Comparison

myESS vs Darpan@PetrolPump

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

Head to head
About

myESS

This app provides IOCL employees with access to essential HR information. View leave balances, pay data, and employee directories. It also includes holiday lists and information on off-cycle payments and department heads.

Highlights
  • Leave Balance tracking
  • Pay Data access
  • Employee Search
  • Holiday List
  • Off cycle Payments
  • Location/Department Head info
Features
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An Application for IOCL Employees. Which has the following applications 1. Leave Balance 2. Pay Data 3. Employee Search 4. Holiday List 5. Off cycle Payments 6. Location/Department Head This application is a minified version of ESS for IOCL Employees.

About

Darpan@PetrolPump

Capture customer feedback for major fuel retailers like BPCL, IOCL, and HPCL. This app serves as a direct interface for customers to provide their input on retail outlet experiences.

Highlights
  • Customer feedback capture
  • Interface for retail outlets
  • Supports BPCL, IOCL, HPCL
  • Web version available
Features
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This is an application to support Feedback capturing for BPCL, IOCL and HPCL Retail outlets and acts as an interface to customers. The web version of this app is available on https://darpanpetrolpump.in

Screenshots

myESS2 screens
Darpan@PetrolPump4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Darpan@PetrolPump at every 2 months against myESS's every 4 months. myESS's advantage is review sentiment (12% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myESS ships an update every 4 months, Darpan@PetrolPump every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
myESS versus Darpan@PetrolPump: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyESSDarpan@PetrolPump
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndian Oil Corporation LimitedClapptron Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

myESS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral14.7%
Negative73.5%

Darpan@PetrolPump

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

myESS

No in-app purchases

None

Darpan@PetrolPump

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is myESS free?
myESS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Darpan@PetrolPump free?
Darpan@PetrolPump is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do myESS or Darpan@PetrolPump have ads?
Neither myESS nor Darpan@PetrolPump shows ads.
Which is updated more often, myESS or Darpan@PetrolPump?
myESS ships an update every 4 months, and Darpan@PetrolPump every 2 months. Most recently, myESS was updated on October 17, 2026 and Darpan@PetrolPump on October 21, 2026.

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