Comparison

HomeSim vs Pocket for Seerr

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

Head to head
About

HomeSim

Enhance your flight simulation experience by using your mobile device as a touchscreen interface for X-Plane 12. Control essential functions like autopilot, radio management, and flight instruments, freeing up your main display and simplifying complex operations.

Highlights
  • Touchscreen control for X-Plane 12
  • RMU, AFCS, and PFD interfaces
  • Landing gear, flaps, and brake controls
  • Basic engine instrument display
  • View management for main display
  • Flight plan data entry simplification
  • Multi-device support
Features
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HomeSim is a touchscreen interface for use with X-Plane12 Flight Simulator! HomeSim provides a way of using an iPad, iPhone, or both to control most of the functions that would normally require the use of a keyboard and mouse, custom button assignments, or dedicated hardware to control. HomeSim includes: An RMU (Radio Management Unit), An AFCS (Automatic Flight Control Sysytem, or autopilot), A PFD (Primary Flight Display), Landing Gear, Flaps, and Parking Brake controls, Basic Engine Instruments, A VIEW management window for changing the main display of the X-Plane, and an interface to simplify data entry for flight plans on G1000 equipped aircraft. All of the controls use the typical gestures of a touchscreen to make changing frequencies, identifiers, autopilot modes, and navigation displays much quicker, allowing you the ability to practice procedures, like instrument approaches, while devoting little thought to how to properly set things up - the controls generally mimic the devices in real planes, while adding functionality that will increase your situational awareness. More than one iOS device can be connected to X-Plane at a time so that you can have different devices act as dedicated hardware. Free your main visual from the internal cockpit view by using your iOS device for the Flight Instruments, Navigation, and Engine Instruments. Practice using autopilot functions that you are unfamiliar with, and get aquainted with more sophisticated airplanes without having to look around the cockpit for the new controls. Using controls that will work with any aircraft (as long as the aircraft has an autopilot and radios) will free you from thinking about the differences between aircraft, and start to find more similarities - making you a better pilot. Enjoy flying X-Plane more by paying less attention to how to operate the simulation, and more attention to operating your flight! Kingswell Productions, and HomeSim are not affiliated with Laminar Research (the makers of X-Plane).

About

Pocket for Seerr

This app allows you to manage your media server requests directly from your iOS device. Browse, search, and submit requests for movies and TV shows. Admins can also approve or decline requests on the go.

Highlights
  • Browse and search media
  • Submit media requests
  • Track request status
  • Approve/decline requests (admins)
  • Native iOS experience
Features
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Pocket for Seerr is a native iOS companion for your Overseerr / Jellyseerr / Seerr server, built to make media requests fast and effortless from your phone. IMPORTANT: This app requires a self-hosted Seerr, Overseerr or Jellyseerr backend server. It does not function as a standalone application. Connect to your existing Seerr instance and: • Browse and search your media Quickly look up movies and TV shows available through your Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby libraries, with the same metadata and posters you see in Seerr on the web. • Request what you want to watch Send requests for movies, seasons, or full series in a few taps. See at a glance what’s already available, what’s pending, and what’s been approved or rejected. • Keep track of request status View your own request history and status updates in one place so you always know what’s coming to your server next. • Manage requests on the go (for admins) If you’re an admin or have request-management permissions in Seerr, you can approve or decline requests directly from Pocket, without opening a browser. Stay on top of your queue from anywhere. • Built for iOS Pocket for Seerr is a clean, responsive native app designed to feel at home on iPhone. Fast navigation, familiar patterns, and an experience tuned for quick actions make handling requests painless. Requirements Pocket for Seerr is an unofficial client and requires an existing Seerr / Jellyseerr / Overseerr server configured with your media stack (Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby, plus Radarr/Sonarr, etc.). No third-party accounts, subscriptions, or hosted services are included.

Screenshots

HomeSim4 screens
Pocket for Seerr3 screens

Verdict

The call

HomeSim and Pocket for Seerr both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Pocket for Seerr's written reviews are positive against 33% of HomeSim's. Pocket for Seerr also leads on price (Free vs $19.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). HomeSim's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

Pocket for Seerr is free to download; HomeSim costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HomeSim against 4.9 for Pocket for Seerr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket for Seerr has 184 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of HomeSim's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pocket for Seerr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeSim ships an update every 7 months, Pocket for Seerr every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
HomeSim versus Pocket for Seerr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeSimPocket for Seerr
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (184 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1184 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB33 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKingswell ProductionsMiguel Piedrafita

Customer experience

HomeSim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Pocket for Seerr

All ratings184 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative2.9%

In-app purchases

None

HomeSim

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket for Seerr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HomeSim free?
HomeSim costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket for Seerr free?
Pocket for Seerr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HomeSim or Pocket for Seerr?
HomeSim is rated higher. HomeSim averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pocket for Seerr averages 4.9 from 184 ratings.
Do HomeSim or Pocket for Seerr have ads?
Neither HomeSim nor Pocket for Seerr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeSim or Pocket for Seerr?
HomeSim ships an update every 7 months, and Pocket for Seerr every 3 weeks. Most recently, HomeSim was updated on September 21, 2026 and Pocket for Seerr on September 22, 2026.

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