Meshtastic vs Changemonitor
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.
Changemonitor
This utility app allows you to monitor any website for changes and receive instant push notifications when updates are detected. It offers visual change comparison, history charts, and home screen widgets for easy tracking.
- Track unlimited websites
- Instant push notifications
- Visual change comparison
- 30-day history charts
- Home screen widgets
- Multi-language support
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Changemonitor brings changedetection.io to your iPhone. Monitor any website for changes and get instant push notifications when updates occur. KEY FEATURES • Track unlimited websites for changes • Instant push notifications with 12+ sound options • Visual change comparison with snapshots • 30-day history charts showing update patterns • Home screen widgets • Search, tags, and custom icons • 14+ languages supported PERFECT FOR • Tracking price drops and restocks • Monitoring competitor websites • Following news and content updates • Watching job postings and listings Requires a changedetection.io instance (self-hosted or hosted service).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meshtastic at none against Changemonitor's 4. Meshtastic also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 14%) and ratings volume (803 vs 2). Changemonitor's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Changemonitor sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Meshtastic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Changemonitor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 803 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Meshtastic's written reviews are positive against 14% of Changemonitor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Meshtastic ships an update every 10 days, Changemonitor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | Changemonitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (803 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.2% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 803 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 9 days — better |
| 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, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | Rob Mulder |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
Changemonitor
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
Changemonitor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
Changemonitor
- Weekly Pro user$0.997 Days
- Monthly Pro user$1.991 Month
- Yearly Pro user$17.991 Year
- Pro user$8.99
