goTenna Pro vs Beartooth MKII
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
goTenna Pro
This app enables mission-critical, off-grid communications by pairing with specialized radio devices. It allows users to send text messages, share locations, and mark maps without relying on cellular or Wi-Fi networks. It also supports interoperability with other tactical systems.
- Off-grid text messaging
- Real-time location sharing
- Customizable map markings
- Route and geofencing tools
- Interoperability with ATAK
- Offline map import
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The goTenna Pro app is a tactical situational awareness application that pairs with goTenna Pro and goTenna Pro X2 mesh networking radio devices to enable mission-critical communications completely independent of traditional cell, Wi-Fi, or satellite connectivity. Users can download the goTenna Pro app to any iOS device, pair with a goTenna Pro or goTenna Pro X2 tactical radio, and then use the mobile device to communicate critical information like near real-time locations, share map markings, and send text messages while 100% off-grid. The app supports full interoperability with ATAK and the goTenna Android goTenna Pro app for seamless cross-platform mission coordination. goTenna Pro tactical radios have a 5W, tunable UHF/VHF output that can transmit critical data from your iOS device and also automatically act as relays that securely and anonymously “hop” messages across up to 6 devices to extend range. Key Features - Send & receive text-based messages - Automatic blue force tracking - Customizable map markers for emergencies, dangers, and objectives - Routes, perimeters, geofencing, and shape drawing tools - Individual & group messaging - Broadcasts to anyone within range on your network - Interoperability with iOS/Android goTenna Pro apps, ATAK plugin v2.2.50, and iTAK v2.10.1 - Ability to import offline maps (.sqlite files) to display custom maps on the field - Send/receive standard 2525B tactical markers
Beartooth MKII
Create a private, cellular-independent communication network with teammates. Share locations, text messages, and pictures, compatible with ATAK. Requires a Beartooth MKII device.
- Private network creation
- Cellular-independent communication
- Location sharing
- Text messaging
- Picture sharing
- ATAK compatibility
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Beartooth connects you with other Beartooth-carrying teammates, where together you build a private network, completely independent of cellular. Effortlessly send location, text messages, and pictures cross-compatible with ATAK. This app requires a Beartooth MKII device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: goTenna Pro at monthly against Beartooth MKII's every 10 months. goTenna Pro also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 2) and device support. On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for goTenna Pro against 3.0 for Beartooth MKII. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: goTenna Pro has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
goTenna Pro ships an update monthly, Beartooth MKII every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | goTenna Pro | Beartooth MKII |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (24 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | goTenna Inc. | Beartooth Radio INC |
Customer experience
goTenna Pro
Beartooth MKII
In-app purchases
goTenna Pro
No in-app purchases
Beartooth MKII
No in-app purchases
