EML Viewer vs ProtCivLi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EML Viewer
Easily view saved emails in EML format directly on your iOS device. Open attachments, share them with other applications, or print them. You can also compose a new email using the content of an EML file.
- View EML files
- Access attachments
- Share attachments
- Print attachments
- Compose new emails from EML
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View .EML files on your iOS device, including attachments within them. These are usually emails saved in the EML format. Tap on an EML file in another app, "Open In..." and select EML Viewer to view your saved email. You may tap "open a sample EML" to see an example email open up. Attachments may be shared with other apps or printed. Tap the compose icon to open your EML as a new Mail message This app is for .EML files. If you also need to view Outlook .MSG files, check out our related apps MSG View and Message Viewer Pro on the App Store.
ProtCivLi
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App per la visualizzazione delle notizie della Protezione Civile della Provincia di Livorno. Questa applicazione è sviluppata da Zerobyte sistemi, con l’autorizzazione all’uso dei loghi e dei marchi della Provincia di Livorno.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ProtCivLi at Free against EML Viewer's $1.99. ProtCivLi also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
ProtCivLi is free to download; EML Viewer costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EML Viewer ships an update every 2 months, ProtCivLi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EML Viewer | ProtCivLi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matrix Logic Corporation | Zerobyte Sistemi srl |
Bugs and requests
EML Viewer
Reported bugs
34 issues- App crashes frequently
- App is unusable due to crashes
- Does not read digitally signed emails
- Does not open files over 2MB
- Low memory errors
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- Poor formatting and link browsing
- Does not download attached images
- Only displays email header
- Does not support dark mode override
- Clumsy to open files
- Does not open attachments
- Does not support Chinese characters
- Does not display formatted text
- Cannot open EML files from Calendar app
- Does not support Reply and Forward
- Does not open attachments from PEC
- Blank screen on opening
- Crashes on some EML files
- Does not show up in share menu
- Instructions not clear
- Money wasted
- Does not open EML files
- Garbled Japanese characters
- Does not open PDF attachments
- Crashes browser
- Does not open EML files on iPad
- Does not support ISO2022JP
- Does not display To/Cc Japanese names correctly
- Price is slightly high
- Does not support Outlook MSG to EML conversion
- Does not support EML files from Lotus Notes
- Does not allow printing or PDF export
- Forwarding not compatible with default mail apps
- Does not display external images by default
Requested features
12 requests- Dark mode option
- Option to create folders
- Ability to print messages
- Forwarding function
- Prevent external images from loading by default
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- Support for ISO2022JP character encoding
- Support for Lotus Notes EML files
- Improved handling of To/Cc Japanese names
- Improved link browsing controls
- Support for digitally signed emails
- Support for emails over 2MB
- Improved memory management
ProtCivLi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EML Viewer
No in-app purchases
ProtCivLi
No in-app purchases
