# Meshtastic vs ShowMore

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meshtastic at 44% against ShowMore's 0%. Meshtastic also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (843 vs 1). ShowMore's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 843 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 0% of ShowMore's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Meshtastic | ShowMore |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.1 (843 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meshtastic/id1586432531/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/showmore/id6444824124/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **843** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **44.0% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 147 MB | 104 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Meshtastic LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1586432533) | [Yaliang Software Development Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1104844863) |

## What reviewers say

### Meshtastic

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meshtastic/id1586432531)

This app enables off-grid, decentralized communication via a low-power mesh network. Send text messages in areas lacking cellular or WiFi service.

**Highlights:** Off-grid communication, Decentralized mesh network, Low-power LoRa radio support, Text messaging, No cellular/WiFi required

**Features:** Siri integration, Apple Watch app, iMessage stickers, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Well-made app
- 🚀 Polished and intuitive interface
- 🚀 Powerful features for off-grid communication
- 👍 Great community and responsive developers
- 👍 Continuously improving with updates

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bluetooth connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable messaging and node connections
- 🐛 Crashes and stability problems
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 👎 Lacking feature parity with Android version

**Reported bugs**

- Canned messages configuration issues
- Location sharing and traceroute functions not working
- Settings screen bugs and crashes
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices

**Requested features**

- Offline maps support
- Ability to customize notifications
- More sorting and filtering options for nodes
- Apple Watch and Shortcuts integration
- Improved documentation and user guidance


### ShowMore

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/showmore/id6444824124)

This utility app allows users to modify NFC tags and labels for offline price changes. It enables reading device information, customizing price templates, and distributing variable pricing data without cloud connectivity.

**Highlights:** Offline price changes via NFC, Read NFC device information, Select variable price templates, Customize template field names, Offline variable price distribution, NFC distribution data conversion

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Meshtastic free?

Meshtastic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is ShowMore free?

ShowMore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Meshtastic or ShowMore?

Meshtastic is rated higher. Meshtastic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 843 ratings, while ShowMore averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Meshtastic or ShowMore have ads?

Neither Meshtastic nor ShowMore shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Meshtastic or ShowMore?

Meshtastic ships an update weekly, and ShowMore weekly. Most recently, Meshtastic was updated on November 3, 2026 and ShowMore on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*