Comparison

Handai Shuttle Bus vs ESS Energy

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

Head to head
About

Handai Shuttle Bus

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Handai Shuttle Bus is an App developed for Osaka University Students. It includes the schedule of shuttle bus that connect the three campuses. With this App, you may check bus timetable, search for bus, check bus stop. View • The full shuttle bus schedule • Current bus • Non-bus-service day • Special dial Search • Last bus • Search bus by departure stop, arrival stop, departure time, and arrival time Map • Check bus stop map Check your current location • To get distance to bus stops or to get current location, you need to turn on location service in system settings, and allow this app to use your location information Supporting Languages • English • 简体中文 • 日本語

About

ESS Energy

Features
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1.Register the device and fill in the customer information by scanning the bar code; 2.Display the devices position information in the map; 3.Observe single device real time operation situation; 4.Upgrade Device Version Remotely:if a prompt to update device software version, it's not for your app, just the device; 5.Upgrade Device Version Locally: you can upgrade your device by our mobile app; 6.Configure Device Parameters Locally or Remotely: you can configure your device parameters by our mobile app; 7.View Real-time Device Information Locally or Remotely: you can monitor the real-time operation of your device by our mobile app; 8.Config Device Wifi: before config device wifi, please confirm your phone connect with a WLAN that generated by device like "USR-WIFI232****" ,then search which SSID you want the device to connect.

Screenshots

Handai Shuttle Bus4 screens
ESS Energy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Handai Shuttle Bus at 4 against ESS Energy's 1. Handai Shuttle Bus also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

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

Handai Shuttle Bus ships an update every 2 months, ESS Energy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Handai Shuttle Bus versus ESS Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandai Shuttle BusESS Energy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhijin Chen仁义 樊

In-app purchases

None

Handai Shuttle Bus

No in-app purchases

None

ESS Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handai Shuttle Bus free?
Handai Shuttle Bus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESS Energy free?
ESS Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handai Shuttle Bus or ESS Energy have ads?
Neither Handai Shuttle Bus nor ESS Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handai Shuttle Bus or ESS Energy?
Handai Shuttle Bus ships an update every 2 months, and ESS Energy every 5 weeks. Most recently, Handai Shuttle Bus was updated on November 6, 2026 and ESS Energy on November 7, 2026.

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