MeshCore
MeshCore Companion App
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The Official MeshCore Companion App!
Communicate without the internet!
MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system.
Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network.
You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down.
To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware.
Once you've installed the app, you will need to:
- Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth.
- Set a custom display name.
- and, Configure your LoRa radio settings.
That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency.
When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list.
For more information, please visit the MeshCore website.
- https://meshcore.io
more While this app is an excellent client, especially for BLE and USB connected devices (not to mention its excellent integrated management features!), the WIFI companion node support is problematic. This is the only reason I’m docking one star, as WIFI node support seems like an afterthought. Being instantly disconnected from a WIFI node when the Meshcore app is removed from the users foreground/focus is pretty bothersome. Would love to see improvements there.
While this app is an excellent client, especially for BLE and USB connected devices (not to mention its excellent integrated management features!), the WIFI companion node support is problematic. This is the only reason I’m docking one star, as WIFI node support seems like an afterthought. Being instantly disconnected from a WIFI node when the Meshcore app is removed from the users foreground/focus is pretty bothersome. Would love to see improvements there.
It’s just incredible that this has been made available so quickly. Five stars for that! I’m excited to get started, but I’m having some difficulty. I’ve successfully flashed my Heltec v3 and configured it over Bluetooth it with the web client (mac os, chrome.) I’ve disconnected from the web client, and I cannot connect via Bluetooth with this new app. I’m stuck on “waiting for device to connect”. Maybe I’m missing something?
It’s just incredible that this has been made available so quickly. Five stars for that! I’m excited to get started, but I’m having some difficulty. I’ve successfully flashed my Heltec v3 and configured it over Bluetooth it with the web client (mac os, chrome.) I’ve disconnected from the web client, and I cannot connect via Bluetooth with this new app. I’m stuck on “waiting for device to connect”. Maybe I’m missing something?
Overall, this app is fantastic and serves as a good “oh no, everything else broke” communication method. The main improvement I’d like to see is an in-app way to make devices hibernate/sleep/power down, like how Meshtastic does it. Not every node will have a way to do this without the help of an app. Due to this, I’m only having my Heltec v3 with the firmware for now until this issue is managed. Aside from that the app is amazing, and I’m giving it a 5/5
Overall, this app is fantastic and serves as a good “oh no, everything else broke” communication method. The main improvement I’d like to see is an in-app way to make devices hibernate/sleep/power down, like how Meshtastic does it. Not every node will have a way to do this without the help of an app. Due to this, I’m only having my Heltec v3 with the firmware for now until this issue is managed. Aside from that the app is amazing, and I’m giving it a 5/5
First of all, let me say that I’m a huge fan of MeshCore and am extremely excited about the momentum behind this project. The iOS companion app is very cool and when it works, it works extremely well. Unfortunately there is a fatal flaw that prevents it from being a reliable means of communication: Bluetooth connected nodes constantly get disconnected. Like anywhere from 15 mins to several hours, the BT connection inside the app always gets severed. There is no alert, or any way to know the connection is down without manually checking the app and reconnecting.A competing project, Meshtastic, does not suffer the same issue with their iOS app, while connected to the exact same BT devices, so I know it’s technically possible to solve.Until this is fixed, I am unfortunately unable to rate this app the 5-stars that I want to give it. It’s just completely unreliable. Looking forward to a fix and adjusting my rating & review!
First of all, let me say that I’m a huge fan of MeshCore and am extremely excited about the momentum behind this project. The iOS companion app is very cool and when it works, it works extremely well. Unfortunately there is a fatal flaw that prevents it from being a reliable means of communication: Bluetooth connected nodes constantly get disconnected. Like anywhere from 15 mins to several hours, the BT connection inside the app always gets severed. There is no alert, or any way to know the connection is down without manually checking the app and reconnecting.A competing project, Meshtastic, does not suffer the same issue with their iOS app, while connected to the exact same BT devices, so I know it’s technically possible to solve.Until this is fixed, I am unfortunately unable to rate this app the 5-stars that I want to give it. It’s just completely unreliable. Looking forward to a fix and adjusting my rating & review!
- added command line button to companion contact details to remote manage other companion nodes
- added remote cli permission to contact permissions screen, to allow other nodes to remote manage your node
- added support for local companion command line in settings screen, requires companion firmware v1.18.0+
- added ability to import and export region scopes in companion config json
- added new wifi settings screen to configure ssid and password
- added connection type being used to bottom of settings screen
- added button to cluster repeater markers on path trace map tool
- region scopes are now shown in channels list if configured
- channel message retention duration is now included in companion config export
- long pressing ping button now configures the default path hash size for all future pings
- tracing 3byte paths is not supported by protocol, app now converts to 2byte when tracing repeater path
- ping failed error message now shows repeater name and prefix
- qr codes are now always black on a white background
- fixed bug where notifications were shown for cli data received from other companions
- fixed bug where contact and channel search bars were not cleared when node reconnected
1.50.0 Sep 25
- added ability to trace current path to and from repeater
- added new message setting to show region names for received channel messages
- added new network settings screen to repeater remote management to configure path hash size and default region scope
- added icon on channel list item to show if notifications are turned off
- notification badge is now grey instead of red for channels that have notifications muted
- unread indicator on contacts and channels tabs now shows unread conversations count
- moved path hash size and default region scope settings from experimental settings to main settings screen
- radio presets now include a default path hash size and will be applied when switching presets
- path hash size can now be configured in advanced settings during onboard flow
- disabled autocorrect for region name field
- fixed bug where unread messages indicator sometimes wouldn't show if unread contact was off screen
- fixed bug in map where app could freeze when zooming quickly
1.49.0 Aug 23
- added ability to view regions of discovered repeaters
- added ability to resend previous cli commands from long press menu
- added button to resume existing session instead of requiring log in to repeater every time
- added menu item to copy contacts and channels as link to clipboard from share screen
- added ability to show/hide specific telemetry channel sections
- all telemetry is now shown on one page and the telemetry channel dropdown has been removed
- power telemetry now also shows power calculated from voltage and current if it differs from power telemetry value
- config export file now includes channel scope and scope is applied when importing config file
- disabled autocorrect for command line input field
- map marker labels now abbreviate large group counts
- improved performance of internet map loading
- fixed bug where copied to clipboard text wasn't using translated string
- fixed bug where add contact button in discover screen wasn't using translated string
1.48.0 Aug 15
- added new map tab to path viewer screen
- added path hash size to path viewer subtitle
- added ability to share channels from message composer
- added ability to click meshcore:// urls in external apps
- added ability to scan meshcore qr codes in system camera app
- added ability to attach region scopes to qr code when sharing channel
- added ability to fetch owner info and request name from repeaters in nearby discovery tool
- added ability to select lora bandwidths supported by 2.4GHz radios
- tapping nearby discovered node can now open discovered contact screen if available
- moved message sender name inside message bubble to help with dark coloured names in dark mode
- failed to sync messages error popup has been removed
1.47.0 Jul 10
- added new channel settings screen
- added catalan and swedish translations
- added ability to auto delete channel messages after selected retention period
- added ability to select sensors when sharing a contact from message composer
- added new message setting checkbox to auto focus message composer input field
- added validation check to latitude/longitude before showing contacts on local map
- significantly improved background bluetooth connections on iOS by fixing bug with BLE state restoration
- moved menu items to rename channel, view participants and blocked users to new channel settings screen
- fixed bug on iPadOS 26.1+ where dropdown menu closes instantly if tapped near status bar
- increased border radius on popup menus from 2px to 12px
- updated translations
1.46.0 Jul 1
- added new onboarding ui for initial device setup
- added support for discovering regions from non contacts in firmware v1.16.0+
- added button to add contact when contacts list is empty
- fixed bug where channel wouldn't load if firmware had multiple channels with the same secret
- fixed bug where neighbours map didn't include self repeater when fitting map markers
- fixed bug where adding current position to message didn't actually fetch updated position
- fixed bug where filtering discover list by path hash size ignored contact type filter
- updated icon for channels tab from signal to hashtag
- updated translations
1.45.0 Jun 14
- added checkbox to allow auto reconnect on wifi connections
- added ability to send unscoped channel messages when default scope configured (firmware v1.16.0+)
- added auto link support in chat messages for latitude,longitude with at least 3 decimals
- added snr signal strength support for sf5 and sf6
- added language translations for spanish and romanian
- redesigned message composer ui with ability to share contacts and positions
- typing @username in channel messages now auto adds a space afterwards
- repeater neighbours list can now resolve names from discovered contacts database
- repeater neighbours can now show on map tab even if the repeater you're logged into has no position
- user is no longer forced to change frequency if it's already allowed when turning on repeat mode
- draft messages are now saved by default this can be turned off in message settings
- fixed bug where some commands would not time out
- fixed bug where connect screen would not close when node auto reconnected
- fixed bug where deleting an outgoing message would keep retrying even if delivered
1.44.0 May 20
- added ability to export app sqlite database
- added ability to search dms and channel messages
- added button to quick scroll to bottom of conversation
- added ability to filter discover list and discover map by advert path hash size
- added checkbox to path viewer screens to use discover list for resolving known nodes
- added ability to configure default region for companion/repeater firmware v1.15.0+
- added confirmation dialog before denying flood for unscoped wildcard region
- added new message setting to show/hide path hash size under channel messages
- added czech, portuguese, russian and ukrainian translations
- accessing discover contacts screen is now allowed when node is disconnected
- regions ui in channels now shows if a default region is in use
- improved performance of importing discover list from json file
- improved user experience of companion repeat mode by allowing selection of frequency when enabling
- menu buttons to select all contacts now only selects all from search results
- adding repeater region now detects if region has flood enabled by default in v1.15.0+ repeater firmware
- fixed bug where success dialogs were shown even if user cancelled file save
- fixed bug where region management would break if region name was "unknown"
- fixed bug where add region screen auto capitalized text input
1.43.0 Apr 19
- added ability to long press ping buttons to use multibyte ping
- added ability to open line of sight tool from coverage map tool menu
- added ability to import and export discovered contacts as json from discover screen menu
- added menu buttons to select all and deselect all contacts while in multi select mode
- added radio checkbox to select region screen to make it more apparent you must select the region to use
- added translations for dutch, french, hungarian, italian, polish and slovak
- antenna coverage tool now automatically fits map to imported json layers
- spaces are now allowed and automatically trimmed from path field in manual trace tool
- improved error message when unable to share contact to internet map due to missing advert blob
- channel messages must now be 10 bytes shorter if a region scope is applied
- fixed bug where contacts full notification would show even when preference was turned off
- fixed bug where adding contacts from discover wouldn't copy over the last advert timestamp
- fixed bug where it wasn't possible to swipe back to exit discover screen
1.42.0 Mar 22
- added support for parsing new multi-byte path hashes in rxlog
- added support for setting 1, 2 and 3-byte paths in the set contact path tool (requires firmware v1.14.0+)
- added dropdown to select preferred path hash size in experimental settings page (requires firmware v1.14.0+)
- added path hash to unknown repeater names
- added path hash size info to contact details screens
- added button to repeater neighbours menu to quickly discover nearby neighbours
- added button to repeater neighbours menu to remove all known neighbours
- added dropdown menu button to view owner info as guest when editing as admin
- added support for new max hop limit for auto adding contacts (requires firmware v1.14.0+)
- added initial chinese, german, japanese and korean language translations
- added setting to select preferred app language
- app now allows access to repeater neighbours ui when empty as we now have a discover neighbours button
- button to delete neighbours is no longer shown when logged in as guest
1.41.0 Mar 6
- added support for new companion repeat mode (requires companion firmware v1.13.0+)
- added new messages setting to jump to the oldest unread message when opening a conversation
- added new messages setting to keep the screen on while viewing a conversation
- added support for multi-byte path segments in path trace tools (all repeaters must be on firmware v1.11.0+)
- added dropdown menu button to manual trace tool to auto add return path
- added red info text to manual trace list if multiple repeaters are known for hop
- added button to save regions via remote management
- added info banner to repeater region management when there are unsaved changes
- added new long press menu to local and internet map screen
- added 1 second delay after sending message before allowing another message to send
- connect screen tabs now default to showing last used connection type
- removed connection options dropdown menu from connect screen (use the tabs instead)
- repeater region management ui now shows error when failing to fetch list
- direct messages now have additional random delay between retry attempts
- fixed bug where popup menus were light themed in dark mode
- fixed bug where rx log wasn't parsing advert feature flags
1.40.0 Feb 15
- added seconds to rxlog timestamps
- added ability to manage repeater regions via remote management
- added ability to discover regions from nearby repeaters in select region menu
- added ability to dismiss repeater region info banner on channel messages screen
- added ability to change repeater identity keys and choose new prefix via remote management
- added new received packet errors field to repeater status screen
- added experimental setting to use companion clock for packet timestamps
- coverage tool now tells you if there is no elevation data for selected point
- hashtag symbol is no longer required when adding region scopes
- tx power is now read as signed int as new firmware will allow negative tx power
1.39.0 Feb 8
- added realtime noise floor viewer tool
- added ability to select which contact types are auto added
- added ability to scope channel messages to local repeater regions
- added new notification that tells you if contacts list is full
- added ability to configure repeater owner info via remote management
- added ability to fetch repeater owner info from guest tools
- added ability to filter contacts list by sensors
- added ability to filter by contact type in discover list
- added button to manage auto add settings from discover screen menu
- added support for email auto linking
- removed banner on discover screen saying contacts are auto added
1.38.0 Jan 19
- added ability to forget a contacts position from details screen
- added ability to quick remove added contact by clicking the tick in discover list
- added checkbox to discover menu to show/hide already added contacts
- multiple simultaneous channel sync operations are now prevented with a mutex
- reduced duration of copied to clipboard popup from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
- added support for more telemetry types
1.37.0 Jan 4
- added ability to order channels alphabetically or by most recent messages
- added ability to scroll to top of contacts/channels list by tapping the same tab a second time
- added new messages setting to show/hide hop count under channel messages
- added new messages setting to mark outgoing messages delivered faster
- app can now mark messages delivered before an ack has passed through all intended repeaters
- contact position is now updated if telemetry response has gps data
- fixed bug where auto reconnecting to companion would go back a screen
1.36.0 12/27/2025
- added support for standalone altitude in telemetry response
- added button to send channel message again if no repeats heard
- added ability to see last heard for rf map and discover map markers
- added dropdown menu button to remote management settings tab to reset path
- added new contact settings checkbox to show/hide public key in contacts list
- wifi connection history is now saved to allow quick connecting to previous devices
- trace map now auto hides non-selected repeaters when running trace
- leading and trailing whitespace is now removed when saving node names and creating channels
- fixed bug where outbound snr value in discover nearby nodes tool would show 54+ SNR
- fixed bug where deleting channel message history would still show last message timestamp
- fixed bug where message date divider would not show if first message of new day is unseen
1.35.0 12/09/2025
- added button to qr code scanner screen to pick from existing photos
- added dropdown menu button to copy path on view path screen
- added new tool to discover nearby nodes on firmware v1.10.0+
- added first byte to hop info popup in map trace results
- upserting contacts and channels to database after sync is now faster
- rx log now parses multipart packet types
- rx log now shows channel name and message if able to decrypt
- rx log and debug logs now shows clear logs button instead of copy button in main bar
- fixed bug where coverage layers would not use antenna height from imported json
1.34.0 11/16/2025
- added new rx log tool to view received packets
- added ability to save and restore draft messages
- added new message settings checkbox to enable/disable draft message save/restore
- added new menu button to line of sight tool to add point by latitude/longitude
- added dropdown menu to line of sight and antenna coverage points
- added new screen to view channel participants
- added support for lora spreading factor 5 and 6
- added contact avatar to blocked channel senders list
- saving settings now tells you what settings failed to save
- coverage layer markers are now grey while loading or hidden
- updated labels on antenna coverage settings and line of sight settings
- fixed bug where clearing map trace wouldn't allow new trace until previous trace timed out
1.33.0 11/11/2025
- added ability to keep favourite contacts when purging
- added button to edit individual layer settings in coverage tool
- added contact type info to new contact discovered notifications
- major improvements to bluetooth background connections
- ble devices are no longer force disconnected when failing to load device info
1.32.0 10/22/2025
- added support for frequency in telemetry response
- added ability to order discover list by hop count
- added ability to manage room server access control
- added ability to quickly enable and disable read only mode for room server
- message input field is now hidden if user doesn't have permission to post in room server
- dms and room server messages are now limited to 150 characters
- internet map search now includes angled bracket characters in search results, to allow searching by prefix
- fixed bug where #hashtag channel names with uppercase letters would not render in ui
- fixed bug where internet map search results were not constrained to selected filter
- fixed bug where spamming send button would send the message multiple times
1.31.0 10/14/2025
- added map tab to discover screen
- added button to remove contact from details screen
- added distance away to popup when tapping neighbour map markers
- added ability to long press to multi select discover list items to delete
- added fahrenheit conversion to temperature telemetry items
- added ability to import contacts from clipboard links containing meshcore://contact/add
- added divider under disconnect menu button
- tapping discovered contact now shows contact info
- changing admin/guest password now enforces limit of 15 characters
- map search now includes the less than and greater than characters in search results, to allow searching by prefix
1.30.0 10/08/2025
- added button to view contact on map from contact details screen
- added ability to add point in coverage tool by entering latitude/longitude
- added support for new paginated repeater neighbours (requires updating companion and repeater firmware)
- added new guest tools tab to repeater management when logged in as guest
- added ability to manage access control list for repeaters
- message length counter now counts emojis correctly when typing direct or channel messages
- fixed bug where importing coverage layers would not use the antenna height from json file
1.29.0 09/29/2025
- added ability to join public #hashtag channels
- added ability to tap #hashtag channels in message content to navigate to them
- added repeaters layer to line of sight and antenna coverage map tools
- added ability to tap repeaters in line of sight and coverage tools to quickly use that point
- reworked antenna coverage tool to allow multiple coverage layers, and added layer importing/exporting
- exporting contacts now includes the custom contact name in the export file
- importing contacts from config file now sets the custom name on the contact
- app now syncs relevant contact when a new message is received
1.28.0 09/22/2025
- added new date dividers between messages sent on different days
- added new messages divider to conversations with unread messages
- added ability to tag users in channel messages by long press to reply, or by typing @
- added new channel notification settings: "All Messages", "Mentions Only" or "None"
- added new highlighted background to channel messages when you have been tagged in the message
- added extra horizontal padding to unread messages badge when more than 99 unread
- companion radio names can no longer include the square brackets
- fixed bug where notifications would not dismiss when clicking notification for conversation that's already open
1.27.0 09/12/2025
- added ability to long press contacts list to export or delete multiple contacts
- added new contact setting to enable/disable pull to refresh on contacts list
- added ability to set a custom name on contact details screen
- clicking sensor in contacts list now navigates to contact details screen instead of login
- discover list now includes the less than and greater than characters in search results, to allow searching by prefix
- refactored contact syncing to fix timeouts when syncing 300+ contacts
- fixed bug where sorting contacts alphabetically would show in wrong order with mixed case names
- fixed bug where failed channel sync could reset channel notification preferences
1.26.0 09/09/2025
- added command line button to companion contact details to remote manage other companion nodes
- added remote cli permission to contact permissions screen, to allow other nodes to remote manage your node
- added support for local companion command line in settings screen, requires companion firmware v1.18.0+
- added ability to import and export region scopes in companion config json
- added new wifi settings screen to configure ssid and password
- added connection type being used to bottom of settings screen
- added button to cluster repeater markers on path trace map tool
- region scopes are now shown in channels list if configured
- channel message retention duration is now included in companion config export
- long pressing ping button now configures the default path hash size for all future pings
- tracing 3byte paths is not supported by protocol, app now converts to 2byte when tracing repeater path
- ping failed error message now shows repeater name and prefix
- qr codes are now always black on a white background
- fixed bug where notifications were shown for cli data received from other companions
- fixed bug where contact and channel search bars were not cleared when node reconnected
more Version 1.50.0 Sep 25
Data Not Collected The developer does not collect any data from this app.
