Emlid Flow vs CivilGrid
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 point collection, topographic mapping, and earthworks. Offers free and pro plans with features for basic to advanced surveying workflows, including team collaboration and cloud sync.
- Receiver management (base/rover setup, RTK/PPK configuration)
- Point collection and stakeout
- Import/export various file formats (CSV, DXF, KML, Shapefile)
- Extensive coordinate system library
- Cloud sync with Emlid Flow 360
- Team collaboration features
- Advanced surveying tools (lines, polygons, DTM support)
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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
CivilGrid
This app provides a centralized GIS platform for accessing utility, environmental, and geotechnical site data. It helps reduce project risk and increase planning efficiency by consolidating hundreds of data layers into a single map.
- Centralized GIS platform
- Access utility data
- View environmental data
- Geotechnical site data
- Hundreds of data layers
- Single map interface
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CivilGrid centralizes utility, environmental, and geotechnical site data in an intuitive GIS platform. Access hundreds of data layers in a single map. Reduce project risk. Increase planning efficiency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CivilGrid at 4.6 against Emlid Flow's 3.9. CivilGrid also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 55%). Emlid Flow's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (37 vs 12). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. CivilGrid asks for nothing beyond the download.
CivilGrid holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Emlid Flow's written reviews are positive against 67% of CivilGrid's.
Emlid Flow ships an update every 10 days, CivilGrid monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emlid Flow | CivilGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (37 ratings) | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 204 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emlid Tech Kft. | CivilGrid, Inc. |
Customer experience
Emlid Flow
CivilGrid
In-app purchases
Emlid Flow
- Pro Plan Individual Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
CivilGrid
No in-app purchases
