W Connect By Walgreens vs Essences
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
W Connect By Walgreens
Access company news, stories, and resources from Walgreens. Find nearby stores, learn about company initiatives, and connect through social media. Explore career opportunities and company facts.
- Company news and stories
- Store locator
- Company information and FAQs
- Engagement options
- Featured leaders and team members
- Auto-translations
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W Connect is an information and communication platform from Walgreens that enables you to access and engage with company news, stories and resources. Learn more about Walgreens, locate the nearest store and explore the many ways the company is making a difference in the world. Social media links help you to stay up-to-date and be better connected. If you choose to become a Walgreens team member, career options and more information about open positions are right there. App features include: • Company news and stories • Store locator • Company information, facts and FAQs • Engagement options • Featured leaders, team members and special interests • Auto translations into Spanish and other languages
Essences
Share personal stories and messages within curated topics based on real-life experiences. Connect with others by highlighting resonant parts of their stories, symbolizing shared life experiences.
- Curated topic-based sharing
- Personal story and message submission
- Highlighting resonant story fragments
- Symbolic connection acknowledgment
- Focus on real-life experiences
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Essences curates topics(hives) grounded in real-life experiences, inviting users to share their personal stories and/or messages. When a story resonates with another user—echoing a fragment of their own life's essence—they can acknowledge this connection by highlighting it with a yellow hexagon. This shape, symbolically known as a building block of life, underscores the story's significance as a foundational element in their personal narrative.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Essences at 5.0 against W Connect By Walgreens's 3.4. Essences also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). W Connect By Walgreens's advantage is ratings volume (78 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Essences holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: W Connect By Walgreens has 78 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
W Connect By Walgreens ships an update every 3 months, Essences every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | W Connect By Walgreens | Essences |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (78 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Walgreen Co. | Caridad Rivera |
Customer experience
W Connect By Walgreens
Essences
In-app purchases
W Connect By Walgreens
No in-app purchases
Essences
No in-app purchases
