ESP vs Quicket Access Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Quicket Access Control
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*** This app is not intended for ticket holders - it is for event organisers to scan tickets at the entrance *** Use your device's built-in camera to scan barcoded Quicket tickets for your event. Full feature list: * Log into the app using your Quicket account * Switch between your Quicket events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quicket Access Control at none against ESP's 4. Quicket Access Control also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). ESP's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. ESP sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Quicket Access Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
ESP ships an update every 6 days, Quicket Access Control every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESP | Quicket Access Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WELLWELLWELL | Quicket |
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
Quicket Access Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ESP
- 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
Quicket Access Control
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ESP free?
Is Quicket Access Control free?
Do ESP or Quicket Access Control have ads?
Which is updated more often, ESP or Quicket Access Control?
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