Messages that find their way
Text, photos, files and replies. If they’re out of range, nearby phones carry it sealed for up to 72 hours.
v1.0.0 · voice notes, replies and nearby calls
Talk when the network doesn’t.
An end-to-end encrypted messenger for when the network is down. Phones talk over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct and LoRa, and carry sealed messages for each other. No number, no account, no server.
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi Direct
- LoRa
- Nym mixnet
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Carried by the mesh
Maya OkaforVerified
Signal’s gone here. You near the stage?
Yes, north gate. Phones only talk to phones now.Read
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Recipient out of range · carried by the mesh
Bring water if you pass the standDelivered
Message
NO SIGNAL ✦ NO SERVER ✦ NO NUMBER ✦ NO ACCOUNT ✦ NO PROBLEM ✦
AT A GLANCE
By the numbers.
Zero where it protects you. Generous where it keeps you in reach.
- 0servers neededPhones talk to phones. There is no Meshtrike server.
- 0trackersNo analytics, no crash reporting, nothing sent home.
- No internet permissionThe messenger itself can’t reach the internet at all.
- 0phone numbersNo number, no email, no account to sign up for.
- 7hopsA message can be relayed by up to seven phones on its way.
- 72hcarried, sealedOut of range? Nearby phones carry it for up to 72 hours.
- 50people per groupPrivate groups, plus public channels for everyone nearby.
- ~120KBper voice minuteSmall enough to travel well over Bluetooth and the mesh.
02 · ROUTES
Six ways a message travels. One pill tells you which.
Under every contact’s name, the route pill shows how your message is moving right now. When several routes work, the fastest wins. When none do, it waits safely and says so.
- Bluetooth10–30 m per hop
- Wi-Fi Direct50–100 m, with MeshGRID
- LoRaKilometres, with a radio
- QR handoffAbout 1 MB, camera to camera
- Nym mixnetWorldwide, with MeshGRID
- Carried by the meshUp to 72 hours
03 · FEATURES
Everything a messenger does. Minus the tower.
Messages, voice notes, calls and groups that work phone to phone, plus the tools you need when the place you’re in turns hostile.
See every featureVoice notes
About 120 KB a minute, so they travel well over Bluetooth and the mesh. Up to 5 minutes.
Nearby voice calls
One to one over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct, with fresh keys every call. No tower involved.
- Constant cover traffic
- Text only
- LoRa and Wi-Fi off
- 24-hour disappearing
- Instant lock
High-Risk mode
One switch for hostile places. It also tells you what it can’t protect against.
Groups and public channels
Private groups of up to 50, plus public channels anyone nearby can read. In channels you get a different random name.
Duress PIN and panic wipe
A second PIN silently wipes everything and shows a freshly installed app. Too many wrong PINs wipe it too.
04 · USE CASES
Built for the moments networks fail.
Towers get overloaded, cut on purpose, knocked down by storms, or were never there to begin with. Meshtrike keeps the people around you in reach.
Every situation, step by step
FESTIVALSFind your crewFifty thousand phones, one overloaded tower. Meshtrike doesn’t care.
PROTESTSStay togetherWhen networks are cut, nearby phones still pass messages, sealed.
DISASTERSCheck inStorms take towers down first. Phones and LoRa radios keep going.
OFF-GRIDGo furtherTrails, boats and camps. A small LoRa radio reaches kilometres.
SHUTDOWNSKeep talkingSomeone switches the network off. The people nearby are still there.
05 · PRIVACY
Rules that never bend.
Built into every screen of the app. There is no setting that turns them off, so nobody can talk you into turning them off either.
No off switch Why each rule exists- 01Notifications carry no names and no content.
- 02No screenshots, no screen recording.
- 03Never says “sent” while it’s still on your phone.
- 04The app never touches the internet.
- 05Received media is never shown from the original file.
- 06Nothing reveals who talks to whom.
- 07No telemetry, no analytics, no crash reporting.
06 · COMPARE
Not just another messenger.
Ordinary messengers are built around the internet and a company’s servers. Meshtrike is built around the people next to you.
| COMPARED | MeshtrikeApp v1.0.0 | Ordinary messengersTypical internet apps |
|---|---|---|
| Works with no signal | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct, LoRa | Needs internet |
| Sign-up | No number, no account | Usually a phone number |
| Where messages go | Phone to phone, sealed | Through the company’s servers |
| Internet permission | None in the messenger | Needed to work at all |
Generalised on purpose. The full table compares Meshtrike feature by feature with Briar, bitchat, Meshtastic and Signal, from each project’s own documentation.
See the full comparison07 · TRUST AND REACH
Check your copy. Then go further.
Meshtrike spreads phone to phone, so every copy can be checked. And when you want more speed or reach, there’s an optional add-on.
Is my APK real?
VERIFY A DOWNLOAD
Check any copy in your browser.
Every real Meshtrike APK is signed with one release key. Pick the file on the verify page: it checks the signature and the official fingerprint offline, and the file never leaves your device.
THE MESHGRID ADD-ON
Faster nearby. Private worldwide.
MeshGRID adds Wi-Fi Direct for photos, files and calls, and a private internet route over the Nym mixnet, off by default. It only ever carries messages that are already sealed, so the messenger itself never needs the internet.
No. Meshtrike talks to other phones directly over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct and LoRa radios. The app itself has no internet permission at all. The optional internet route lives in a separate add-on, MeshGRID, and is off by default.
No. Messages are sealed end to end on your phone. Relays only hold an encrypted envelope and can’t tell who sent it or who it’s for. There is no Meshtrike server.
Bluetooth reaches about 10–30 m per hop, Wi-Fi Direct 50–100 m, and a LoRa radio several kilometres. Beyond that, other phones carry your sealed message as people move, for up to 72 hours. Every route explained.
Not yet. Meshtrike is Android only for now, on Android 10 or newer. An iPhone app that shares the same core and talks to Android phones with the same sealed messages is on the roadmap.
09 · GO DEEPER
Read the story. Then help carry it.
10 · ROADMAP
Where the mesh goes next.
Built in the open and shipped when it’s tested. No dates, just the order things happen in.
See the full roadmap-
SHIPPED
Signed v1.0.0
Signed APKs on GitHub that anyone can verify in the browser.
Shipped -
NOW
Field testing
Voice notes, nearby calls and MeshGRID, on many phones at once in real crowds.
In testing -
THEN
Community servers
Run by volunteers, like Tor relays. They only ever see sealed envelopes.
Planned -
THEN
Offline maps and an audit
Positions straight from satellites, maps on the phone, an independent security audit.
Planned -
LATER
iPhone app
On the same core, talking to Android phones with the same sealed messages.
Exploring
Get it before you need it.
Install it while you still have signal. Pair with your people in person, then you’re ready for when the network drops.
Meshtrike works fully on its own. Verify your download before installing: every real APK is signed with one published key.