Comparison

BurbleMe vs Bad Elf Flex

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

Head to head
About

BurbleMe

This app allows sport skydivers to self-manifest for jumps, manage load organizing, and track their jump history electronically. It also facilitates payments and provides a location notifier for landed skydivers.

Highlights
  • Self-manifesting for jumps
  • Load organizing tools
  • Electronic logbook
  • Transaction history
  • Location notifier
  • Ratings integration
Features
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BurbleMe is the Sport Skydivers tool for self manifesting at your local Burble dropzone. With it you are able to check in, self manifest, load organize, send your Burble enabled dropzone your location when you land out, view your transaction history and maintain a full electronic logbook . Check with your local dropzone to see if they are using Burble. Payments. Add money to your account directly from your phone at enabled Dropzones. Ratings card: Ditch it. Connect Burble directly to your Merit account and the dropzone will be able to see your USPA and UPT licences and ratings immediately. Self Manifesting: No more lining up to manifest. Now you can put yourself and your friends on a load with a couple of click. Great for fun jumpers, load organizers and teams alike. Load Organizing: Just scan your jumpers QR codes to add them to your list. Send jumpers on a load a message. Reuse a previous load. It's designed to help you keep a boogie rocking! Transaction History: Complete history of every transaction you have made at your dropzone. No more bothering manifest at the end of the day. Be their best friend and check you jumps on your phone. Log Book: A full electronic log book automatically keeps track of your jumps at any Burble enabled dropzone (you can add jumps made at other dropzones manually). You can save signatures and pictures of the people you jump with making it a full electronic logbook. Location Notifier: Landed out? Let the dropzone know where you are. You can now send the DZ a message from the app that will send your GPS co-ordinates and display your location in a map back at the dropzone. Your status - "Injured", "ok, need a ride" or "ok, walking back" is also sent at the same time.

About

Bad Elf Flex

This utility app enhances the functionality of Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers. It allows users to monitor hardware health, adjust settings, and update firmware. For the Flex model, it also enables the purchase and application of tokens for advanced features and correction sources like SBAS and RTK.

Highlights
  • Monitor GNSS receiver health
  • Change hardware settings
  • Perform firmware updates
  • Purchase and load Flex Tokens
  • Enable hardware-based features
  • Access correction sources
Features
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This is the free companion utility app for the flexible, intuitive, and affordable Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers. Designed for GIS and survey professionals, the Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini connect to your iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth and provide high-accuracy location data to ANY and ALL field data collection apps in your workflow. This app allows you to view the health of the Flex and Flex Mini hardware, change settings, and perform firmware updates. For the Bad Elf Flex, the app also supports purchasing and loading Flex Tokens into the hardware for enabling hardware-based features and correction sources. Several correction sources are supported including SBAS, RTK via NTRIP, and Atlas (L-band) satellite corrections. Visit https://bad-elf.com/ to learn more about the Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers. NOTES: * This app requires a Bad Elf Flex or Flex Mini to operate. * Our "Bad Elf GPS" companion app supports our legacy mapping-grade receivers: Bad Elf GPS Pro, GPS Pro+, Surveyor, and GPS for Lightning dongle. * Continued use of the GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Screenshots

BurbleMe4 screens
Bad Elf Flex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bad Elf Flex at 3.6 against BurbleMe's 3.0. Bad Elf Flex also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). BurbleMe's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bad Elf Flex holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BurbleMe's written reviews are positive against 40% of Bad Elf Flex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BurbleMe ships an update every 3 weeks, Bad Elf Flex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BurbleMe versus Bad Elf Flex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurbleMeBad Elf Flex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (17 ratings)3.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.6% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurble Software Company, LLCBad Elf, LLC.

Customer experience

BurbleMe

All ratings16 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive24.6%
Neutral15.9%
Negative59.4%

Bad Elf Flex

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

BurbleMe

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch
  • App crashes when trying to add a group
  • Cannot open 'join the load' screen
  • Account resets
  • Merit connection doesn't add licenses
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  • Watch app crashes on login
  • My Loads > Sport Loads page shows repeated loads
  • Blank screen when backing out to My Loads page
  • 5-minute alert sent too late
  • Password reset emails delayed
  • Cannot remove a DZ
  • Login issues with new phone
  • Jumper doesn't exist after reinstallation
  • Log book showing more jumps than logged
  • Log book doesn't save altitude
  • Log book entry deletion error
  • Cannot change DZ after initial selection
  • Keyboard issues on iPad
  • "Remember me" checkbox not working
  • Location services draining battery
  • Nag screen about GPS location

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add logbook function
  • Wing load calculator
  • Reserve service date reminder
  • Connect to PayPal for account top-ups
  • Download jump data in .xlsx format
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  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to see who is on loads
  • Preference for jump type
  • Remember login credentials
  • Ability to delete a DZ
  • Block ticket purchase via app
  • Pay bills via the app

Bad Elf Flex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BurbleMe

No in-app purchases

None

Bad Elf Flex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BurbleMe free?
BurbleMe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bad Elf Flex free?
Bad Elf Flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BurbleMe or Bad Elf Flex?
Bad Elf Flex is rated higher. BurbleMe averages 3.0 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Bad Elf Flex averages 3.6 from 14 ratings.
Do BurbleMe or Bad Elf Flex have ads?
Neither BurbleMe nor Bad Elf Flex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BurbleMe or Bad Elf Flex?
BurbleMe ships an update every 3 weeks, and Bad Elf Flex every 2 months. Most recently, BurbleMe was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bad Elf Flex on November 3, 2026.

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