Comparison

ServerBox vs ESP BOX

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

Head to head
About

ServerBox

Manage your Linux servers remotely with SSH and SFTP. Control Docker containers and utilize experimental snippet features. Ping your servers to check connectivity.

Highlights
  • SSH client
  • SFTP client
  • Docker/Podman management
  • Snippet feature (experimental)
  • Ping utility
  • Open Source
Features
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This project is completely OPEN SOURCE. You can click the "App Support" button near the score below to download other system versions or compile them by yourself. Support for major Linux distributions. Support SSH, SFTP, docker/podman management, snippet.(experimental feature) Support Ping.

About

ESP BOX

Features
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ESP-BOX is a voice assistance management APP released by Espressif Systems, combined with Espressif’s AIoT development boards ESP32-S3-BOX and ESP32-S3-BOX-Lite, user can define preferred voice commands and GPIO pins in parallel with using offline speech recognition. ESP-BOX APP is based on the public Rainmaker deployment server.

Screenshots

ServerBox4 screens
ESP BOX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ServerBox at fortnightly against ESP BOX's every 16 months. ServerBox also leads on device support (5 vs 2). ESP BOX's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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

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

ServerBox ships an update fortnightly, ESP BOX every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ServerBox versus ESP BOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServerBoxESP BOX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (90 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings90 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer吐司工作室ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

None

ServerBox

No in-app purchases

None

ESP BOX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ServerBox free?
ServerBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESP BOX free?
ESP BOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ServerBox or ESP BOX have ads?
Neither ServerBox nor ESP BOX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ServerBox or ESP BOX?
ServerBox ships an update fortnightly, and ESP BOX every 16 months. Most recently, ServerBox was updated on September 16, 2026 and ESP BOX on August 29, 2026.

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