Comparison

Paced Email vs Masked Email Manager

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

Head to head
About

Paced Email

Create temporary, disposable email addresses with a single click to protect your privacy from trackers and advertisers. Manage these inboxes and choose when to receive messages, helping to reduce inbox distractions and boost productivity.

Highlights
  • One-click temporary email generation
  • Disposable and personalized email addresses
  • Block and unblock senders
  • Batch inbound messages into digests
  • Manage Paced Email inboxes
  • Account switching
Features
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One-click temporary burner emails. Create disposable or personalised email addresses from iOS Safari with the official Paced Email extension. Anonymously shield your real identity from companies and advertisers who want to track you online. Block and unblock them anytime you want. Boost your productivity by choosing when inbound messages reach you. Batch into daily, weekly, or monthly digests for a calmer inbox. Extension features: • Email field icon to auto-generate burner emails with a single click • Single click copy to clipboard • Generate and manage Paced Email inboxes • Account switching Learn more: https://www.paced.email/browser-extensions Twitter: https://twitter.com/pacedemail

About

Masked Email Manager

Streamline your email privacy by managing Fastmail's Masked Emails instantly. Create, enable, or disable addresses with ease, all without needing to visit the Fastmail website. Integrate with other apps for automated workflows.

Highlights
  • Instant Masked Email creation
  • Enable/disable addresses
  • Manage emails outside Fastmail website
  • App integration via Shortcuts
  • Unlimited Masked Email creation (Premium)
Features
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Keep your personal email address off sign-up forms. Create and manage Fastmail masked email addresses from your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Make a separate address for shopping, newsletters or a new account. Mail arrives in your Fastmail inbox, and you can turn an address off when you no longer want to receive mail through it. • Create masked addresses with a description and website so you remember what each one is for. • Search by email address, website or description. • Copy an address when you need it for a sign-up or login. • Disable addresses you no longer need, and re-enable them later. • Create addresses from Shortcuts with the Full Version. • NEW: Connect multiple Fastmail accounts and create masked addresses for each. Free to get started View and manage your existing masked addresses, and create up to 10 new ones. A one-time Full Version purchase unlocks unlimited address creation and Shortcuts support. There is no subscription for this app. Fastmail account required You need a Fastmail account that supports Masked Email and an API token with the Masked Email permission. Fastmail is a separate service with its own subscription. Masked Email Manager is an independent third-party app, not affiliated with Fastmail.

Screenshots

Paced Email4 screens
Masked Email Manager3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paced Email at none against Masked Email Manager's 1. Paced Email also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Masked Email Manager's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Masked Email Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Paced Email asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Paced Email against 4.9 for Masked Email Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masked Email Manager has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paced Email ships an update every 10 months, Masked Email Manager every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paced Email versus Masked Email Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaced EmailMasked Email Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJemcode LimitedDavid Mohl

Customer experience

Paced Email

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

Masked Email Manager

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paced Email

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Masked Email Manager

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Paced Email free?
Paced Email is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Masked Email Manager free?
Masked Email Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paced Email or Masked Email Manager?
Paced Email is rated higher. Paced Email averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Masked Email Manager averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do Paced Email or Masked Email Manager have ads?
Neither Paced Email nor Masked Email Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paced Email or Masked Email Manager?
Paced Email ships an update every 10 months, and Masked Email Manager every 5 months. Most recently, Paced Email was updated on October 11, 2026 and Masked Email Manager on October 24, 2026.

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