Comparison

Meshtastic vs Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Meshtastic

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
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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.

About

Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner

Features
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Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner turns your LiDAR iPhone or iPad into a pocket measure-up tool for buildings. Scan a room, a floor, or an entire house and walk away with professional files: • DXF floorplan — R12 dialect that opens cleanly in AutoCAD, LibreCAD, and QCAD, with walls, doors, and windows on named layers and floor outlines as closed polylines. • USDZ 3D mesh — Apple's AR-ready format, textured and ready for AR Quick Look. • PDF report — a branded A4 quantities sheet with floor area, wall area, and one-coat paint litres per room and as totals. Built for AEC, MEP, real estate, and trade professionals who need fast, defensible measurements without a tripod, target, or laptop. Features • Multi-room scanning — capture rooms one at a time; StructureBuilder fuses them into a single aligned model. • Projects — every scan saves on-device as a named project. Rename, archive, and a 30-day auto-purge on the trash. • Photos and dictated notes per project, exportable together with the model as a single ZIP archive. • Floorplan-on-map view with the recorded scan location. • Tri-lingual interface: English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil). Privacy Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no telemetry SDK, no ads, no tracking. The optional location tag is stored inside the project and only leaves your device in exports you share yourself. Requirements LiDAR-capable device: iPhone Pro (12 Pro and later) or iPad Pro (2020 and later). iOS 17 or later. Free. No paid tier, no watermark, no in-app purchases. About Lagarsoft Lagarsoft is a software engineering firm building tools for AEC, MEP, and real estate. Learn more at lagarsoft.com.

Screenshots

Meshtastic4 screens
Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Meshtastic at 4 against Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner's 1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meshtastic ships an update every 10 days, Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Meshtastic versus Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeshtasticLagarsoft LiDAR Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (824 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings824 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMeshtastic LLCLagarsoft

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

Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Meshtastic

No in-app purchases

None

Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meshtastic free?
Meshtastic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner free?
Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meshtastic or Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner have ads?
Neither Meshtastic nor Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meshtastic or Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner?
Meshtastic ships an update every 10 days, and Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Meshtastic was updated on October 19, 2026 and Lagarsoft LiDAR Scanner on October 12, 2026.

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