Comparison

Mail Notes vs Skan

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

Skan

Features
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Free. No ads. Nothing leaves your iPhone. Skan turns paper into sharp, searchable PDFs – with no account and no subscription. POINT, SCAN, DONE • Skan finds the edges and takes the photo when the page is steady • Scan many pages in a row, reorder them and rotate them into place • Filters that make text crisp: Document, Grey, Colour or Original TEXT YOU CAN SEARCH • Text recognition in English and Danish, plus Japanese, German, French, Spanish or Korean when that's your iPhone's language – right on your phone • Search all your scans for a word, a name or an amount • PDFs include a text layer, so you can search and copy text anywhere • Skan names your documents for you, e.g. “Invoice – Harbour Power – 2026-09” RECEIPTS AND BOOKKEEPING • Skan finds the total, VAT and date on receipts and invoices • Export all receipts as CSV for Excel, Numbers or your accounting app • Export tables from a scan as CSV SIGN AND SHARE • Draw your signature once and place it on any page • Share as PDF – or with a password • Siri and Shortcuts: “Scan with Skan” YOUR PAPER IS YOURS Everything – images, text recognition and PDFs – happens on your iPhone. There is no server, no account and no tracking. FREE. JUST ENJOY IT. The whole app is free, with every feature, no ads and no subscription. If you're doing alright, you can become a supporter inside the app and get the show-off icons: extra app icons and a silly little game. Nothing gets locked, and freeloaders are still very welcome.

Screenshots

Mail Notes4 screens
Skan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Skan at none against Mail Notes's 3. Skan also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Mail Notes's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Mail Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Skan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mail Notes ships an update every 4 months, Skan every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mail Notes versus Skan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMail NotesSkan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (106 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings106 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech PositiveCommanigy

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
None

Skan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mail Notes free?
Mail Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skan free?
Skan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mail Notes or Skan have ads?
Neither Mail Notes nor Skan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mail Notes or Skan?
Mail Notes ships an update every 4 months, and Skan every 2 days. Most recently, Mail Notes was updated on October 8, 2026 and Skan on October 14, 2026.

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