Esse vs Long Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esse
Transform text into various formats, extract information, and clean up clutter with this versatile utility. Access its powerful features through a share extension, widget, Shortcuts app, or the main application.
- Text transformation into multiple formats
- Information extraction
- Text cleaning
- Share extension integration
- Today View widget
- Shortcuts app support
- 69 actions across 8 categories
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Esse allows you to transform any text into a bunch of different formats, extract valuable information and clean it from clutter. Esse is available where you need it: - Share extension available from any application, accepts text and pastes transformed text to the clipboard - Today View widget enables one tap transformation of text in the clipboard - Each text action is available in Shortcuts app - And of course the app itself Explore 69 actions across 8 categories, didn't find the one you looking for? Get in touch at info@ameba.co ______________ | That’s neat! | |______________| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / づ Esse available on iOS, iPadOS and macOS.
Long Audio
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An extremely long recording time. Recording and playback functions, as well as an automatic recovery function when interrupted for a short time. multilingual
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Esse at none against Long Audio's 1. Esse also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). Long Audio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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. Long Audio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Esse asks for nothing beyond the download.
Esse ships an update every 2 months, Long Audio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esse | Long Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (56 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ameba Labs, LLC | 佳楠 陈 |
In-app purchases
Esse
No in-app purchases
Long Audio
- Pro Lifetime$4.99
