Comparison

cView Pro vs MeshMonitor Chat

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

cView Pro

Features
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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.

About

MeshMonitor Chat

Features
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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.

Screenshots

cView Pro4 screens
MeshMonitor Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cView Pro ships an update every 14 months, MeshMonitor Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
cView Pro versus MeshMonitor Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercView ProMeshMonitor Chat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCubitechANDROS FENOLLOSA HURTADO

In-app purchases

None

cView Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MeshMonitor Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cView Pro free?
cView Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeshMonitor Chat free?
MeshMonitor Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do cView Pro or MeshMonitor Chat have ads?
Neither cView Pro nor MeshMonitor Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cView Pro or MeshMonitor Chat?
cView Pro ships an update every 14 months, and MeshMonitor Chat every 3 weeks. Most recently, cView Pro was updated on September 12, 2026 and MeshMonitor Chat on September 10, 2026.

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