DHD vs Flight Announce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DHD
This app simulates a Stargate Dial Home Device, allowing you to make phone calls to your contacts by entering a 7-glyph address. It features authentic sound effects and haptic feedback for a unique calling experience.
- Dial Home Device interface
- 7-chevron locking sequence
- Authentic sound effects
- Haptic feedback
- Cartouche address book
- Swipe to re-dial
- Swipe to delete entries
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Greetings, Tau'ri! This application simulates the Stargate Dial Home Device (DHD). Instead of establishing wormholes to distant planets, this DHD connects you to your contacts via the primitive Tau'ri communication network - also known as "phone calls." HOW IT WORKS Dial a 7-glyph address on the DHD interface. Each glyph you tap locks a chevron, accompanied by authentic sound effects and haptic feedback. Once all seven chevrons are locked, press the central activation dome to engage. If the address matches a saved contact, the call connects. If the address is unknown, you can map it to a contact from your address book for future dialing. FEATURES - Dial Home Device interface with concentric glyph rings and a central activation dome - 7-chevron locking sequence with sound effects and haptic feedback - Cartouche address book: save, view, and manage your glyph-to-contact mappings - Swipe to re-dial saved addresses with automated glyph entry - Swipe to delete entries you no longer need Whether you're a fan of the Stargate franchise or just want a unique way to call your friends, the Dial Home Device brings a bit of sci-fi fun to your day. Stargate and all related marks, logos, and concepts are trademarks of Amazon MGM Studios. This application is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon MGM Studios.
Flight Announce
Enhance your flight simulator experience with realistic passenger announcements, airline sound packs, and cockpit callouts. This companion app adds immersive audio elements from boarding to landing, making your virtual flights feel more authentic.
- Passenger announcements
- 60+ Airline sound packs
- Cockpit callouts
- GPWS alerts
- Cabin ambience
- Landing applause
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Bring your Infinite Flight simulator flights to life with passenger announcements, airline sound packs, cabin ambience, cockpit callouts, GPWS alerts, and landing sounds. Flight Announce is made for simulator pilots who want flights to feel more realistic from boarding to landing. Features: - Passenger announcements - 100+ Airlines sound packs - Boarding, pushback, takeoff, descent, landing, parked at the gate sounds - Engine SFX (A320 family) - Cabin ambience - Landing reactions - Copilot voices - Speed callouts - Flap and gear callouts - GPWS alerts - Cockpit switches sound - GSX - Taxi bump and runway bump, and touch down sounds - Support Autopilot+ How it works: 1. Open Flight Announce 2. Choose your airline sound 3. Start your flight session 4. Open Infinite Flight > General > Enable Infinite flight connect 5. Let the app play sounds based on your flight Flight Announce uses local network access to read simulator flight data on your device or local network while a flight session is active. Audio and preferences are processed on device. This app is an independent companion utility for Infinite Flight simulator use. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by Infinite Flight, Infinite Flight LLC, or any airline. Airline names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are used only as visual identifiers for user-selected sound packages. Flight Announce is for entertainment and flight simulator use only. It is not intended for real-world aviation, navigation, training, flight planning, or aircraft operation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flight Announce at Free against DHD's $0.99. Flight Announce also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). DHD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Flight Announce is free to download; DHD costs $0.99 up front. Flight Announce sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. DHD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flight Announce holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flight Announce has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DHD ships an update every 3 weeks, Flight Announce every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DHD | Flight Announce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jarkko Asgard | LIANG YING LU |
Customer experience
DHD
Flight Announce
In-app purchases
DHD
No in-app purchases
Flight Announce
- Flight Announce Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Flight Announce Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year









