Meshtastic vs mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
mini
A simple and beautiful chess clock companion for players of all levels. Easily customize rules and presets for rapid, blitz, and bullet games. Perfect for casual and competitive play.
- Customizable rules
- Rapid, blitz, bullet presets
- Simple interface
- Beautiful design
- Chess companion
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mini is the perfect chess clock for both casual and competitive players. It is a beautiful and simple chess companion where you can easily customize the rules. It supports rapid, blitz, and bullet preset.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mini at 100% against Meshtastic's 44%. mini also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.5). Meshtastic's advantage is ratings volume (837 vs 1) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
mini holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 837 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Meshtastic's written reviews are positive against 100% of mini's.
Meshtastic ships an update every 9 days, mini every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (837 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 837 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | Mocka Negocios Tecnologicos LTDA |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
mini
Bugs and 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
mini
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
mini
No in-app purchases
