Meshtastic vs Skeet Shooter
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.
Skeet Shooter
This utility app provides a shot timer for various gun drills, including single shot, reload, and scan exercises. It offers customizable start delays and sensitivity levels for personalized training.
- Single shot drills
- Reload drills
- Scan drills
- Start delays
- Sensitivity levels
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- Single shot drills - Reload drills - Scan drills - start delays - sensitivity levels and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meshtastic at none against Skeet Shooter's 1. Meshtastic also leads on ratings volume (835 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 2). Skeet Shooter's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Skeet Shooter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Meshtastic asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Meshtastic against 4.0 for Skeet Shooter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 835 ratings behind it against 2, 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 50% of Skeet Shooter's.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | Skeet Shooter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (835 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 835 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | Daniel Yaakob |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
Skeet Shooter
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
Skeet Shooter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
Skeet Shooter
- Premium$6.99
