Comparison

Emlid Flow vs Las File Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Emlid Flow

Manage Emlid Reach receivers and perform positioning tasks like data collection and mapping. Offers free and pro plans for various survey workflows, with cloud sync and team collaboration features.

Highlights
  • Receiver management (base/rover setup)
  • RTK/PPK configuration
  • Point collection and stakeout
  • Import/export various file formats
  • Coordinate system library
  • Cloud sync with Emlid Flow 360
  • Team collaboration
Features
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Emlid Flow is a companion app for Emlid Reach receivers, designed to manage devices and handle all your positioning tasks in one place. The app has Free and Pro plans for a wide range of applications, from ground control point collection to topographic mapping and earthworks. What you get with the free version: - Full control of your receivers: set up base and rover, update, configure RTK and PPK. - Point collection and stakeout. - Import/Export CSV, DXF, KML, or Shapefile files. - Built-in coordinate system library with over 1000 systems. - Ability to create custom coordinate systems. - Base shift. - Cloud sync with Emlid Flow 360. - Team collaboration with up to 10 members. Emlid Flow 360 is the web platform where you can access all data from the app and vice versa! Sync works instantly, allowing you to prepare, manage, and export projects in the office without manual file transfers and even with the receiver at hand. For more advanced survey workflows, Emlid Flow offers Pro Plan: - Collect and stakeout lines and polygons. - Stakeout reports and collect rules for accuracy control. - Survey codes to better differentiate data. - DTM support. - Auto collection tool to free your hands. - Inverse & Traverse for geometry calculations. - Team collaboration with an unlimited number of members. And much more with continuous updates! Try Pro Plan with a 30-day trial available on all platforms. Terms of use: https://emlid.com/legal/#apps-terms Privacy Policy: https://emlid.com/legal/#privacy

About

Las File Viewer

This application allows users to open and view LAS files directly on their iPhone or iPad. It supports various loading methods, displays multiple log curves, and offers interactive tools for panning, zooming, and data analysis. Users can also view the LAS file header in different formats.

Highlights
  • Native iPhone and iPad support
  • Open LAS files from various sources
  • Display wrapped and unwrapped LAS files
  • Up to three log curve display
  • Panning, zooming, and data tooltips
  • Smoothing and de-spiking tools
  • View LAS file header (table/raw)
Features
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Features: * Native support for both iPhone and iPad. * "Las File Viewer" is able to open and display LAS files from email, cloud storages, or any other file sources on your devices. * Ability to display both wrapped and unwrapped LAS files. * Easy to work with LAS files. Two ways to load LAS file into application: - In the main page, press "Browse File" button and then navigate trough your directory to choose the las file. - Directly navigate to the directory of your LAS file on your device, and press on the file and choose "Free Las Viewer" application to open with. * Ability to display up to three log curves. * Panning, zooming, selection and data tooltips are available for the best user experience. * Smoothing, de-spiking and curve clipping auxiliary tools are available. Results are shown in real-time. * Ability to display LAS file header in both table view and raw view format. Known Limitations: * Exporting LAS file is not yet supported * Shading of curves is not yet supported

Screenshots

Emlid Flow4 screens
Las File Viewer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Las File Viewer at 100% against Emlid Flow's 55%. Las File Viewer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Emlid Flow's advantage is ratings volume (35 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Emlid Flow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Las File Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Las File Viewer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emlid Flow has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Emlid Flow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Las File Viewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emlid Flow ships an update every 10 days, Las File Viewer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Emlid Flow versus Las File Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmlid FlowLas File Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (35 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmlid Tech Kft.Omer Akbas

Customer experience

Emlid Flow

All ratings35 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral5.7%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative30.0%

Las File Viewer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Emlid Flow

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Plan Individual Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
None

Las File Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emlid Flow free?
Emlid Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Las File Viewer free?
Las File Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emlid Flow or Las File Viewer?
Las File Viewer is rated higher. Emlid Flow averages 3.9 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Las File Viewer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Emlid Flow or Las File Viewer have ads?
Neither Emlid Flow nor Las File Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emlid Flow or Las File Viewer?
Emlid Flow ships an update every 10 days, and Las File Viewer fortnightly. Most recently, Emlid Flow was updated on October 16, 2026 and Las File Viewer on October 11, 2026.

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