Comparison

Mail Notes vs Note To Self

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

Head to head
About

Mail Notes

Quickly send emails to yourself for reminders and notes. This app streamlines the process to under a second, allowing for easy email address switching, direct sharing from browsers, and even sending notes via an Apple Watch app. It offers features like labeling, history, and subject prefixes for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Email under 1 second
  • Share widget for browser links
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go emails
  • Label emails with icons
  • Sent email history
  • Optional subject prefix
  • Paste clipboard contents
Features
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Like to send emails to yourself for reminders, notes and to-do? Mail Notes makes the process 100 times faster. Just launch the app, type, and tap Send. If you have multiple emails to which you would like to send notes, changing the email address is as simple as a tap. • Email under 1 second. • Share widget makes it super easy to email browser links and URLs directly, without opening the Mail Notes app. • The included Apple Watch app allows you to send emails on the go. • Label each email and add an icon for easy identification. • One-time-use email address. • Sent email history. • Add an optional subject prefix for each email address for easy email filtering. • Use single or multi-line mode. • Auto Correct option. • Paste your clipboard contents with a single tap. • Support for Dark mode for those late-night emails. • Haptics give you feedback when the email is sent successfully. Mail Notes is simply the fastest emailing app on the planet!

About

Note To Self

Quickly email yourself reminders and notes without needing to log into email servers. Simply type your message and swipe to send. Unlock advanced features with a Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • Email notes to yourself
  • Quick and simple interface
  • Email verification
  • Unlimited emails (Pro)
  • Light and dark mode (Pro)
  • Send to multiple emails (Pro)
  • Email history (Pro)
Features
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Note to Self is a simple app for you to email yourself that note you need to remember! Verify your email and you're good to go! Just open the app, type out your note, and swipe left or right to send the email. The purpose for Note to Self is to be very quick and simple to use. Forget needing to login to any email servers. Just validate your email and send! Subscribe to Pro and get even more features! • Unlimited Emails • Light and Dark Mode • Send to up to 5 emails simultaneously • View a history of all the emails you have sent from your device Subscriptions for Pro are auto-renewing and will be charged to your iTunes Account within 24h before the end of the current period at the same price you were originally charged. If you would like to manage your subscription, please visit your iTunes Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://notetoselfapp.com/#privacy Terms of Service: https://notetoselfapp.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Mail Notes4 screens
Note To Self3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Note To Self at 5.0 against Mail Notes's 4.3. Note To Self also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Mail Notes's advantage is ratings volume (106 vs 21). 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. Mail Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Note To Self sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note To Self holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mail Notes has 106 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Mail Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Note To Self's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mail Notes ships an update every 4 months, Note To Self every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mail Notes versus Note To Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMail NotesNote To Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (106 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings106 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech PositiveBlake Gordon

Customer experience

Mail Notes

All ratings106 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Note To Self

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mail Notes

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$2.991 Month
  • All Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Version$69.99
1 purchases

Note To Self

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Mail Notes free?
Mail Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note To Self free?
Note To Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mail Notes or Note To Self?
Note To Self is rated higher. Mail Notes averages 4.3 out of 5 from 106 ratings, while Note To Self averages 5.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Mail Notes or Note To Self have ads?
Neither Mail Notes nor Note To Self shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mail Notes or Note To Self?
Mail Notes ships an update every 4 months, and Note To Self every 2 months. Most recently, Mail Notes was updated on September 2, 2026 and Note To Self on September 9, 2026.

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