HackerTracker vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HackerTracker
Organize your attendance at information security conferences. Save and view your preferred talks and events from multiple conferences, including DEF CON and BSides, with an on-device schedule that updates automatically.
- On-device schedule management
- Save preferred talks and events
- Supports multiple conferences
- Automatic schedule updates
- View talks, contests, and events
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Plan your visit to any number of information security conferences. HackerTracker features an on-device schedule for viewing and saving your preferred talks and events from different events, including DEF CON, local BSides events, OWASP global conferences, and others. The schedule for talks, contests, and events are included and HackerTracker updates automatically for other conferences as data becomes available.
Meshtastic
This app enables off-grid, decentralized communication via a low-power mesh network. Send text messages in areas lacking cellular or WiFi service.
- Off-grid communication
- Decentralized mesh network
- Low-power LoRa radio support
- Text messaging
- No cellular/WiFi required
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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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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Meshtastic at 803 against HackerTracker's 47. Meshtastic also leads on device support (4 vs 2). HackerTracker's advantage is review sentiment (58% vs 44%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for HackerTracker against 4.2 for Meshtastic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 803 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of HackerTracker's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's.
HackerTracker ships an update fortnightly, Meshtastic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HackerTracker | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) | 4.2 (803 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.6% of reviews — better | 44.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 803 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Seth Law | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
HackerTracker
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
HackerTracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Meshtastic
Reported bugs
4 issues- Canned messages configuration issues
- Location sharing and traceroute functions not working
- Settings screen bugs and crashes
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Offline maps support
- Ability to customize notifications
- More sorting and filtering options for nodes
- Apple Watch and Shortcuts integration
- Improved documentation and user guidance
In-app purchases
HackerTracker
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
