Meraki vs IPS Controllers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meraki
Manage and monitor your Cisco Meraki networks from your mobile device. Quickly check network status, configure devices, and troubleshoot alerts on the go.
- Network status monitoring
- Device configuration
- Alert troubleshooting
- Switch port configuration
- Mobile network management
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The power of the Cisco Meraki dashboard, in your pocket. Whether you need to quickly check the status of your networks, configure a misconfigured switch port, or check out an alerting device, the Cisco Meraki mobile experience is here to help. Have general feedback, or a feature that you wish you could use on mobile? Send us a wish from Settings -> Make a wish and let us know! We read them all!
IPS Controllers
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This app will allow you to remotely monitor your IPS Controller. An account on IPS controllers is required to use this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Meraki at every 2 weeks against IPS Controllers's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Meraki ships an update every 2 weeks, IPS Controllers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki | IPS Controllers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | Red7 Systems Inc |
Bugs and requests
Meraki
Reported bugs
17 issues- Button presses don't register
- Icon 🤮
- Organizations Disappeared
- Updates made app unusable
- Incompatible with iPhone XS Max
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- Phones with a finger print reader broken
- No support for SAML login
- Cameras not loading
- Constant crashing
- Login barely works
- Constant re-auth required
- Incompatible with iPhone X, Xs and Xs Max
- Cannot log in
- Does not scale to new phones
- Website does not load menu on mobile
- App does not even work
- App hangs when submitting your two factor code
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Landscape mode
- SAML login support
- Wake on LAN
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- More functionality and close to dashboard
IPS Controllers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meraki
No in-app purchases
IPS Controllers
No in-app purchases
