Legacy View vs MyEssency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Legacy View
Monitor and control your Chandler Systems water treatment system with ease. View system settings, track water usage, and initiate cycles remotely. Connect to multiple valves from a single device and update valve firmware.
- View valve settings and status
- Change valve settings remotely
- Monitor water usage
- Initiate regeneration/backwash cycles
- Connect to multiple valves
- Update valve firmware
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Legacy View makes setting up and monitoring your Chandler Systems water treatment system easier than ever! This App covers systems sold under Chandler Systems' three brands (CSI, Clearion and WaterSoft) that use the Legacy View Valve. When used with a Legacy View Valve the user, through the app, can do the following functions: - Conveniently view all valve settings and status. - Easily change valve settings. - View current water usage information. - Graphically view water usage information. - Start a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Set / view the servicing water treatment dealer information. - Better understand how your system is working and understand what settings are for. - Connect to all of your valves in your system from one tablet or phone. - Update firmware on Bluetooth LE valves - Manage your connection to your valves. Note: This app is only compatible with Chandler Systems valves that have a revision number greater or equal to “C2.00”. These valves use Bluetooth 4.0+ (a.k.a. Bluetooth LE) to communicate and require smartphones or tablets to also have Bluetooth LE to use the features in this app. All recently manufactured Apple devices are Bluetooth LE compatible. Check your device specifications if you are unsure of it's compatibility. (The firmware revision of the valve can be viewed on the valve display for 2 seconds after the valve is powered up.)
MyEssency
Remotely manage your Essency water heater from anywhere. Monitor status, adjust temperature, check hot water availability, and activate special modes like Boost or Vacation. Access help resources and view alarm information.
- Status monitoring
- Hot water quantity check
- Heating mode adjustment
- Temporary function activation
- Alarm information
- Online help access
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Stay in control of your Essency water heater where ever you are ! The MyEssency App offers you a variety of functionalities such as: • Status monitoring: active heating mode, temperature settings • Get information on available quantity of hot water • Change active Heating Mode • Activate a Temporary Function (Boost/Vacation/ Water saver) • Get consumption statistics (coming soon) • Alarm information • Access to online help and many more features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Legacy View at 4.4K against MyEssency's 98. Legacy View also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Legacy View against 4.7 for MyEssency. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Legacy View has 4.4K ratings behind it against 98, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Legacy View's written reviews are positive against 43% of MyEssency's.
Legacy View ships an update every 3 weeks, MyEssency every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Legacy View | MyEssency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) | 4.7 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.4% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | 98 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chandler Systems, Inc. | FRANCE REDUCTEURS SA |
Customer experience
Legacy View
MyEssency
In-app purchases
Legacy View
No in-app purchases
MyEssency
No in-app purchases
