Comparison

Fellow vs Esse

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

Head to head
About

Fellow

Enhance your coffee brewing experience by connecting your smart coffee maker. Create custom brew profiles, schedule brews, and fine-tune every variable for perfect results. Access educational content to master your espresso craft.

Highlights
  • Create custom brew profiles
  • Schedule brews in advance
  • Fine-tune brewing variables
  • Access guided educational content
  • Improve espresso technique
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Connect your Fellow Aiden or Espresso Series 1 to unlock the full experience and stay up to date with the latest features. Aiden - Brew exceptional coffee with precision and ease. Create, edit, and share custom brew profiles Schedule brews in advance Fine-tune every variable for perfect results Combining precision, control, and speed, Aiden delivers pour-over quality coffee at the press of a button. Espresso Series 1 - Master your espresso craft. Access guided educational content Learn how to dial in your machine Improve your technique and consistency Profile syncing and Drops for Espresso Series 1 coming soon.

About

Esse

Features
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Esse is your Family Intelligence Assistant — designed to help busy parents stay on top of school communications, activities, forms, events, and everything happening in family life. With Esse, you get a personal intelligence brief every day, a unified place for important tasks, and smarter tools to plan your family’s schedule. No more digging through emails, searching for lost links, or missing deadlines. SYNC UP — YOUR DAILY FAMILY BRIEF Receive a personalized morning, afternoon, and evening brief that summarizes what matters today. Esse reviews your connected email and calendar to surface the key updates, deadlines, reminders, and school-related messages you shouldn’t miss. YOUR DESK — FOCUS ON WHAT NEEDS ACTION All your school and activity-related tasks appear in one organized workspace: RSVPs, sign-ups, payments, permission slips, forms, and follow-ups. Esse helps you handle what matters now, without the clutter. PLAN — COORDINATE FAMILY SCHEDULES WITH CLARITY Easily view your family’s schedule by tagging events to family members, planning pickups, and seeing a clear picture of who needs to be where and when. CHAT — ASK ANYTHING, WITH CONTEXT Esse’s experimental chat helps answer questions about your family schedule and school activities using your connected data. You can ask things like: • What do I need to prepare for tomorrow? • What forms are still outstanding? • What events are coming up this week? DESIGNED FOR PARENTS WITH SCHOOL-AGE KIDS Esse focuses on the real challenges parents face each week: too many school emails, constant deadlines and forms, overlapping schedules, and the stress of tracking everything manually. Esse brings it all together intelligently and effortlessly. PRIVATE AND SECURE Esse only accesses the information you choose to connect, such as email or calendar, to provide personalized insights. Your data is never sold, and you may disconnect your accounts at any time. A SMARTER WAY TO STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR FAMILY’S LIFE Spend less time searching, tracking, and managing — and more time with your family. Esse keeps you informed, organized, and ready for the week ahead.

Screenshots

Fellow4 screens
Esse4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fellow and Esse are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fellow ships an update every 4 weeks, Esse monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fellow versus Esse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFellowEsse
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (67 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFellowEssence Incorporated

Bugs and requests

Fellow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App unable to connect to WiFi
  • Bluetooth pairing problems
  • Inconsistent device visibility

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to brew by grams of coffee
  • Scheduling and remote start features
  • Custom recipe input and management

Esse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fellow

No in-app purchases

None

Esse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fellow free?
Fellow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Esse free?
Esse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fellow or Esse have ads?
Neither Fellow nor Esse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fellow or Esse?
Fellow ships an update every 4 weeks, and Esse monthly. Most recently, Fellow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Esse on October 28, 2026.

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