MyZipMail vs Upin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyZipMail
This social communication tool connects users to their local communities by allowing them to post and view messages, photos, and videos tied to specific addresses or areas. Discover local events, news, and opportunities, and engage with neighbors and groups.
- Address-based posting and viewing
- Share text, photos, videos, and calendars
- Discover local events and news
- Private and public posts
- Category-based notifications
- Send free postcards to unregistered users
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MyZipMail (MZM) is a unique, powerful, simple-to-use, social communication tool for reaching any address in the U.S.A. MZM is the social network that everyone is already on. How, you say? Every physical mailbox has a digital mailbox that contains personal, household, and group ZipMail. With MZM you can create private and public posts by address and area. This results in a system with simple, online, neighborhood messaging where you can read or post for free. With MZM you can see things happening in your area like: lost dogs, garage sales, community meetings, neighborhood watch information, jobs, news, events and more, all packed in a virtual envelope called a ZipMail. A ZipMail can contain a combination of text, photos, videos, or calendars. Registered users can send ZipMail to other users, households, businesses, the community, or your favorite club or social group. You can comment on ZipMail or reply privately to the author. You can even send a free postcard to someone who is not registered to let them know you have sent a ZipMail. With this App you can: quickly send a ZipMail for items you want to sell, announce important breaking news, or just see what’s going on in your community, or at your current, physical location. MZM has category-based notifications so you can choose what you want to be alerted about, and filter out anything else. MyZipMail is an intuitive, powerful, social tool that packs a boatload of handy features all in one location; it is the inspiration for conversation. It can save you money, promote your home business, and keep you informed. Download it now and invite your friends, neighbors, and social groups to give it a try! IT’S FREE!
Upin
Easily find and create local events and communities to connect with people nearby. Discover spontaneous gatherings and join like-minded individuals for real-life interactions.
- Discover local communities
- Create local communities
- Discover local events
- Create local events
- Connect with people at events
- Join existing communities and events
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Looking for a better way to meet people locally and discover real-life events spontaneously? Upin helps you discover and create local events & communities, making it easy to connect with like-minded people near you! • Discover, Join, & create local communities • Discover, Join, & Create events anytime and anywhere as your own host or as a part of your community • Discover, join, & connect with people you meet in real life at local events and communities you join
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MyZipMail at none against Upin's shown. Upin's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MyZipMail against 5.0 for Upin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upin has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MyZipMail ships an update every 5 weeks, Upin weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyZipMail | Upin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MyZipMail | Upin Inc. |
Customer experience
MyZipMail
Upin
In-app purchases
MyZipMail
No in-app purchases
Upin
No in-app purchases
