Comparison

Eos Tools Pro vs LaserSoft Connect

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

Head to head
About

Eos Tools Pro

This utility app provides advanced GNSS information for high-precision receivers, crucial for GIS and surveying. It includes an NTRIP client for corrections, user-configurable alarms, and background operation with mapping software.

Highlights
  • Advanced GNSS information (RMS, PDOP, differential status)
  • Built-in NTRIP client for RTK/DGNSS corrections
  • User-configurable audible alarms
  • Background operation with mapping software
  • Satellite view for multiple constellations
  • Orthometric Height and Position Shift computation
Features
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Eos Tools Pro is a monitoring utility for the Arrow and Skadi series high precision GNSS receivers from Eos Positioning Systems. It provides advanced GNSS information such as RMS values, PDOP, differential status, satellites tracked and used, that are critical for submeter and centimeter GIS and surveying data collection. The app features a built-in end trip client to access RTK or DGNSS corrections from an RTK network. Eos Tools Pro also allows audible user configurable alarms and runs in the background of your mapping surveying software. Features: - Built-in NTRIP client to connect to an RTK Network - Displays GNSS and Tilt Compensation accuracy with quality control information - Select the Skadi Smart Handle mode: Extensible Virtual Range Pole™ or Invisible Range Pole™ - Satellite view for all constellations in use (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, QZSS and IRNSS) - User configurable alarms - Orthometric Height (Geoid models for vertical datum) - Compute and apply Position Shifts to accommodate different - Laser Offset Mapping for Esri ArcGIS® Field Maps - Locate and map underground utility assets directly in ArcGIS Field Maps - Terminal emulator to send configuration commands to the receiver - HTML5 built-in browser Disclaimer: "Continued use of Eos Tools Pro running in the background and connected to the GPS/GNSS receiver can dramatically decrease the battery life of your Apple device." Technical Support: For technical support, questions, feedback or bug reporting, please contact support@eos-gnss.com.

About

LaserSoft Connect

Features
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LaserSoft Connect provides point offset calculations in Esri's ArcGIS Field Maps using connection with laser rangefinders and angle encoders.

Screenshots

Eos Tools Pro4 screens
LaserSoft Connect1 screens

Verdict

The call

Eos Tools Pro and LaserSoft Connect are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Eos Tools Pro versus LaserSoft Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEos Tools ProLaserSoft Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEos Positioning SystemsLaser Technology, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Eos Tools Pro

No in-app purchases

None

LaserSoft Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eos Tools Pro free?
Eos Tools Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LaserSoft Connect free?
LaserSoft Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eos Tools Pro or LaserSoft Connect have ads?
Neither Eos Tools Pro nor LaserSoft Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eos Tools Pro or LaserSoft Connect?
Eos Tools Pro ships an update every 2 months, and LaserSoft Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Eos Tools Pro was updated on October 6, 2026 and LaserSoft Connect on October 2, 2026.

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