Comparison

atmospherePro vs MeshDrop

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

Head to head
About

atmospherePro

Securely transfer encrypted files between any devices without cloud storage. Share sensitive documents like contracts and tax information with complete privacy. Your data remains private and inaccessible to others.

Highlights
  • Encrypted file transfer
  • Cross-device sharing
  • No cloud storage
  • Private data sharing
  • Secure document transfer
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atmospherePro makes truly encrypted file transfer possible. After activating your atSign with atmospherePro, you can: - Send files across any device regardless of your location. - Share contracts, tax information, and other confidential information without worrying about your data being stored on a server in the cloud. - Files are totally private.

About

MeshDrop

Share text and files directly between your devices on the same local network without needing the cloud or an account. Devices discover each other automatically for quick, secure transfers. Supports resuming interrupted transfers and two-way messaging.

Highlights
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Send text and files
  • Resume interrupted transfers
  • Two-way messaging
  • Trusted device management
  • Live transfer status
  • Share Sheet integration
Features
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Share text, photos, videos and files directly between your iPhone, iPad and Mac with MeshDrop. No account, ads or cloud relay. CONNECT NEARBY Discover devices on your local network, use Bluetooth, or connect Apple devices over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi without joining the same network. Keep MeshDrop open on both devices; peer-to-peer Wi-Fi requires Wi-Fi to be enabled. ENCRYPTED TRANSFERS Local-network and Apple peer-to-peer connections use TLS 1.3 with device identity verification. Bluetooth transfers use encrypted system connections. Confirm a device once and remember it as trusted. A USEFUL CONVERSATION HISTORY Copy received text, read Markdown, view images and play videos from conversations and history. Preview or share received files, and optionally copy received text to the clipboard automatically. Delete an individual entry together with its received file and app-managed copies on this device; your original sent file and the other device's history are preserved. BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES Follow transfer progress, share from other apps on iPhone and iPad, and choose from Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German and Spanish. The app follows your system language. Update both devices to MeshDrop 1.1 or later for encrypted native transfers. Earlier clients using the old unencrypted protocol cannot connect to this version.

Screenshots

atmospherePro4 screens
MeshDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: atmospherePro at 13.0 against MeshDrop's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for atmospherePro against 5.0 for MeshDrop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
atmospherePro versus MeshDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteratmosphereProMeshDrop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAtsign玉琴 孙

In-app purchases

None

atmospherePro

No in-app purchases

None

MeshDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is atmospherePro free?
atmospherePro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeshDrop free?
MeshDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, atmospherePro or MeshDrop?
atmospherePro and MeshDrop are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do atmospherePro or MeshDrop have ads?
Neither atmospherePro nor MeshDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, atmospherePro or MeshDrop?
atmospherePro ships an update every 2 months, and MeshDrop every 2 months. Most recently, atmospherePro was updated on November 3, 2026 and MeshDrop on October 31, 2026.

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