Comparison

Meural vs Dexeon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Meural

Instantly share and experience photos from your phone on a connected frame. Invite loved ones to contribute their pictures and automatically display smartphone albums. Explore a vast library of iconic art and manage your personal memories.

Highlights
  • Share photos instantly
  • Invite family to share
  • Display smartphone albums
  • Remote frame control
  • Explore 30,000+ artworks
  • Manage photo library
Features
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The Meural app lets you instantly share and experience your beautiful photos from your phone to your Meural, from anywhere. Stay connected with loved ones by inviting family and friends to share photos right to your frame. Use the Meural app to: - Display and share your favorite photos on your frame - Invite the family to share their photos to your Meural - Automatically display your smartphone albums on your Meural - Remotely control your Meural settings - Set up and connect your Meural to WiFi - Explore over 30,000 iconic and exclusive works of art - Manage your photos and curate your favorite memories

About

Dexeon

Manage your card collection digitally. Track every card printed for each species, organize them into virtual binders, and view real-time market pricing. Works offline and is designed for collectors.

Highlights
  • Track all species and generations
  • View every card printing with pricing
  • Create digital binders
  • Offline functionality
  • Chase list for desired cards
  • Daily market price updates
Features
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Dexeon is a free collection tracker for card collectors. Mark what you've caught across all nine generations, open any species to see every card ever printed for it, and file the ones you love into digital binders that page like the real thing. No account. No ads. No paywall. Just your collection. YOUR POKÉDEX, AT THE CARD LEVEL • All 1025 species from Gen I to Gen IX in one grid • Tap to mark a species caught, star your favorites, and watch the completion bar climb • Filter by Caught, Uncaught, Favorite, Chasing, or generation • Search by name or number, and switch between thumbnails and a compact list • Pick a Showcase card for each species and your grid becomes a wall of the exact cards you own EVERY PRINTING, WITH PRICES • Every card ever printed for a species, newest set first • Search within a species by set, rarity, or card number • TCGplayer market pricing with low, mid, and high for each card • Prices refresh daily and are cached, so revisits load instantly CHASE LIST • Tap Chase on any card you're hunting and it joins your chase board • See the estimated total value of everything you're after • Chased species show in grey on your home grid until you land them • Collect a chased card and the chase completes itself BINDERS • Create as many binders as you like, each with 2×2 or 3×3 pages • Tap an empty pocket and search any card from any set to place it • Drag a card onto another pocket to swap them • Tap a filled pocket to open the card with live pricing • Add pages as your collection grows BUILT FOR COLLECTORS • Works fully offline once your art is loaded; collected and showcased cards are stored on your device permanently • Light and dark appearance • Optional sign-in with email or Google to back up your collection and restore it on a new iPhone. Anything you collected as a guest comes with you. Dexeon is designed and built by one independent developer and will stay free. Card data and market pricing courtesy of pokemontcg.io and TCGplayer. Official artwork from PokéAPI. Dexeon is a fan-made app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., or The Pokémon Company. All names, artwork, and card images are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Meural4 screens
Dexeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dexeon at 100% against Meural's 25%. Dexeon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Meural's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Meural is free to download; Dexeon costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dexeon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meural has 3.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Meural's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dexeon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meural ships an update every 5 weeks, Dexeon every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Meural versus Dexeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeuralDexeon
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.3 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNETGEARBreanna Pearson

Customer experience

Meural

All ratings3,686 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive25.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative67.8%

Dexeon

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Meural

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes and crashes when trying to upload photos
  • Inability to log in or sync with canvas device
  • Scheduled playlists and sleep/wake times not working reliably
  • Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to sort and search photo albums
  • Improve photo upload and management functionality
  • Provide more granular control over brightness and settings
  • Integrate with smart home platforms like Google Home

Dexeon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Meural

No in-app purchases

None

Dexeon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meural free?
Meural is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dexeon free?
Dexeon costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meural or Dexeon?
Dexeon is rated higher. Meural averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Dexeon averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Meural or Dexeon have ads?
Neither Meural nor Dexeon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meural or Dexeon?
Meural ships an update every 5 weeks, and Dexeon every 2 days. Most recently, Meural was updated on November 6, 2026 and Dexeon on October 31, 2026.

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