Comparison

Esse vs vBoard

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

Head to head
About

Esse

Instantly transform lengthy YouTube videos into concise, easy-to-understand summaries. This tool offers bullet-point takeaways, deep dives, and supports over 60 languages, creating a personal knowledge library. Save time and effortlessly share key information.

Highlights
  • AI video summarization
  • Bullet-point takeaways
  • Deep dive summaries
  • 60+ languages supported
  • Searchable library
  • Automatic clipboard detection
  • Time saved tracking
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Turn any long YouTube video into clean, digestible takeaways in seconds. How it works: — Copy or share any YouTube link → instant AI summary — Automatic clipboard detection (zero extra steps) — Minimal, distraction-free design — Summaries saved in a searchable library What you get: — Takeaways as clear bullet points — Concise overviews in under 30 seconds — Structured Deep Dives for longer, content-rich videos — 60+ languages supported — A personal knowledge vault that grows with you — Time saved, tracked automatically — Easy sharing: plain text or styled templates Also included: Bait Buster Not sure if a video is worth your time? Share it and tap Bust the Bait — Esse scans the thumbnail, title, and transcript, then tells you exactly what's inside and whether it delivers what it promised.

About

vBoard

Features
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vBoard is a voice first, AI keyboard. Talk instead of type. Tap the mic and vBoard turns your speech into clean, punctuated text in any app — messages, email, notes, search. Then go further: rewrite, summarize, fix tone, or translate what you've written without leaving the keyboard. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Voice dictation — speak naturally and get accurate, formatted text in 70+ languages. • Rewrite & polish — clean up grammar, change tone, shorten or expand. • Translate — convert text between languages inline. • Voice editing — speak to transform selected text. • Custom prompts — save your own one-tap AI actions. • Clipboard & snippets — quick access to recent copies and saved text. PRIVATE BY DESIGN vBoard does not record or transmit what you type. Your keystrokes stay on your device. Audio and text are sent for AI processing only when you explicitly start a dictation or run an AI action — never in the background. No ads, no tracking. GETTING STARTED Add vBoard in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards, then enable Full Access so the AI features can run. Switch to vBoard with the globe key in any app and tap the mic to start talking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Esse4 screens
vBoard4 screens

Verdict

The call

Esse and vBoard are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Esse sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and vBoard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Esse versus vBoard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEssevBoard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer100K31D D.O.O.Md Afzal Hossain

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Esse

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99
2 purchases

vBoard

One-time2
  • AI Credits (Small)$1.99
  • AI Credits (Large)$4.99

Questions

Is Esse free?
Esse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vBoard free?
vBoard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Esse or vBoard have ads?
Neither Esse nor vBoard shows ads.

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