KMZ Loader vs Emlid Flow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KMZ Loader
Easily open and view KMZ files on your iOS device. This app decompresses KMZ files into KML, making them viewable in Google Earth or as source code. All imported files are stored for easy access and deletion.
- Open KMZ files
- Decompress KMZ to KML
- View KML in Google Earth
- View KML as source code
- Store imported KMZ files
- Delete KMZ files
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Open KMZ files with your iOS device! KMZ Loader is designed to open KMZ files, which are compressed KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files. Google Earth can open KML files on its own, however KMZ's will not load properly without being decompressed first. KMZ Loader can decompress a KMZ file into a KML file allowing it to be viewed both in Google Earth and as source code. Any KMZ files imported into KMZ Loader will be stored in My KMZs and can be deleted by simply swiping over it. For more information on KML files: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KML
Emlid Flow
Manage Emlid Reach receivers and perform positioning tasks like data collection and mapping. Offers free and pro plans for various survey workflows, with cloud sync and team collaboration features.
- Receiver management (base/rover setup)
- RTK/PPK configuration
- Point collection and stakeout
- Import/export various file formats
- Coordinate system library
- Cloud sync with Emlid Flow 360
- Team collaboration
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Emlid Flow is a companion app for Emlid Reach receivers, designed to manage devices and handle all your positioning tasks in one place. The app has Free and Pro plans for a wide range of applications, from ground control point collection to topographic mapping and earthworks. What you get with the free version: - Full control of your receivers: set up base and rover, update, configure RTK and PPK. - Point collection and stakeout. - Import/Export CSV, DXF, KML, or Shapefile files. - Built-in coordinate system library with over 1000 systems. - Ability to create custom coordinate systems. - Base shift. - Cloud sync with Emlid Flow 360. - Team collaboration with up to 10 members. Emlid Flow 360 is the web platform where you can access all data from the app and vice versa! Sync works instantly, allowing you to prepare, manage, and export projects in the office without manual file transfers and even with the receiver at hand. For more advanced survey workflows, Emlid Flow offers Pro Plan: - Collect and stakeout lines and polygons. - Stakeout reports and collect rules for accuracy control. - Survey codes to better differentiate data. - DTM support. - Auto collection tool to free your hands. - Inverse & Traverse for geometry calculations. - Team collaboration with an unlimited number of members. And much more with continuous updates! Try Pro Plan with a 30-day trial available on all platforms. Terms of use: https://emlid.com/legal/#apps-terms Privacy Policy: https://emlid.com/legal/#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Emlid Flow at every 10 days against KMZ Loader's every 25 months. Emlid Flow also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (58% vs 42%). KMZ Loader's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, 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. KMZ Loader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Emlid Flow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Emlid Flow holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of KMZ Loader's written reviews are positive against 58% of Emlid Flow's.
KMZ Loader ships an update every 25 months, Emlid Flow every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KMZ Loader | Emlid Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) | 3.9 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casey Evanoff | Emlid Tech Kft. |
Customer experience
KMZ Loader
Emlid Flow
Bugs and requests
KMZ Loader
Reported bugs
46 issues- Does not work
- Doesn't unpack or do anything
- Crashes or building doesn't load in properly
- Does not work in iOS 11
- No longer works
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- Needs update for ios11
- Can’t use it anymore without an update for new iOS
- Update it for newer versions of the iPad
- Update this app to use on ios 11
- Update it for ios 11
- UI is a little clumsy but it works
- Update needed
- Needs update as Apple is cautioning it won't work with future IOS updates
- Broken with IOS 6
- Will not open any of them
- Couldn’t find any KMZ Files
- Doesn't work
- Does not work in the current iOS
- Needs update
- Does not work with the new OS
- KMZ loader does not work with the IOS 6 upgrade
- Can't load KMZ files
- Garbage. Period.
- Does not work with iOS 6.
- Doesn't work on my 4S ios6
- DOESN'T WORK W/ IOS 6
- Does not work
- Doesn't work and does not open image overlays
- Stopped working when iOS 6 was released
- Does not work at all. Not even the demos will open.
- App won't even open its own demos!
- No Longer Works
- Does not work because of the iPhone update
- Need to update! Doesn't work
- Needs updating for IOS6
- Buggy!
- Doesn't seem to work
- Useless
- Loved it when it worked!
- Doesn't work in iPhone 5
- Will the app work with IOS6.
- Does not work on iPhone or iPad
- Does not work at all with iOS 6.0
- Doesn't Work For Me
- Interface loads but nothing else works. Can't view the demos, and cant acess any of my own files. Help files are woefully inadequate, and there is no user support
- Gives error message even with it's demo KMZ's saying unable to compress etc.
Requested features
6 requests- Load 3D structures (e.g., World Trade Center)
- Update for new iOS versions
- Update for iOS 11
- Update for iOS 6
- Add 'delete' function for KMZ files
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- Folders option to organize KMZ files
Emlid Flow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KMZ Loader
- KMZ Loader Full Version$0.99
Emlid Flow
- Pro Plan Individual Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month
