AI Email Inbox vs Compra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Messaging-style email conversations
- AI-generated email replies
- Email proofreading and refinement
- Smart inbox prioritization
- Group chat-like email management
- Multiple email account support
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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/
Compra
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Compra is the ultimate shared shopping list. Create lists, invite your family, and let our AI assistant organize everything for you. KEY FEATURES • Create shopping lists and share them in real time • Invite your family or partner to shop together • AI Assistant: dictate what you need or ask for full recipes and add all the ingredients at once • Products organized by category automatically • Check off items as you shop • Templates to repeat your usual grocery run in one tap COMPRA PREMIUM Unlock the AI assistant, unlimited lists, unlimited members and smart templates. ——— Any in-app payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9Bwp4kRYqsjbtoGogSJ5MNhrBc2utzPuRv4VPoIqHc/preview Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Compra at every 4 days against AI Email Inbox's every 3 weeks. AI Email Inbox's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. AI Email Inbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Compra sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AI Email Inbox ships an update every 3 weeks, Compra every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI Email Inbox | Compra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MailTime | Ivan Perez |
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
Compra
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AI Email Inbox
- AI Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- AI Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
- 100 MailTime AI Credits$0.99
Compra
- Individual Monthly$0.991 Month
- Family Monthly$2.991 Month
- Individual Annual1 Month trial$4.991 Year
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- Family Annual1 Month trial$12.991 Year









