MeshCore Downloads & RevenueMeshCore · App Store & Google Play
MeshCore by Liam Cottle is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
🚀iOSNow shown next to MeshCore One, Backtrail Pro📦iOSUpdated to version 1.51.1⭐iOSPassed 100 ratings📈iOSCharting in a new country in 2 charts📈iOSEntered the top 100📦iOSUpdated to version 1.51.0⭐iOSPassed 100 ratings📈AndroidCharting in a new country📈AndroidCharting in a new country⭐AndroidPassed 100K installs🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider📦AndroidUpdated to version 1.49.0📦AndroidVersion 1.50.0🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕iOSReleased on the App Store🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 28 events
- 🚀MeshCore: now shown next to MeshCore One, Backtrail ProiOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 📦MeshCore updated to version 1.51.1iOS- fixed a bug where contacts with a 3-byte path would always reset to flood
- fixed a bug where setting dm flood attempts to zero would show error message when a contact had no path - 📈MeshCore charting in a new country in 2 chartsiOSAustralia · United Kingdom
- 📈MeshCore entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Social Networking · PL
- ✏️MeshCore: needs a newer iOSiOSiOS 13.0 → iOS 15
- 📦MeshCore updated to version 1.51.0iOS- added new quick messages feature to message composer menu (aka canned messages)
- added new button to map screens to jump to your current gps position
- added new buzzer alerts checkbox to notification settings screen to turn companion buzzer on and off (requires companion firmware v1.19.0+)
- added new message settings to configure how many direct and flood attempts when sending direct messages
- added info banner to make it more apparent that sending contact messages requires other person to add you as contact first
- added ability to cancel retries when sending an outbound contact message
- added button to forget last advert timestamp from contact details screen
- added ability to long press discover map to update self position and copy coordinates
- added map marker on discover map for own companion node position
- added new popup ui to add contacts via deep links
- contact messages now attempt 4 direct and 4 flood instead of 4 direct and 1 flood
- hop count and path hash sizes are now shown under channel messages by default
- messages are now marked as failed if trying to resend when disconnected
- fixed bug where trying to resend message while disconnected would delete the message… more - 📈MeshCore entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Social Networking · RU
- 📈MeshCore charting in a new countryiOSRussia
- 📈MeshCore charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📈MeshCore entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · PL
- 📈MeshCore charting in a new countryAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 📈MeshCore charting in a new countryiOSPoland
- 📈MeshCore entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Communication · DE
- 📈MeshCore charting in a new countryiOSNetherlands
- 📈MeshCore entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Communication · DE
- 📈MeshCore charting in a new countryAndroidAustralia
- 📈MeshCore entered the top 100iOSTop Free · Social Networking · DE
- 📦MeshCore updated to version 1.50.0iOS- added command line button to companion contact details to remote manage other companion nodes
- added remote cli permission to contact permissions screen, to allow other nodes to remote manage your node
- added support for local companion command line in settings screen, requires companion firmware v1.18.0+
- added ability to import and export region scopes in companion config json
- added new wifi settings screen to configure ssid and password
- added connection type being used to bottom of settings screen
- added button to cluster repeater markers on path trace map tool
- region scopes are now shown in channels list if configured
- channel message retention duration is now included in companion config export
- long pressing ping button now configures the default path hash size for all future pings
- tracing 3byte paths is not supported by protocol, app now converts to 2byte when tracing repeater path
- ping failed error message now shows repeater name and prefix
- qr codes are now always black on a white background
- fixed bug where notifications were shown for cli data received from other companions
- fixed bug where contact and channel search bars were not cleared when node reconnected… more - 🆕MeshCore first spotted by AppInsideriOS#84 in Top Free · Social Networking · Germany
- 📦MeshCore updated to version 1.49.0Android- added button to trace repeater path
- added message setting to show region names for channel messages
- added network settings screen to repeater remote management
- notification badge is now grey instead of red for channels with notifications muted
- unread indicator on tabs now shows unread conversations count
- moved path hash size and default region scope settings to main settings screen
- radio presets now include a default path hash size and will be applied when switching presets
+ more!… more - 📦MeshCore version 1.50.0Android- added companion cli
- added companion remote management
- added wifi management for supported firmwares
- region scopes are now shown in channels list
- qr codes are now always black on a white background
- fixed bug where new line key was not working on some android devices
- fixed bug where app would crash on graphene os after viewing repeater login
Full Change Log: https://app.meshcore.nz/assets/CHANGELOG.md… more - 🆕MeshCore first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 📦MeshCore version 1.49.0iOS- added ability to trace current path to and from repeater
- added new message setting to show region names for received channel messages
- added new network settings screen to repeater remote management to configure path hash size and default region scope
- added icon on channel list item to show if notifications are turned off
- notification badge is now grey instead of red for channels that have notifications muted
- unread indicator on contacts and channels tabs now shows unread conversations count
- moved path hash size and default region scope settings from experimental settings to main settings screen
- radio presets now include a default path hash size and will be applied when switching presets
- path hash size can now be configured in advanced settings during onboard flow
- disabled autocorrect for region name field
- fixed bug where unread messages indicator sometimes wouldn't show if unread contact was off screen
- fixed bug in map where app could freeze when zooming quickly… more - 🆕MeshCore released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕MeshCore released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.9 ★
623 ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#61
App Store · 
Social Networking Free
Social Networking FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
8
both stores, 4-week average
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
6742354151
Publisher
Liam Cottle
Publisher country
New Zealand
On the store since
Mar 2025
1 year on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
36 MB
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.liamcottle.meshcore.android
Publisher
Liam Cottle
Publisher country
New Zealand
Content rating
Everyone
MeshCore downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | – | 10k+ |
| Google Play | – | 100k+ Measured |
| Total | – | 100k+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where MeshCore's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How MeshCore makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Remote Management |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #61 Social Networking Free | 2 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #135 Communication Free | 4 of 23 countries | – | #146 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
43/100
faster than 39% of Social Networking apps
Google Play
New ratings a week
7.5
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
27/100
faster than 12% of Communication apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.5 ★ | 44 |
| Google Play | 4.9 ★ | 579 51 written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.9 ★ weighted by ratings | 623 |
About MeshCore
The Official MeshCore Companion App!
Communicate without the internet!
MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system.
Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network.
You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down.
To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware.
Once you've installed the app, you will need to:
- Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth.
- Set a custom display name.
- and, Configure your LoRa radio settings.
That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency.
When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list.
For more information, please visit the MeshCore website.
- https://meshcore.io
Communicate without the internet!
MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system.
Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network.
You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down.
To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware.
Once you've installed the app, you will need to:
- Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth.
- Set a custom display name.
- and, Configure your LoRa radio settings.
That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency.
When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list.
For more information, please visit the MeshCore website.
- https://meshcore.io
MeshCore App Store
MeshCore is #61 in Social Networking Free in Poland and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 12 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperLiam Cottle
CategorySocial Networking
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.5 (44)
Version1.51.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10k+ worldwide
Rating
4.5 ★
44 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#61
Social Networking FreeMeasured
MeshCore on the App Store
App details
App ID
6742354151
Publisher
Liam Cottle
Publisher country
New Zealand
On the store since
Mar 2025
1 year on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 15+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
36 MB
MeshCore downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where MeshCore's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in MeshCore before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How MeshCore makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Remote Management |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | Social NetworkingFree | #61 |
 Netherlands | Social NetworkingFree | #193 |
Apps near MeshCore on the chart
Social Networking Free, around #61.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.5 ★
44 ratings
Measured
Ratings
44
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
43/100
faster than 39% of Social Networking apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About MeshCore
The Official MeshCore Companion App!
Communicate without the internet!
MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system.
Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network.
You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down.
To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware.
Once you've installed the app, you will need to:
- Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth.
- Set a custom display name.
- and, Configure your LoRa radio settings.
That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency.
When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list.
For more information, please visit the MeshCore website.
- https://meshcore.io
Communicate without the internet!
MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system.
Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network.
You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down.
To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware.
Once you've installed the app, you will need to:
- Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth.
- Set a custom display name.
- and, Configure your LoRa radio settings.
That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency.
When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list.
For more information, please visit the MeshCore website.
- https://meshcore.io
Latest updates
1.51.1
- fixed a bug where contacts with a 3-byte path would always reset to flood
- fixed a bug where setting dm flood attempts to zero would show error message when a contact had no path
1.51.0
- added new quick messages feature to message composer menu (aka canned messages)
- added new button to map screens to jump to your current gps position
- added new buzzer alerts checkbox to notification settings screen to turn companion buzzer on and off (requires companion firmware v1.19.0+)
- added new message settings to configure how many direct and flood attempts when sending direct messages
- added info banner to make it more apparent that sending contact messages requires other person to add you as contact first
- added ability to cancel retries when sending an outbound contact message
- added button to forget last advert timestamp from contact details screen
- added ability to long press discover map to update self position and copy coordinates
- added map marker on discover map for own companion node position
- added new popup ui to add contacts via deep links
- contact messages now attempt 4 direct and 4 flood instead of 4 direct and 1 flood
- hop count and path hash sizes are now shown under channel messages by default
- messages are now marked as failed if trying to resend when disconnected
- fixed bug where trying to resend message while disconnected would delete the message
1.50.0
- added command line button to companion contact details to remote manage other companion nodes
- added remote cli permission to contact permissions screen, to allow other nodes to remote manage your node
- added support for local companion command line in settings screen, requires companion firmware v1.18.0+
- added ability to import and export region scopes in companion config json
- added new wifi settings screen to configure ssid and password
- added connection type being used to bottom of settings screen
- added button to cluster repeater markers on path trace map tool
- region scopes are now shown in channels list if configured
- channel message retention duration is now included in companion config export
- long pressing ping button now configures the default path hash size for all future pings
- tracing 3byte paths is not supported by protocol, app now converts to 2byte when tracing repeater path
- ping failed error message now shows repeater name and prefix
- qr codes are now always black on a white background
- fixed bug where notifications were shown for cli data received from other companions
- fixed bug where contact and channel search bars were not cleared when node reconnected
Store changes
What MeshCore changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
Needs a newer iOS
iOS 13.0 → iOS 15
MeshCore Android
MeshCore is #146 in Communication Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 4 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 12 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperLiam Cottle
CategoryCommunication
PriceFree
Released
Installs100k+
Rating★ 4.9 (579)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.9 ★
579 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#146
Communication GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
7.5
Google Play, 4-week average
Measured
MeshCore on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.liamcottle.meshcore.android
Publisher
Liam Cottle
Publisher country
New Zealand
Content rating
Everyone
MeshCore downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where MeshCore's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in MeshCore before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How MeshCore makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchases
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Remote Management |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | CommunicationGrossing | #146 |
| United Kingdom | CommunicationFree | #135 |
 Australia | CommunicationFree | #200 |
| Netherlands | CommunicationFree | #164 |
Apps near MeshCore on the chart
Communication Grossing, around #146.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.9 ★
579 ratings
Measured
Ratings
579
Measured
Written reviews
51
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
7.5
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.4★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
27/100
faster than 12% of Communication apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About MeshCore
The Official MeshCore Companion App!
Send text messages without the internet!
MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system.
Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network.
You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down.
To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware.
Once you've installed the app, you will need to:
- Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth.
- Set a custom display name.
- and, Configure your LoRa radio settings.
That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency.
When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list.
For more information, please visit the MeshCore website.
- https://meshcore.io
Send text messages without the internet!
MeshCore is a simple, secure, off-grid mesh communications system.
Build your own low-cost, long-range, encrypted messaging network.
You can still send messages even when WiFi, Cellular, and Starlink are down.
To use this app, you must have a supported LoRa radio device, that has been flashed with the MeshCore Companion Firmware.
Once you've installed the app, you will need to:
- Pair with your MeshCore device using Bluetooth.
- Set a custom display name.
- and, Configure your LoRa radio settings.
That's it! You can now advertise yourself on the network using the signal icon, and send messages to other users you have discovered on the same frequency.
When other devices on the network have been discovered, they will show up in your contacts list.
For more information, please visit the MeshCore website.
- https://meshcore.io
What's new in 1.50.0
- added companion cli
- added companion remote management
- added wifi management for supported firmwares
- region scopes are now shown in channels list
- qr codes are now always black on a white background
- fixed bug where new line key was not working on some android devices
- fixed bug where app would crash on graphene os after viewing repeater login
Full Change Log: https://app.meshcore.nz/assets/CHANGELOG.md
- added companion remote management
- added wifi management for supported firmwares
- region scopes are now shown in channels list
- qr codes are now always black on a white background
- fixed bug where new line key was not working on some android devices
- fixed bug where app would crash on graphene os after viewing repeater login
Full Change Log: https://app.meshcore.nz/assets/CHANGELOG.md
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