Meshtastic vs Bolide Mobile
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.
Bolide Mobile
Monitor your surveillance cameras with live video streaming, recording, and playback capabilities. Capture snapshots and access remote playback for comprehensive security management.
- Live video stream
- Video record and playback
- Remote video playback
- Snapshot capture
- Surveillance management
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Bolide Mobile is a surveillance software, which support live video stream, video record and playback, video remote playback, snapshots, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bolide Mobile at 5.0 against Meshtastic's 4.2. Bolide Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.5). Meshtastic's advantage is ratings volume (803 vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Bolide Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 803 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Meshtastic ships an update every 10 days, Bolide Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | Bolide Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (803 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 803 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | bolide |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
Bolide Mobile
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
Bolide Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
Bolide Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Meshtastic free?
Is Bolide Mobile free?
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Do Meshtastic or Bolide Mobile have ads?
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