IBOS vs esa mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBOS
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IBOS application is developed jointly between Workman LLP and Bubll Automation Ltd. It is an unique and industry first application to suit the building automation world. Offering user engagement along with advanced monitoring of both systems, components and user comfort levels whilst incorporating day to day logging capabilities, automatic alarm handling and notifications to be generated for any smart devices or computing equipment. IBOS can be deployed directly on site without the requirement of any specialist engineering knowledge of bespoke software packages; instantly offering users both local and remote connectivity and operability. IBOS offers users an insight into the future of automation & IOT technologies.
esa mobile
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What is esa mobile? esa mobile™ is the offline data collection client for the esa-webms.co.uk mystery shopping platform. esa mobile™ enables easy and accurate data collection and delivery. It is FREE for individual use and is perfectly suited for “mystery shopping”, client intercept surveys, exit surveys, targeted marketing surveys, internal audits and many other forms of data collection. For more information about the esa mobile platform, please visit www.esa-retail.co.uk. Benefits of using esa mobile include: - Mobility - you can complete your assignments right on location. - Work Offline – esa mobile™ downloads your shopper inbox so you can work indoors where wireless signals may not be available. - Simple and intuitive user interface - Jump to any part of the survey - Swap styles between the night and normal themes to enable working more effectively at night - Skips and Triggers support – ability to define survey branching, questions and answers rules and conditionally showing or hiding questions. - Multiple user profiles - esa mobile can be used with multiple user profiles on different sites simultaneously. Smooth and easy to understand profile-management user interface. - Warnings support – esa mobile supports data consistency checks and spell-check warnings, making survey completion easier and more streamlined. The Auto-Alert nearby opportunities functionality uses the device's GPS. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. You can turn on/off this functionality from the settings menu.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IBOS at every 5 weeks against esa mobile's every 6 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.
IBOS ships an update every 5 weeks, esa mobile every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IBOS | esa mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ficode | ESA-Retail |
In-app purchases
IBOS
No in-app purchases
esa mobile
No in-app purchases









