Comparison

PTT vs Meshtastic

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

Head to head

★ 4.1837 ratingsView app →

About

PTT

This platform helps enterprises manage users, groups, and intercom orders. It provides independent management of intercom accounts and groups for each business.

Highlights

User management
Group management
Order management
Independent enterprise control
Intercom account management

Features

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The smart-ptt management platform is the software that manages users, groups, and orders. Users and groups are managed by enterprises. Each enterprise independently manages its own intercom account and group

About

Meshtastic

This app enables off-grid, decentralized communication via a low-power mesh network. Send text messages in areas lacking cellular or WiFi service.

Highlights

Off-grid communication
Decentralized mesh network
Low-power LoRa radio support
Text messaging
No cellular/WiFi required

Features

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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.

Screenshots

PTT1 screens

Meshtastic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meshtastic at 44% against PTT's 0%. Meshtastic also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months) and device support (5 vs 2). PTT's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PTT ships an update every 8 months, Meshtastic every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level

PTT versus Meshtastic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	PTT	Meshtastic
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	4.1 (837 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	44.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	—	837 — better
Update frequency	Every 8 months	Every 9 days — 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	25 MB	144 MB
Age rating	4+	12+
Developer	Shenzhen Corget Technology Co.,Ltd	Meshtastic LLC

Customer experience

PTT

Written reviews1 reviews

Positive0.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative100.0%

Meshtastic

All ratings835 ratings

Positive76.0%

Neutral6.6%

Negative17.4%

Written reviews418 reviews

Positive44.0%

Neutral15.1%

Negative40.9%

Bugs and requests

PTT

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

None

PTT

No in-app purchases

None

Meshtastic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PTT free?

PTT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Meshtastic free?

Meshtastic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do PTT or Meshtastic have ads?

Neither PTT nor Meshtastic shows ads.

Which is updated more often, PTT or Meshtastic?

PTT ships an update every 8 months, and Meshtastic every 9 days. Most recently, PTT was updated on October 24, 2026 and Meshtastic on October 30, 2026.