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title: "Bad Elf GPS - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "This utility app allows owners of any Bad Elf GPS accessory to check the health of the Bad Elf hardware, view the GPS data being received, transfer and view trip logs, and install firmware updates.  V"
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# Bad Elf GPS — United States

![Bad Elf GPS App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple124/v4/8c/6f/fc/8c6ffc9b-ed6e-d0e7-609e-a052df0dad09/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-6-0-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Bad Elf](https://apptail.io/developer/bad-elf-nHOb)
**Category:** Utilities
**Rating:** 4.4/5 (20 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.bad-elf.gps
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 3.3.6 (released 2021-01-07)
**Original Release:** 2010-09-21
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id391764718)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/bad-elf-gps-RMOe/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/bad-elf-gps-RMOe/united-states)

## Bad Elf GPS Description
This utility app allows owners of any Bad Elf GPS accessory to check the health of the Bad Elf hardware, view the GPS data being received, transfer and view trip logs, and install firmware updates.

Visit www.bad-elf.com to learn more about the Bad Elf GPS, GPS Pro/Pro+, and the GNSS Surveyor accessories, which add a high performance GPS receiver to the iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad via the 30-pin dock connector, Lighting connector, or Bluetooth. The GPS data is usable by ALL location-based iOS applications in the App Store.

Note: Continued use of the GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

## Bad Elf GPS Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/9c/37/68/9c376874-e800-3230-775e-ed69f13a5d56/mzl.fqzawmnd.png/640x920.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/8b/3a/c5/8b3ac516-6788-8b04-595a-3f38c21ec1f8/mzl.jftsqleg.png/640x920.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/85/32/5d/85325d79-a068-200e-aee1-d97c6acb5473/mzl.yvphgaei.png/640x920.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/aa/8b/92/aa8b9200-db45-dd69-d998-1e505beac2ba/mzl.dlibwbju.png/640x920.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple114/v4/5f/5c/57/5f5c5723-a094-1928-6952-00ff2f34f21f/mzl.vxepwpkw.png/640x920.png)

## Bad Elf GPS Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 15 (75%)
- 4 stars: 2 (10%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 1 (5%)
- 1 stars: 2 (10%)

## Bad Elf GPS Reviews in United States

### ***** "App and device are rock solid"
This app and my Bad Elf GPS Pro is wonderful. I like tracking my hikes for when I take photos. It’s helpful to sync the GPS data to the photos to show locations.  Great when you want to remember that one spot and for populating various metadata. Device and app haven’t changed in years but they got it right the first time and doesn’t need to. Both are reliable and intuitive.
-- Legit Crypt, 2024-09-12

### *---- "GPS Pro+ is discontinued"
When I was searching for an additional GOS unit, I was surprised to discover the GPS Pro+ was discontinued in favor of a replacement (“Flex”) — that retails about twice the price — I cannot recommend it. The closest functional and price replacement is the “Dual.”

I was an early adopter to the Bad Elf system, and I was saddened to find it was unceremoniously dropped from all the usual retailers and its own website.
-- flitetym, 2024-03-16

### **--- "Works without internet?"
Apparently not. Other than graph showing satellites no way to tell. Till you don’t have a signal. I was at Yellowstone and had no signal so I plugged in myBad Elf and.          Nothing. Blue dot was flashing but without a base map not much help. Any hand held gps give you a signal without internet, but you have to revert to an inconvenient paper map. What good is bad elf if it doesn’t display a base map. Disappointed not what it is claimed to be.
-- None00000000000000000, 2023-09-25

### ***** "Bad Elf GPS Pro"
I've had it for years. I keep it in my Jeep, connected to my LiFePO4 off grid power system. Folks who are in my Jeep are welcome to pair to it. It blows Apple GPS out of the water because no cell tower dependancy!
-- donmontalvo, 2023-03-28

### ***** "Still a great GPS device after all these years, with a useful nice app."
Thanks BadElf!
-- AnafiAI_owner, 2023-01-19

### ***** "Thoughtfully designed"
Functional and free of gimmicks.
-- ændrü, 2021-08-25

### ***** "Outstanding"
The little Bad Elf and its app rated here have always done everything I’ve expected.  Other than Bad Elf, the only better way to get GPS data is to buy a device - iPad in my case - costing hundreds more.  ForeFlight and the various astronomy apps have limited utility without precise positioning.  The BadElf app is at least a convenient trackline & elevation logger, and is also a functional mapping utility.  APPLE:  why are you pushing a rating for this app that is over *nine years* old?  If I were the dev, I’d be furious.
-- Tenxes, 2021-01-08

### ****- "Works well for me"
I really don’t have any issues, it works well for driving, connects faithfully to both my iPhone and iPad. My only concern is I worry about iOs support. Since this apps last update was years ago.
-- Is.Meh, 2020-06-29

### **--- "Old USB"
Also still using archaic Mini-B usb. Come on Bad Elf you can do better.
-- Chug The First, 2018-12-08

### *---- "Download Polygons"
I find the app to be very difficult to download field data to the computer.
-- Wizard1947, 2018-10-24

### ***-- "Good ideas, so-so execution"
This app does a decent job of complementing the Bad Elf receiver, but it fails in a few key areas.

Pros:
1) Easy to download tracks
2) Easy to clear up space by deleting downloaded tracks (when downloaded or at a later time)
3) Good view of the device's features, e.g. satellites in view

Cons:

1) The big one: the app often displays stale data that doesn't reflect the up-to-date state of the receiver. This would be just an annoyance, except that it also means that sometimes the controls don't work, i.e. turning on the track log looks like it works but actually leaves the recorder off. Apparently this is because the app doesn't really have an active connection to the receiver, but it acts like it does and pretends to turn on track logging. I've lost at least half a dozen recordings that were never started due to this bug.

The receiver panel needs to be fixed to only show real data, not cached or stale data.

2) Some of the app workflow doesn't make much sense. For example, why is the Satellites page at the main level instead of at the device level page?  It apparently shows the satellite status for a single device.
-- Help me choose a nickname, 2017-11-26

### ***** "Good app and good devices"
My one request for the app would be that it shouldn't force you to redownload all the trips on the BadElf if you have previously deleted some of them from the app. It can take a long time for my trips to download since they are often as much as ten hours long! Making me do that with several trips is a major pain. I have learned to never delete a trip from the app if it is still on the Elf, but that is not a solution, merely a workaround.
-- Particle_person, 2016-12-21

### ***** "Bad Elf -- Thumbs UP !!"
Purchased Bad Elf for one reason - aviation/ForeFlight use but .... the Elf has morphed into a bunch of other uses including hiking -- skiing and vacations abroad !!

Great unit and folks at Elf are always there -- always helpful !!

John Malkin
12/2017
-- JHMBBL, 2016-12-19

### **--- "Do not update to iOS 10 if you rely on this app"
The app has gotten sophisticated over several versions, however this version has multiple compatibility issues with iOS 10. You cannot change settings, download tracks, update firmware, nor pair more than 2 devices.
-- Mitulica, 2016-10-16

### **--- "Crashes in iOS 10.0.1"
Crashes in 10.0.1
-- robballan, 2016-09-15

### *---- "CRAPPY"
BAD PRODUCT DO NOT GIT ITS SCAM AND JUST WANTS TO KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE AND TAKE UR STEAM GIFT CARDS. R.I.P KNIFE AND 200 DOLLARS P.S IF U R ON STEAM PLZ ADD ME @ SCYTH3 ON STEAM AND GIVE ME FREE SKINS AND AUTOCORRECT
-- KILLERPEESTAR, 2016-07-15

### *---- "Horrible HORRIBLE product"
complete waste of money. useless and pointless. no third party apps will work with it OFFLINE even though they claim they will. so if u need to be online to use a map app (including THEIR OWN MAP APP and ULMON map app and Travel Wolf app) what's the point of this stupid dongle?

and THEIR maps are on for cities. Doesn't cover any of the areas BETWEEN cities. We bought this POS to navigate through Germany and Austria. Took forever to find satellites and lock on them. So instead we just fired up cell service and used google maps or waze or Apple maps. 

Don't buy this - waste of $100. I cannot stress enough how frustrating this whole thing has been.
-- BoogerFinga, 2016-05-02

### **--- "App still crashes"
Still the same problem on iPad 4 iOS 8.3
-- emailzap, 2016-01-17

### *---- "New update crashes"
Latest Bad Elf update to version 3.1.2 repeatedly crashes on startup on iPad Air 2 running iOS 8.4.1. Tried reinstalling app - no help.
-- Udst1966, 2016-01-14

### ***** "update successful"
update works well !!!!!   no longer crashes      with latest iPhone update .    crashes on startup  iOS 9.2     iPhone 6+
-- yfc3-2_1, 2016-01-13

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