Comparison

Baltic Blender vs Meshtastic

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

Head to head
About

Baltic Blender

This app assists technical divers in accurately blending gases for SCUBA diving using advanced real gas models. It performs complex calculations for partial-pressure techniques, supporting nitrox and optional trimix upgrades. The tool aids in precise gas mixture creation, emphasizing safety and accuracy in diving preparations.

Highlights
  • Nitrox blending
  • Trimix blending (in-app purchase)
  • Volume and pricing calculations (in-app purchase)
  • Real gas law (GERG-2004)
  • Metric and imperial units
  • Simultaneous cylinder work
  • Bill printing/emailing
Features
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Technical diving gas partial-pressure blending app. Supports nitrox and - via in-app purchase upgrades - trimix and pricing/volumes used. Baltic Blender uses the GERG-2004 real gas model to allow a SCUBA gas blender to easily and accurately use partial-pressure techniques to blend available gasses to the desired final mixture. It is not intended as a substitute for proper training and certification in the safety, handling, and blending of high pressure gasses, but rather as a tool to perform the complex math required to reach the desired mixture. In such training classes, you would learn important safety information about the handling of high-pressure gasses. SCUBA gas blending is not to be taken lightly; it is one of the only activities where a mistake may not just kill you, but also those around you, or possibly the diver you are blending the gas for. Traditional blending techniques have two inherent errors which the blender must learn to compensate for, traditionally by adding a fudge-factor. First, traditional blending uses the simple ideal gas model, but the gasses we breathe, at SCUBA cylinder pressures, are far from ideal gasses. Baltic Blender uses the GERG-2004 real gas model which predicts how the real-world gasses behave. Second, traditional blending generally ignores the heating of the cylinder as gas is introduced, requiring the blender to either fudge or allow the cylinder to cool. Baltic Blender requires that the blender allow the temperature to stabilize, rather than cool, between each step, so that an accurate measurement of the cylinder wall temperature using a commercially available infrared thermometer reflects the temperature of the gas inside. Supports using preblended gas for eg. using leftover trimix or for using banked mixes. Features ; * Nitrox * Trimix (via in-app purchase) * Volume consumed & Pricing (via in-app purchase) * Blending and topping off * Metric and imperial units. * Simultaneous work on multiple cylinders * Grouping of tanks and pricing * Real Gas Law using GERG-2004 * Per cylinder configurable preblend * Easy to access temperature adjustments * Configurable list of default gases * Configurable standard temperature * Bill printing/emailing You can enter the data for multiple cylinders at once. Cylinders can be placed in groups for billing purposes. ** Trimix, volume consumed and pricing is only available via in-app purchase upgrades. ** GERG-2004; Kunz, O.; Klimeck, R.; Wagner, W.; Jaeschke, M. (2007): The GERG-2004 Wide-Range Equation of State for Natural Gases and Other Mixtures: GERG Technical Monograph 15 (2007) and Fortschr.-Ber. VDI, Reihe 6, Nr. 557, VDI Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2007. The partial GERG-2004 implementation used to calculate the compressibility factors of oxygen, helium, nitrogen and their mixtures in the gas phase was inspired by open source code written by David de Marneffe (daviddemarneffe[at]y a h o o . c o m) in December 2007.

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.

Screenshots

Baltic Blender4 screens
Meshtastic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Meshtastic at 4.2 against Baltic Blender's 2.9. Meshtastic also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). Baltic Blender's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.5). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Baltic Blender sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Meshtastic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meshtastic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meshtastic has 803 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Baltic Blender's written reviews are positive against 44% of Meshtastic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baltic Blender ships an update every 4 months, Meshtastic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Baltic Blender versus Meshtastic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaltic BlenderMeshtastic
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (11 ratings)4.2 (803 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews44.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11803 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB76 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEskil OlsenMeshtastic LLC

Customer experience

Baltic Blender

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

Meshtastic

All ratings803 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews416 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral15.1%
Negative40.6%

Bugs and requests

Baltic Blender

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Baltic Blender

One-time2
  • Trimix$4.99
  • Volumes & Pricing$4.99
None

Meshtastic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baltic Blender free?
Baltic Blender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meshtastic free?
Meshtastic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baltic Blender or Meshtastic?
Meshtastic is rated higher. Baltic Blender averages 2.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Meshtastic averages 4.2 from 803 ratings.
Do Baltic Blender or Meshtastic have ads?
Neither Baltic Blender nor Meshtastic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baltic Blender or Meshtastic?
Baltic Blender ships an update every 4 months, and Meshtastic every 10 days. Most recently, Baltic Blender was updated on September 15, 2026 and Meshtastic on September 27, 2026.

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