Comparison

BAS vs GF Configuration Tool

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

Head to head
About

BAS

This utility app allows for the configuration of BAS-IP built-in and desktop readers with BLE modules. It enables adjustment of card operation modes, encryption settings, and audible confirmations for mobile identifier connections.

Highlights
  • Configure BLE readers
  • Adjust card operation modes (EM-Marine, MIFARE, BLE)
  • Set BLE ID encryption
  • Configure MIFARE card encryption and diversification
  • Set audible confirmation for mobile identifiers
  • Configure reader operating modes (Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier)
  • Save and upload reader configuration files
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BAS-IP UKEY Config is an application for setting the parameters of the BAS-IP built-in readers with the built-in BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) module, as well as individual BAS-IP UKEY desktop and wall readers with the built-in BLE module. Application features: · Adjustment of EM-Marine, MIFARE and BLE card operation modes - enabling and disabling of reading standards. · Setting the encryption for the BLE ID. This will make it possible to bind the identifiers encrypted key to the selected reader. · Enabling or disabling encryption modes for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Enabling diversification for MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus cards. · Configuring the audible confirmation when connecting mobile identifiers to the reader in standby and reading modes. · Setting the operating modes: Door, Touch, Gate/Barrier. · Setting the adjustable distance for the "Gate/Barrier" operating mode. · With the TR-03 reader, the configurator allows you to record MIFARE Classic and MIFARE Plus encryption cards. · Ability to save a file with settings for the specific reader. · Ability to upload a configuration file with settings to restore the reader parameters and for copying settings to other readers.

About

GF Configuration Tool

Configure your 2581 FlowtraMag Meter with this utility. Adjust flow and totalizer units, averaging, sensitivity, and output span. Monitor your device directly from your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Configure 2581 FlowtraMag Meter
  • Adjust flow and totalizer units
  • Set averaging and sensitivity
  • Span 4 to 20 mA output
  • Monitor FlowtraMag on iOS
Features
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The GF Configuration Tool allows users to configure their 2581 FlowtraMag Meter to the parameters required for their system. Users can change the flow unit, totalizer unit, averaging, sensitivity, low flow cut off, span the 4 to 20 mA output, and monitor the FlowtraMag on their iOS device.

Screenshots

BAS3 screens
GF Configuration Tool4 screens

Verdict

The call

BAS and GF Configuration Tool are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BAS against 5.0 for GF Configuration Tool. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BAS versus GF Configuration Tool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBASGF Configuration Tool
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBAS-IP LPGeorg Fischer AG

Customer experience

BAS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

GF Configuration Tool

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BAS

No in-app purchases

None

GF Configuration Tool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BAS free?
BAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GF Configuration Tool free?
GF Configuration Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BAS or GF Configuration Tool?
BAS and GF Configuration Tool are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BAS or GF Configuration Tool have ads?
Neither BAS nor GF Configuration Tool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BAS or GF Configuration Tool?
BAS ships an update every 9 months, and GF Configuration Tool every 9 months. Most recently, BAS was updated on June 1, 2026 and GF Configuration Tool on September 15, 2026.

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