Comparison

eM Client vs iCanText

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

Head to head
About

eM Client

Manage emails, calendars, tasks, contacts, and notes efficiently in one application. Features AI assistance for drafting and replying, robust security with PGP and S/MIME encryption, and instant message translation. Offers advanced privacy options and seamless integration with cloud storage and online meetings.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for emails, calendars, tasks, contacts, and notes
  • AI-powered email drafting and reply assistance
  • PGP and S/MIME encryption for secure communication
  • Instant message translation
  • Advanced privacy and mail-tracking pixel detection
  • Integration with cloud storage and online meetings
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These features include: • Super easy setup including quick import from the desktop app via QR code • AI Support for replies and email drafting • Emails, calendars, tasks, contacts and notes all in one place • Favorite, Global, and search folders to easily manage multiple accounts • Instant message translation • PGP and S/MIME encryption • Tags and Gmail labels support to sort and color-code your messages • Signatures you can choose from and assign to your accounts • QuickText: snippets of text you can quickly insert into your emails • Templates • Messages grouped into conversations • Advanced privacy options • Mail-Tracking pixel detection • Snooze • Watch for reply • Undo Send • Password protection • Online meetings integration • Cloud storage providers integration • Mobile device management (MDM) support and more

About

iCanText

This custom keyboard app enhances typing with oversized keys, a gentle sway animation, and smart visual cues. It offers gesture controls, single-tap contractions, and auto-editing features to improve speed and accuracy. Users can also customize styling and leverage on-device LLM for text proofreading.

Highlights
  • Oversized keys for comfort
  • Soothing sway animation
  • Next-letter highlights
  • Gesture controls for space/backspace
  • Single tap contractions and sentence endings
  • Auto-editing and LLM proofreading (iOS 26+)
  • Customizable styling
Features
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iCanText – A Bigger, Smarter Keyboard That Moves With You iCanText is a custom iOS keyboard built to make typing easier, clearer, and more comfortable. Featuring large, easy-to-tap keys, a gentle swaying animation, and smart visual cues, iCanText helps you type with more speed and fewer mistakes. Features: * Oversized Keys for Confident Typing. * Designed for accuracy and comfort. iCanText gives your fingers more space. * The top row gently moves left and right that allows for a maximum overall key size. * Next-Letter (instead of next word) predictions. * Likely next-letters glow based on what you're typing, making it faster to spot and tap what comes next. * Natural gesture-based texting: swipe right for a space, left for a backspace, up for numbers, down for symbols, and keep swiping up for phrases and dialects. Double swipe down toggles caps. * Single tap contractions. One tap makes a 'll, 's, 'r, 't, 'm or 've. * Tap the "Fix it" key (the wrench) to correct typos, caps, and formatting. * No pressure from autocorrect. * Just type. You can fix your typos later. * Custom keyboard styling (colors, etc.) in the main app. * No Ads, No Tracking, No Distractions. * iOS 26 users: have Apple's on-device LLM fix your typos. Whether you're a fast typer, someone with larger fingers, or just want a more relaxing keyboard experience, iCanText will help you text better.

Screenshots

eM Client4 screens
iCanText4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eM Client at 48% against iCanText's 0%. eM Client also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (51 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

eM Client holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eM Client has 51 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of eM Client's written reviews are positive against 0% of iCanText's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eM Client ships an update every 10 days, iCanText every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eM Client versus iCanText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereM ClientiCanText
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (51 ratings) — better2.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings51 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereM ClientTom Bensky

Customer experience

eM Client

All ratings51 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral13.7%
Negative27.5%
Written reviews364 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral17.9%
Negative34.6%

iCanText

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

eM Client

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Emails not sending immediately
  • Drafts not visible or editable
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between folders
  • Trouble signing in to multiple Google accounts

Requested features

6 requests
  • Calendar integration
  • Improved background refresh and sync
  • Custom notification sounds
  • Ability to sort emails by sender
  • More customization options
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  • Actions from notifications (archive, mark as read, etc.)

iCanText

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eM Client

No in-app purchases

None

iCanText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eM Client free?
eM Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iCanText free?
iCanText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eM Client or iCanText?
eM Client is rated higher. eM Client averages 3.7 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while iCanText averages 2.6 from 5 ratings.
Do eM Client or iCanText have ads?
Neither eM Client nor iCanText shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eM Client or iCanText?
eM Client ships an update every 10 days, and iCanText every 3 weeks. Most recently, eM Client was updated on November 12, 2026 and iCanText on November 5, 2026.

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