iLintek Home vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLintek Home
Control your smart lighting remotely from anywhere. Manage multiple lights, automate actions based on conditions, and share access with family. Receive real-time notifications for peace of mind.
- Remote lighting control
- Energy saving features
- Control multiple lights
- Voice control integration
- Intelligent automation
- Device sharing
- Real-time notifications
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iLintek Home, easy to conduct smart life in the cloud. Remote control of smart lighting, energy saving, allows you to control the lights whenever and wherever. You can add a variety of smart lighting products at the same time and control them with one application. Support voice control by conecting to smart devices such as Amazon Echo and Google Home. Intelligent linkage, automatically running smart devices according to the temperature, location, and time. One-click sharing device to your family and friends, lead to simple and smart life in the whole family Receive notifications everywhere and get real-time information about the lights in home. Quickly connect to the network, enjoy the speedy experience.
Meshtastic
This app enables off-grid, decentralized text messaging using low-power LoRa radios. It creates a mesh network for communication in areas lacking cellular or WiFi service. The open-source platform is designed for reliable, decentralized connectivity.
- Off-grid communication
- Decentralized mesh network
- LoRa radio integration
- Text messaging
- Open source platform
- 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: iLintek Home at 4.6 against Meshtastic's 4.1. iLintek Home also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). Meshtastic's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (44% vs 20%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
iLintek Home holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 846 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of iLintek Home's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iLintek Home ships an update every 3 months, Meshtastic weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLintek Home | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (47 ratings) — better | 4.1 (846 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 44.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 846 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen ling ke technology co., LTD | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
iLintek Home
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
iLintek Home
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
iLintek Home
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
