cView Pro vs MeshMonitor Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
cView Pro
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The key features of cView Pro Application include: *Decoding support H264 & H265 *Live video preview of 16 channels at least. *Playback video preview of 4 channel. *Management of the sets of devices info. *Management of the sets of record videos and snapshot images. *Management of the device alarm infos. *Support for 21 languages if you want to switch. *More and more functions you can find when in use.
MeshMonitor Chat
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MeshMonitor Chat is a native iOS client for talking to your Meshtastic mesh through a self-hosted MeshMonitor server. Connect your iPhone to your server with a host, a port and a Bearer token, and start reading and sending messages on any channel or private conversation in your mesh. FEATURES ⢠Channels: browse every primary and secondary channel on your mesh and jump into any of them with a tap. ⢠Direct messages: one-to-one conversations with nodes that have exchanged keys with yours (PKC). ⢠Unread inbox: a tab that gathers conversations with pending messages. ⢠Node list: hop count, last-heard time and online or offline state, with a filter to show only active nodes. ⢠Quick reactions: long-press a message to react with an emoji. ⢠Replies: quote any message and answer it from inside the conversation. ⢠Delivery state: every outgoing message shows whether it is pending, confirmed or has failed. ⢠Status panel: server version, app-to-server reachability, server-to-radio link, uptime and statistics. PRIVACY ⢠Your token is stored in the iOS Keychain and never leaves the device except to authenticate against the server you choose. ⢠No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, no telemetry. ⢠The app does not operate any server: you decide which MeshMonitor instance you connect to. REQUIREMENTS ⢠A MeshMonitor server reachable from your iPhone (local network or the internet, plain HTTP or HTTPS). ⢠A Meshtastic node attached to that server. ⢠A Bearer token generated from the MeshMonitor Settings page. OPEN SOURCE MeshMonitor Chat is free software released under the GPL-3.0 license. Source code, issue tracker and contribution links are available from the in-app Settings screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MeshMonitor Chat at every 3 weeks against cView Pro's every 14 months. cView Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
cView Pro ships an update every 14 months, MeshMonitor Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cView Pro | MeshMonitor Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cubitech | ANDROS FENOLLOSA HURTADO |
In-app purchases
cView Pro
No in-app purchases
MeshMonitor Chat
No in-app purchases









