Comparison

ESP vs SMART Mobile for Conservation

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

Head to head
About

ESP

Track South Africa's loadshedding schedules with accurate, real-time notifications for your specific area. Connect with neighbors in local community chats to discuss power outages, local faults, and other neighborhood happenings.

Highlights
  • Accurate loadshedding schedules by suburb
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Local community chat groups
  • Report local issues (power, water, etc.)
  • Follow multiple areas
  • Neighbor-to-neighbor communication
Features
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The power might be off, but the community is always on. EskomSePush (ESP) is South Africa's most-loved app for tracking loadshedding and connecting with your local community. We give you accurate schedules and a space to talk to your neighbours, turning chaos into connection. KNOW YOUR LOADSHEDDING SCHEDULE Real Areas, Not Blocks: We use your actual suburb and area name, not confusing "blocks." Get the right schedule and notifications for your specific area. Push Notifications: We’ll send you alerts and warnings before your loadshedding slot starts. Yes, this includes our infamous 55-minute heads-up! Follow Multiple Areas: Keep track of home, work, or family members' suburbs with ease. FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING NEARBY "Is It Just Me?": Power out unexpectedly? Jump into your area's chat to see if it's loadshedding or a local fault. Get answers from neighbours in real-time. Local Community Chats: This is your space to connect. Chats are grouped by your suburb, so you're only talking to people nearby. More Than Power: Share a heads-up about a water outage, report a pothole, or find out what that siren was. If it's happening in your neighbourhood, it's happening on ESP. BUILT FOR CONNECTION, NOT NOISE Focused & Local: ESP Chats aren't another noisy feed. They are focused spaces where what you share matters to the people reading it. Safe & Simple: No admin gatekeepers. No phone numbers exposed. Just neighbours helping neighbours. Community-Powered: You decide what's helpful. AI keeps things tidy in the background so you can focus on what matters. Local problems need local action. We're building the foundation for South Africans to support each other and find solutions together. Join the community that keeps South Africa connected, even when the lights go out. Terms of Use: https://esp.info/terms

About

SMART Mobile for Conservation

Features
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SMART Mobile is designed to enable data collection by Rangers, Scientists and community members.

Screenshots

ESP4 screens
SMART Mobile for Conservation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SMART Mobile for Conservation at none against ESP's 4. SMART Mobile for Conservation also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. ESP sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SMART Mobile for Conservation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESP ships an update every 6 days, SMART Mobile for Conservation every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ESP versus SMART Mobile for Conservation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESPSMART Mobile for Conservation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB181 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWELLWELLWELLCyberTracker Conservation

Bugs and requests

ESP

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Schedules not updating in real-time
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Certain areas/suburbs disappearing from the app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add calendar integration for schedule planning
  • Improve user interface and layout
  • Provide more detailed historical data
  • Enable location services for automatic area detection

SMART Mobile for Conservation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ESP

Subscriptions4
  • Pay Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Remove Ads for a year$13.991 Year
  • Pay Monthly$17.491 Year
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  • Pay Yearly$19.991 Year
None

SMART Mobile for Conservation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESP free?
ESP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMART Mobile for Conservation free?
SMART Mobile for Conservation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ESP or SMART Mobile for Conservation have ads?
ESP shows ads; SMART Mobile for Conservation does not.
Which is updated more often, ESP or SMART Mobile for Conservation?
ESP ships an update every 6 days, and SMART Mobile for Conservation every 10 days. Most recently, ESP was updated on September 25, 2026 and SMART Mobile for Conservation on September 8, 2026.

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