Meshtastic 4+

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.

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.

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!