BLK2GO Live vs Paqfile Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BLK2GO Live
Visualize 2D and 3D scans in real-time with high-resolution images. Monitor device status like battery and storage. Manage and view existing scans directly from your mobile device.
- Live 2D and 3D scanning visualization
- High-resolution image capture
- Device status monitoring (battery, storage)
- Image visualization of existing scans
- Scan management
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Use the BLK2GO Live app to connect to your Leica BLK2GO. The app can be used to provide: Live 2D and 3D visualization while scanning as well as high-resolution images. Device status, such as battery or storage. Image visualization and management of existing scans.
Paqfile Viewer
This application allows users to view, analyze, and share temperature data from thermal profiling systems. It offers detailed graphical results, individual thermocouple measurements, and calculates maximum temperatures and thresholds for in-depth analysis.
- Display temperature profiles
- Analyze graphical results
- View individual thermocouple data
- Calculate maximum temperatures
- Add temperature thresholds
- Share analysis results
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The Datapaq Paqfile Viewer enables the user to display, analyse and share temperature profiles generated using all Datapaq thermal profiling systems. In addition to zooming into the graphical results, the user can see the temperature measurements from every thermocouple at every sample point. To assist in analysis of results the app will display maximum temperature for each thermocouple and the user can add a temperature threshold calculation for further profile analysis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paqfile Viewer at 5.0 against BLK2GO Live's 4.0. BLK2GO Live's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Paqfile Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
BLK2GO Live ships an update every 5 months, Paqfile Viewer every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BLK2GO Live | Paqfile Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leica Geosystems AG | Fluke Process Instruments GmbH |
Customer experience
BLK2GO Live
Paqfile Viewer
In-app purchases
BLK2GO Live
No in-app purchases
Paqfile Viewer
No in-app purchases
