Comparison

HEY Email vs CandyWrapper

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

Head to head
About

HEY Email

This email client streamlines your inbox with features like call-like screening for senders, grouped message organization, and a unified attachment library. It offers unique ways to read emails, manage receipts, and protect your privacy from trackers.

Highlights
  • Screen senders like calls
  • Naturally grouped messages
  • Read multiple emails at once
  • Unified attachment library
  • Set aside emails for later
  • Dedicated receipt management
  • Blocks email trackers
Features
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It’s “you’ll never go back” better HEY replaces workarounds, messy hacks, and daily frustrations, with built-in workflows, effortless organization, and clever features that levels-up email in meaningful ways. Screen emails like you screen calls You screen your calls, so why can't you screen your emails? With HEY, you can. HEY puts you in complete control of who's allowed to email you. Don't want to hear from someone? Screen them out and won’t hear from them again. Naturally grouped Inboxes are typically an intertwined mess of new and old messages haphazardly mixed together. Yuck. With HEY, new messages are always grouped together at the top, and previously seen emails are always at the bottom. Neat and orderly by default. No need to wade through the inbox jungle with a machete. Spread ’em out, read ’em together Let's say you have 7 unread emails. Why do you have to open one, close one, open one, close one, open one, close one, and so on. It's rediculously inefficient. With HEY, you can open multiple emails at once and just scroll though them, just like you would a newsfeed. It's a revolutionary way to read your emails. You'll never go back to the old way. Find files without pulling your hair out If you’re looking for an attachment, why should you have to find an email first? That’s backwards. With HEY, you get an attachment library that gathers up every attachment you’ve ever received in one organized, siftable place. Just set it aside Sometimes you get emails you need to reference later - travel info, handy links, numbers you need, etc. With HEY, you can 'Set Aside' any email in a neat little pile for easy access whenever you need it. At hand, but out of your face. Put receipts in The Paper Trail Receipts, confirmations, and transactional emails getting in your way? With HEY, you can send those types of emails to The Paper Trail where they'll be out of your way, but easy to find when you need them. Blocking email spies 24/7/365 Many companies track which emails you open, how often you open them, and even where you were when you opened them. It's a massive invasion of your privacy. HEY blocks these trackers and tells you who's spying on you. Fix bad subjects without busting threads If you don’t start the thread, you're often stuck with other people’s generic, non-descriptive email subjects. With HEY, you can rename a subject so it makes sense for you without changing things for the other person. Add private notes to any email thread Conversations may start in email, but they may continue somewhere else. Some emails turn into lunches or calls or video conferences. Where do you put the notes from those - especially if they relate to the initial email conversation? With HEY, you can add personal, private notes (and files) to any thread. This way you keep everything related to the conversation on one page, even if it didn't all happen via email. Notifications you control HEY push notifications are off by default so your phone doesn’t steal your attention every time an inconsequential email hits your inbox. However, HEY lets you selectively turn them on for specific contacts or threads so you don't miss the things you really care about. A built-in ‘Reply Later’ workflow What if you need to reply, but you don't have time right now? With HEY, just click the “Reply Later” button to move an email to a dedicated ‘Reply Later’ pile at the bottom of the screen so you don’t lose or forget it. Stop heavy senders from dominating your inbox When you get lots of emails from someone, they can take over your Inbox. With HEY, you can choose to bundle a sender into a single row. This means no matter how many emails they send you, they'll only take up a single row in your Inbox. Clean, controlled, and calm. Get off threads without having to ask Stuck on a mega email chain and want off? Good luck asking someone to remove you. With HEY, you can unfollow any thread and replies won’t show up as new emails anymore. Out of your face forever.

About

CandyWrapper

This app scans QR codes and links to identify potential threats like phishing pages or malware. It provides a clear safety report before you open any destination, ensuring a secure browsing experience. You can also create your own secure QR codes with tracking and expiration features.

Highlights
  • QR code scanning
  • Link analysis
  • Phishing detection
  • Malware protection
  • Create secure QR codes
  • Scan tracking
  • Link expiration
Features
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CandyWrapper is the sweetest way to stay safe from sketchy QR codes and links. Every QR code hides a destination you can't see. Stickers get swapped, links get spoofed, and one tap can lead to a phishing page or malware. CandyWrapper unwraps the link first — running it through a multi-stage security pipeline — and gives you a clear verdict before you go anywhere. Sweet means safe to open. Spoiled means we blocked it. No jargon. No guesswork. Just a fast, friendly answer. HOW IT WORKS Point your camera at any QR code, or paste a link. In seconds, CandyWrapper checks it through 10 stages: • Payload inspection • Redirect tracing • Google Safe Browsing • VirusTotal • SSL certificate • Domain age • Phishing detection • Content analysis • Sandboxed preview • Reputation scoring Then it shows a plain-English safety report — and only opens the link if you choose to. CAUGHT ON YOUR DEVICE Instant checks run right on your phone — blocked schemes, look-alike (homoglyph) domains, typosquats, raw IP-address links, suspicious TLDs, URL shorteners, and @-sign tricks — so the obvious traps are stopped before anything leaves your device. CREATE SAFE QR CODES Make QR codes you actually control: • Encrypt the destination • Track every scan • Set expirations and scan limits • Revoke anytime PRIVATE BY DESIGN We open the wrapper, not the candy. CandyWrapper is built by a security company, not an ad company — we check links to protect you, not to profile you. Sign in with Apple is supported. Unwrap it before you tap it.

Screenshots

HEY Email4 screens
CandyWrapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: CandyWrapper at free against HEY Email's subscription. CandyWrapper also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). HEY Email's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CandyWrapper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEY Email has 4.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEY Email ships an update every 10 days, CandyWrapper every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HEY Email versus CandyWrapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEY EmailCandyWrapper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer37Signals LLCMichael Mackintosh II

Customer experience

HEY Email

All ratings4,324 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative29.8%

CandyWrapper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HEY Email

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard issues on iPad
  • Inconsistent behavior when moving between email views

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for custom email domains
  • More advanced filtering and automation options
  • Improved integration with other apps and services

CandyWrapper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HEY Email

No in-app purchases

None

CandyWrapper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEY Email free?
HEY Email is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CandyWrapper free?
CandyWrapper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HEY Email or CandyWrapper?
CandyWrapper is rated higher. HEY Email averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while CandyWrapper averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HEY Email or CandyWrapper have ads?
Neither HEY Email nor CandyWrapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEY Email or CandyWrapper?
HEY Email ships an update every 10 days, and CandyWrapper every 4 months. Most recently, HEY Email was updated on October 14, 2026 and CandyWrapper on October 6, 2026.

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