Meshtastic vs Ascentiz
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.
Ascentiz
Control and manage your smart devices from a single application. Interact with your technology products, set personalized parameters with one touch, and track related fitness data.
- Device management
- Device interaction
- Fitness data tracking
- Personalized parameter settings
- One-touch control
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AscentizAPP is a smart technology product control application for the Ascentiz brand that connects various Ascentiz smart technology products, providing users with comprehensive control over their smart devices. The app includes features such as device management, device interaction, and related fitness data tracking. You can easily and efficiently interact with your smart technology products through your smartphone, enabling one-touch personalized device parameter settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meshtastic at 44% against Ascentiz's 0%. Meshtastic also leads on rating (4.1 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (824 vs 2). Ascentiz's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Meshtastic holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 824 ratings behind it against 2, 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 Ascentiz's.
Meshtastic ships an update every 10 days, Ascentiz every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meshtastic | Ascentiz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (824 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 824 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meshtastic LLC | 杭州程天科技发展有限公司 |
Customer experience
Meshtastic
Ascentiz
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
Ascentiz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meshtastic
No in-app purchases
Ascentiz
No in-app purchases
