Comparison

Mailo vs Shared, the Family Organizer

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

Head to head
About

Mailo

This app provides a secure, all-in-one platform for email, calendar, contacts, and cloud storage, prioritizing user privacy and data confidentiality. It offers tailored accounts for individuals, families, and professionals, with a focus on ethical data handling and a reduced environmental footprint.

Highlights
  • Secure email service
  • Synchronized address book
  • Calendar management
  • Cloud storage for documents and photos
  • Photo sharing albums
  • Real-time push notifications
Features
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With the Mailo app, access a complete suite of services designed to protect your privacy and personal data: email, calendar, contacts, documents, photos, and much more, all in one app. • A comprehensive and secure email service • An address book synchronized with your device • A calendar to manage your schedule • Cloud storage for storing and sharing documents and photos • Photo albums to share with your loved ones Mailo meets everyone's needs: • Individuals: a free Mailo Free account or Mailo Premium starting at $1/month • Children: a free, 100% secure email address and a fun, ad-free interface • Families: an account for everyone, a shared domain name, a family website • Professionals, associations, schools, and town halls: Mailo Pro accounts with centralized administration and a personalized domain name Mailo, designed and hosted in Europe (France), is proud of its commitments and values: • Data confidentiality and security • A reduced environmental footprint • The defense of an open and sovereign Internet • Priority given to user needs The app puts all of Mailo in your pocket: • Quick and direct access to your inbox • All Mailo services in a single app • Real-time push notifications for new messages • Access to advanced features (read receipts, PGP encryption, etc.) • Synchronization of your address book with that of your phone or tablet Log in with a Mailo account or create your email address for free in just a few seconds. For more information: https://www.mailo.com https://www.mailo.com/mailo/en/mailo.php

About

Shared, the Family Organizer

This app helps families organize their lives by sharing calendars, tasks, lists, expenses, documents, and memories. It offers specific tools for separated parents to manage custody schedules and communication, aiming to reduce mental load and improve family coordination.

Highlights
  • Shared family calendar and agenda
  • Co-parenting custody schedule management
  • Shared tasks and grocery lists
  • Family budget and expense tracking
  • Centralized family documents
  • Private family social feed and chat
Features
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Shared truly simplifies family life! The app was designed to lighten your mental load and make communication smoother between all family members — whether you are a couple, separated parents, or a blended family. Securely share with your loved ones all appointments in the calendar, custody schedules, tasks, grocery lists, expenses, documents and your best memories! Because organization becomes even more complex after a separation or divorce, Shared offers features especially designed for separated parents. Download Shared FOR FREE and make your parenting life easier! --- SHARED CALENDAR & FAMILY AGENDA --- Discover the shared calendar designed for families: • Plan all your appointments and your children’s on one shared calendar • Sync Shared with your other calendars (personal or work) to get a 360° view of all your agendas • Set reminders for the whole family: everyone is notified at the right time, no need to chase after anyone anymore --- ARE YOU SEPARATED? --- Shared simplifies your co-parenting custody schedule! • Easily set up your alternating custody schedule and share it if you like with people close to you. You can create custom custody schedules for school holidays in just a few taps. • Something unexpected? Propose a custody swap in one click to your co-parent and track the custody distribution in real time. Designed for co-parenting, Shared simplifies communication between separated parents and avoids misunderstandings and conflicts. It becomes easy to manage your parental custody schedule, organize the family calendar and keep track of your children’s activities. --- SHARED TASKS & GROCERY LISTS --- Thanks to shared task and grocery lists, everyone takes part in the family organization: goodbye mental load for just one person, hello teamwork! Share household task schedules, grocery lists and more with your family. Set reminders so you don’t have to repeat anything and find them directly in your shared calendar. --- BUDGET TRACKING --- Shared takes care of your family budget! With detailed summaries, everyone always knows where things stand. With expense tracking by category, you get the insights you need to take action. Choose the expenses to share and Shared automatically calculates reimbursement amounts based on the chosen split. No more arguments about money! --- SHARED DOCUMENTS & CONTACTS --- Centralize all important family documents by category, accessible at any time. Need your co-parent or nanny to access a document or a contact? Select what you want to share and with whom. --- FAMILY SOCIAL NETWORK & CHAT --- Share photos and updates with your family through the family social feed or chat, fully privately and without ads. On Shared, your personal data is strictly private and confidential. --- SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS --- Become a Premium member to unlock all features. Once subscribed, all members of your Circle benefit from Premium features. No commitment, cancel anytime. By subscribing to Premium, you accept Shared’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. There are 2 Premium subscription types: • Yearly • Monthly Your payment will be processed via the App Store for a one-year or one-month period, with automatic renewal at the end of the period unless cancelled at least 24h before the renewal date. Your subscription and the deactivation of automatic renewals can be managed in your Apple account settings after purchase. https://share-d.com/en/conditions-generales https://share-d.com/en/politique-de-confidentialite

Screenshots

Mailo4 screens
Shared, the Family Organizer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shared, the Family Organizer at 73% against Mailo's 29%. Shared, the Family Organizer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). Mailo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Shared, the Family Organizer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Mailo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shared, the Family Organizer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shared, the Family Organizer has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Mailo's written reviews are positive against 73% of Shared, the Family Organizer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mailo ships an update every 7 months, Shared, the Family Organizer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Mailo versus Shared, the Family Organizer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailoShared, the Family Organizer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews73.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings136 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMail ObjectShared SAS

Customer experience

Mailo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative49.2%

Shared, the Family Organizer

All ratings36 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative18.3%

In-app purchases

None

Mailo

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Shared, the Family Organizer

Subscriptions4
  • Shared Premium Monthly14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Shared Premium Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Shared Premium Yearly14 Days trial$54.991 Year
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  • Shared Premium Yearly1 Year trial2 variants$54.991 Year

Questions

Is Mailo free?
Mailo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shared, the Family Organizer free?
Shared, the Family Organizer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mailo or Shared, the Family Organizer?
Shared, the Family Organizer is rated higher. Mailo averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shared, the Family Organizer averages 4.8 from 36 ratings.
Do Mailo or Shared, the Family Organizer have ads?
Mailo shows ads; Shared, the Family Organizer does not.
Which is updated more often, Mailo or Shared, the Family Organizer?
Mailo ships an update every 7 months, and Shared, the Family Organizer every 10 days. Most recently, Mailo was updated on September 15, 2026 and Shared, the Family Organizer on September 21, 2026.

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