Comparison

ESL assistant vs Hanmole ESL

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

About

ESL assistant

Features

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Description: The ESL assistant is developed for users to manage the ESL tags. The main functions include ESL binding, ESL unbinding, batch update, product management, activating ESL devices, scanning code to identify ESL, viewing device heartbeats, monitoring device heartbeats and records, etc.

About

Hanmole ESL

Features

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Suitable for supermarkets, fresh food stores, convenience stores, pharmacies, and other full retail formats, it supports customizable display templates for promotional prices, member prices, combo prices, and more. It is compatible with batch import and export via Excel, reducing time spent on manual price adjustments and data entry errors. This helps merchants efficiently and standardly manage the entire lifecycle of product price tags.

Screenshots

ESL assistant4 screens

Hanmole ESL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hanmole ESL at every 3 weeks against ESL assistant's every 4 months. ESL assistant's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESL assistant ships an update every 4 months, Hanmole ESL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

ESL assistant versus Hanmole ESL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ESL assistant	Hanmole ESL
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Every 3 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	12.0 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	22 MB	35 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Yaliang Software Development Co., Ltd.	Guangdong Hanmo Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ESL assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Hanmole ESL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESL assistant free?

ESL assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Hanmole ESL free?

Hanmole ESL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do ESL assistant or Hanmole ESL have ads?

Neither ESL assistant nor Hanmole ESL shows ads.

Which is updated more often, ESL assistant or Hanmole ESL?

ESL assistant ships an update every 4 months, and Hanmole ESL every 3 weeks. Most recently, ESL assistant was updated on September 10, 2026 and Hanmole ESL on October 28, 2026.