Comparison

AddyManager vs addy.io

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

Head to head
About

AddyManager

Manage your email aliases securely and privately on your iOS device. Access your account data offline, utilize biometric authentication, and perform advanced searches. This open-source app offers comprehensive control over your aliases, recipients, and domains.

Highlights
  • Manage Addy.io account
  • Offline data access
  • Biometric authentication
  • Advanced search
  • Add, delete, and restore aliases
  • Update alias details
  • Manage recipients and domains
Features
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AddyManager is an open-source, fast, and secure iOS app for Addy.io HIGHLIGHTS 1. Sign in with official Addy.io account 2. Sign in with your own self hosted instance 3. Access your account data while offline 4. Biometric authentication to secure your data 5. Advanced search functionality ALIAS FEATURES 1. Add, delete, and restore deleted alias 2. Update alias description and default recipients 3. Activate and deactivate alias on the fly 4. Easily generate "Send from email" 5. Forget alias (disassociates alias from account) OTHER FEATURES Add, delete, and update recipients, additional usernames, and domains with ease. SECURITY App uses secure storage, iOS's Keychain, to safely and securely store your access token. Your access token is NOT sent to us or any third party server. However, access token is required to interact with your Addy.io account and is used to fetch aliases, recipients, domains...etc. PRIVACY AddyManager is free and open source software licensed under MIT. Free as in free of charge, ads, analytics, and trackers. What's yours is yours. Your account data, aliases, recipients, domains, search history...etc. do NOT leave your device and are DELETED upon log out. Again, what's yours is yours. CONTACT US Contact us directly at addymanager@khalidwar.com for bug report and feature requests. DISCLAIMER AddyManager is independently created by Khalid Warsame (khalidwar.com) as a tool to help you manage your Addy.io account and is not associated with the official Addy.io project or team. TERMS & CONSITIONS: https://github.com/KhalidWar/anonaddy/blob/master/terms_and_conditions.md PRIVACY POLICY: https://github.com/KhalidWar/anonaddy/blob/master/privacy_policy.md

About

addy.io

Manage your email aliases and recipients on the go with this sleek mobile application. Create new aliases, forward emails, and receive notifications for delivery issues. Securely access your account with biometric authentication.

Highlights
  • Create and manage email aliases
  • Forward emails from anywhere
  • Biometric app lock
  • Notifications for delivery issues
  • Alias management via Shortcuts and Siri
  • Widgets for quick access
  • WatchOS app for on-the-go management
Features
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Easily create and manage your addy.io aliases, recipients and more from your phone, tablet or wearable with this gorgeous addy.io app for iOS and iPadOS. Requirements: addy.io instance running v1.8.0 or higher (current version of the addy.io app has been tested with v1.8.0) Characteristics: - Connect to a hosted addy.io instance or your own self-hosted instance - A unique, gorgeous and sleek design, based on the Human Interface Guidelines - Support for Deep Link to easily deactivate aliases from the email banner - Lock the app using Biometrics - App exclusive features - Watching aliases for new emails - Send emails from aliases from anywhere by selecting and sharing text or an email address - Get notified on failed deliveries, domain errors and expiring subscriptions - Create aliases using Shortcuts and Siri - Manage your addy.io subscription - Enable error logging to *locally* store exceptions for easy troubleshooting - Widgets! - Manage and create aliases on the go with the WatchOS app, including support for Siri Security: - Keychain API, your API key and other addy.io related settings are securely stored on your device using the Keychain API - I am forgoing the convenient third-party collection SDK and various stats just so you can use it with confidence. Manage (add, edit, delete): - Aliases - Recipients - Domains - Usernames - Rules - Blocklist - Labels - Failed deliveries What is addy.io: addy.io is an open source email forwarding service designed to protect an Internet user's email addresses from spam and other unwanted emails. Using the addy.io app managing your aliases has become easier than ever! addy.io Terms of Service: https://addy.io/terms?ref=appstore addy.io Privacy Policy: https://addy.io/privacy?ref=appstore

Screenshots

AddyManager4 screens
addy.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: AddyManager at free against addy.io's free with in-app purchases. AddyManager also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). addy.io's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (81% vs 64%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. AddyManager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and addy.io sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

addy.io holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 68 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of AddyManager's written reviews are positive against 81% of addy.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AddyManager ships an update monthly, addy.io every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AddyManager versus addy.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAddyManageraddy.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (54 ratings)4.7 (68 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5468 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKhalid Warsameaddy.io

Customer experience

AddyManager

All ratings54 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

addy.io

All ratings68 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AddyManager

Subscriptions2
  • AddyManager Plus$2.991 Month
  • AddyManager Plus$29.991 Year
3 purchases

addy.io

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Plan (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • Lite Plan (1 Year)$13.491 Year
  • Pro Plan (1 Year)$39.991 Year

Questions

Is AddyManager free?
AddyManager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is addy.io free?
addy.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AddyManager or addy.io?
addy.io is rated higher. AddyManager averages 4.4 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while addy.io averages 4.7 from 68 ratings.
Do AddyManager or addy.io have ads?
Neither AddyManager nor addy.io shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AddyManager or addy.io?
AddyManager ships an update monthly, and addy.io every 3 weeks. Most recently, AddyManager was updated on August 12, 2026 and addy.io on September 24, 2026.

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