Comparison

ESP vs Sunsynk Connect

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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Whole street dark? Water off again? Wifi down? ESP (previously EskomSePush) shows live power, water and internet outages in your suburb, reported by the neighbours living through them. Then you can talk to them about it. Free, made in South Africa, and used by millions. IS IT JUST ME? Open ESP and know in seconds. Every area you follow shows the live status of power, water and internet, built from your neighbours' reports. - Check in with one tap: "Mine's off" or "I have power" - Watch it happen on a 24-hour chart of off and on reports - Read a short summary of what's going on while it lasts - See the moment it starts coming back on TALK TO YOUR AREA Every area has its own chats for power, water, internet and Ask my street. Post a photo of the burst pipe, ask who else heard the bang, find a plumber, return a lost dog. - Message people near you. They get a request first and decide whether to chat - Add a profile photo so the neighbours know who's who - Sign in with WhatsApp, Apple, Google or email STILL THE LOADSHEDDING APP Nobody wants it back. If it comes, ESP is ready. - Schedules for your actual suburb, not a block number - The famous 55-minute heads-up, so the kettle's on in time - Home, work, school and the folks, all in one list WEATHER FOR YOUR STREET Current conditions, the next 24 hours, a 14-day outlook and weather warnings for every area you follow. ALERTS ON YOUR TERMS Choose which chats notify you and for how long: 8 hours, 24 hours or always. Mute the noisy ones, keep the ones that matter. ESP SUPPORTER ESP is free. Become a Supporter to remove ads, add the home screen widget with your area's status and schedule, and get a supporter badge in chat. All of South Africa, suburb by suburb. Building something? The ESP Business API puts the same outage and schedule data in your product. More at esp.info Terms of use: https://esp.info/terms Privacy policy: https://esp.info/privacy ESP is independent and not affiliated with Eskom or any municipality.

About

Sunsynk Connect

Monitor and control your solar inverter system remotely from anywhere. View real-time energy generation, battery status, and grid/load statistics. Adjust inverter settings, share system access with installers, and receive event alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time system monitoring
  • Remote inverter settings control
  • Plant connection sharing
  • Octopus Agile integration (UK)
  • Detailed reporting and export
  • Event and alert notifications
Features
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Sunsynk Logger App has been developed to help you get the most out of your Sunsynk inverter. It has been specially tailored for the customers and installers. Using the Sunsynk Logger app with your Sunsynk inverter gives you complete remote control of your system from anywhere in the world! Real-time Monitoring – The Sunsynk Logger App lets you monitor multiple stats such as energy generation, battery status, grid, and load statistics. Change Settings Remotely - You can control all settings on the inverter from your mobile phone or PC without having to visit the inverter in person. Sharing Plant Connection - Customers can share their connection with their installer, permanently or temporarily. If they need help with any settings or configuration on their system, or if the installer needs to run any diagnostic checks, there is no need to visit site. The customer can share their plant connection and the installer can run any diagnostics / make any configuration changes from their own account. Octopus Agile Intergration - UK users can use the Live Price feature, using this you can look at the live prices provided by Octopus Energy and amend your charge and discharge prices with those figures in mind. Reporting – Users can generate detailed reports and export them to a PDF file. You can generate reports an that day, week, month, and year, or you can create custom reports. Events / Alerts – The Sunsynk Logger app will notify you if there are any events such as any warnings or faults or if there is any sudden loss in power.

Screenshots

ESP4 screens
Sunsynk Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ESP at 85% against Sunsynk Connect's 19%. ESP also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Sunsynk Connect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ESP sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Sunsynk Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ESP holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ESP has 4.5K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of ESP's written reviews are positive against 19% of Sunsynk Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESP ships an update every 2 days, Sunsynk Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ESP versus Sunsynk Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESPSunsynk Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better2.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews — better19.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4.5K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWELLWELLWELLSunsynk

Customer experience

ESP

All ratings4,454 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews297 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.8%

Sunsynk Connect

All ratings17 ratings
Positive23.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative70.6%
Written reviews190 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral14.7%
Negative65.8%

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

Sunsynk Connect

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

Sunsynk Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESP free?
ESP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunsynk Connect free?
Sunsynk Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESP or Sunsynk Connect?
ESP is rated higher. ESP averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Sunsynk Connect averages 2.1 from 17 ratings.
Do ESP or Sunsynk Connect have ads?
ESP shows ads; Sunsynk Connect does not.
Which is updated more often, ESP or Sunsynk Connect?
ESP ships an update every 2 days, and Sunsynk Connect monthly. Most recently, ESP was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sunsynk Connect on October 17, 2026.

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