Comparison

QmailClient vs SiYuan

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

SiYuan

A privacy-focused personal knowledge management system that allows offline use and encrypted data synchronization. It combines blocks, outlines, and bidirectional links to help users organize and refine their thoughts.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first design
  • Offline data storage
  • End-to-end encrypted sync
  • Block-based organization
  • Outline structuring
  • Bidirectional linking
Features
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SiYuan is a privacy-first personal knowledge management system that supports complete offline use, as well as end-to-end encrypted data sync. Fuse blocks, outlines, and bidirectional links to refactor your thinking.

Screenshots

QmailClient4 screens
SiYuan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SiYuan at 70% against QmailClient's 0%. SiYuan also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). QmailClient's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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. SiYuan sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. QmailClient asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SiYuan holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of QmailClient's written reviews are positive against 70% of SiYuan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QmailClient ships an update every 4 months, SiYuan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QmailClient versus SiYuan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQmailClientSiYuan
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (6 ratings)4.0 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings629 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB363 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQNAP Systems, Inc.Yunnan Liandi Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

QmailClient

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

SiYuan

All ratings29 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative20.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative15.0%

In-app purchases

None

QmailClient

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SiYuan

One-time2
  • PRO Features$79.99
  • Subscription$188.99

Questions

Is QmailClient free?
QmailClient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SiYuan free?
SiYuan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, QmailClient or SiYuan?
SiYuan is rated higher. QmailClient averages 2.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while SiYuan averages 4.0 from 29 ratings.
Do QmailClient or SiYuan have ads?
Neither QmailClient nor SiYuan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QmailClient or SiYuan?
QmailClient ships an update every 4 months, and SiYuan weekly. Most recently, QmailClient was updated on October 1, 2026 and SiYuan on October 3, 2026.

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