Meshtastic
Meshtastic is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. The official app for Meshtastic, an open-source, off-grid, mesh radio. It has 1,863 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android (opens in a new tab)
- Android
- Jetpack Compose
- Smart home & IoT
- Actively maintained
About Meshtastic
Meshtastic is a tool for using Android devices with open-source, off-grid mesh radios. This app is the main client for the Meshtastic project, allowing you to manage your mesh devices and communicate with other users. For more information about the Meshtastic project, please visit our website: meshtastic.org. The firmware that runs on the radio devices is a separate open-source project, which you can find here: Community and Support This project is currently in beta. We would love to hear from you!
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Meshtastic from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
Similar apps
More open-source smart home apps
Home Assistant
home-assistant/android
Control all your devices in your Home Assistant instance.
OfficialSmart home & IoTAndroidHome Assistant for iOS
home-assistant/iOS
iphone: Home Assistant for Apple platforms.
OfficialSmart home & IoTiOSTransdroid
erickok/transdroid
Manage BitTorrent clients.
Smart home & IoTAndroid
qBitController
Bartuzen/qBitController
Remotely control qBittorrent from any device.
Smart home & IoTAndroidiOS
openHAB Beta
openhab/openhab-android
Vendor and technology agnostic open source home automation.
Smart home & IoTAndroid
IR Blaster Remote
iodn/android-ir-blaster
Another Universal IR remote: Hex/Raw, Flipper Zero, LIRC, IRPlus + Signal Tester.
Smart home & IoTAndroid
What is Meshtastic?
Meshtastic is a free, open-source smart home app for Android. The official app for Meshtastic, an open-source, off-grid, mesh radio. It has 1,863 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Meshtastic free and open source?
Yes. Meshtastic's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Meshtastic?
You can install Meshtastic from F-Droid (package com.geeksville.mesh) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v2.8.2).
Is Meshtastic still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 29, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.