SylvacBT vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SylvacBT
This app enables communication with Sylvac Bluetooth Smart instruments. It allows for data sending, requesting, and exporting in XLS, PDF, or iCloud formats. Ensure your instrument's firmware is compatible for seamless operation.
- Connect to Sylvac Bluetooth Smart instruments
- Send and request instrument data
- Export data to XLS, PDF, and iCloud
- Check instrument firmware compatibility
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Application allowing communication with Sylvac Bluetooth Smart instruments. Possibilities: ------------------ - Connect 1 instrument - Data send - Data request - Export xls/pdf/iCloud Sylvac instrument compatibility: ---------------------------------------------- Connection doesnít work with S_Dial WORK Bluetooth firmware revision 1.11r 07.10.13 Reconnection to be improved (since devices firmware released May 2014) (check firmware revision, push SET button more than 5s)
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
SylvacBT and Meshtastic both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 44% of Meshtastic's written reviews are positive against 0% of SylvacBT's. Meshtastic also leads on ratings volume (824 vs 2). SylvacBT's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for SylvacBT against 4.1 for Meshtastic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 824 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of SylvacBT's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's.
| Parameter | SylvacBT | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (824 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 824 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sylvac | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
SylvacBT
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
SylvacBT
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
SylvacBT
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
