Tessie vs The Artisan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tessie
Enhance your Tesla ownership with detailed tracking, powerful automations, and real-time diagnostics. Monitor trips, battery health, charging, and receive important event notifications. Integrate with smart home systems and control your vehicle from various devices.
- Trip tracking
- Battery health analytics
- Charging and phantom drain tracking
- Live charging view
- Automations with schedules and triggers
- Event notifications
- Real-time OBD diagnostics
- Cross-platform control (Apple Watch, Web)
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Unlock the full potential of your Tesla. Join over 500,000 drivers using Tessie to track, automate and protect their vehicles. Whether you want detailed driving history, battery health analytics or powerful automations, Tessie is the all-in-one platform for you. Try it free! Requires a subscription or one-time payment. Happiness guaranteed or your money back. Supercharge your vehicle experience: - Track your trips - Track your battery and compare it to others - Track charging and phantom drain - Add a live charging view to your Lock Screen - Automate your Tesla using schedules and triggers - Get notified about driving, charging, Sentry events and more - View real-time OBD-level diagnostics using Profiler - Use your Apple Watch to control your Tesla - Use your Mac or PC to control your Tesla from your web browser - Integrate your Tesla with Alexa, Home Assistant, HomeKit and more Plus, import your existing data from TezLab, TeslaFi, Teslascope and TeslaMate. All data is 100% yours. View it, use it, export it or delete it. Tessie is built from the ground up for security using industry-leading best practices. Terms: tessie.com/terms Have questions or need help? Chat with us at support@tessie.com!
The Artisan
Manage your building's services with ease. RSVP to events, pay rent, request maintenance, and book amenities directly from your device for a more convenient lifestyle.
- Event RSVP
- Rent payment
- Maintenance requests
- Amenity booking
- Building services management
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The Artisan app is your all-in-one resident app for apartment living — powered by Flamingo, the resident engagement and retention platform trusted across 1,225,000+ apartment units. Everything you need as a resident, in one place: • RSVP to resident events and community socials • Pay rent securely • Request and track maintenance • Book amenities, guest suites, and concierge services • Earn resident rewards for events, referrals, and renewals • Connect with neighbors on the community feed • Get answers instantly from the AI resident assistant • Access mobile keys, packages, and building announcements Artisan is managed by AMC and powered by Flamingo, the resident engagement and resident retention platform for apartment communities — bringing events, rewards, rent, maintenance, and AI into one resident app. Learn more about Flamingo at getflamingo.com. Powered by Flamingo — the resident engagement app for apartment communities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Artisan at none against Tessie's 17. The Artisan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Tessie's advantage is ratings volume (9.6K vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Tessie sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. The Artisan asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Artisan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tessie has 9.6K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tessie ships an update weekly, The Artisan monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tessie | The Artisan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9.6K ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.6K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 296 MB | 124 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tessie | Hardison |
Customer experience
Tessie
The Artisan
Bugs and requests
Tessie
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inaccurate weather data
- Missing trip and charging history
- Unreliable Apple Watch integration
Requested features
4 requests- Charging schedule and preconditioning options
- More customization and widget support
- Sentry mode camera access
- Improved Apple Watch reliability
The Artisan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tessie
- Legacy14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Legacy14 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
- Legacy1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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- Basic14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Pro14 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Pro14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Legacy14 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Tessie14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Legacy14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Tessie1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Basic14 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Pro14 Days trial$129.991 Year
- Pro14 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Legacy (Lifetime)$199.99
- Tessie$399.99
The Artisan
No in-app purchases
