Ascend Connect vs ESA Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ascend Connect
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Ascend Connect is for all employees, affiliates, partners, customers, and enterprise customers/partners, of Ascend Group to communicate securely. Important Note: Ascend Group has sole responsibility for the distribution of log in information as well as registration. If you are an employee, you may use your employee information to log in. If you are a partner or affiliate, please use the log in information supplied by Ascend Group HR Department. If you are an enterprise or consumer customer of Ascend Group, please use the log in information supplied by Ascend.
ESA Plus
A secure communication platform for employees, affiliates, partners, and customers of Easybuy ESA. It facilitates private discussions and information sharing within the Easybuy ESA ecosystem. Login credentials are provided by Easybuy ESA.
- Secure communication
- Employee and partner collaboration
- Enterprise-grade security
- Information sharing
- Private discussions
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ESA Plus is for all employees, affiliates, partners, customers, and enterprise customers/partners, of Easybuy ESA to communicate securely. Important Note: Easybuy ESA has sole responsibility for the distribution of log in information as well as registration. If you are an employee, you may use your employee information to log in. If you are a partner or affiliate, please use the log in information supplied by Easybuy ESA HR Department. If you are an enterprise or consumer customer of True Corporation, please use the log in information supplied by True.
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Verdict
Ascend Connect and ESA Plus 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Ascend Connect | ESA Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 40.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASCEND COMMERCE COMPANY LIMITED | EASY BUY Public Company Limited |
In-app purchases
Ascend Connect
No in-app purchases
ESA Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Which is updated more often, Ascend Connect or ESA Plus?
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