Comparison

mightyPLUG vs ESS Energy

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

Head to head

About

mightyPLUG

Features

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mightyPLUG app

About

ESS Energy

Features

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1.Register the device and fill in the customer information by scanning the bar code; 2.Display the devices position information in the map; 3.Observe single device real time operation situation; 4.Upgrade Device Version Remotely：if a prompt to update device software version, it's not for your app, just the device; 5.Upgrade Device Version Locally: you can upgrade your device by our mobile app; 6.Configure Device Parameters Locally or Remotely: you can configure your device parameters by our mobile app; 7.View Real-time Device Information Locally or Remotely: you can monitor the real-time operation of your device by our mobile app; 8.Config Device Wifi: before config device wifi, please confirm your phone connect with a WLAN that generated by device like "USR-WIFI232****" ,then search which SSID you want the device to connect.

Screenshots

mightyPLUG3 screens

ESS Energy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: mightyPLUG at 10.0 against ESS Energy's 16.6. 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

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

mightyPLUG ships an update every 3 weeks, ESS Energy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

mightyPLUG versus ESS Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	mightyPLUG	ESS Energy
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 5 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	10.0 — better	16.6
Further details — not scored
Size	36 MB	54 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Gopi Gadhiya	仁义樊

In-app purchases

None

mightyPLUG

No in-app purchases

None

ESS Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mightyPLUG free?

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

Is ESS Energy free?

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

Do mightyPLUG or ESS Energy have ads?

Neither mightyPLUG nor ESS Energy shows ads.

Which is updated more often, mightyPLUG or ESS Energy?

mightyPLUG ships an update every 3 weeks, and ESS Energy every 5 weeks. Most recently, mightyPLUG was updated on November 6, 2026 and ESS Energy on November 7, 2026.