D4500 vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
D4500
This app allows users to send messages to Wi-Fi enabled visual display units within their local network. It offers a simple interface for sending pages and configuring display settings without requiring additional computer software. Advanced users can access TCP socket data for custom programming.
- Send pages to Wi-Fi visual displays
- Configure LED display settings
- No computer software installation required
- In-network messaging
- TCP socket data access for advanced users
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Microframe Wi-Fi Visual Paging App - Send in-network pages to Microframe's "Wi-Fi Visual Displays". How It Works: Microframe's Wifi Paging App connects to all Wi-Fi alpha Displays that are on your network. You will not have to install any software on any computers to operate these displays. From this app or web browser, you will be able to send pages/messages to LED displays. We have also built in the LED displays configuration codes, so you will be able to change the settings of your LED displays with the click of a button. For advanced users who want to write programs to hit these Displays, standard TCP socket connections data is available, call 800-635-3811 for more details.
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 review sentiment: Meshtastic at 44% against D4500's 0%. Meshtastic also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (837 vs 9). D4500's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). 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.
Meshtastic holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 837 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of D4500's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's.
D4500 ships an update weekly, Meshtastic every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | D4500 | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (9 ratings) | 4.1 (837 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 837 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Microframe Corp | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
D4500
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
D4500
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
D4500
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
