Connect IQ™ Store vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Connect IQ™ Store
Discover and download apps, widgets, and custom watch faces to enhance your device's functionality. Stream music, track health metrics, and personalize your experience all from one central store.
- Download free apps
- Music streaming integration
- Personalize with widgets
- Custom watch faces
- Data fields customization
- Manage downloads
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Your device with your apps — all in one place. The Connect IQ Store is where you can download free apps, such as Uber and SmartThings, for more functionality. Put music streaming services right on your watch for music on the go. Personalize your devices with widgets, data fields and even custom watch faces. Then, manage all your downloads in the store.
Meshtastic
This app creates an off-grid, decentralized mesh network using low-power radios for text messaging in areas without cellular or WiFi. It's an open-source solution for reliable communication in remote locations.
- Off-grid mesh networking
- Decentralized communication
- LoRa radio integration
- Text messaging
- Open-source software
- Low-power operation
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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 rating: Connect IQ™ Store at 4.6 against Meshtastic's 4.1. Connect IQ™ Store also leads on ratings volume (8.7K vs 849). Meshtastic's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (6 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Connect IQ™ Store holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect IQ™ Store has 8.7K ratings behind it against 849, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Connect IQ™ Store's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's.
Connect IQ™ Store ships an update every 3 weeks, Meshtastic weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Connect IQ™ Store | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8.7K ratings) — better | 4.1 (849 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.0% of reviews — better | 43.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.7K — better | 849 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #79 — better | #98 |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Garmin | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
Connect IQ™ Store
Meshtastic
User reviews
Connect IQ™ Store
From 8.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Tracks calories, stress, sleep score
- 👍 Revolutionized knowledge of daily health
- 👍 Reduced migraine frequency
- 👍 Improved sleep quality
- 👍 Awesome watch faces and apps
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with watch
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Difficult to uninstall watch faces and apps
- 🐛 Slow downloads and syncing
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes frequently
Meshtastic
From 849 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Well-made app
- 🚀 Polished and intuitive interface
- 🚀 Powerful features for off-grid communication
- 👍 Great community and responsive developers
- 👍 Continuously improving with updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable messaging and node connections
- 🐛 Crashes and stability problems
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 👎 Lacking feature parity with Android version
Bugs and requests
Connect IQ™ Store
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- Watch faces not installing properly
- Syncing and download problems
- Crashing and freezing on launch
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
8 requests- Smoother integration with MyFitnessPal
- Ability to save progress pics with weigh-ins
- Filter by device compatibility in app store
- Separate free and paid watch face sections
- Ability to remove unwanted watch faces/apps
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- Habit/goal setting app integration
- Enlarged digital time display option
- Custom watch face hand color display
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
Connect IQ™ Store
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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