8i vs ESSCO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8i
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8i Vietnam - Infinity Life 1. Control: Control your home anytime, from anywhere. 2. Timer: Customize timer easily according to your preferences 3. Scene: Create smart scenes to perform multiple conditions automatically 4. Sharing: Share devices among your family members with one tap 5. Connection: Connect App to your devices quickly 6. All in one: Manage multiple home devices with one App
ESSCO
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ESSCO App is designed to serve for Smart Home energy management including renewable energy as such solar and energy storage system. It is also helping to switfly integrate and manage EV charger. Equip with intelligent dynamic load balancing and flexible scheduling, this helps users save more energy and operation cost by advancing the Time of Use price to optimizingly charge the EV car at the low tariff as much as possible while it serves well customer expectation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ESSCO at every 3 weeks against 8i's every 12 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
8i ships an update every 12 months, ESSCO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8i | ESSCO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NHAT TRAN DINH | ESSCO CORPORATION COMPANY LIMITED |
In-app purchases
8i
No in-app purchases
ESSCO
No in-app purchases
