GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP vs AIFARM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP
This client app provides RTK corrections to compatible GPS receivers. It is designed for exclusive use with GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 devices. Be aware that continuous GPS use in the background can significantly impact battery life.
- RTK correction delivery
- Compatible with GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0
- Background GPS usage management
- Designed for GPS receivers
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GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP Client is designed to deliver RTK corrections to GPS receivers capable of receiving them. This app is intended to be used exclusively with the GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 family of devices. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Background GPS usage will end when you stop the data stream or the Beacon is no longer connected.
AIFARM
This app allows users to manage autonomous driving systems on their farms. It facilitates field mapping, navigation guidance, and task tracking for enhanced agricultural operations.
- Autonomous driving suite management
- Farm boundary drawing and import
- Navigation guideline creation
- Smart terminal device integration
- Task creation and progress tracking
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"Add your autonomous driving suite and monitor their work progress; draw and import your farm boundaries for better field management; create guidelines and send them to smart terminal devices to assist navigation; create tasks and track their completion progress."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP at none against AIFARM's shown. GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). AIFARM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP against 5.0 for AIFARM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP ships an update every 9 months, AIFARM every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP | AIFARM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glacial Ridge Technologies | ShangHai AllyNav Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP
AIFARM
In-app purchases
GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP
No in-app purchases
AIFARM
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP free?
Is AIFARM free?
Which has better reviews, GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP or AIFARM?
Do GRTech Beacon 4.0/5.0 NTRIP or AIFARM have ads?
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