Comparison

QmailClient vs eM Client

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

Head to head
About

QmailClient

Access and manage all your email accounts from your mobile device. Browse, compose, reply, and organize emails stored on your QNAP NAS, even offline. Attach photos directly from your phone to emails.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple email accounts
  • Browse emails from QNAP NAS
  • Attach photos to emails
  • Download attachments for offline reading
  • Read, reply, forward, and delete emails
  • Offline mail reading capability
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Manage all of your email accounts in the same place ! Connect your email accounts on your QNAP NAS with your iOS mobile devices to get started. Prerequisites: - iOS 16 or above - QNAP NAS running firmware version 4.3.3 or above Features: - Browse the email accounts on the Turbo NAS anytime, anywhere. - Support to attach photo from your mobile when compose mail. - Download your attachments to mobile devices for offline reading. - Easy management: Read, reply, replay, forward, move, flag, mark or delete mails on the Turbo NAS, all via your mobile device. No computer required. - Offline mail reading: QmailClient cache your mail from the Turbo NAS to mobile devices for offline reading.

About

eM Client

This app unifies email, calendar, tasks, contacts, and notes into a single, AI-enhanced platform. It offers advanced features typically found on desktop, including instant message translation and robust encryption, for seamless management of multiple accounts on your iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • AI-enhanced email drafting and replies
  • Unified inbox for email, calendar, tasks, contacts, and notes
  • Instant message translation
  • PGP and S/MIME encryption
  • Quick import from desktop app
  • Mail-tracking pixel detection
  • Snooze and Undo Send features
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These features include: • Super easy setup including quick import from the desktop app via QR code • AI Support for replies and email drafting • Emails, calendars, tasks, contacts and notes all in one place • Favorite, Global, and search folders to easily manage multiple accounts • Instant message translation • PGP and S/MIME encryption • Tags and Gmail labels support to sort and color-code your messages • Signatures you can choose from and assign to your accounts • QuickText: snippets of text you can quickly insert into your emails • Templates • Messages grouped into conversations • Advanced privacy options • Mail-Tracking pixel detection • Snooze • Watch for reply • Undo Send • Password protection • Online meetings integration • Cloud storage providers integration • Mobile device management (MDM) support and more

Screenshots

QmailClient4 screens
eM Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eM Client at 48% against QmailClient's 0%. eM Client also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eM Client holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eM Client has 47 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of QmailClient's written reviews are positive against 48% of eM Client's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QmailClient ships an update every 4 months, eM Client every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
QmailClient versus eM Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQmailClienteM Client
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (6 ratings)3.7 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews48.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings647 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQNAP Systems, Inc.eM Client

Customer experience

QmailClient

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative88.9%

eM Client

All ratings47 ratings
Positive61.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral18.0%
Negative33.7%

Bugs and requests

QmailClient

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

eM Client

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Emails not sending immediately
  • Drafts not visible or editable
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between folders
  • Trouble signing in to multiple Google accounts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Calendar integration
  • Improved background refresh and sync
  • Custom notification sounds
  • Ability to sort emails by sender
  • More customization options
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  • Actions from notifications (archive, mark as read, etc.)

In-app purchases

None

QmailClient

No in-app purchases

None

eM Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QmailClient free?
QmailClient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eM Client free?
eM Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QmailClient or eM Client?
eM Client is rated higher. QmailClient averages 2.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while eM Client averages 3.7 from 47 ratings.
Do QmailClient or eM Client have ads?
Neither QmailClient nor eM Client shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QmailClient or eM Client?
QmailClient ships an update every 4 months, and eM Client every 10 days. Most recently, QmailClient was updated on October 1, 2026 and eM Client on October 9, 2026.

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