diff --git a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_cordova.js b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_cordova.js
index c33a295d2c..a25313bc4d 100644
--- a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_cordova.js
+++ b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_cordova.js
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ var retry = new Retry({
 var failures = 0;
 
 Autoupdate._retrySubscription = function () {
- Meteor.subscribe("meteor_autoupdate_clientVersions", {
+  var appId = __meteor_runtime_config__.appId;
+  Meteor.subscribe("meteor_autoupdate_clientVersions", appId, {
     onError: function (err) {
       Meteor._debug("autoupdate subscription failed:", err);
       failures++;
@@ -216,3 +217,4 @@ Autoupdate._retrySubscription = function () {
 };
 
 Meteor.startup(Autoupdate._retrySubscription);
+
diff --git a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
index c27202f0df..bdbbae2233 100644
--- a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
+++ b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ ClientVersions = new Mongo.Collection("meteor_autoupdate_clientVersions",
 Autoupdate.autoupdateVersion = null;
 Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionRefreshable = null;
 Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova = null;
+Autoupdate.appId = __meteor_runtime_config__.appId = process.env.APP_ID;
 
 var syncQueue = new Meteor._SynchronousQueue();
 
@@ -135,7 +136,12 @@ var updateVersions = function (shouldReloadClientProgram) {
 
 Meteor.publish(
   "meteor_autoupdate_clientVersions",
-  function () {
+  function (appId) {
+    // Don't notify clients using wrong appId such as mobile apps built with a
+    // different server but pointing at the same local url
+    if (Autoupdate.appId && appId && Autoupdate.appId !== appId)
+      return [];
+
     return ClientVersions.find();
   },
   {is_auto: true}
diff --git a/tools/commands-cordova.js b/tools/commands-cordova.js
index 664ab6f189..b2df2b84ad 100644
--- a/tools/commands-cordova.js
+++ b/tools/commands-cordova.js
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ var generateCordovaBoilerplate = function (clientDir, options) {
       options.host + ':' + options.port,
     autoupdateVersionCordova: version,
     cleanCache: options.clean,
-    httpProxyPort: options.httpProxyPort
+    httpProxyPort: options.httpProxyPort,
+    appId: project.appId
   };
 
   if (publicSettings)