TerraFlex vs eLation Locates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TerraFlex
Streamline geospatial field work with a unified system for data collection and updates. Create custom forms to capture geolocated information for GIS, incident reports, inspections, and more. Keep your team organized and in sync with cloud-hosted data administration.
- Customizable data collection forms
- Geolocated information capture
- Cloud-hosted data administration
- Team synchronization
- Field assignment grouping
- Data update workflows
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Unify all of your data collection and update activities with a single system for everyday geospatial field work. Use TerraFlex to collect or update any kind of data in the field with simple forms that you create. Whether your day includes capturing GIS data, incident reports, emergency management or simple inspections, you can use the same streamlined approach to collect geolocated information. Now you can keep field users focused on getting the job done fast. Keep your whole team in sync. No matter how big or small your project, you can review the data as it is collected in the field. •Hosted in the cloud to push out changes to the team instantly •Stay organized by grouping field assignments and data •Data administration and management is done for you via the cloud •Make use of powerful data update workflows with TerraFlex Advanced Getting up and running with TerraFlex is easy. 1) Sign up to create your account. 2) Sign in to Cloud services. 3) Download the Mobile app and you are all set. ---------------------------------- Note: Trimble TerraFlex is designed for your iPhone device. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
eLation Locates
Manage utility locate tickets directly from your iOS device. View ticket locations on a map, add notes and photos, and get directions. Assign and complete tickets efficiently.
- View ticket locations on map
- Add pictures and notes to tickets
- Get driving directions
- Find and assign tickets
- Complete tickets
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Complete and view utility locate tickets from your iOS device. This is a companion app for eLation billing systems. eLation Locates includes the following features: - View locate ticket area on map - Add pictures and notes to ticket - Get driving directions to ticket - Find & Assign tickets to yourself from available ones in your boundaries - Complete tickets
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eLation Locates at 4.0 against TerraFlex's 2.4. eLation Locates also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). TerraFlex's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (34 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eLation Locates holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TerraFlex has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TerraFlex ships an update monthly, eLation Locates every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TerraFlex | eLation Locates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (34 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 320 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trimble Inc. | Innovative Systems L.L.C. |
Customer experience
TerraFlex
eLation Locates
In-app purchases
TerraFlex
No in-app purchases
eLation Locates
No in-app purchases
