Comparison

MyZipMail vs HumHub

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

HumHub

This open-source platform facilitates communication and collaboration within organizations. It allows users to create dedicated spaces, share content, manage projects, and interact with colleagues through features like direct messaging and group chats.

Highlights
  • Create and manage organizational spaces
  • User profiles with customizable fields
  • Direct messaging and group chats
  • Content sharing and commenting
  • Project management and calendars
  • Wiki pages and file storage
  • Extensible with over 70 modules
Features
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Use HumHub to communicate and collaborate, share content and interact with all people in your organization. The open source software is used by various organizations and companies as Corporate Social Network/Intranet. Create and operate your very own Network or Information- and Communication-Platform. Main function and deployment: HumHub allows network operators to create Spaces (rooms) and invite any number of users. These have their own profiles, can send direct messages to one another, follow and connect with each other, post and comment on content, create group chats, share, collaborate and store files, create wiki pages, landing pages and galleries, plan and manage projects, use calendars, create events and much more. Users of the software: HumHub can be extended with over 70 modules. Thus, countless functions can be added, making the software suitable for daily use in many different organizational forms. As a social networking software, HumHub is used by numerous Municipalities and Communes, Educational Institutions (Universities and Schools), Associations, Clubs, Parties, Unions as well as SMEs and Major Corporations. Our Vision: "With HumHub, we help people all over the world to communicate better, connect and simplify daily work." More software features: - User profiles with customizable profile fields - Clear design and intuitive usability - GDPR-compliant hosting by us or hosting on-premise - Various single sign-on features and interfaces - Sending of push notifications - Automatic notification system and e-mail summaries - Assignment of various roles and permissions to users - Search and filter function for any content - Software is available in over 30 languages - The most used modules include: Wiki, Messenger, News Module, Theme Builder, Translation Manager, Custom Pages, OnlyOffice Connector, Files, LDAP, SAML SSO, Polls

Screenshots

MyZipMail2 screens
HumHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MyZipMail at 5.0 against HumHub's 4.0. HumHub's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyZipMail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyZipMail ships an update every 5 weeks, HumHub every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MyZipMail versus HumHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyZipMailHumHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyZipMailHumHub GmbH & Co. KG

Customer experience

MyZipMail

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HumHub

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

MyZipMail

No in-app purchases

None

HumHub

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MyZipMail free?
MyZipMail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HumHub free?
HumHub is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MyZipMail or HumHub?
MyZipMail is rated higher. MyZipMail averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while HumHub averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do MyZipMail or HumHub have ads?
Neither MyZipMail nor HumHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyZipMail or HumHub?
MyZipMail ships an update every 5 weeks, and HumHub every 4 weeks. Most recently, MyZipMail was updated on October 17, 2026 and HumHub on October 22, 2026.

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