Comparison

MeshDrop vs iCast

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

Head to head
About

MeshDrop

Share text and files directly between your devices on the same local network without needing the cloud or an account. Devices discover each other automatically for quick, secure transfers. Supports resuming interrupted transfers and two-way messaging.

Highlights
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Send text and files
  • Resume interrupted transfers
  • Two-way messaging
  • Trusted device management
  • Live transfer status
  • Share Sheet integration
Features
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Share text, photos, videos and files directly between your iPhone, iPad and Mac with MeshDrop. No account, ads or cloud relay. CONNECT NEARBY Discover devices on your local network, use Bluetooth, or connect Apple devices over peer-to-peer Wi-Fi without joining the same network. Keep MeshDrop open on both devices; peer-to-peer Wi-Fi requires Wi-Fi to be enabled. ENCRYPTED TRANSFERS Local-network and Apple peer-to-peer connections use TLS 1.3 with device identity verification. Bluetooth transfers use encrypted system connections. Confirm a device once and remember it as trusted. A USEFUL CONVERSATION HISTORY Copy received text, read Markdown, view images and play videos from conversations and history. Preview or share received files, and optionally copy received text to the clipboard automatically. Delete an individual entry together with its received file and app-managed copies on this device; your original sent file and the other device's history are preserved. BUILT FOR YOUR DEVICES Follow transfer progress, share from other apps on iPhone and iPad, and choose from Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German and Spanish. The app follows your system language. Update both devices to MeshDrop 1.1 or later for encrypted native transfers. Earlier clients using the old unencrypted protocol cannot connect to this version.

About

iCast

Features
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iCast专注于提供DLNA服务,启动iCast后,你可以通过DLNA协议将媒体推送到iCast进行播放

Screenshots

MeshDrop4 screens
iCast1 screens

Verdict

The call

MeshDrop and iCast are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MeshDrop versus iCast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeshDropiCast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer玉琴 孙Guangzhou Panyu Huanyu Life Software Studio

In-app purchases

None

MeshDrop

No in-app purchases

None

iCast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MeshDrop free?
MeshDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iCast free?
iCast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MeshDrop or iCast have ads?
Neither MeshDrop nor iCast shows ads.

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