Comparison

eM Client vs Waitly

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

Head to head
About

eM Client

This app unifies email, calendar, tasks, contacts, and notes into a single, AI-enhanced platform. It offers advanced features typically found on desktop, including instant message translation and robust encryption, for seamless management of multiple accounts on your iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • AI-enhanced email drafting and replies
  • Unified inbox for email, calendar, tasks, contacts, and notes
  • Instant message translation
  • PGP and S/MIME encryption
  • Quick import from desktop app
  • Mail-tracking pixel detection
  • Snooze and Undo Send features
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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

Waitly

Features
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Waitly makes anticipation visible. Create beautiful countdowns for trips, birthdays, weddings, exams, and every moment worth looking forward to. Keep your important events organized in one calm, modern place, with optional Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. FEATURES - Personal countdowns with a date and optional time - Flexible display in days or months and days - Recurring events - Custom colors and meaningful icons - Multiple reminders before each event - Adjustable reminder time - Custom text for reminder notifications - Pin important countdowns and find them with search - Share countdowns as beautiful Waitly cards - Light, dark, or automatic appearance WAITLY PREMIUM Waitly Premium unlocks unlimited countdowns, every icon and color, and the complete widget collection. Choose a specific countdown in each widget's configuration and enjoy a range of designs for your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Two countdowns are included for free. Premium is a one-time purchase with no subscription.

Screenshots

eM Client4 screens
Waitly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eM Client at none against Waitly's 1. eM Client also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Waitly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eM Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eM Client ships an update every 10 days, Waitly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
eM Client versus Waitly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereM ClientWaitly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereM ClientDominik Gausmann

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.)

Waitly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

eM Client

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Waitly

One-time1
  • Waitly Premium$1.99

Questions

Is eM Client free?
eM Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waitly free?
Waitly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do eM Client or Waitly have ads?
Neither eM Client nor Waitly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eM Client or Waitly?
eM Client ships an update every 10 days, and Waitly every 3 weeks. Most recently, eM Client was updated on October 9, 2026 and Waitly on October 7, 2026.

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