Comparison

Mail vs AI Email Writer

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

Head to head
About

Mail

Consolidate all your email accounts into a single, organized inbox. Prioritize important messages, quickly respond with smart replies, and manage your inbox efficiently with features like scheduling and snoozing. Enjoy enhanced privacy with IP address hiding and read receipt prevention.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for multiple accounts
  • Automatic message categorization
  • Priority Messages and summarization
  • Schedule send, snooze, and unsend emails
  • Smart Reply for quick responses
  • Mail Privacy Protection
Features
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Access, view and manage messages from all your email accounts in one place. Categorize your messages into easy to browse categories. Catch up on email easily with Apple Intelligence powered Priority Messages and summarizations. Manage your inbox by scheduling emails to send later, snoozing emails you want to get back to later and unsend an email in one tap. Features • Access email from iCloud, Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, and Outlook as well as many other email providers - all in one place. • View all of your accounts in a single inbox, choose a specific mailbox or filter to see just Unread or Flagged messages. • Automatically organize your messages in to Primary, Transactions, Updates and Promotions categories and focus on the messages that matter most. • Stay on top of emails with Priority Messages, a new section at the top of your inbox that shows urgent emails. • Use Smart Reply to quickly respond to messages with a few taps. • Catch up on email quickly with summarization of messages and threads. • Find messages by sender, recipient or subject. Top hits make it easy to find what you’re looking for. • Manage your inbox by blocking a sender or muting notifications from an overly active thread. • Flag important contacts as VIPs to receive notifications when their emails arrive. • Triage email messages using swipe gestures that help you quickly archive, delete, flag, or mark messages as read or unread. • Use Mail Drop to send large attachments from any account through iCloud. • Hide your IP address with Mail Privacy Protection so senders can’t link it to your other online activity or determine your locations, and prevent senders from seeing if you’ve opened their email. • App Keywords (do not to exceed 70 characters): Mail, email, email app, productivity email, intelligent email

About

AI Email Writer

This app acts as an intelligent email assistant, composing, editing, and generating replies in seconds. It offers personalization options, supports unlimited languages, and allows voice input. You can also send emails directly from the app and check for grammar mistakes.

Highlights
  • Compose emails in seconds
  • Personalize email tone and language
  • Write in unlimited languages
  • Voice input for requests
  • Direct email sending from app
  • Grammar checking
Features
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aiMail is your personal AI email composer that drafts, edits, and perfects your messages in seconds. Powered by advanced Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT & GPT-4), aiMail helps you overcome writer's block, save hours of typing, and ensure every email you send is highly professional. Whether you are pitching to a client, replying to your boss, or following up on a task, aiMail has you covered. OUTSTANDING FEATURES: COMPOSE IN SECONDS: Stop wasting time overthinking your replies. Simply type a few keywords, and aiMail will instantly generate a clear, concise, and professional email on any topic. PERFECT YOUR TONE & STYLE: Tailor your message to fit any situation. Choose the exact tone you need—from formal and persuasive for business, to friendly and casual for personal connections. Includes ready-to-use templates for job applications, sales pitches, out-of-office replies, and more. SMART GRAMMAR & SPELL CHECK: Never send an email with typos again. aiMail acts as your built-in proofreader, automatically detecting and correcting grammar mistakes so you always sound polished and confident. HANDS-FREE VOICE REQUESTS: On the go? Use your voice to dictate your thoughts. aiMail will analyze your voice notes and craft a perfectly structured email ready to be sent. SEND DIRECTLY FROM THE APP: Seamlessly connect with your favorite mail clients (Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook, etc.) to send your newly drafted emails directly from the aiMail interface. BREAK LANGUAGE BARRIERS: Connect with clients and colleagues globally. aiMail supports unlimited languages, instantly translating and generating replies in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and many more. Whether you are a busy corporate professional, a student, or simply looking to upgrade your daily communications, aiMail is the ultimate tool to boost your productivity. Please read the Terms of Use: https://4email.presbtech.com/terms-conditions/

Screenshots

Mail3 screens
AI Email Writer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AI Email Writer at 77% against Mail's 34%. AI Email Writer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Mail's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ratings volume (4.4M vs 535). On price and ads 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. AI Email Writer sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Mail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AI Email Writer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mail has 4.4M ratings behind it against 535, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Mail's written reviews are positive against 77% of AI Email Writer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mail ships an update every 11 months, AI Email Writer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Mail versus AI Email Writer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailAI Email Writer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4M ratings)4.8 (535 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.9% of reviews76.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.4M — better535
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApplePresB

Customer experience

Mail

All ratings4,444,576 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews8,358 reviews
Positive33.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative58.0%

AI Email Writer

All ratings535 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

Mail

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Emails not downloading from server
  • Inconsistent behavior when deleting emails
  • Notifications not working as expected
  • Drafts and sent emails disappearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add snooze functionality
  • Improve email organization and filtering options
  • Provide more customization options
  • Integrate better with other Apple apps and services

AI Email Writer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mail

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

AI Email Writer

Subscriptions13
  • Premium full access3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium full access3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium full access$9.997 Days
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  • Premium full access7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium full access3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium full access$19.991 Month
  • Premium full access1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium full access$39.991 Year
  • Premium$49.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium full access$99.991 Year
  • Premium full access3 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Mail free?
Mail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Email Writer free?
AI Email Writer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mail or AI Email Writer?
AI Email Writer is rated higher. Mail averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.4M ratings, while AI Email Writer averages 4.8 from 535 ratings.
Do Mail or AI Email Writer have ads?
Neither Mail nor AI Email Writer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mail or AI Email Writer?
Mail ships an update every 11 months, and AI Email Writer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mail was updated on September 24, 2026 and AI Email Writer on September 20, 2026.

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