Meraki vs Jamf Return to Service
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!
Jamf Return to Service
This app allows users to wirelessly erase and refresh iOS or iPadOS devices without IT assistance. It leverages Apple's Return to Service feature for a zero-touch re-provisioning workflow, making device refreshes simple for frontline users.
- Wireless touch-free re-provisioning
- Erase and refresh iOS/iPadOS devices
- Zero-touch mobile re-provisioning workflow
- Empowers non-IT users
- Secure, managed app experience
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Jamf Return to Service app offers an enhanced way to erase and refresh an iOS or iPadOS device in the field... no IT help required. IMPORTANT: Jamf Return to Service app requires to be managed by Jamf Pro. Please select Support link for more details. Wireless touch-free re-provisioning New in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, Apple has extended the Erase Device command with a game changing new feature called Return to Service. This allows all on device steps typically required for re-enrollment after an wipe to be skipped. This means that a user no longer has to select a Language, Region, and WiFi Network on the iPad or iPhone, and the device is automatically reconfigured after the initial wipe. An app to empower non IT With Apple's new Return to Service capability, a true zero touch mobile re-provisioning workflow is now available. And with the Return to Service app, this new capability is made available in a secure, managed app. The means that frontline users, managers, and field techs can safely refresh a device... no IT help or trip to a charging cart required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Meraki at 1.4K against Jamf Return to Service's 2. Meraki also leads on iOS requirement (14 vs 17.0). Jamf Return to Service's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Jamf Return to Service holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meraki has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Meraki ships an update fortnightly, Jamf Return to Service every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki | Jamf Return to Service |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | JAMF Software |
Customer experience
Meraki
Jamf Return to Service
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
Jamf Return to Service
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Meraki
No in-app purchases
Jamf Return to Service
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Meraki free?
Is Jamf Return to Service free?
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