Live map
Your aircraft. The whole network.
A dark full-screen map of your flight, next to thousands of live VATSIM and IVAO traffic and every controller online. Tap a callsign. Watch the sky move.
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Launching Saturday, October 10
Your flight, off the screen.
Live map, Lock Screen flights, a cockpit remote, and ATC messaging for Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane. On the phone already in your pocket.
Waitlist members get a launch code worth 10% off Peak.
One flight
Start to finish, without the desk.
Pick a phase. This is what Cobalt is doing while the sim flies.
Features
Built around the aircraft you are flying.
Six things the phone does while the sim flies. All of them free.
Lock Screen
Set cruise. Stand up.
Progress, altitude, and a ticking ETA stay on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. A top-of-descent alert brings you back for the approach.
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Systems
A remote for your aircraft.
Autopilot, lights, engines, cameras, pause. Wired to the sim. With Peak, it works from the couch or from anywhere on cellular.
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ATC messaging
Message ATC from the kitchen.
Private messages to VATSIM controllers from Cobalt Inbox, delivered through your own vPilot session. Hand off a frequency, acknowledge traffic, stay on the loop without sitting at the desk.
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Atlas
Your flying, as a passport.
Stamps, stats, and routes on a share-ready card. Flights log themselves from real telemetry. VATSIM pilots get CID-verified network hours, right on the passport.
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Guides
Made for the way you fly.
Pick the flying you do. See what Cobalt changes about it.
Peak and Relay
Leave the house. Keep the flight.
Relay keeps the connection alive over cellular. Watch the descent from the grocery line. Set the altitude from the couch.
Plans
Free to fly. Peak goes deeper.
Nothing is hidden on the free plan. Peak unlocks control, depth, and history.
Free
- Live map with your flight and the whole network
- Lock Screen Live Activities, widgets, Apple Watch
- Live system readouts from the Bridge
- ATC alerts when controllers come online
- Airport boards, weather, and briefing
- Automatic logbook with graded landings
Cobalt Peak
- Remote control: autopilot, lights, engines, cameras
- Two-way ATC messaging from the phone
- Relay: connect from anywhere over cellular
- Reports, playback, and unlimited history
- Bridge on up to 3 PCs
Setup
Five minutes to your first connected flight.
One small app on the sim PC. The phone does the rest.
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Install the Bridge
A small free app for the sim PC. Windows or Mac. It finds MSFS or X-Plane on its own.
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Open Cobalt on your phone
Same Wi-Fi, no pairing codes. The app sees the Bridge and connects in a few seconds.
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03
Fly
Your flight on the map, the Live Activity on the Lock Screen, and the logbook writing itself.
Works with
Both big sims, both networks, and the devices already in your pocket.
- MSFS 2020
- MSFS 2024
- X-Plane 11
- X-Plane 12
- VATSIM
- IVAO
- SimBrief
- vPilot and xPilot
- iPhone and iPad
- Apple Watch
Launching Saturday, October 10.
Leave your email and the launch code lands in your inbox the moment the app is live. 10% off Peak.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Short answers for the things pilots ask first.
What is Cobalt?
Cobalt is a flight sim companion app for iPhone and iPad, made by Cobalt Simulations. It connects to Microsoft Flight Simulator or X-Plane through the free Cobalt Bridge on your PC and puts your flight on a live map, the Lock Screen, and a cockpit remote.
Can I control MSFS or X-Plane from my phone?
Yes. With Peak, Cobalt is a flight sim remote control: autopilot, heading, altitude, speed, lights, engines, electrical, cameras, and pause, from your iPhone over Wi-Fi or cellular Relay. Live readouts are free.
Does it work with MSFS 2024 and X-Plane 12?
Yes. MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024, X-Plane 11, and X-Plane 12. The Bridge auto-detects whichever sim is running.
Do I need to install anything on my PC?
Yes: the Cobalt Bridge (free download). On the same Wi-Fi, the app finds it automatically. For two-way VATSIM ATC messaging on MSFS, also install the Cobalt vPilot plugin from Bridge (one tap). Core tracking and systems work with Bridge alone.
Do I need Cobalt Peak?
No. Live tracking, the map, Atlas basics, and Lock Screen Live Activities are free. Peak adds remote systems control, live camera, the fleet map, cellular Relay, ATC messaging, full history and reports, and the Bridge on up to 3 PCs.
Does it work away from home?
Yes, with Peak. Start a long haul, leave the house, and keep watching and controlling over cellular through Cobalt's secure Relay.
What if my phone disconnects mid-flight?
Nothing is lost. The Bridge keeps recording on the PC, up to 12 hours, and hands your phone the missing segment when it reconnects.
Does it work with VATSIM and IVAO?
Yes. Live network traffic and controllers on the map, and CID-verified network hours on Atlas. Two-way ATC private messages work with vPilot via the Cobalt plugin; xPilot uses an optional Bridge relay.
I bought Peak with the wrong email. What do I do?
Check the inbox you paid with for a Claim Peak email and open the link while signed into Cobalt. Or sign in with the email you want Peak on and tap Settings → Restore purchases. Peak follows your Cobalt account, not the App Store.