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 (26 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.
goTenna Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: goTenna Pro has 26 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. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | goTenna Pro | Beartooth MKII |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (26 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — 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
