Essence 360 vs My Tabs App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essence 360
This app is a comprehensive platform for Black women, offering inspiration, career support, community connection, and cultural content. It provides tools for personal and professional growth, wellness, and curated shopping experiences.
- Career development and job opportunities
- Community social space
- Curated news and cultural content
- Wellness tools and meditations
- Shopping for brands and essentials
- Event information and updates
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From headline stories and cultural moments to career support, wellness tools, and community, Essence 360 is your all-in-one destination to live fully, grow intentionally, and stay connected to what matters most. Created by and for Black women, this app brings together every facet of your journey—inspiration, opportunity, joy, and purpose. Whether you’re planning your next move, finding your center, or just taking a moment for you—Essence 360 is here for it. Growth Build toward your future with tools that support your personal and professional evolution. Career Explore the E-Suite for coaching, job opportunities, networking, and resources built for your success. Community Connect and express yourself in Golden Hour, the social space where mood meets meaning. News Stay informed with curated stories from Essence.com, Afropunk, Beautycon, and more. Wellness Tap into meditations, sound healing, breathwork, and daily affirmations. Culture Celebrate creativity and expression through original content, perspectives, and curated experiences. Shopping Find favorites and discover new brands, everyday essentials, and must-have style picks in one curated space. Events Experience the energy of ESSENCE Festival and other signature events from the Essence network of brands—RSVP, explore lineups, and stay in the know with real-time updates. Download Essence 360 and step into a space designed for your whole self—brilliant, bold, and becoming.
My Tabs App
This app lets you follow local businesses, events, and social activities without the clutter of traditional social media. Plan outings, build social calendars, and purchase tickets for select events all within a single platform.
- Follow local businesses and entities
- Real-time event updates
- In-app ticket purchasing
- Share events and start group chats
- Build social calendars
- Ad-free experience
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Tabs is unique app in that it allows users to keep up with various entities similar to a social networking platform but free of typical timeline clutter and unwanted ads. View upcoming events, build social calendars, plan weekend getaways and purchase event tickets all in one place. App users will be able to: - Follow local restaurants, bars, DJs, businesses, schools and universities, clubs and hundreds of other places tailored to your interests. - Keep up with social events in real time. - In-app ticket Purchase to select events (with additional events added daily) - Share events and activities with your personal social network and start group chats. - Free to users! Build your own unique social experience by keeping tabs on places that are important to you and connect with the world around you like never before!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Tabs App at 5.0 against Essence 360's 3.2. My Tabs App also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Essence 360's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
My Tabs App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 8 respectively.
Essence 360 ships an update every 5 weeks, My Tabs App every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Essence 360 | My Tabs App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Essence Communications Inc | My Tabs |
Customer experience
Essence 360
My Tabs App
In-app purchases
Essence 360
No in-app purchases
My Tabs App
No in-app purchases
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