Comparison

Bad Elf Flex vs SpotView

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Monitor GNSS receiver health
  • Change hardware settings
  • Perform firmware updates
  • Purchase and load Flex Tokens
  • Enable hardware-based features
  • Access correction sources
Features
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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.

About

SpotView

This app enables remote screen viewing and data capture from Bluetooth-enabled meters. It records time, date, GPS coordinates, and sensor readings, allowing users to add notes and organize data on unique pages. Data can be exported as CSV files and visualized on geo maps.

Highlights
  • Remote screen viewing
  • Bluetooth meter integration
  • GPS coordinate data capture
  • User-added notes for data points
  • CSV file export
  • Geo mapping with satellite overlay
Features
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SpotView works with Bluetooth enabled SpotOn meters to allow for remote screen viewing, data capture, and geo mapping. Data capture includes time, date, and GPS coordinates in addition to the meter's sensor readings. Notes can be added by the user for each data point. Recorded data points are organized on unique data pages and can be directly e-mailed in .CSV file format from the SpotView app. Geo maps overlay data on a satellite image which can be shared.

Screenshots

Bad Elf Flex4 screens
SpotView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpotView at 5.0 against Bad Elf Flex's 3.6. SpotView also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). Bad Elf Flex's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpotView 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bad Elf Flex ships an update every 2 months, SpotView every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bad Elf Flex versus SpotView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBad Elf FlexSpotView
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBad Elf, LLC.Innoquest, Inc.

Customer experience

Bad Elf Flex

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

SpotView

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bad Elf Flex

No in-app purchases

None

SpotView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bad Elf Flex free?
Bad Elf Flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpotView free?
SpotView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bad Elf Flex or SpotView?
SpotView is rated higher. Bad Elf Flex averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while SpotView averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Bad Elf Flex or SpotView have ads?
Neither Bad Elf Flex nor SpotView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bad Elf Flex or SpotView?
Bad Elf Flex ships an update every 2 months, and SpotView every 5 months. Most recently, Bad Elf Flex was updated on October 26, 2026 and SpotView on September 15, 2026.

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