Comparison

aLog365 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

aLog365

This portable logbook helps amateur radio operators record their contacts. It offers callsign lookup, multiple export formats, and real-time upload capabilities. Plan your DX-peditions and stay connected with the DX cluster.

Highlights
  • Callsign lookup
  • ADIF, EDI, CSV, Cabrillo export
  • Real-time upload to HRDLOG.net / Ham365
  • DX cluster integration
  • DX-pedition planning
Features
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aLog365 is a hamradio (amateur radio) logbook: - callsign lookup - export ADIF, EDI, CSV, Cabrillo - real-time upload to HRDLOG.net / Ham365 - DX cluster - Dx-peditions plan

About

MeshMonitor Chat

Features
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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

aLog3654 screens
MeshMonitor Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MeshMonitor Chat at every 3 weeks against aLog365's every 7 months. aLog365's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 17.0). On price, 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

aLog365 ships an update every 7 months, MeshMonitor Chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
aLog365 versus MeshMonitor Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraLog365MeshMonitor Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaudio CordeglioANDROS FENOLLOSA HURTADO

In-app purchases

None

aLog365

No in-app purchases

None

MeshMonitor Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aLog365 free?
aLog365 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 aLog365 or MeshMonitor Chat have ads?
Neither aLog365 nor MeshMonitor Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aLog365 or MeshMonitor Chat?
aLog365 ships an update every 7 months, and MeshMonitor Chat every 3 weeks. Most recently, aLog365 was updated on September 9, 2026 and MeshMonitor Chat on September 10, 2026.

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