Comparison

geoTools vs Emlid Flow

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

Head to head
About

geoTools

This app provides tools for geological, geophysical, engineering, and geographic work. It helps estimate geophysical quantities like Bouguer anomaly and magnetic declination, and offers a quick coordinate converter. It's designed for professionals and enthusiasts interested in Earth Sciences.

Highlights
  • Estimate geophysical quantities
  • Calculate Bouguer anomaly
  • Estimate magnetic declination
  • Quick coordinate converter
  • Geographic to UTM conversion
  • UTM to geographic conversion
  • Uses IGRF geomagnetic model
Features
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geoTools is a set of tools to use in geologic, geophysical, engineering and geographic work. It includes the estimation of important geophysical quantities, such as Bouguer anomaly, topography, magnetic declination, and so on, and a quick coordinate converter. The ideal companion for a geologist, a geophysicist, an engineer, a geographer, and to any person interested in the Earth Sciences. The easiest and more effective way to calculate the parameters associated to the Earth's gravity field and magnetic field. Convert coordinates from geographic to Universal Transverse Mercator and vice-versa with one touch, using different reference systems. Since 2018 the app uses the new IGRF geomagnetic model to estimate the magnetic parameters. All the tests we've made show very good results. PLEASE NOTICE: geoTools is free, no ads, no purchases, absolutely free! If you use it, please let a review to help us keep upgrading the app. It is simple, fast, and very important to us!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

geoTools4 screens
Emlid Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: geoTools at 5.0 against Emlid Flow's 3.9. geoTools also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Emlid Flow's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 3). On price, ads and device support 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. Emlid Flow sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. geoTools asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

geoTools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Emlid Flow has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of geoTools's written reviews are positive against 58% of Emlid Flow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

geoTools ships an update every 29 months, Emlid Flow every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
geoTools versus Emlid Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergeoToolsEmlid Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.9 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better57.9% of reviews
Number of ratings333 — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB221 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre MolinaEmlid Tech Kft.

Customer experience

geoTools

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Emlid Flow

All ratings33 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative24.2%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative31.6%

In-app purchases

None

geoTools

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Emlid Flow

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Plan Individual Monthly1 Month trial$24.991 Month

Questions

Is geoTools free?
geoTools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emlid Flow free?
Emlid Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, geoTools or Emlid Flow?
geoTools is rated higher. geoTools averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Emlid Flow averages 3.9 from 33 ratings.
Do geoTools or Emlid Flow have ads?
Neither geoTools nor Emlid Flow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, geoTools or Emlid Flow?
geoTools ships an update every 29 months, and Emlid Flow every 10 days. Most recently, geoTools was updated on September 13, 2026 and Emlid Flow on September 25, 2026.

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