Bad Elf Flex vs BluetoothLE RTK
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.
BluetoothLE RTK
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1. Support GR-9029/GR-9028 Bluetooth LE GNSS receiver 2. App receive correction data from reference station and forward to receiver. 3. Receiver calculate the data and decide it's precision position, then send GGA to App 4.Finally App draw the position in map. App is a utility tool for testing the receiver. a.Relative position measurement GR-9029 have a button in it. User press the button ,then App will draw a pin in map. When user press again , the App draw a new pin and show the distance between two pin (If "distance measurement" function is enable) b. Absolute position measurement. Receiver is placed on a known position. User can compare the known position with the coordinate show in map. c.Benchmark with other receiver App support "Log" function , it can record entire path . User can compare the path with others and check the deviation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BluetoothLE RTK at every 2 weeks against Bad Elf Flex's every 3 months. BluetoothLE RTK also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Bad Elf Flex ships an update every 3 months, BluetoothLE RTK every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Elf Flex | BluetoothLE RTK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bad Elf, LLC. | Navisys Technology Corp. |
In-app purchases
Bad Elf Flex
No in-app purchases
BluetoothLE RTK
No in-app purchases
Questions
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