Mail Notes vs Paper Plane Email
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!
Paper Plane Email
Instantly send yourself emails and notes with a single tap. This lightweight and customizable app supports attachments and works offline or in low bandwidth. Configure it to send emails automatically, use your own SMTP server, or host it yourself.
- One-tap email sending
- Note creation
- Attachment support
- Offline functionality
- Customizable SMTP server integration
- Low bandwidth optimization
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Send yourself an email and note in one tap! Lightweight, fast and endlessly customizable. Supports attachments and is robust in low bandwidth and offline environments. Let the app send the email itself, hook up to your own SMTP server or Google Apps, or even host the server yourself. Read more about the rationale for this workflow @ https://writings.williamhockey.com/paper-plane
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Paper Plane Email at 5.0 against Mail Notes's 4.3. Paper Plane Email also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Mail Notes's advantage is ratings volume (106 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Paper Plane Email asks for nothing beyond the download.
Paper Plane Email 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mail Notes ships an update every 4 months, Paper Plane Email every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mail Notes | Paper Plane Email |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (106 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tech Positive | William Hockey |
Customer experience
Mail Notes
Paper Plane Email
In-app purchases
Mail Notes
- All Access$2.991 Month
- All Access$29.991 Year
- Unlock Pro Version$69.99
Paper Plane Email
No in-app purchases
