Meshtastic vs GX Timer
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.
GX Timer
Control timing devices via Bluetooth for various training and exercise needs. Offers fast training, custom training, countdowns, stopwatches, and timed alarms. Configure functions and track exercise durations.
- Fast training timing
- Custom training timing
- Countdown timers
- Stopwatch functionality
- Timed alarms
- Function configuration
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Ganxin Timing is a software that controls timing devices through Bluetooth. When using the APP, you need to connect to the Bluetooth first. By default, the APP will be automatically connected to the first bluetooth device after started, and then it will communicate with the bluetooth device when using the function. The main functions are: 1: Fast training timing 2: Custom training timing 3: Timing 4: Countdown 5: Stopwatch timing 6: Function configuration 7: Exercise timing 8: Timed alarm
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Verdict
Meshtastic and GX Timer both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GX Timer's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's. GX Timer also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.5). Meshtastic's advantage is ratings volume (835 vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Meshtastic against 4.0 for GX Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 835 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Meshtastic's written reviews are positive against 100% of GX Timer's.
Meshtastic ships an update every 9 days, GX Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | GX Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (835 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 835 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 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 | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | 美琴 宋 |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
GX Timer
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
GX Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
GX Timer
No in-app purchases
