Tooele Ready App vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tooele Ready App
Prepare for emergencies with this app from Tooele County Emergency Management. Create emergency kits, family communication plans, and store vital family information. Access resources and contact numbers to stay informed and safe.
- Interactive emergency kits
- Customized family communication plans
- Vital family information storage
- Emergency resources and contacts
- Disaster assessment photo submission
- Safety notification via text/email
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This emergency preparedness app is provided by Tooele County Emergency Management allowing residents access to emergency information on the go in the event of an emergency and before one ever happens. You can create interactive emergency kits, create customized family communications plans, and gather important information pertaining to your family in case of evacuation. Resources and contact numbers are provided so you are more informed about what to do in different types of emergencies. Pictures may also be sent to Tooele County Emergency Management to help in disaster assesment within communities. The app also works with the phone's text and email features to allow people to let family and friends know they are safe. Families, Individuals, businesses and organizations who utilize this app by making their plan, getting a kit, being informed, and getting involved will be better prepared for emergencies and disasters, and will help the community in its resilience after a disaster.
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 rating: Tooele Ready App at 5.0 against Meshtastic's 4.1. Tooele Ready App also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.5). Meshtastic's advantage is ratings volume (824 vs 1). 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.
Tooele Ready App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 824 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tooele Ready App ships an update every 3 weeks, Meshtastic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tooele Ready App | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.1 (824 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 44.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 824 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tooele County Corporation | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
Tooele Ready App
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
Tooele Ready App
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
Tooele Ready App
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
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