Radiusly vs MeshTrax

Radiusly helps adults discover and participate in location-based community conversations. Create a chat for a local place or gathering, find conversations nearby, and participate when you are close enough to the chat location. The app uses precise location only to find nearby chats and enforce local participation. Your precise coordinates are not shown to other users. Features: - Create location-based chats - Join nearby conversations - Browse public chats read-only from anywhere - Temporary in-chat display identities - Reply, edit, and delete your own messages - Report messages and block users - Server-side content filtering and moderation review - Notification preferences for chats you participate in Radiusly is designed for lightweight, place-based conversation with clear safety tools and community rules.

MeshTrax is a free, open-source companion app for MeshCore LoRa mesh networking devices. Connect to your radio and send messages across the mesh — no internet, no accounts, and no cloud servers. Communicate off-grid over long-range LoRa radio — hiking, at an event, in an emergency, or just exploring mesh networking. Your messages, contacts, and keys stay on your device and your own hardware. Note: MeshTrax is an independent, community-built client and is not the official MeshCore app. It requires a compatible MeshCore device to be useful, it is not a standalone messenger. A MODERN CHAT EXPERIENCE • Unified inbox, all your direct messages and channels in one clean, messaging-app-style list • Swipe to reply, emoji reactions, and inline GIFs • Delivery status and automatic message retry • Notifications for new messages, even in the background MESSAGING & CHANNELS • Direct one-to-one messages • Channel and group messaging • Encrypted channels using pre-shared keys CONTACTS • Add contacts by scanning or sharing QR codes • Organize contacts into groups MAP & COVERAGE • Nodes, repeaters, and neighbors on an interactive map • Download map areas for offline use • Line-of-sight terrain analysis • Export tracks and points as GPX DEVICE INSIGHTS • Device and repeater telemetry and sensor readings • Battery monitoring • Message path tracing and routing tools CONNECT YOUR WAY • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) • USB serial (where supported) • Local network / Wi-Fi (TCP) Plus auto-connect to your last device, light and dark themes, and many languages. PRIVACY FIRST • No accounts, no sign-up • No ads, analytics, or tracking • No MeshTrax servers — the developer receives none of your data • Block and report tools to keep conversations civil Optional online features (maps, terrain, GIFs) connect to third-party services only when you use them. See the privacy policy for details. BUILT ON MESHCORE MeshTrax builds on the open MeshCore ecosystem and is forked from the open-source MeshCore Open client. All credit for the protocol, firmware, and official apps goes to the MeshCore project. REQUIREMENTS A compatible MeshCore device (a supported LoRa radio running MeshCore firmware). Source & issues: https://github.com/venamartin/meshtrax