Comparison

EVcontrol vs Essentia Refrigeration

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

Head to head

Essentia Refrigeration

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

EVcontrol

Features

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EVcontrol is a Bluetooth Low Energy based app suitable for EVCO's controllers EV3 MVC & EVD MVC with built-in BLE, designed to make it simple to manage EVCO's MVC units from a smartphone or tablet. Fully protected by multiple-level passwords, your mobile device becomes a handy tool for adjusting the function mode (heating/cooling), temperature and humidity set-points, fan speed and timer settings. Any alarm events are displayed in real time and can be sent directly to your assistance centre. EVcontrol is compatible with Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) or later versions.

About

Essentia Refrigeration

Features

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Essentia Refrigeration allows you to manage your professional refrigeration equipment directly from your device, to simply control the parameters as well as upload/download/duplicate specific configurations.

Screenshots

EVcontrol4 screens

Essentia Refrigeration4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Essentia Refrigeration at every 19 months against EVcontrol's every 90 months. 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

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

EVcontrol ships an update every 90 months, Essentia Refrigeration every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

EVcontrol versus Essentia Refrigeration: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	EVcontrol	Essentia Refrigeration
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 90 months	Every 19 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.6	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	6 MB	53 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	EVCO S.p.A.	Electrolux Professional s.p.a.

In-app purchases

None

EVcontrol

No in-app purchases

None

Essentia Refrigeration

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EVcontrol free?

EVcontrol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Essentia Refrigeration free?

Essentia Refrigeration is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do EVcontrol or Essentia Refrigeration have ads?

Neither EVcontrol nor Essentia Refrigeration shows ads.

Which is updated more often, EVcontrol or Essentia Refrigeration?

EVcontrol ships an update every 90 months, and Essentia Refrigeration every 19 months. Most recently, EVcontrol was updated on October 26, 2026 and Essentia Refrigeration on November 3, 2026.