Comparison

Simple Notch vs Email Reader

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

Head to head
About

Simple Notch

Design custom wallpapers for your iPhone's Dynamic Island or notch. Choose from over 80 styles, import your own background image, and save your creation to set as your wallpaper.

Highlights
  • Create island & notch wallpapers
  • Over 80 styles available
  • Import custom background images
  • Save to album
  • Set as wallpaper
  • Supports iPhone 15, 14, 13 series
Features
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This is a creative app that allows you to create island & notch wallpapers for your iPhone 17, iPhone 16, iPhone 15, etc. Just as shown in the screenshots above. Choose from over 80 styles to create your own island & notch wallpapers or lock screens. It only takes three steps. 1. Import a photo for the background 2. Select the style you like 3. Save it to your album and set it as your wallpaper If you have any suggestions, please let us know. The content will be continuously updated and optimized. Hope you like it :)

About

Email Reader

Easily read and manage email files with .msg and .eml extensions. Extract attachments and text with a single touch, and share content effortlessly. This utility provides a convenient way to access saved emails from any service.

Highlights
  • Read .msg and .eml email files
  • Extract and save attachments
  • Extract and copy email text
  • View CC, BCC, Subject, and Date
  • Clickable links within emails
  • Intuitive file manager for supported formats
Features
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**Email Reader – MSG, EML Viewer** Open and read MSG and EML email files directly on your device. View the complete message, including sender, recipients, subject, date, message content, links, and attachments. **Read MSG & EML Files** • Open and read `.MSG` and `.EML` email files • View complete email content in an easy-to-read layout • See To, CC, BCC, Subject, Date, and message details • Open links directly from the email • Select and copy email text • Quickly find and open saved email files **View & Save Attachments** • Extract attachments from MSG and EML files • View attached photos and supported files • Save attachments to your device • Handle emails containing additional attached email files **Save & Share Emails** • Save email content as PDF • Share emails as PDF with other apps • Keep important emails available for later reference **Built for Everyday Email Files** Have an important email saved from Outlook, Gmail, or another email service? Open the MSG or EML file with Email Reader and access the information you need without opening the original email account. Whether you need to find an old address, review an important message, recover an attachment, or simply read a saved email, Email Reader gives you a simple way to access your MSG and EML files. **Simple File Opening** Open an MSG or EML file from the Files app or your device's file picker. Email Reader automatically handles supported email file formats so you can get straight to the content. **Privacy** Your email files are processed on your device. Email Reader does not require an account to read your local MSG and EML files. If you encounter a problem or have a suggestion, please contact the developer through the support form. Your feedback helps improve Email Reader. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Notch4 screens
Email Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Email Reader at 100% against Simple Notch's 59%. Email Reader also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Simple Notch's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Simple Notch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Email Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Notch ships an update every 11 days, Email Reader every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Notch versus Email Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple NotchEmail Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (425 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings425 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer振山 董Pham Minh Kha

Customer experience

Simple Notch

All ratings425 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews218 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative33.5%

Email Reader

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple Notch

One-time1
  • Simple Notch PRO$1.99
None

Email Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Notch free?
Simple Notch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Email Reader free?
Email Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Notch or Email Reader have ads?
Both Simple Notch and Email Reader show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Notch or Email Reader?
Simple Notch ships an update every 11 days, and Email Reader every 5 months. Most recently, Simple Notch was updated on October 15, 2026 and Email Reader on October 3, 2026.

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