Comparison

UGLB vs MeshMonitor Chat

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

Head to head
About

UGLB

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About

MeshMonitor Chat

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MeshMonitor Chat is a native iOS client for talking to your Meshtastic mesh through a self-hosted MeshMonitor server. Connect your iPhone to your server with a host, a port and a Bearer token, and start reading and sending messages on any channel or private conversation in your mesh. FEATURES • Channels: browse every primary and secondary channel on your mesh and jump into any of them with a tap. • Direct messages: one-to-one conversations with nodes that have exchanged keys with yours (PKC). • Unread inbox: a tab that gathers conversations with pending messages. • Node list: hop count, last-heard time and online or offline state, with a filter to show only active nodes. • Quick reactions: long-press a message to react with an emoji. • Replies: quote any message and answer it from inside the conversation. • Delivery state: every outgoing message shows whether it is pending, confirmed or has failed. • Status panel: server version, app-to-server reachability, server-to-radio link, uptime and statistics. PRIVACY • Your token is stored in the iOS Keychain and never leaves the device except to authenticate against the server you choose. • No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs, no telemetry. • The app does not operate any server: you decide which MeshMonitor instance you connect to. REQUIREMENTS • A MeshMonitor server reachable from your iPhone (local network or the internet, plain HTTP or HTTPS). • A Meshtastic node attached to that server. • A Bearer token generated from the MeshMonitor Settings page. OPEN SOURCE MeshMonitor Chat is free software released under the GPL-3.0 license. Source code, issue tracker and contribution links are available from the in-app Settings screen.

Screenshots

UGLB4 screens
MeshMonitor Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: UGLB at 3 against MeshMonitor Chat's 1. UGLB also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UGLB ships an update every 2 weeks, MeshMonitor Chat every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
UGLB versus MeshMonitor Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUGLBMeshMonitor Chat
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorgi GabrovskiANDROS FENOLLOSA HURTADO

In-app purchases

None

UGLB

No in-app purchases

None

MeshMonitor Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UGLB free?
UGLB is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeshMonitor Chat free?
MeshMonitor Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UGLB or MeshMonitor Chat have ads?
Neither UGLB nor MeshMonitor Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UGLB or MeshMonitor Chat?
UGLB ships an update every 2 weeks, and MeshMonitor Chat every 3 weeks. Most recently, UGLB was updated on October 25, 2026 and MeshMonitor Chat on October 25, 2026.

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