Yarn G Lab vs ESSENTIAL Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yarn G Lab
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Yarn G Lab is an app created for the technicians that are involved in the manufacture of fancy yarns. The app features various instruments that help the technicians in the metric calculation and in the yarn creation, thus allowing a saving in time and money. For our customers a reserved area has been created through which they can manage, control and monitor their machines from any device and from any location.
ESSENTIAL Mobile
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The App is part of the Mill Control System ESSENTIAL by Rieter AG. The App includes the Cockpit and the Alert Module. The Cockpit Module displays the most important production data of a spinning mill including shift reports. The Alert Module highlights the cases where the mill does not perform. It supports to find the reason why.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ESSENTIAL Mobile at every 2 months against Yarn G Lab's every 6 months. Yarn G Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Yarn G Lab ships an update every 6 months, ESSENTIAL Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yarn G Lab | ESSENTIAL Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hive Technology S.r.l. | Rieter Machine Works Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Yarn G Lab
No in-app purchases
ESSENTIAL Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Yarn G Lab free?
Is ESSENTIAL Mobile free?
Do Yarn G Lab or ESSENTIAL Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, Yarn G Lab or ESSENTIAL Mobile?
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