Comparison

Meraki Systems Manager vs Charm Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Meraki Systems Manager

Manage all your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. This app enhances mobile device management with features like a managed app store, content delivery, and GPS location reporting.

Highlights
  • Centralized web dashboard management
  • Managed app store
  • Content delivery with backpack
  • GPS location reporting
  • Enhanced MDM and MAM functionality
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Meraki Systems Manager is Cisco Systems' Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows you to manage all of your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. Installing this app on an iOS device provides enhanced MDM and MAM functionality that includes features such as a managed app store, content delivery with backpack, and GPS location reporting. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.

About

Charm Pulse

Features
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The Charm Pulse App allows you to see your stores sales, traffic and key performance indicators (KPI). You can view your data for any time period as well as see what's happening in real time.

Screenshots

Meraki Systems Manager3 screens
Charm Pulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meraki Systems Manager at every 2 months against Charm Pulse's every 56 months. Meraki Systems Manager also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Meraki Systems Manager ships an update every 2 months, Charm Pulse every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meraki Systems Manager versus Charm Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeraki Systems ManagerCharm Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (96 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 56 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerakiOpilio Software LLC

Bugs and requests

Meraki Systems Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Enrollment certificates become invalid
  • Backpack functionality broken on iOS 9+
  • Location services always running, draining battery

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve enrollment process
  • Add option to configure notification frequency
  • Improve app stability and performance

Charm Pulse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Meraki Systems Manager

No in-app purchases

None

Charm Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meraki Systems Manager free?
Meraki Systems Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Charm Pulse free?
Charm Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meraki Systems Manager or Charm Pulse have ads?
Neither Meraki Systems Manager nor Charm Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meraki Systems Manager or Charm Pulse?
Meraki Systems Manager ships an update every 2 months, and Charm Pulse every 56 months. Most recently, Meraki Systems Manager was updated on October 23, 2026 and Charm Pulse on October 9, 2026.

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