TrueGrind AI vs Meshtastic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrueGrind AI
This companion app helps you find the perfect grind setting for your smart espresso grinder. Select from hundreds of coffees, set your desired dose, weight, and time, and let the AI guide you to optimal results. Minimize waste and frustration while achieving consistently amazing espresso shots.
- AI-powered grind setting optimization
- Over 500 coffee profiles
- Custom coffee profile creation
- Dial In Assistant for waste reduction
- Syncs settings to smart grinders
- Target dose, weight, and time selection
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LUCCA's TrueGrind AI app is the essential companion to all LUCCA smart espresso grinders. Select from over 500 coffees, choose your target coffee dose, shot weight and shot time, and let TrueGrind AI find your perfect grind setting and sync it to your grinder. You can even create a custom coffee profile and use the Dial In Assistant to help get to the perfect grind while minimizing coffee waste, time and frustration. Easy dial-in. Easy adjustment. TrueGrind AI ensures that your perfect espresso is always waiting for you - and every shot is amazing.
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 update cadence: Meshtastic at every 10 days against TrueGrind AI's every 2 months. Meshtastic also leads on ratings volume (824 vs 4) and rating (4.1 vs 3.8). TrueGrind AI's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 824 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of TrueGrind AI's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TrueGrind AI ships an update every 2 months, Meshtastic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TrueGrind AI | Meshtastic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.1 (824 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 44.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 824 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Clive Coffee LLC | Meshtastic LLC |
Customer experience
TrueGrind AI
Meshtastic
Bugs and requests
TrueGrind AI
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
TrueGrind AI
No in-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
