Comparison

Cloudflare Remote vs Mesh Agent

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

Head to head
About

Cloudflare Remote

Manage your Cloudflare DNS and domains from your iPhone. Control DNS records, firewall rules, SSL settings, and monitor traffic with a secure and intuitive interface. Offers real-time analytics and advanced security features for professionals.

Highlights
  • Manage unlimited DNS records
  • Real-time traffic analytics
  • Create and manage Firewall Rules
  • SSL/TLS management
  • Cache purge functionality
  • Multi-account support
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Cloudflare Remote is a mobile control room for your Cloudflare account, built for people who need to fix things without waiting until they are back at a laptop. Manage DNS, firewall rules, cache behaviour, tunnels, Workers, SSL and analytics from your iPhone, in a fast native interface. DNS & DOMAINS • Manage records of every common type (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SRV, PTR) • Create, edit and delete records instantly, with the proxy toggle on each one • Export a whole zone as a BIND file, or import one • DNSSEC status and configuration • Multi-account support with fast switching ANALYTICS • Requests, bandwidth, unique visitors and threats • Cache hit ratio, cached against uncached traffic • HTTP status distribution and top countries • 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days SECURITY • Firewall rules with Cloudflare's own expression language • WAF managed rulesets • IP access rules by IP, CIDR, country or ASN • Rate limiting rules • Live security events, with the rule that caught each request • Security level, up to Under Attack mode • SSL/TLS mode, certificates and minimum TLS version PERFORMANCE & RULES • Cache rules and transform rules • Page rules and redirect rules • Cache purge, everything or by URL • Development mode • Browser cache TTL, Brotli, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, IPv6, WebSockets, Always Online TUNNELS & ZERO TRUST • Cloudflare Tunnel health, active connections and their locations • Public hostnames you can add and edit in place • Protect any hostname with Zero Trust Access, and decide who may reach it DEVELOPERS • Workers & Pages deployments, with one-tap rollback and retry • Workers scripts and the routes bound to each domain • R2 buckets AVAILABILITY • Load balancers with their origin pools • Health checks EMAIL ROUTING • Forward addresses on your domain to a personal inbox • Manage routing rules and destinations AUDIT • See who changed what on the account, and when PRIVACY & SECURITY • Your API key or token is kept in the device Keychain, pinned to that device, so it is excluded from iCloud and iTunes backups • It is sent to nobody but Cloudflare's own API. There is no server behind this app to send it to • Optional Face ID, Touch ID or passcode lock in front of the app • Sign in with a scoped API Token and grant only the permissions you choose • No analytics SDK, no advertising SDK, no tracking, no usage data collected SUBSCRIPTIONS Premium unlocks every domain on your account, plus tunnels, Access, Workers & Pages, R2, cache rules, transform rules and load balancers. Available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. A multi-account add-on is included with lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT Cloudflare Remote needs a Cloudflare account, which it manages but does not create. This is an independent third-party client built on the Cloudflare API and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cloudflare, Inc. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mesh Agent

This open-source application enables remote screen sharing and file transfer from your iOS device to a MeshCentral server. Scan a QR code to establish a secure connection for managing your devices remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote screen sharing
  • File transfer
  • QR code connection
  • Open source
  • iOS device support
Features
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MeshCentral is a free, open source remote management web site. With this application, you can scan a QR code on your MeshCentral server and have your IOS device connect back to your server to allow for basic remote screen sharing & file operations. MeshCentral is licensed under Apache 2.0, more details at https://meshcentral.com. For support or to report problems, please open a GitHub issue at: https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral/issues

Screenshots

Cloudflare Remote4 screens
Mesh Agent3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mesh Agent at 100% against Cloudflare Remote's 33%. Mesh Agent also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). Cloudflare Remote's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 2) and chart position (#30 vs unranked). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Cloudflare Remote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mesh Agent asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mesh Agent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloudflare Remote has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Cloudflare Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mesh Agent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloudflare Remote ships an update every 4 weeks, Mesh Agent every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Cloudflare Remote versus Mesh Agent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudflare RemoteMesh Agent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (86 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings86 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#30 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmre KelesRyan White

Customer experience

Cloudflare Remote

All ratings86 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Mesh Agent

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cloudflare Remote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Multi-Account Add-on$4.99
  • Lifetime$34.99
None

Mesh Agent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloudflare Remote free?
Cloudflare Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mesh Agent free?
Mesh Agent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cloudflare Remote or Mesh Agent?
Mesh Agent is rated higher. Cloudflare Remote averages 4.8 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Mesh Agent averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Cloudflare Remote or Mesh Agent have ads?
Neither Cloudflare Remote nor Mesh Agent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloudflare Remote or Mesh Agent?
Cloudflare Remote ships an update every 4 weeks, and Mesh Agent every 3 days. Most recently, Cloudflare Remote was updated on October 6, 2026 and Mesh Agent on September 30, 2026.

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