Flipper Mobile App vs ShieldGPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flipper Mobile App
Manage your portable multi-tool device data, organize digital keys, and share them with a community of users. This application enhances the functionality of your device for various geeky projects.
- Manage device data
- Organize digital keys
- Share keys with users
- Community sharing
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Flipper Zero is a portable multi-tool for geeks in a toy-like body. This app helps to manage your data on the device, organize keys and share them with other Flipper Zero users.
ShieldGPS
Monitor the real-time location and history of your GPS trackers. Receive alerts for movement, speed, and status changes, and set up geofences for important area notifications. Some devices also offer mileage and driving behavior tracking.
- Real-time GPS tracker location
- Location history with playback
- Map and satellite views
- Movement and speed alerts
- Geofence creation and alerts
- Mileage and driving behavior tracking
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Access your ShieldGPS GPS tracker(s) realtime location and location history with playback. Switch between map and satellite views. Receive notifications when your GPS tracker moves, speeds or changes its status. Create geofences to mark important areas that alert you when your tracker enters or exits somewhere important. Select devices also support mileage, dangerous driving and trip tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShieldGPS at 4.9 against Flipper Mobile App's 4.5. ShieldGPS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Flipper Mobile App's advantage is ratings volume (311 vs 17) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShieldGPS holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flipper Mobile App has 311 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Flipper Mobile App ships an update every 3 weeks, ShieldGPS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flipper Mobile App | ShieldGPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (311 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 311 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flipper Devices Inc. | OG Systems, LLC (CA) |
Customer experience
Flipper Mobile App
ShieldGPS
Bugs and requests
Flipper Mobile App
Reported bugs
5 issues- Firmware update process sometimes causes Bluetooth, SubGHz, or NFC issues
- App crashes when trying to access the App Store section
- Keyboard not showing up when pairing code is requested
- Widgets not working on iOS 16
- Remote control feature has input lag
Requested features
9 requests- More interactive features (e.g., sleeping dolphin, talking dolphin)
- Ability to download different firmware versions directly in the app
- Support for managing multiple Flipper Zero devices
- Folder support in SubGHz catalog
- Apple Watch companion app
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- Shortcuts integration for payloads
- Notification system for app updates
- Ability to edit and move files/folders on the Flipper Zero
- Ducky script compiler in the mobile app
ShieldGPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flipper Mobile App
No in-app purchases
ShieldGPS
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flipper Mobile App free?
Is ShieldGPS free?
Which has better reviews, Flipper Mobile App or ShieldGPS?
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