CellMaster vs MeshMapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CellMaster
Explore detailed cell tower information with interactive maps and carrier search. Save favorite towers and view dynamic frequency data, even offline. Understand your mobile network coverage with intuitive tools.
- Interactive cell tower maps
- Carrier and frequency band search
- Save and organize favorite towers
- Dynamic frequency and antenna views
- Offline data access
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Discover the power of detailed cell tower data at your fingertips. Whether you’re checking coverage, exploring networks, or diving into spectrum details, this app makes it simple and intuitive. Features • Interactive Maps – Explore towers with detailed overlays and smooth navigation. • Carrier Search – Quickly find sites by carrier or frequency band. • Favourites – Save and organize the towers you care about most. • Dynamic Frequency Views – Instantly toggle between frequencies and antenna details. And more!!
MeshMapper
This utility app connects to companion devices to discover nearby mesh network repeaters. It uses GPS to tag pings and automatically uploads coverage data to a community map. Users can view signal strength and contribute to mapping mesh network coverage.
- Bluetooth Low Energy connection
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Discover mesh network repeaters
- View signal strength (RSSI/SNR)
- Automatic community database upload
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MeshMapper is a wardriving app for MeshCore mesh network devices. Connect to your MeshCore companion device via Bluetooth, send GPS-tagged pings to discover nearby repeaters, and contribute coverage data to the community mesh map. FEATURES • Bluetooth Low Energy connection to MeshCore devices • Real-time GPS tracking with automatic ping mode • Discover and track mesh network repeaters • View signal strength (RSSI/SNR) for each repeater • Automatic upload to MeshMapper community database Help map mesh network coverage in your area and contribute to the growing MeshMapper community!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MeshMapper at none against CellMaster's 1. MeshMapper also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). CellMaster's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence 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. CellMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MeshMapper asks for nothing beyond the download.
CellMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CellMaster | MeshMapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yoni gold | CHRISTOPHER CARL SCHNOBB |
Customer experience
CellMaster
MeshMapper
In-app purchases
CellMaster
- Remove Ads$3.99
MeshMapper
No in-app purchases
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