Comparison

ESsence vs Kitabunt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ESsence

Features
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ESsence gives you access to information of your child's day. In the News Feed you can view relevant diaries, bulletins, activities, and current images and videos. It is also possible to reply to invitations, activities, conferences and much more. For a better overview of it all, access the App's own Calendar. In the Calendar you can easily access all relevant events sorted by day, week or month. Some more features are: - Gallery with images and videos of your child. - Communicate with your child's daycare centre. - Maintain your contact information. - Add profile images of yourself and your child. - Send playdate invitations to other families. - Register holiday and sick days. - Log in with touch/ face ID. - Check your child in and out of the institution.

About

Kitabunt

Features
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Kitabunt gives you access to information of your child's day. In the News Feed you can view relevant diaries, bulletins, activities, and current images and videos. It is also possible to reply to invitations, activities, conferences and much more. For a better overview of it all, access the App's own Calendar. In the Calendar you can easily access all relevant events sorted by day, week or month. Some more features are: - Gallery with images and videos of your child. - Communicate with your child's daycare centre. - Maintain your contact information. - Add profile images of yourself and your child. - Send playdate invitations to other families. - Register holiday and sick days. - Log in with touch/ face ID. - Check your child in and out of the institution.

Screenshots

ESsence4 screens
Kitabunt1 screens

Verdict

The call

ESsence and Kitabunt are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ESsence versus Kitabunt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESsenceKitabunt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size60 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrandir E&S Bildungs- und Betreuungskonzepte GmbHebligi Bildungsgruppe GmbH

In-app purchases

None

ESsence

No in-app purchases

None

Kitabunt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESsence free?
ESsence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kitabunt free?
Kitabunt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESsence or Kitabunt have ads?
Neither ESsence nor Kitabunt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESsence or Kitabunt?
ESsence ships an update every 2 months, and Kitabunt every 2 months. Most recently, ESsence was updated on September 14, 2026 and Kitabunt on September 20, 2026.

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