HIja' vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIja'
This utility app converts Klingon text into spoken audio. It functions as an Action Extension, allowing you to share text from any app to hear it read aloud in Klingon. It includes pre-programmed phrases and a text field for custom input.
- Klingon text-to-speech
- Action Extension support
- Share text from any app
- Pre-programmed phrases
- Custom text input
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HIja' is a text-to-speech app and Action Extension for iOS that reads Klingon text out loud from any app. Just select the text you want to read, click "Share…", then select "HIja!" to hear your phrase. The container app provides a demo of the TTS functionality, with useful phrases like "Do you speak Federation Standard" and "I don't speak Klingon" pre-programmed, or write your own into the text field. The TTS data in HIja' is provided by De'vID: https://github.com/De7vID
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: Meshtastic at 4.2 against HIja''s 3.3. Meshtastic also leads on ratings volume (803 vs 8). HIja''s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Meshtastic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 803 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of HIja''s written reviews are positive against 45% of Meshtastic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HIja' ships an update fortnightly, Meshtastic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIja' | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) | 4.2 (803 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 45.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 803 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | 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 | 9.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Daniel Dadap | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
HIja'
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
HIja'
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
HIja'
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
