Comparison

Paper Plane Email vs Mail Bell

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

Head to head
About

Paper Plane Email

Instantly send yourself emails and notes with a single tap. This lightweight and customizable app supports attachments and works offline or in low bandwidth. Configure it to send emails automatically, use your own SMTP server, or host it yourself.

Highlights
  • One-tap email sending
  • Note creation
  • Attachment support
  • Offline functionality
  • Customizable SMTP server integration
  • Low bandwidth optimization
Features
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Send yourself an email and note in one tap! Lightweight, fast and endlessly customizable. Supports attachments and is robust in low bandwidth and offline environments. Let the app send the email itself, hook up to your own SMTP server or Google Apps, or even host the server yourself. Read more about the rationale for this workflow @ https://writings.williamhockey.com/paper-plane

About

Mail Bell

Features
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Email is a mess. Your inbox is buried in spam, newsletters, and receipts, so you stopped checking it. But the emails that actually matter still land there: a college coach, a recruiter, a job offer, your kid's school. Mail Bell fixes that. Connect an email address by forwarding a copy to your private Mail Bell address, and we text you the moment something important arrives. That's the whole thing. WE NEVER READ OR STORE YOUR EMAIL This is the part that matters. When a forwarded email reaches us, we look at only the sender and subject for the split second it takes to build your text, then it's gone. No inbox. No archive. No selling your data. Ever. ONLY THE STUFF THAT MATTERS You decide what's worth a buzz: - Anyone who emails you (we skip the junk: newsletters, receipts, promos, no-reply blasts) - Only the people and topics you pick (favorites, keywords, and a mute list) - A killer feature for recruited athletes: "only text me from .edu" so you never miss a coach BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MISS THE EMAIL - Recruited athletes and their families: coaches use email, and a missed message can cost an opportunity - Anyone job hunting, freelancing, or waiting on something time-sensitive - Parents keeping an eye on a teen's school mail HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your email and the number where you want texts. 2. Turn on forwarding in your email settings (we walk you through Gmail, iCloud, and Outlook). 3. Get a text when a real email lands. Done. Start free. Sign in with Apple. Stop anytime by replying STOP or deleting your account in the app. Privacy Policy: https://mailbell.cc/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://mailbell.cc/terms Mail Bell is a service of Limestone Labs LLC.

Screenshots

Paper Plane Email4 screens
Mail Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paper Plane Email at none against Mail Bell's 1. On price, ads, device support 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. Mail Bell sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Paper Plane Email asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Paper Plane Email versus Mail Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper Plane EmailMail Bell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam HockeyLimestone Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

Paper Plane Email

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mail Bell

Subscriptions1
  • Mail Bell Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Paper Plane Email free?
Paper Plane Email is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mail Bell free?
Mail Bell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Paper Plane Email or Mail Bell have ads?
Neither Paper Plane Email nor Mail Bell shows ads.

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