Comparison

EML Viewer vs Msgly

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • View EML files
  • Access attachments
  • Share attachments
  • Print attachments
  • Compose new emails from EML
Features
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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.

About

Msgly

Features
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Someone sent you a .msg file and your iPhone can’t open it? Msgly reads .msg email files right on your iPhone — see the subject, sender, recipients and message text, and pull out the attachments inside. Save the .msg file to Files, tap Open a .msg File and pick it. Msgly shows the message and lists every attachment, ready to share or save. You can also open a .msg straight from Mail or Files with the share button and choose Msgly. Messages saved by older or non-English Outlook versions (Japanese, Cyrillic, Western European) show their text correctly. • READ THE MESSAGE — subject, From (name and email address), To, and the message body with selectable text you can copy. • HTML EMAILS TOO — when a message only has an HTML body, Msgly shows it as clean plain text. • EXTRACT ATTACHMENTS — every attached file is listed with its original filename and size: PDFs, images, documents, spreadsheets and more. • SHARE OR SAVE TO FILES — share one attachment, save it to Files, or use Save All to save several at once. • CLEAR ERRORS — if a file isn’t a .msg message or looks damaged, Msgly tells you instead of showing a blank screen. Honest scope: Msgly is a viewer, not an email client — it can’t reply, forward or send, and it doesn’t show CC, dates or the original formatting and inline images of HTML emails. Messages attached inside another message are not opened. It opens .msg files only (not .eml or winmail.dat). The file is read on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed. Free: read any .msg file and save or share the first 3 attachments of each message. A one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks saving every attachment. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com

Screenshots

EML Viewer2 screens
Msgly2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Msgly at Free against EML Viewer's $1.99. Msgly also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). EML Viewer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Msgly is free to download; EML Viewer costs $1.99 up front. Msgly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. EML Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EML Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Msgly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
EML Viewer versus Msgly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEML ViewerMsgly
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#159 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatrix Logic CorporationJhomar Maravillas

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

Msgly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EML Viewer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Msgly

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is EML Viewer free?
EML Viewer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Msgly free?
Msgly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EML Viewer or Msgly have ads?
Neither EML Viewer nor Msgly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EML Viewer or Msgly?
EML Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and Msgly weekly. Most recently, EML Viewer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Msgly on October 12, 2026.

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