Emlid Flow vs Las File Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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)
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Emlid Flow | Las File Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (35 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emlid Tech Kft. | Omer Akbas |
Customer experience
Emlid Flow
Las File Viewer
In-app purchases
Emlid Flow
- Pro Plan Individual Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
Las File Viewer
No in-app purchases
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