Essentials Tracker vs The Essential
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Essentials Tracker
This app helps users find essential items like toilet paper and baby food that are in low inventory. It relies on community input to report item availability and wait times at local stores, reducing frustration and store visits.
- Community-reported item availability
- Track essential goods
- Report store wait times
- Real-time inventory updates
- Reduce shopping frustration
- Avoid store crowds
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This year introduced panic buying around the world. As a result, a lot of people are experiencing long queues and low inventory when they are in need of essential items. Essentials Tracker is a free app that aims to help mitigate the frustration that comes with the time people spend shopping for essential goods. Powered by local community input, the information on this app is provided by its users - not the individual stores. Items that have been hard to locate, such as: toilet paper, paper towels, disinfectant wipes, baby food, and even eggs can be found. Shoppers report which items are available at their local supermarket or wholesaler, as well as the time they waited to enter the store. The number of results displayed are then representative of the aggregate number of times an item has been reported in the last 48 hours, not the amount of stock for that particular item. Use Essentials Tracker to stay inside your home as much as possible, and avoid the gatherings of people the next time you are in need of essential goods.
The Essential
Discover and purchase furniture directly from the factories that produce for designer brands. Enjoy high-quality pieces without the traditional retail markups. Access factory-direct pricing for stylish home furnishings.
- Factory-direct furniture
- Designer-quality at lower prices
- Avoid retail markups
- Access to original factory sources
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Furniture from the same factories as designer brands. Without the markups.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Essentials Tracker at 4.3 against The Essential's 4.0. Essentials Tracker also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.4). The Essential's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Essentials Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Essential has 100 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Essentials Tracker | The Essential |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (100 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 24.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Immanuel Phillips | Inhabit.io, Inc |
Bugs and requests
Essentials Tracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Essential
Reported bugs
7 issues- Won't let me log in without paid account
- Shipping option keeps pending
- App loads website
- Cannot maintain session token
- App is buggy
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- Cannot see order details in the app
- Login screen freezes
Requested features
18 requests- Contact information on the app
- Ability to get refunds
- Better shipping reliability
- More product availability
- Clearer pricing information
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- Improved customer service response times
- Ability to maintain login sessions
- Fix app bugs
- Display order details in the app
- Improve shipping quality for delicate items
- Focus on fulfilling existing orders
- Improve supply chain management
- Improve app usability
- Improve shipping process
- Make cancellations easier
- Ensure inventory availability
- Provide product expiration dates
- Improve communication about shipping delays
In-app purchases
Essentials Tracker
No in-app purchases
The Essential
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Essentials Tracker free?
Is The Essential free?
Which has better reviews, Essentials Tracker or The Essential?
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