Essential vs ACCA International Assembly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essential
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The Essential App allows you to use your company’s Magnet Voice PBX system from any iPhone or iPad to Make and Receive Calls, chat with colleagues individually or in groups and access your Magnet Voicemail box. •Professional, modern and intuitive app design. •Making use of Apple’s Callkit Technology makes for familiar call handling, integration with iPhone contacts / recents lists and easy use of Bluetooth headsets and carkits. •Making use of Apple’s Push technology ensures you are contactable whilst preserving battery life. •Single number for both fixed and mobile devices. •Incoming calls to your fixed desk phone are automatically routed to your iPhone/iPad. •Incoming calls to the App show the number of the caller, not the PBX. •All outgoing calls from your App show the company number, not your mobile number. •Make calls from your iPhone/iPad contact list or from the company central address book in the PBX. In either case you present the CLI number of the company PBX. •Busy on mobile device status is indicated to other users. •Call history - missed calls, received calls, dialled calls. •Listen to and manage your business voicemails. •Chat with colleagues either individually or in groups. •Presence … You can change your own DND Message and you can also see the status and availability of your Colleagues •The PBX may be programmed to send all your app calls over IP or to the GSM network when you are off site and over Wifi on your LAN. •The Essential App uses Voice over IP (VoIP) technology over both Wifi and 4G networks. Call quality is dependent on the quality of your 4G network or available WiFi network.
ACCA International Assembly
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Get all the latest events, workshops and training events for EO. In the app you will find the event info, programme, event related resources and have the ability to network with attendees.
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Verdict
Essential and ACCA International Assembly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Essential ships an update every 4 months, ACCA International Assembly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Essential | ACCA International Assembly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MDS Gateways | ACCA |
In-app purchases
Essential
No in-app purchases
ACCA International Assembly
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Essential free?
Is ACCA International Assembly free?
Do Essential or ACCA International Assembly have ads?
Which is updated more often, Essential or ACCA International Assembly?
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