Meshtastic vs PZ
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.
PZ
This application provides advanced audio tuning for car amplifiers, featuring plug-and-play installation and powerful DSP processing. It allows for precise adjustments to sound fields, equalization, and dynamic music processing via a smartphone interface.
- Plug & play installation
- Quad-core 32-bit DSP processing
- Lossless audio playback
- 15-band EQ tuning
- Adjustable sound field delay
- Built-in Bluetooth for music streaming
- Smartphone control
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This product is non-destructive audio car DSP Amplifier it support plug & play installation Buit in quad-care 32-bit DSP processing Chip,nanosecond processing speed;DRC dynamic music processing;using DSP computer tuning technology.Lossless installation,easy tuning,take up a small space. 15-band EQ floating-piont high-precision tuning system. high and low pass filter Adjustable sound field delay to achieve spatial editing. Gain control,phase control Harmonic function. Limiting function. Built-in Bluetooth,support mobile phone to play lossless music. 6 storage modes. You can use Time-Delay by smart phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PZ at 100% against Meshtastic's 44%. PZ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). Meshtastic's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (824 vs 1). 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.
PZ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 824 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 100% of PZ's.
Meshtastic ships an update every 10 days, PZ every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | PZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (824 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 824 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | huizhou shangshui technology co.,ltd |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
PZ
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
PZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
PZ
No in-app purchases
