DROP Connect vs Essency Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DROP Connect
Control and monitor your home's water management system remotely. Receive alerts for leaks or unusual usage, view system status, and manage settings from your smartphone. Track water flow and history, and initiate system cycles like backwashing.
- Remote system monitoring
- Leak and usage alerts
- View water flow and history
- Initiate system cycles
- Manage devices and settings
- Remote access from anywhere
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At DROP, we make a complete line of water treatment and management products that improves your water quality, monitors your water usage and notifies you of potential problems, and can even automatically shut off the water supply if a leak is detected. Using DROP Connect, you can configure and monitor your DROP water management system -- even when you are away from home. With DROP Connect you can: - Receive notifications for anomalous water usage or problems with your DROP system. - Conveniently view the valve and system status. - Easily change valve and system settings. - View current water flow and water usage information for the past three months. - View a history of events. - Start and monitor a regeneration or backwash cycle from your phone or tablet. - Add or remove devices (such as valves or leak detectors) on your DROP network. - Configure your DROP water management system so you can access it when you are away from home. Note that you must have a DROP hub to use DROP Connect, and you must have a Wi-Fi network with a working internet connection to access your DROP system remotely. You can learn about DROP products at https://dropconnect.com
Essency Pro
This app serves as a comprehensive digital toolbox for installers of on-demand tank water heaters. It allows users to manage the installation and connection of new units, providing direct access to all necessary instructions and information from their mobile device.
- Install new water heaters
- Connect water heaters
- Access installation instructions
- Direct information access
- Digital toolbox
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As an Essency water heater installer, this application is the only toolbox you'll ever need. - Install & connect a new water heater - Access all instructions and information directly from your phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DROP Connect at monthly against Essency Pro's every 8 months. DROP Connect also leads on ratings volume (513 vs 7). Essency Pro's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Essency Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DROP Connect has 513 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DROP Connect ships an update monthly, Essency Pro every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DROP Connect | Essency Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (513 ratings) | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 513 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chandler Systems, Inc. | FRANCE REDUCTEURS SA |
Customer experience
DROP Connect
Essency Pro
In-app purchases
DROP Connect
No in-app purchases
Essency Pro
No in-app purchases
