Traveling Mailbox vs Issa Compass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Traveling Mailbox
Access your postal mail online from anywhere globally. Receive a unique physical street address and manage incoming mail by scanning, forwarding, shredding, returning, or holding items.
- Real physical street address
- Mail scanning
- Online mail viewing
- Forwarding services
- Shredding services
- Mail holding
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We provide world class mail scanning solutions that allows individuals and small businesses to view their postal mail online anywhere in the world. We provide a real physical street address that is unique to you. When your mail arrives, we scan the outside of the envelope and then you tell us to scan the contents, forward the item, shred it, return it, or hold it.
Issa Compass
Simplify your journey to living and working in Thailand. This app guides you through visa applications for various Thai visas, backed by an expert immigration legal team. Upload documents, track progress, and focus on your new life.
- Visa application guidance
- Document upload and management
- Application progress tracking
- Support for Non-B, DTV, LTR, SMART visas
- Expert immigration legal team backing
- Seamless user experience
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Tired of navigating the visa maze on your own? Issa Compass makes it easy for you to live and work in Thailand, offering seamless visa applications for Non-B, Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), Long-Term Residence (LTR), and SMART visas. Backed by an experienced in-house immigration legal team that has successfully processed thousands of applications, we handle the details so you don’t have to. Upload your documents, track your progress, and let us take care of the rest—so you can focus on what matters most: building your new life in Thailand. * No Payments in the App: Issa Compass is purely a guide and document management tool. For the application process, you’ll work directly with our in-person expert team at our office in Bangkok.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Issa Compass at 98% against Traveling Mailbox's 40%. Issa Compass also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). Traveling Mailbox's advantage is ratings volume (280 vs 32). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Issa Compass holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Traveling Mailbox has 280 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Traveling Mailbox's written reviews are positive against 98% of Issa Compass's.
Traveling Mailbox ships an update every 11 days, Issa Compass every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Traveling Mailbox | Issa Compass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (280 ratings) | 4.9 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Traveling Mailbox | Issa Compass |
Customer experience
Traveling Mailbox
Issa Compass
User reviews
Traveling Mailbox
From 280 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and manage mail abroad
- 👍 Smooth and logical workflow
- 👍 Open and scan feature helpful
- 👍 Simplistic UI and UX
- 👍 Great service for expats/travelers
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes on iPhone 15 Pro
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 Cannot login if 2FA is enabled
- 🐛 App stopped sending notifications
- 🐛 App is buggy and lacking
Issa Compass
From 32 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🚀 Efficient visa process
- 💡 Simplifies visa applications
- ✅ Makes visa process easier
- ✨ Streamlined and straightforward
Room to improve
- 🐛 App launched too soon
- 🐛 Many bugs
- 🎨 Lazy after-thought on design
Bugs and requests
Traveling Mailbox
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on iPhone 15 Pro
- Notifications not working
- Cannot login if 2FA is enabled
- App stopped sending notifications
- Re-downloads opened mail every time
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- Shifting between scanned images not functional
- Login issue not fixed
- Keyboard covers button on login
- App crashes on iOS
- App doesn’t work well
- Cannot view scanned images in new app
- New interface not intuitive
- Login issue with 2FA
- App version 4.0.1 notifications not working
- App version 4.0 cannot log in due to 2FA omission
Requested features
13 requests- Easy to use default address
- Redesigned menu
- Pan around in scan photo (pinch to zoom)
- Save address in app
- Create more folders for organization
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- Option to save device for 30 days or authenticate through Face ID/Touch ID
- Auto save credentials or use Face ID/auto login
- Modern authentication integration
- Native iOS app
- Add tags or create folders in app
- Submit letters for print and mail in the app
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Issa Compass
Reported bugs
2 issues- Many bugs
- Lazy after-thought on design
Requested features
1 request- App needs some updates
In-app purchases
Traveling Mailbox
No in-app purchases
Issa Compass
No in-app purchases
Questions
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