Meshtastic vs ParkWise
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.
ParkWise
Never miss a street cleaning day again. This app provides automatic reminders and tools to help you avoid parking tickets. See how long you can park and track past violations to make parking less stressful.
- Automatic reminders
- Real-time alerts and texts
- Parking duration slider
- Past ticket tracking
- Free to try
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ParkWise helps you avoid San Francisco street cleaning tickets with automatic reminders that hit before the sweeper does. We built it to make parking way less stressful, with features like: - Real-time alerts and texts so you don’t forget to move your car. - A slider to see how long you can park without getting a ticket. - And, the ability to see how many tickets you've gotten in the past. No more $97 surprises. ParkWise gives you a heads-up, helps you plan and keeps you in the clear. Try it out for free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ParkWise at 100% against Meshtastic's 44%. ParkWise also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1). Meshtastic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (824 vs 14). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. ParkWise sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Meshtastic asks for nothing beyond the download.
ParkWise holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 824 ratings behind it against 14, 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 ParkWise's.
Meshtastic ships an update every 10 days, ParkWise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | ParkWise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (824 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 824 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | Product Lab |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
ParkWise
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
ParkWise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
ParkWise
- $1.00$1.00
- $3.00$3.00
- $5.00$5.00
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