Comparison

Emlid Flow vs BluetoothLE RTK

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

BluetoothLE RTK

Features
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1. Support GR-9029/GR-9028 Bluetooth LE GNSS receiver 2. App receive correction data from reference station and forward to receiver. 3. Receiver calculate the data and decide it's precision position, then send GGA to App 4.Finally App draw the position in map. App is a utility tool for testing the receiver. a.Relative position measurement GR-9029 have a button in it. User press the button ,then App will draw a pin in map. When user press again , the App draw a new pin and show the distance between two pin (If "distance measurement" function is enable) b. Absolute position measurement. Receiver is placed on a known position. User can compare the known position with the coordinate show in map. c.Benchmark with other receiver App support "Log" function , it can record entire path . User can compare the path with others and check the deviation

Screenshots

Emlid Flow4 screens
BluetoothLE RTK2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BluetoothLE RTK at none against Emlid Flow's 1. BluetoothLE RTK also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.0). 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. BluetoothLE RTK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emlid Flow ships an update every 10 days, BluetoothLE RTK every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Emlid Flow versus BluetoothLE RTK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmlid FlowBluetoothLE RTK
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmlid Tech Kft.Navisys Technology Corp.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Emlid Flow

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

BluetoothLE RTK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emlid Flow free?
Emlid Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BluetoothLE RTK free?
BluetoothLE RTK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emlid Flow or BluetoothLE RTK have ads?
Neither Emlid Flow nor BluetoothLE RTK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emlid Flow or BluetoothLE RTK?
Emlid Flow ships an update every 10 days, and BluetoothLE RTK every 2 weeks. Most recently, Emlid Flow was updated on September 25, 2026 and BluetoothLE RTK on May 14, 2026.

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