFD, EICAS, FMC, radio stack, standby instruments — streams straight to your device over your local Wi-Fi. No capture cards, no screen-mirroring lag, no manual pop-outs. GlassOut pulls panels directly from the simulator's rendering pipeline, so what you see on your device matches the sim pixel-for-pixel. Perfect for: - Home cockpit builders who want a dedicated tablet for each instrument - Virtual pilots who run out of monitor space during IFR approaches - Anyone who'd rather see their PFD on the external display HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the GlassOut desktop app on your flight sim PC (glassout.flyingart.dev). 2. Launch Microsoft Flight Simulator and start a flight. 3. Open GlassOut on your iPhone or iPad while on the same Wi-Fi network. The app auto-discovers your PC, lists every available panels, and renders the one you pick full-screen. FEATURES - Auto-discovery of the GlassOut Engine on your local network (Bonjour / mDNS) - Manual IP entry as a fallback - Full-screen, locked panel viewer — no accidental swipes during flight - Screen stays awake while a panel is active, sleeps normally in menus - Works in landscape and portrait, iPhone and iPad REQUIREMENTS - A Windows PC running Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 or 2020 - The GlassOut Engine installed on that PC - Your phone/tablet and PC on the same Wi-Fi network GlassOut is made by a flight-sim enthusiast for flight-sim enthusiasts. Questions, bug reports, or feature requests: flyingartdev@gmail.com

Screenshots

Pocket CloudWatcher 24 screens
GlassOut4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pocket CloudWatcher 2 at 8.0 against GlassOut's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket CloudWatcher 2 ships an update every 9 days, GlassOut weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pocket CloudWatcher 2 versus GlassOut: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket CloudWatcher 2GlassOut
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLunatico Astronomia S. L.Artur Kumszczynski

In-app purchases

None

Pocket CloudWatcher 2

No in-app purchases

None

GlassOut

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket CloudWatcher 2 free?
Pocket CloudWatcher 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GlassOut free?
GlassOut is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket CloudWatcher 2 or GlassOut have ads?
Neither Pocket CloudWatcher 2 nor GlassOut shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket CloudWatcher 2 or GlassOut?
Pocket CloudWatcher 2 ships an update every 9 days, and GlassOut weekly. Most recently, Pocket CloudWatcher 2 was updated on September 5, 2026 and GlassOut on September 15, 2026.

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