TRacer Race Control vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TRacer Race Control
This app enhances participant safety in races by tracking their times at checkpoints. It uses radio frequencies and specialized protocols to transmit data accurately, reducing the need for voice communication and freeing up bandwidth.
- Participant safety enhancement
- Checkpoint time tracking
- Radio frequency data transmission
- MT63 protocol support
- FLAMP data format
- Accurate data logging
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TRacer is a specialized app developed for Amateur Radio operators to enhance participant safety in races with checkpoints. Originally designed for the Snow Peaks 50-mile trail run, TRacer ensures that every participant is accounted for by tracking their time in and out of aid stations. This critical data is transmitted quickly and accurately over radio frequencies using the MT63 protocol and FLAMP, which eliminates the need to verbally relay participant bib numbers and times. This approach not only ensures accuracy by guaranteeing that the data received by net control is exactly what was sent but also frees up valuable time and bandwidth for more essential voice communications and tasks. The data transfer format used is flAMP and the mode is mt63-2000L; the libraries used are open source with a special license grant from the creators of FLDIGI to make it possible to publish them for free on the app store. This app is from the creators of HamStudy.org
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 TRacer Race Control's 0%. Meshtastic also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (835 vs 2). TRacer Race Control's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). 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.
Meshtastic holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 835 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TRacer Race Control's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's.
TRacer Race Control ships an update every 5 weeks, Meshtastic every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TRacer Race Control | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.1 (835 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 835 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| 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 | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Signal Stuff | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
TRacer Race Control
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
TRacer Race Control
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
TRacer Race Control
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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