ESBE vs NOVELAN App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- ESBE valve selection tool
- Kvs value calculation
- Technical information on valve series
- Company contact details
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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.
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.
- Remote heat pump control
- Ventilation unit operation
- Indoor climate optimization
- Temperature and status monitoring
- Time switch function settings
- Error memory reading
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | ESBE | NOVELAN App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews β better | 2.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months β better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESBE AB | ait-deutschland GmbH |
Customer experience
ESBE
NOVELAN App
In-app purchases
ESBE
No in-app purchases
NOVELAN App
No in-app purchases









