Bad Elf Flex vs Orbitas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Monitor GNSS receiver health
- Change hardware settings
- Perform firmware updates
- Purchase and load Flex Tokens
- Enable hardware-based features
- Access correction sources
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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.
Orbitas
This app enables users to view accuracy and positional data from Asteri GNSS receivers. It allows for Real-Time Kinematic corrections and the collection of precise utility line information for above and below-ground features.
- View GNSS receiver accuracy and quality
- Apply Real-Time Kinematic corrections
- Utilize corrections in Apple software
- Collect utility line information
- Support for above and below-ground features
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Orbitas Field, allows users to view accuracy, quality and positional information for the brand new Asteri GNSS receivers. Further, apply Real-Time Kinematic correction information directly to Asteri GNSS and then utilize in any Apple supported software that utilizes Integrated Location Services. Still need more... Utilize Orbitas field to collect accurate utility line information for above and below-ground features!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Orbitas at 5.0 against Bad Elf Flex's 3.6. Orbitas also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Bad Elf Flex's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orbitas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bad Elf Flex has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Elf Flex | Orbitas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bad Elf, LLC. | Tri-Global Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Bad Elf Flex
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In-app purchases
Bad Elf Flex
No in-app purchases
Orbitas
No in-app purchases
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