CruiseMesh

Family messaging, even offline

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Built for cruise week: text your family across the ship without Wi-Fi packages or cell service. Messages hop phone to phone — encrypted, no account, no ads. Cruise ships are where phones go quiet. No bars at sea, Wi-Fi packages that cost more than the excursions, and a family scattered across twelve decks. CruiseMesh keeps you texting anyway. CruiseMesh sends messages phone-to-phone over Bluetooth and local Wi-Fi — no cell service, no internet, and no account. When the kids are at the pool and you're on deck 8, messages find their way. If someone is out of range, other CruiseMesh phones quietly carry the message along until it arrives. HOW IT WORKS • Nearby: messages travel directly over Bluetooth or the ship's Wi-Fi — even when that Wi-Fi has no internet. • Farther away: messages hop between CruiseMesh phones until they reach your family. • Back online: an optional family mailbox syncs everything over the internet whenever anyone gets signal. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • End-to-end encrypted — even phones that help carry a message can't read it. • No account, no phone number, no email. Your identity lives on your phone. • No ads, no tracking, no data collection. MADE FOR FAMILIES • Add family by scanning a QR code — done in seconds. • Group chats for the whole crew. • Photos and voice memos, sized for the mesh. • See at a glance who's reachable right now. • Block and report controls built in. Works on planes, trains, campgrounds, festivals, and anywhere else the signal dies. Bring the family group chat with you. CruiseMesh is open source.

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    Information

    Seller
    • David Jacobson
    Size
    • 15.1 MB
    Category
    • Social Networking
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 David Jacobson
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