Comparison

BT Email vs HeyBo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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

About

HeyBo

Capture your thoughts and tasks effortlessly by speaking them aloud. This app organizes your spoken notes, identifies actionable items and appointments, and provides a daily summary of your priorities. It offers hands-free operation and intelligent AI features for enhanced organization.

Highlights
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Automatic note tagging
  • Daily morning brief
  • Task and schedule organization
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Hands-free operation
  • Action Button integration
Features
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Your head is full. HeyBo empties it. Just talk. Tell Bo what you need to do, who to call, when the dentist is, or that you're out of coffee. HeyBo turns your voice into tidy notes, spots the tasks and times in what you said, and every morning greets you with a brief of what actually matters today. SPEAK, DON'T TYPE • Tap once and talk — Bo writes it down as you speak. • Transcription runs on your iPhone wherever it's supported. • Every note is tagged automatically: tasks, times, people, ideas. YOUR MORNING BRIEF • A short, warm summary of your week's thoughts. • Today's tasks and schedule, in order. • An idea worth revisiting, so good thoughts don't get lost. • Arrives at the time you choose, with a gentle notification. ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S NEXT • Upcoming groups everything by Today, Tomorrow, This week, Later and Anytime. • Tick tasks off from the brief or the list. • Reminders for anything you said with a time attached. • History keeps every note, day by day. HEYBO+ Let Bo do the thinking: • AI morning briefs — Claude reads your week of notes and writes the brief for you. • Brief in your inbox — your brief emailed automatically every morning, with today's tasks and everything still outstanding. • Shopping list — say "we're out of milk" and it lands on a list you can tick off. • "Hey, Bo" hands-free — say the words and Bo starts writing, even with the app in the background. • Action Button capture — set your iPhone's Action Button to Talk to Bo: press, speak, saved. HeyBo+ is $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year. Prices may vary by region. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes live on your iPhone. HeyBo+ AI features send note text to our server and Anthropic's Claude only after you say yes, and you can turn that off any time. No ads, no tracking, no selling your data. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://heyboapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

BT Email4 screens
HeyBo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HeyBo at 100% against BT Email's 17%. BT Email's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BT Email versus HeyBo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBT EmailHeyBo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (227 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings227 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBritish Telecommunications plcLee Walkden

Customer experience

BT Email

All ratings223 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews660 reviews
Positive17.3%
Neutral9.8%
Negative72.9%

HeyBo

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

Bugs and 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

HeyBo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BT Email

No in-app purchases

None

HeyBo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BT Email free?
BT Email is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HeyBo free?
HeyBo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BT Email or HeyBo have ads?
Neither BT Email nor HeyBo shows ads.

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