Meshtastic

Name: Meshtastic
Rating: 4.4 (474 reviews)
Author: Meshtastic LLC

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Meshtastic® is an open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on low-power Lora radios letting you send text messages in areas without reliable cellular or WiFi service.

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4.4

out of 5

474 Ratings

A great start - until recently
Aug 8

bm-nospam
UPDATE: The Bluetooth crash has recently been fixed and the app is working again so I upgraded my review to 4 stars. I would give it 5 if not for the fact that it does still sometimes crash and it gets very unstable and laggy with more than 320 or so nodes in the database. In all, still a very cool project with some great potential. I liked this app, in spite of some annoying bugs, until I updated it a few weeks ago. It is now completely unusable on my iPhone 13 as it crashes immediately if Bluetooth is enabled on my phone . I’ve uninstalled it several times and applied all the latest updates (one of which was supposed to fix a Bluetooth crash issue) but no luck. I hope this gets fixed. If so, I will update this review. In any case, be wary of “upgrades” if you rely on this app as it is now completely broken, in my experience. I really do appreciate all the work the developers have put into this - I just wish they would test the updates better before pushing them to the App Store.
A great start - until recently
Aug 8

bm-nospam

UPDATE: The Bluetooth crash has recently been fixed and the app is working again so I upgraded my review to 4 stars. I would give it 5 if not for the fact that it does still sometimes crash and it gets very unstable and laggy with more than 320 or so nodes in the database. In all, still a very cool project with some great potential. I liked this app, in spite of some annoying bugs, until I updated it a few weeks ago. It is now completely unusable on my iPhone 13 as it crashes immediately if Bluetooth is enabled on my phone . I’ve uninstalled it several times and applied all the latest updates (one of which was supposed to fix a Bluetooth crash issue) but no luck. I hope this gets fixed. If so, I will update this review. In any case, be wary of “upgrades” if you rely on this app as it is now completely broken, in my experience. I really do appreciate all the work the developers have put into this - I just wish they would test the updates better before pushing them to the App Store.
Very OK for something that is just getting started.
Oct 20

FenFamWill
I see so much potential. I think this is a great app. As sensors develop and move forward, I would expect to see more integration with other systems. In the meantime, to get a five star review for me, you need to start thinking about some user-friendly functions inside the app. For example, I should be able to sort my nodes either by distance, by name, by signal strength, by time of last connect, by anything that is a data field displayed in the node displayed. Given time, I can also think of other user-friendly things. Maybe some functions in the app to fill in the gaps created by the sensors not always picking everything up.
Very OK for something that is just getting started.
Oct 20

FenFamWill

I see so much potential. I think this is a great app. As sensors develop and move forward, I would expect to see more integration with other systems. In the meantime, to get a five star review for me, you need to start thinking about some user-friendly functions inside the app. For example, I should be able to sort my nodes either by distance, by name, by signal strength, by time of last connect, by anything that is a data field displayed in the node displayed. Given time, I can also think of other user-friendly things. Maybe some functions in the app to fill in the gaps created by the sensors not always picking everything up.
Awesome Off-grid Mesh App
11/17/2022

rcarteraz
This app is extremely easy to use. Setup your device, connect via Bluetooth and you’re ready to go. Excellent features including node position logs, environmental logs (if setup), node control (when connected), live location view on an integrated map, ability to request a node’s location, multiple communication channels depending on configuration and direct messaging capabilities with nodes on your mesh network. Additionally, it includes numerous device configuration settings making it even easier to maintain and configure the nodes on your network. The development team is top notch! Very quick to address issues and constantly working to add additional features and capabilities and maintain overall stability. Being able to use my Meshtastic nodes within the Apple ecosystem makes it incredibly convenient. Can’t recommend this app enough!
Awesome Off-grid Mesh App
11/17/2022

rcarteraz

This app is extremely easy to use. Setup your device, connect via Bluetooth and you’re ready to go. Excellent features including node position logs, environmental logs (if setup), node control (when connected), live location view on an integrated map, ability to request a node’s location, multiple communication channels depending on configuration and direct messaging capabilities with nodes on your mesh network. Additionally, it includes numerous device configuration settings making it even easier to maintain and configure the nodes on your network. The development team is top notch! Very quick to address issues and constantly working to add additional features and capabilities and maintain overall stability. Being able to use my Meshtastic nodes within the Apple ecosystem makes it incredibly convenient. Can’t recommend this app enough!
Getting better needs some tweaks
Jul 9

tygu2701
The app is great! I just wish it had a few more useful features. I wish the map had the option to show your device location and the ability to download offline maps. The filters also don’t stay how you previously set them. The app also won’t auto connect to your meshtastic device all the time. It would also be nice to have the ability to set a preferred meshtastic device to auto connect to. The route tracking for meshtastic devices could also use a little cleanup. Perhaps give the option to show just the last hour or few hours? The shutdown on power off doesn’t work well. It will turn the meshtastic off after whatever amount of time you have set when turned on with just battery power.
Getting better needs some tweaks
Jul 9

tygu2701

The app is great! I just wish it had a few more useful features. I wish the map had the option to show your device location and the ability to download offline maps. The filters also don’t stay how you previously set them. The app also won’t auto connect to your meshtastic device all the time. It would also be nice to have the ability to set a preferred meshtastic device to auto connect to. The route tracking for meshtastic devices could also use a little cleanup. Perhaps give the option to show just the last hour or few hours? The shutdown on power off doesn’t work well. It will turn the meshtastic off after whatever amount of time you have set when turned on with just battery power.

* Remove unnecessary want config call when sending direct messages * Add privacy section to onboarding

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Oct 11

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