Comparison

AI Email Inbox vs Scanow

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

Head to head
About

AI Email Inbox

This app transforms your email inbox into a messaging-style conversation flow, making communication easier and more organized. It features an AI assistant for generating replies, proofreading, and refining messages, alongside smart inbox prioritization and group chat-like management.

Highlights
  • Messaging-style email conversations
  • AI-generated email replies
  • Email proofreading and refinement
  • Smart inbox prioritization
  • Group chat-like email management
  • Multiple email account support
Features
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MailTime is the easiest email app on your phone. Send and receive emails just as you would in SMS style without needing all your contacts to download the same app. MailTime simplifies your email inbox and helps declutter your daily life and business. “Best of the App Store” — Apple “MailTime makes emails more manageable, easier to read, and quicker to respond to.” — TechCrunch "MailTime puts what we love about SMS in an email client." — LifeHacker 【MailTime AI: Email Protocol-based AI Assistant】 Experience the disruptive email messaging experience powered by generative AI, brought to you by Measurable Data Token (MDT). - MailTime AI generates contextual email replies that are tailored to the conversation thread - Choose from "Positive" or "Negative" tones and select "Long" or "Short" reply length. Click "Generate" to receive personalized, AI-powered email drafts. - Refine your message with "Proof-read", "Shorten", or "Expand" options, optimizing both AI-generated and your own text. - Unleash the boundless proficiency, creativity, and flexibility of generative AI. Manage your emails like never before. - MailTime AI Wallet*: Sign up for RewardMe to get daily FREE tokens, or Subscribe to Monthly or Yearly plans to enjoy unlimited use 【MESSENGERS-LIKE EMAIL】 - MailTime reformats your cluttered email threads into clean bubble conversations. Communication should be like a dialogue, not in threads! - Our smart inbox prioritizes important senders from all your newsletters, marketing emails, and other bot-generated mails in All Mail. Talk to people you care about, not bot! 【EMAIL AS GROUP CHAT】 - Managing your conversations in MailTime just like a group chat. To add, remove, or switch participants to 'cc' or 'bcc', just swipe left and change your participants' status. - You can have a conversation with people that are not in your contacts. One of the benefits of using email is that you can contact anybody if only you have their email address. 【MULTIPLE EMAIL ACCOUNT SUPPORT】 - Do not need to download other email apps. MailTime integrates multiple email platforms and support various email accounts, including Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Outlook, AOL, Office 365, Mail.ru, Hotmail, QQ, 163, 126, Tencent Enterprise, Google Apps Mail services. - You can also attach files from Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, Box, and OneDrive with MailTime. We love emails! Talk to us anytime by clicking the “Write to MailTime Team” button or send an email to support@mailtime.com Website: https://mailtime.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/mailtimeapp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mailtimeapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mailtimeapp Have a Good MailTime! *Subject to Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Scanow

Features
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Scanow est une application GMAO polyvalente qui simplifie la gestion des incidents, des stocks et des équipements. Grâce à des QR codes, il facilite le signalement des problèmes, centralise les informations et optimise la maintenance. Les techniciens pourront scanner un QR code pour déclarer une panne ou incident, effectuer un mouvement de stock, planifier les interventions de maintenance préventive sur un appareil, consulter l’historique et pour accéder à une base de connaissances entièrement personnalisable. Un outil puissant de gestion d'actifs d'entreprise (EAM) combinée à un système de helpdesk intégré. Elle permet de centraliser : - La gestion d'inventaire et le suivi des équipements - La gestion des incidents et tickets de support - La maintenance préventive et les contrôles périodiques - Le suivi des stocks et des mouvements Notre vision Fournir aux organisations une plateforme unifiée qui transforme la façon dont elles suivent, gèrent et maintiennent leurs actifs physiques, tout en intégrant la gestion des incidents et la maintenance préventive, réduisant les temps d'arrêt, améliorant l'utilisation des actifs et augmentant l'efficacité opérationnelle.

Screenshots

AI Email Inbox4 screens
Scanow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scanow at none against AI Email Inbox's 4. AI Email Inbox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, ads, 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. AI Email Inbox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Scanow asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AI Email Inbox ships an update every 3 weeks, Scanow every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AI Email Inbox versus Scanow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAI Email InboxScanow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMailTimeARTDIGIT

Bugs and requests

AI Email Inbox

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Cannot navigate back from message view without closing app
  • Server busy errors preventing app usage
  • App incompatible with iOS 14+ despite iOS 13 support claim
  • Emails deleted from trash still appear in account
  • Notification doesn't navigate to correct email account
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  • App stuck on 'updating' screen indefinitely
  • Crashes when accessing contacts or composing emails
  • Conversation bubbles create duplicate full emails for recipients
  • iCloud account triggers security lockouts
  • Yahoo email rejected as insecure
  • Replying pane covers email text
  • Attachment indicators show attached files that aren't actually attached
  • Forwarding function not working properly
  • App hangs while loading emails
  • Slow performance on older devices (iPod Touch 5)

Requested features

18 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Multi-select for bulk email deletion
  • Junk/spam folder
  • VIP or priority inbox filtering
  • Email aliases support
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  • Customizable swipe actions
  • Mark as read from notifications
  • Audio message sending capability
  • iPad support
  • Microsoft Exchange support
  • IMAP/POP account support
  • Unified inbox view across all accounts
  • Email reminders and follow-up features
  • Accessibility features (VoiceOver, text size options)
  • Faster email refresh/sync speed
  • Better notification management
  • Conversation threading improvements
  • Color-coding for different email accounts

Scanow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AI Email Inbox

Subscriptions2
  • AI Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • AI Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • 20 MailTime AI Credits$0.99
  • 100 MailTime AI Credits$0.99
None

Scanow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AI Email Inbox free?
AI Email Inbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scanow free?
Scanow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AI Email Inbox or Scanow have ads?
Neither AI Email Inbox nor Scanow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AI Email Inbox or Scanow?
AI Email Inbox ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scanow every 8 months. Most recently, AI Email Inbox was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scanow on October 25, 2026.

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