Off The Grid vs MeshCore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Off The Grid
Enhance your battle royale experience with detailed personal game statistics, advanced teammate matchmaking, and community features. Stay connected with friends through live chat and a personalized news feed.
- Personalized game stats tracking
- Advanced teammate matchmaking
- Community creator features
- Live voice and text chat
- Personalized news feed
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Introducing the official Off The Grid Companion App, the best way to rise to the top in the next-generation battle royale Off The Grid (OTG). SEE YOUR PERSONALIZED GAME STATS Track in detail all your in-game stats via the Off The Grid Companion, including your performance for each session, weapon usage, map success rates, and more. FIND THE BEST TEAMMATES Use the advanced matchmaking features of the Off The Grid Companion to find and pair with the perfect teammates according to your gameplay preferences and playstyles. BECOME A COMMUNITY CHAMPION Jump into the Off The Grid Companion to follow popular players, create your own squad, gain followers and become a recognized creator within the community. STAY ON THE COMMS Live chat with other players directly in the Off The Grid Companion app thanks to high-quality voice calls, group chat, and private messaging. READ THE LATEST NEWS Stay up to date on your friends' in-game activities and achievements with a personalized news feed directly in the Off The Grid Companion app. Privacy Policy: https://gameoffthegrid.com/otg-companion-app-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://gameoffthegrid.com/otg-companion-app-terms/
MeshCore
This app enables secure, off-grid communication using LoRa radio devices. It allows users to pair with their device, set up their radio, and send messages to other discovered users on the same frequency. It's a decentralized way to connect without relying on traditional networks.
- Off-grid mesh communication
- Secure messaging
- LoRa radio device support
- Bluetooth device pairing
- Customizable display name
- Network discovery and contact list
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The Official MeshCore Companion App! Communicate without the internet! MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system. Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network. You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down. To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware. Once you've installed the app, you will need to: - Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth. - Set a custom display name. - and, Configure your LoRa radio settings. That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency. When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list. For more information, please visit the MeshCore website. - https://meshcore.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Off The Grid at none against MeshCore's 1. Off The Grid also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 93). MeshCore's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 45%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. MeshCore sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Off The Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Off The Grid holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Off The Grid has 3.5K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Off The Grid's written reviews are positive against 74% of MeshCore's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Off The Grid ships an update weekly, MeshCore every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Off The Grid | MeshCore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) — better | 4.4 (93 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 73.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POSEIDON 133 PTE. LTD. | Liam Cottle |
Customer experience
Off The Grid
MeshCore
User reviews
Off The Grid
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fun and fast gameplay
- 💡 Innovative features
- 🚀 Engaging app experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🔒 Crossplay issues
- 🐛 App performance problems
- 🐛 Login and loading issues
MeshCore
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and effective setup
- 🚀 Fast and stable performance
- 💡 Innovative mesh technology
- 😊 Good for off-grid communication
- ✅ Works well for LoRa
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bluetooth connection issues
- 🔋 Drains device battery quickly
- ❌ Cryptic error messages
- 🐛 UI is a mess
- 🐛 Difficult to reflash
Bugs and requests
Off The Grid
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent stats and tracking
- Freezing and crashing on launch
- Inability to add friends across platforms
- QR code scanning not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add skill-based matchmaking
- Improve crossplay functionality
- Integrate more social features
- Optimize performance on older devices
MeshCore
Reported bugs
30 issues- Cannot pair all nodes
- Cryptic error messages
- UI is a mess
- Bluetooth connection issues
- Connection drops frequently
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- Cannot reset device
- Difficult to reflash
- Pairing failures (PIN issues)
- No network found
- Bluetooth disconnects when app is closed
- WiFi connection locks out BLE
- Losing connection to companion, requires app restart
- Different UI for companion and reporter
- Blocks important functionality under wait timer
- Fails to fetch device info
- Connection lost
- Device not found via Bluetooth
- Crashes on loading
- Intermittent crashes and instability
- UI is basic
- App sees device but no connection
- Bluetooth connection issues on iOS
- Cannot connect to Bluetooth on iPhone
- App crashes immediately
- Kills battery & won't fetch data
- Displays zero data and error messages on iPhones/iPad
- Constantly disconnects in background
- Device Information timeout/disappears
- No channel or contacts sync
- Stuck on 'waiting for device to connect'
Requested features
13 requests- More features and a UI appropriate for Apple devices
- Background connections and updates on iOS
- Expand contact list beyond 350
- About section for contacts
- Add Russian language
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- Emoji tap backs
- Apple Watch compatibility
- MQTT or similar internet linking for long haul messaging
- In-app way to make devices hibernate/sleep/power down
- GPS for repeater location and clock
- Blacklist option for repeaters
- Auto update geolocation of LoRa device
- Update firmware via the app
In-app purchases
Off The Grid
No in-app purchases
MeshCore
- Remote Management$7.99
