DiY Base vs BT Email
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiY Base
Create and manage unlimited custom databases for personal collections, business contacts, or home inventory. Organize your data with customizable fields, fonts, and colors. Display your databases as thumbnails or in a table view for easy browsing.
- Create unlimited databases
- Add custom fields
- Search entries
- Thumbnail and table views
- Customizable fonts and colors
- Organize collections and contacts
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With DiY Base you can create any number of Databases! With as many entries as you like! No limits! Just make sure you have enough free memory! Create a new DataBase at any time from the Home screen - name, and add fields you would like to have, and save! You can then tap it to open it then start adding entries or search previously entered entries. You can display the list of DataBases as thumbnails, or in a table. When showing thumbnails, you can use the divider to change the size of them, great for looking through images such as your movie collection. Very customisable - - You can change the font, font colour, give the font a shadow, or outline, or both! - You can change the colours of the font, background, and buttons Ideal for - Collections - Movies, Comics, Books, Anything! Business contacts, or other contacts you would like to keep separate from your Phone contacts list. Home inventory, Jewellery, Anything!
BT Email
This app provides a secure and user-friendly way to manage your BT email account on the go. It offers robust cyber security, easy organization tools, and dedicated UK-based support for a seamless email experience.
- Designed for BT email service
- World-class cyber security
- User-friendly interface
- Organize emails by date, contact, or classification
- Add folders
- Manage signatures and auto-replies
- UK and Ireland based support
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PLEASE NOTE, the BT Email app is only available for users of our new premium and standard email service. To find out more about the new service, please visit https://www.bt.com/help/email/what-s-the-bt-email-app-and-how-do-i-get-it- If you’ve started using the new email service, download the app for free today and take your email with you, wherever you go. This is what you will get: - A brand new app – Designed specifically for our email service, completely BT-run and UK supported. - No need to worry – our world-class cyber security protects your email to give you complete peace of mind. - Hassle-free emailing - The app has a clear, user-friendly interface that makes it easy to send, read and organise your email. You can group emails by date received, contact or classification and add folders at the touch of a button; then manage your signatures, auto replies and more via the settings menu. - Help is close at hand – Our free support comes from advisors based in the UK and Ireland, so asking for help and advice couldn’t be easier
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BT Email at Free against DiY Base's $1.99. BT Email also leads on ratings volume (223 vs 1). DiY Base's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, 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
BT Email is free to download; DiY Base costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DiY Base holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BT Email has 223 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DiY Base ships an update every 5 months, BT Email every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiY Base | BT Email |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (223 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 17.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 223 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Santos | British Telecommunications plc |
Customer experience
DiY Base
BT Email
Bugs and requests
DiY Base
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BT Email
Reported bugs
5 issues- Emails getting stuck in outbox
- App freezing and crashing
- Inability to log out properly
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
- Inconsistent email display and notification issues
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to bulk delete emails
- Improved search and filtering options
- Better spam and phishing protection
- Seamless integration with other email accounts
- More user-friendly and modern interface
In-app purchases
DiY Base
No in-app purchases
BT Email
No in-app purchases
