Comparison

Email Client vs Phantom Focus

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

Head to head
About

Email Client

Manage all your email accounts in one place with features like read receipts, scheduled sending, and AI-powered writing feedback. Quickly schedule meetings directly from your inbox and pause incoming messages when you need to focus.

Highlights
  • One-tap calendar scheduling
  • Read receipts
  • Email scheduling
  • Inbox Pause
  • AI writing feedback
  • Multiple account support
Features
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Join millions who use Boomerang to email productively! See all of your email accounts, get one-tap calendar scheduling, see read receipts, and schedule emails to be sent later. Works with Gmail, Outlook & Hotmail accounts. NEW: Set Boomerang as your default email. Select Settings - scroll down, select Boomerang - tap Default Email App - tap Boomerang. ***Featured in NYT, TC, Inc., The Guardian and more!*** Why Boomerang: • NEW! One-tap calendar scheduling. Share availability and schedule a meeting while in email. • NEW! Set different colored email accounts. • Read Receipts. Track email opens and clicks. • Easy follow up: Get notified when no one replies to your email. • Inbox Pause: Stop incoming emails until you’re ready for them. • Email scheduling. Schedule emails to be sent later. • Get faster replies: Our AI gives you feedback to write better emails. Know if your emails are too short, too wordy, or just right. • Offline Support • Dark Mode • Custom swipes Loving the app? Please post a positive review. Thank you for your five stars. It really helps! Questions/feedback? Email us at support+iphone@boomerangapp.com or tweet to @Boomerang A BIG thanks to everyone who rates us 5 stars. Your support means the world to us. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Phantom Focus

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5 to 6 hours. That is the average time lost to phone screens every day — mostly on autopilot. Phantom Focus is the strict, privacy-first screen time blocker designed to break the doomscrolling loop for good. NO INSTANT OFF-SWITCH Most app blockers fail because turning them off takes one second. Phantom Focus fixes this: disabling protection or removing a guarded app triggers a mandatory 5-minute cooling-off, and raising your budget only takes effect tomorrow. The dopamine urge passes before the timer ends. The shield stays. ONE BUDGET, ZERO LOOPHOLES • Assign a single shared time budget across all distracting apps (Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube) • When your budget hits zero, the shield locks them all instantly • No per-app allowances to game or cheat FOCUS TIMER Lock the apps you choose — or all of them — for 15 minutes to 2 hours. Make it to the end and celebrate: every session adds to your lifetime focus hours and unlocks new milestones. SCHEDULES Block apps automatically at set times: Work hours, Bedtime, Morning, or your own window with its own app list. Once a window starts, it can't be switched off on a whim. EARN YOUR EXTRA MINUTES Need emergency access? Hold the challenge ring to break through — 10 seconds for the first unlock, 20 for the second, 30 after that. Breaking a focus session or a schedule always costs 30 seconds. Every minute spent becomes a conscious purchase, not a reflex. TRUTH-BASED STREAK Track your resilience with an honest streak counter. One slip a day is your emergency margin. A second breach — or quitting a focus session or schedule early — burns your streak back to day one. BUILT FOR ADHD & DEEP WORK Struggling with impulse control or phone addiction? Phantom Focus acts as an external prefrontal cortex, helping you stay in deep work, reduce anxiety, and regain focus. 100% PRIVATE & ON-DEVICE Powered entirely by Apple's Screen Time framework (Family Controls). Zero accounts, zero analytics, zero ads, and no network connections. Your browsing habits and app selections never leave your device. Stop losing hours to mindless scrolling. Download Phantom Focus and own your attention again.

Screenshots

Email Client4 screens
Phantom Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phantom Focus at none against Email Client's 13. Phantom Focus also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Email Client's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Email Client sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Phantom Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Email Client ships an update every 6 weeks, Phantom Focus every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Email Client versus Phantom Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmail ClientPhantom Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBaydin Inc.Maksim Timeshin

Bugs and requests

Email Client

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Emails not loading properly
  • Unread email count not updating correctly
  • Scheduled emails not sending at the right time
  • Compatibility issues with other apps (e.g., SwiftKey)

Requested features

6 requests
  • Unified inbox for multiple email accounts
  • Customizable swipe gestures
  • Dark mode
  • Better email threading and conversation view
  • Improved notification handling
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  • Support for more email providers (e.g., iCloud, Yahoo)

Phantom Focus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Email Client

Subscriptions8
  • Boomerang Gmail Pro Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Boomerang Gmail Pro Monthly3 variants$19.991 Month
  • Boomerang Outlook Pro Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Boomerang Outlook Pro Monthly3 variants$19.991 Month
  • Boomerang Gmail Pro Yearly14 Days trial$179.991 Year
  • Boomerang Gmail Pro Yearly2 variants$179.991 Year
  • Boomerang Outlook Pro Yearly14 Days trial$179.991 Year
  • Boomerang Outlook Pro Yearly$179.991 Year
None

Phantom Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Email Client free?
Email Client is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phantom Focus free?
Phantom Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Email Client or Phantom Focus have ads?
Neither Email Client nor Phantom Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Email Client or Phantom Focus?
Email Client ships an update every 6 weeks, and Phantom Focus every 4 days. Most recently, Email Client was updated on October 29, 2026 and Phantom Focus on October 25, 2026.

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