Comparison

Meraki vs SafeID Programmer

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

Head to head

Meraki

Free

🔧 Utilities

★ 4.71.4K ratingsView app →

About

Meraki

Manage and monitor your Cisco Meraki networks from your mobile device. Quickly check network status, configure devices, and troubleshoot alerts on the go.

Highlights

Network status monitoring
Device configuration
Alert troubleshooting
Switch port configuration
Mobile network management

Features

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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!

About

SafeID Programmer

Features

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This app is used to program SafeID/Diamond OTP tokens. It requires an iPhone with NFC reader and iOS 13+

Screenshots

Meraki4 screens

SafeID Programmer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meraki at every 2 weeks against SafeID Programmer's every 3 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meraki ships an update every 2 weeks, SafeID Programmer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

Meraki versus SafeID Programmer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Meraki	SafeID Programmer
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	56.3% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	1.4K — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	14 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	96 MB	2 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Meraki	Deepnet Security

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

SafeID Programmer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Meraki

No in-app purchases

None

SafeID Programmer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meraki free?

Meraki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is SafeID Programmer free?

SafeID Programmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Meraki or SafeID Programmer have ads?

Neither Meraki nor SafeID Programmer shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Meraki or SafeID Programmer?

Meraki ships an update every 2 weeks, and SafeID Programmer every 3 months. Most recently, Meraki was updated on October 13, 2026 and SafeID Programmer on October 1, 2026.