Comparison

MyZipMail vs Column Social

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

Column Social

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Column is a network of private communities that host the most important conversations in the world. Some of the most important conversations in the world are happening in group chats. Column is an app for your group chats so people can subscribe and the chats can go viral to include everyone in the world that should be in the chat. On Column, you can: - Create and join private, paid groups for communities of practice - Post new content in real time in private groups, or publicly - Stay up to date in your field and communities of interest - Upload photos and share links with previews - Chat one-on-one with others from your gropus via DMs Privacy Policy: https://www.joincolumn.com/legal/privacy Terms of Service: https://stage.joincolumn.com/legal/terms-of-service

Screenshots

MyZipMail2 screens
Column Social4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyZipMail at none against Column Social's 11. MyZipMail also leads on ads (none vs shown). Column Social's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price and device support 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. Column Social sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per month. MyZipMail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyZipMail ships an update every 5 weeks, Column Social every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
MyZipMail versus Column Social: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyZipMailColumn Social
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB31 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMyZipMailColumn Inc

In-app purchases

None

MyZipMail

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Column Social

Subscriptions11
  • Medical Insights Hub$1.001 Month
  • Design Inspiration$1.001 Month
  • Future of Water$1.001 Month
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  • Future of Concrete$1.001 Month
  • Studio Visit$1.001 Month
  • Future of Katerva$1.001 Month
  • Oceans & Reefs$1.001 Month
  • Fun Learning$5.001 Month
  • Market Megatrends$5.001 Month
  • Cinecolumn$5.001 Month
  • Eternal September$19.991 Month

Questions

Is MyZipMail free?
MyZipMail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Column Social free?
Column Social is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyZipMail or Column Social have ads?
Column Social shows ads; MyZipMail does not.
Which is updated more often, MyZipMail or Column Social?
MyZipMail ships an update every 5 weeks, and Column Social every 3 weeks. Most recently, MyZipMail was updated on October 17, 2026 and Column Social on October 3, 2026.

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