Comparison

ESBE vs NOVELAN App

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

Head to head
About

ESBE

This app helps plumbers, installers, and planners select the correct ESBE valve and determine the appropriate Kvs value. It provides technical details on valve series and offers contact information for the company.

Highlights
  • ESBE valve selection tool
  • Kvs value calculation
  • Technical information on valve series
  • Company contact details
Features
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The ESBE app is an excellent tool for plumbers, installers, planners to find out which ESBE valve to choose and what Kvs value to use. There is also additional technical information about the different valve series as well as contact information to ESBE.

About

NOVELAN App

Control your heat pump and ventilation unit remotely via smartphone or tablet. Optimize your indoor climate with convenient features for setting temperatures, monitoring status, and managing ventilation stages. Requires compatible NOVELAN hardware.

Highlights
  • Remote heat pump control
  • Ventilation unit operation
  • Indoor climate optimization
  • Temperature and status monitoring
  • Time switch function settings
  • Error memory reading
Features
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Control your heat pump and/or your ventilation unit with the NOVELAN App conveniently and free of charge from home via smartphone or tablet per app. NOVELAN explains the various possibilities and helps you to make the right decision for an optimal indoor climate. Your benefits: β€’ Convenient remote control β€’ Heat pump can be set and maintained directly via app β€’ Free and easy online download The NOVELAN App enables the comfort control and monitoring of your NOVELAN heat pump with WPR-Net 2.0/2.1 controller and/or your NOVELAN ventilation unit ZG375 Eco. Heat pump and ventilation unit can be registered and operated independently of each other. Function overview heat pump control: β€’ Displays the status of your heat pump on the start screen β€’ Displays the operating hours β€’ Displays all relevant temperatures β€’ Remote control of the most important functions β€’ Simple setting of the time switch functions β€’ Displays the data log β€’ Reading the error memory β€’ Setting the desired hot water temperature In the home network, the above-mentioned functions are already enabled and fully usable in your heat pump. If you also have a heatpump24 account, all functions can also be used online, that means outside of the home network. Function overview ventilation unit control: β€’ Switching the ventilation system on and off β€’ Selection of ventilation stages 1-4 β€’ Selection mode: manual, automatic (with sensor), maximum and weekly program β€’ Information on the setting of the supply air volume flows in ventilation stages 1,2 and 3 After registering the ventilation unit using the serial number and your email address, the app can be used free of charge. Condition: You have a heat pump with the WPR-Net 2.0/2.1 controller and this is connected to your home network via network cable and/or a ventilation unit ZG375 Eco.

Screenshots

ESBE3 screens
NOVELAN App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ESBE at 83% against NOVELAN App's 2%. ESBE also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). NOVELAN App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESBE ships an update every 5 months, NOVELAN App every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
ESBE versus NOVELAN App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESBENOVELAN App
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews β€” better2.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 months β€” betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperESBE ABait-deutschland GmbH

Customer experience

ESBE

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

NOVELAN App

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive2.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative92.0%

In-app purchases

None

ESBE

No in-app purchases

None

NOVELAN App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESBE free?
ESBE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOVELAN App free?
NOVELAN App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESBE or NOVELAN App have ads?
Neither ESBE nor NOVELAN App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESBE or NOVELAN App?
ESBE ships an update every 5 months, and NOVELAN App every 13 months. Most recently, ESBE was updated on October 14, 2026 and NOVELAN App on October 20, 2026.

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