Smart Mesh vs nRF Mesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Mesh
Control your mesh lighting system with ease. Customize lighting types, manage up to 200 lights, and utilize relay transmission and group functions for seamless operation. Paired remote controls enhance usability.
- Mesh networking lighting control
- Customizable lighting types (white, warm white, color)
- Support for up to 200 lighting devices
- Lighting relay transmission
- Group control functions
- Paired remote control integration
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Smart Mesh is a mesh networking lighting applications, easy to control simple; Add remote control function; Users can customize the page type according to the type of lamps (white, warm white, color); The application can support about 200 lighting networking, lighting relay transmission function, as well as group functions; The use of paired remote controls combined with software allows for easier control.
nRF Mesh
Easily deploy and manage Bluetooth Mesh networks. Control individual nodes, configure network settings, and update device firmware remotely. Supports a wide range of BLE devices compatible with Bluetooth Mesh.
- Node provisioning and identification
- Remote provisioning capabilities
- Network and application key configuration
- Node control via various server models
- Device firmware updates
- Granular control over publication data and subscriptions
- Explore node capabilities and security settings
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nRF Mesh allows you to easily deploy nodes to any Bluetooth Mesh compatible Nodes, giving you flexibility to deploy many different Mesh network Setups. Features: • Identifying: Identify a node before provisioning it. • Provisioning: Deployment of a new Node is as simple as a press of a button. All Out-Of-Band (OOB) methods are supported. • Remote Provisioning: Allows provisioning Nodes that are too faw to reach them directly. • Configuration: Create Network and Application keys or use the randomly generated ones, subscribe to groups and setup your nodes for publishing. • Node Control: Control nodes with Generic OnOff Server, Generic Level Server, Generic OnPowerUp Server, Scene Server and many other models. • Device Firmware Update: Quickly send a new firmware to the Distributor and observe it slowly distributing it to all the nodes. Additionally, you may also run the following configuration commands on your network: • Fully control node publication data. All publication parameters are configurable. • Add/Remove one or more subscription addresses on a model. • Create own AppKeys, or generate them using the builtin crypto-safe generator. • Bind/unbind an Application Key to a specific model for full granular control of your networks' security. • Explore the nodes' capabilities to view all elements, models, provisioning time and date, Manufacturer and available vendor data. • Set the Default TTL on a per-node basis. • Manage global AppKey list on a node. • And much more... Hardware support: - This version of the app is capable of communicating with any BLE devices that speak Bluetooth Mesh! - We recommend nRF5 devices with our nRF SDK for Mesh or nRF Connect SDK.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: nRF Mesh at 4.0 against Smart Mesh's 1.4. nRF Mesh also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 15%). Smart Mesh's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
nRF Mesh holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Smart Mesh's written reviews are positive against 30% of nRF Mesh's.
Smart Mesh ships an update every 3 weeks, nRF Mesh every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Mesh | nRF Mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (11 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 30.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 茂林 李 | Nordic Semiconductor ASA |
Customer experience
Smart Mesh
nRF Mesh
In-app purchases
Smart Mesh
No in-app purchases
nRF Mesh
No in-app purchases
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