Mail Notes vs Note To Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
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.
- 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)
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Mail Notes | Note To Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (106 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tech Positive | Blake Gordon |
Customer experience
Mail Notes
Note To Self
In-app purchases
Mail Notes
- All Access$2.991 Month
- All Access$29.991 Year
- Unlock Pro Version$69.99
Note To Self
- Pro Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month









