Bad Elf Flex vs XGPS DashPro
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.
XGPS DashPro
This companion app enhances the accuracy of a precise positioning GNSS receiver, improving location data from meters to centimeters. It allows users to activate subscriptions, configure settings, monitor receiver status, and record routes.
- Activate Skylark™ Precise Positioning Service
- Enhance location accuracy to centimeters
- Set configuration preferences
- Update receiver firmware
- Monitor location status and satellite tracking
- View battery and charging status
- Mark points and record routes
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Companion app of the XGPS DashPro precise positioning GNSS receiver from Dual Electronics and Axxera powered by Swift Navigation. Use it to activate your subscription to Swift’s Skylark™ Precise Positioning Service (included in the purchase of your XGPS DashPro or sold separately). Once activated, the XGPS DashPro app needs to run in the background in order to enhance your location accuracy from meters down to just centimeters. The XGPS DashPro app also allows you to: ● Set configuration preferences and update firmware ● Monitor location status and satellite tracking details ● View receiver’s battery level and charging status ● Mark points and record your route
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bad Elf Flex at 3.6 against XGPS DashPro's 2.0. Bad Elf Flex also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). 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.
Bad Elf Flex holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bad Elf Flex has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Bad Elf Flex's written reviews are positive against 0% of XGPS DashPro's.
Bad Elf Flex ships an update every 3 months, XGPS DashPro every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bad Elf Flex | XGPS DashPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bad Elf, LLC. | NAMSUNG AMERICA, INC. |
Customer experience
Bad Elf Flex
XGPS DashPro
In-app purchases
Bad Elf Flex
No in-app purchases
XGPS DashPro
No in-app purchases
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