Comparison

Handy Link vs ESL management

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

Head to head

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About

Handy Link

This app facilitates efficient store operations by managing electronic shelf labels. It supports associating, disassociating, flashing, and switching pages for ESL devices, enhancing management efficiency.

Highlights

ESL association
ESL disassociation
ESL flashing
Page switching
Store operation efficiency

Features

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Handy Link is an app developed by Hanshow for ESL management. Supporting functions such as ESL association, disassociation, flashing, and page switch, Handy Link is mainly used in stores to improve operation and management efficiency for the stores.

About

ESL management

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ESL Assistant: Your Store's Electronic Label Management Ally Easily manage your store's price tags and improve operational efficiency with ESL Assistant. Main functions: Quick Binding: Link your labels with products. One-Touch Price Update: Instantly refresh prices with a single tap. Vibrant Content Hub: Access a wealth of resources to enhance product presentation. Real-time monitoring, etc. Empower your store with streamlined operations.

Screenshots

Handy Link3 screens

ESL management4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Handy Link at 13.0 against ESL management's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

Handy Link ships an update every 2 months, ESL management every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

Handy Link versus ESL management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Handy Link	ESL management
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	0.0% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0 — better	15.6
Further details — not scored
Size	44 MB	44 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Hanshow Technology Co., Ltd.	Sunlux Iot Technology(Guangdong) Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Handy Link

No in-app purchases

None

ESL management

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handy Link free?

Handy Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is ESL management free?

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

Do Handy Link or ESL management have ads?

Neither Handy Link nor ESL management shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Handy Link or ESL management?

Handy Link ships an update every 2 months, and ESL management every 3 months. Most recently, Handy Link was updated on October 24, 2026 and ESL management on September 17, 2026.