Comparison

Link2Valves vs Bad Elf Flex

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

Head to head
About

Link2Valves

This utility app helps water systems track the maintenance status of their control valves. It provides an intuitive platform to manage asset information, schedule preventative maintenance, and minimize downtime for water system infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Track control valve maintenance status
  • Manage water system asset information
  • Schedule preventative maintenance
  • Minimize equipment downtime
  • View, edit, and create valve assets
  • Sync data with web portal
Features
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To keep your water system infrastructure working smoothly, it is imperative to track the maintenance status of your control valves. The Cla-Val Link2Valves™ asset management platform is designed specifically for the needs of water utilities to ensure your equipment is being serviced routinely. Link2Valves delivers an intuitive and user-friendly design that provides clear and easy access to your asset information, helping maximize service and maintenance efficiencies for your automatic control valves and other water system assets. Access our secure portal from your desktop or mobile device to gain insights across your water system assets to help you: • Determine which valves require preventative maintenance • Minimize downtime • Maintain and optimize your water system assets • Keep your operations compliant, operational and economical The Link2Valves app allows you to view, edit, and create new valve assets with all the details of your equipment, including part numbers, setpoints, photos, and maintenance activity records. Your data is synced with the Link2Valves website, providing a complete service history, exact valve location, configuration options, and graphical indication of which valves may require attention, whether in the field or in the office. Link2Valves is absolutely free for all users. We offer this as a no-cost service to our valve users as a tool to assist them in keeping their control valves in good health. Please visit our website for more details: https://www.cla-val.com

About

Bad Elf Flex

This utility app enhances the functionality of Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers. It allows users to monitor hardware health, adjust settings, and update firmware. For the Flex model, it also enables the purchase and application of tokens for advanced features and correction sources like SBAS and RTK.

Highlights
  • Monitor GNSS receiver health
  • Change hardware settings
  • Perform firmware updates
  • Purchase and load Flex Tokens
  • Enable hardware-based features
  • Access correction sources
Features
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This is the free companion utility app for the flexible, intuitive, and affordable Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers. Designed for GIS and survey professionals, the Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini connect to your iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth and provide high-accuracy location data to ANY and ALL field data collection apps in your workflow. This app allows you to view the health of the Flex and Flex Mini hardware, change settings, and perform firmware updates. For the Bad Elf Flex, the app also supports purchasing and loading Flex Tokens into the hardware for enabling hardware-based features and correction sources. Several correction sources are supported including SBAS, RTK via NTRIP, and Atlas (L-band) satellite corrections. Visit https://bad-elf.com/ to learn more about the Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers. NOTES: * This app requires a Bad Elf Flex or Flex Mini to operate. * Our "Bad Elf GPS" companion app supports our legacy mapping-grade receivers: Bad Elf GPS Pro, GPS Pro+, Surveyor, and GPS for Lightning dongle. * Continued use of the GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Link2Valves4 screens
Bad Elf Flex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Link2Valves at 100% against Bad Elf Flex's 40%. Link2Valves also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Bad Elf Flex's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Link2Valves holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Link2Valves's written reviews are positive against 40% of Bad Elf Flex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Link2Valves ships an update every 9 days, Bad Elf Flex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Link2Valves versus Bad Elf Flex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLink2ValvesBad Elf Flex
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings614 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGriswold IndustriesBad Elf, LLC.

Customer experience

Link2Valves

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bad Elf Flex

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Link2Valves

No in-app purchases

None

Bad Elf Flex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Link2Valves free?
Link2Valves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bad Elf Flex free?
Bad Elf Flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Link2Valves or Bad Elf Flex?
Link2Valves is rated higher. Link2Valves averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bad Elf Flex averages 3.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Link2Valves or Bad Elf Flex have ads?
Neither Link2Valves nor Bad Elf Flex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Link2Valves or Bad Elf Flex?
Link2Valves ships an update every 9 days, and Bad Elf Flex every 2 months. Most recently, Link2Valves was updated on October 19, 2026 and Bad Elf Flex on October 12, 2026.

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