MESH vs Scrub Web Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MESH
Easily connect your projects to the Internet of Things without coding. Program sensors to interact with devices and online services using a drag-and-drop interface. Integrate with IFTTT for advanced automation and data sharing.
- App-based recipe editor
- Drag-and-drop programming
- Sensor data sharing
- IFTTT integration
- Customizable SDK recipes
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MESH is the easiest way to plug a project into the Internet of Things ("IoT"). With the MESH companion app, you can program MESH sensors to connect to devices and internet services instantly. Just drag-and-drop in the app to set up your smart sensors and skip the programming and wiring in your next project. * App-Based, Recipe Editor - Create sensor recipes to connect and trigger devices and internet services. * Data Sharing - Select the type of data you’d like to send or share from your sensors. * IFTTT Integration - Design sensor recipes that trigger popular gadgets and internet services using customizable IFTTT Applets. Built-in IFTTT integration makes it simple to track sensor data in Google Sheets, send a notification, trigger other smart devices, and much more. * MESH SDK - Customize sensor recipes with custom functional tags built on the MESH SDK. A information of supported devices is here. http://support.meshprj.com/hc/en-us/articles/212601267
Scrub Web Browser
This educational browser connects to Bluetooth LE devices for interactive projects. It supports importing/exporting projects, loading local HTML files, and web access filtering. Ideal for educators and students working with platforms like Scratch.
- Scratch Link for Bluetooth device communication
- Project importing and exporting
- Local HTML file loading
- Web access filtering
- Web MIDI API (Beta)
- MDM support
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Scrub is a web browser for Scratch 3.0 and Bluetooth LE devices. It also supports Viscuit and AkaDako. Features - Scratch Link function to communicate with Bluetooth devices - Project importing / exporting - Local HTML file loading - Web access filtering - Web MIDI API (Beta) - MDM (Managed App Configuration) - and more Supported Devices - micro:bit - LEGO BOOST - LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 - Go Direct Force & Acceleratioon - AkaDako - and other BLE devices Scrub is an open source project. https://github.com/tfabworks/Scrub/ * Scratch is a project of the Scratch Foundation, in collaboration with the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is available for free at https://scratch.mit.edu. * Other names of products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scrub Web Browser at 77% against MESH's 0%. Scrub Web Browser also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). MESH's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.5). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Scrub Web Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MESH's written reviews are positive against 77% of Scrub Web Browser's.
MESH ships an update every 3 months, Scrub Web Browser every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MESH | Scrub Web Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sony Business Solutions Corporation | TFABWOKRS INC. |
Customer experience
MESH
Scrub Web Browser
In-app purchases
MESH
No in-app purchases
Scrub Web Browser
No in-app purchases
