WristMail for Gmail vs Tot Mini
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WristMail for Gmail
Access and manage your Gmail on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Send, receive, and view emails with features like dictation, scribble, and folder support. Ensures secure access through official Google sign-in.
- Send and receive emails
- Dictation and scribble support
- View new and read/unread emails
- Multiple folder support
- Complication support
- View sender, subject, and time
- Full iOS support
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WristMail lets you quickly access your Gmail emails from your Apple Watch, iPhone, & iPad. **How It Works** 1. Sync your Gmail account to Apple Watch via iPhone 2. Watch the magic happen - literally Setting up WristMail requires you to have a valid Gmail account. The app signs users in via the official platform thus ensuring all credentials and information is safe and secure. - Send and Receive emails! - Supports dictation and scribble on watch - Easily view new emails (unread vs. read) on watch - Support for multiple folders - Complication Support (watch) - View Sender, Subject, Time Received - Refresh email list - Full iOS Support - Dark mode support - Sign out with ease - View contacts - QWERTY keyboard support (watch) - Full HTML and Plain email support on iOS - Tap into emails to view + image support PRIVACY: We take privacy and security very seriously. This is why we do not save any of your emails or information on a server. Users are required to sign in to their Gmail accounts directly through Google Sign In to ensure 1 to 1 security between your account and your device - period. When you are waiting for that important email, it is super useful to glance at your wrist and know when it comes. For feedback and support please contact us by tapping the contact icon in the iOS app. This is a very new app and we look forward to continuously improving it and adding features. NOTE: This is a third party application that is not affiliated or endorsed by Gmail or Google Inc. The application uses the official APIs and Platform, thus is compliant with all Terms and Policies.
Tot Mini
This app offers a streamlined way to capture, organize, and edit text across Apple devices. Its minimalist design uses color-coded dots for organization, and it supports Markdown for web use. Seamless iCloud sync ensures your notes are accessible anywhere.
- Color-coded note organization
- iCloud synchronization
- Markdown support
- Dictation and Scribble input
- Cross-device compatibility
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Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It’s your tiny text companion! ⁕ Less Is More Tot’s simple design mean no more hunting for that chunk of text. Seven color-coded dots let you organize your notes while keeping them from getting out of hand. ⁕ iCloud Sync Seamlessly syncs your text across watchOS, iOS and macOS using iCloud so you can capture thoughts wherever you are. ⁕ Markdown Support Full support for rich or plain text and even automatically translates text to Markdown for handy use on the web. Have an RTF file you need marked up? No problem! ⁕ Killer Input Tot supports dictation and Scribble on Apple Watch. Quick, easy, and waiting for additional editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Available for watchOS, iOS, and macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WristMail for Gmail at 3.9 against Tot Mini's 2.9. WristMail for Gmail also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (722 vs 19). Tot Mini's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 9%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
WristMail for Gmail costs $1.99 and Tot Mini $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WristMail for Gmail holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WristMail for Gmail has 722 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 9% of WristMail for Gmail's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tot Mini's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WristMail for Gmail ships an update every 5 weeks, Tot Mini every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WristMail for Gmail | Tot Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (722 ratings) — better | 2.9 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 722 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muhammad Siddiqui | The Iconfactory |
Customer experience
WristMail for Gmail
Tot Mini
Bugs and requests
WristMail for Gmail
Reported bugs
10 issues- Doesn't load emails
- Keeps saying 'loading'
- Doesn't open emails
- Blocked by Google
- Doesn't work on Apple Watch
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- Perpetual 'unable to connect' issue
- Can't compose or send emails
- Raw HTML tags in content
- Inconsistent sync
- Vague error messages
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to sync multiple accounts
- Standalone functionality without phone
Tot Mini
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WristMail for Gmail
No in-app purchases
Tot Mini
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is WristMail for Gmail free?
Is Tot Mini free?
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