Comparison

Msg Viewer Pro vs DocReviewPad

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

Head to head
About

Msg Viewer Pro

Easily view and manage Microsoft Outlook .msg, .oft, and .eml files, along with winmail.dat and .mht formats. Access messages, notes, contacts, and attachments with a simple, fast interface. Share, print, or preview files directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Open MSG, OFT, EML, Winmail.dat, MHT files
  • View messages, notes, contacts, attachments
  • Preview and share attachments
  • Add files via iTunes File Sharing
  • Share or open documents with other apps
  • Print documents
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Msg Viewer Pro: the best, easiest, fastest, and reliable way to view Microsoft Outlook *.msg, *.oft, winmail.dat(Microsoft TNEF), *.mht and *.eml files. No subscription, just one-time purchase for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. KEY FEATURES: ◆Easy to use, open msg, winmail, mht and eml files. ◆Quick look msg, winmail, mht and eml files. ◆Add files through iTunes File Sharing. ◆View messages, notes, contacts, and attachments. ◆Share or open document with other App. ◆Preview attachments, Share attachments. ◆Print document. ◆Dark mode supported. SUPPORT: Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about using our products at any time. Email: support@firmshell.com

About

DocReviewPad

This app provides comprehensive tools for reviewing and organizing documents. It allows users to import files, add annotations, assign custom numbering, and generate detailed reports. The application is designed for efficient document management and production, offering a secure and private workflow.

Highlights
  • Import documents from various sources
  • Assign custom Bates numbers
  • Add virtual sticky notes and annotations
  • Apply tags and issue codes
  • Search text within documents
  • Create production sets and reports
  • Offline document review
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DocReviewPad is a full-featured document review tool. Easily import documents, assign custom bates numbers, add virtual sticky notes, assign tags and issue codes to documents or pages, annotate with highlight, pen, and redact tools, search for text within documents, and much more. Create production sets and beautifully organized reports with all your review information. DocReviewPad can integrate with your Windows workflow, is powerful, easy to use, and a fraction of the cost of traditional or cloud based programs, all while being secure, private, mobile, and efficient. LIT SOFTWARE has set the bar for developing the best in litigation apps, garnering awards for innovation and ease of use. Our apps have been featured by Apple, and are loved by lawyers. —— LIT SUITE REVIEWS —— “The short review. Wow.” “This app can do things I’ve previously had to do on a desktop, but much easier and faster.” “Super way to review documents quickly.” “Generates professional reports with all the bates numbers listed, and exports to TrialPad into folders named for the issue code. Extremely useful.” “Helps me keep documents organized, bates stamps them, and create issue codes, which can then be generated into an easy-to-read report.” “Initial document analysis on iPad is fresh and fast, and frankly is a big winner.” “These are incredibly sophisticated and useful apps that are in many ways more powerful than PC software costing hundreds of dollars more.” —— QUICK FEATURE SUMMARY —— • Full featured document review capability, no cloud connection needed • Organize documents or pages with your own case specific customizable and color-coded issue codes • Easily mark documents or pages as confidential or privileged with built in tags • Import documents directly from an email, USB drive, or cloud storage providers like Box, Citrix Files, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and many more • Apply customized bates numbers to hundreds or thousands of documents in seconds • Highlight, annotate, redact, and zoom in on documents • Add multiple virtual sticky notes to each page • Create beautiful reports that include bates ranges, notes, tags, and issue codes assigned to each document or page • Search for a file name, or text within one document, a folder of documents, or the whole case • Granular export options for a document production set, omitting confidential or privileged documents • Create privilege log reports listing documents protected by a legal privilege • Organize your documents into witness or issue folders • Import PDF files with bookmarks and retain those bookmarks in DocReviewPad • Export your documents to TrialPad, organized by issue codes, into Key Doc folders • Share entire case files with other users using cloud storage or a USB drive • File formats supported: PDF, JPG, PNG, TIF, and TXT • Available for iPad and Mac —— EASILY ORGANIZE AND PRODUCE EVIDENCE —— Easily import files from many cloud storage providers, from a USB drive, drag-and-drop, even AirDrop. Then simply start swiping to speed review documents!  Annotate with highlights or redactions, add sticky notes, and create custom issue codes to assign to entire documents or individual pages. Granular export options allow you to share only what you want. LIT SUITE SUBSCRIPTION One subscription gives you access to all LIT SUITE apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. After your 7-day free trial, your App Store account will be charged and your subscription will renew automatically unless canceled in advance. Manage your subscription in your App Store account settings.

Screenshots

Msg Viewer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DocReviewPad at Free against Msg Viewer Pro's $4.99. DocReviewPad also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (81 vs 4). Msg Viewer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (69% vs 44%). On update cadence and ads 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

DocReviewPad is free to download; Msg Viewer Pro costs $4.99 up front. DocReviewPad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $600.00 per year. Msg Viewer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DocReviewPad holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DocReviewPad has 81 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Msg Viewer Pro's written reviews are positive against 44% of DocReviewPad's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Msg Viewer Pro ships an update every 2 months, DocReviewPad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Msg Viewer Pro versus DocReviewPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMsg Viewer ProDocReviewPad
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.4 (81 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.0% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings481 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer群群 刘LIT SOFTWARE, LLC

Customer experience

Msg Viewer Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive69.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative26.8%

DocReviewPad

All ratings79 ratings
Positive82.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Msg Viewer Pro

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes repeatedly when opening certain messages
  • Crashes when closing emails within the app
  • M1/M1 Pro/Max compatibility issues
  • Memory management problems with large files
  • Search crashes on large archives
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  • Unexpected quit on macOS 15.5
  • Attachment display mangled or corrupted
  • Nested .eml attachments become corrupt
  • Inconsistent file format support
  • App closes unexpectedly even after normal shutdown
  • Fails to open files from cloud services (Dropbox)

Requested features

9 requests
  • Dark mode and light mode options
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • More powerful search commands
  • Integration with third-party search tools (HoudahSpot)
  • Direct export from .oft to .emltpl format
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  • Better inline image handling
  • Modern toolbar icon design
  • Settings to control image embedding behavior
  • Support for additional document formats

DocReviewPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Msg Viewer Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DocReviewPad

Subscriptions1
  • Access to all LIT SUITE apps7 Days trial2 variants$600.001 Year

Questions

Is Msg Viewer Pro free?
Msg Viewer Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DocReviewPad free?
DocReviewPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Msg Viewer Pro or DocReviewPad?
DocReviewPad is rated higher. Msg Viewer Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DocReviewPad averages 4.4 from 81 ratings.
Do Msg Viewer Pro or DocReviewPad have ads?
Neither Msg Viewer Pro nor DocReviewPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Msg Viewer Pro or DocReviewPad?
Msg Viewer Pro ships an update every 2 months, and DocReviewPad every 6 weeks. Most recently, Msg Viewer Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and DocReviewPad on June 14, 2026.

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