Comparison

Vimlike vs Mailrecap.co

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

Head to head
About

Vimlike

Enhance web browsing with keyboard shortcuts, mimicking a Vim-like editor experience. Navigate pages, manage tabs, and interact with links using customizable key bindings. Offers features like dark mode and reader view for a streamlined workflow.

Highlights
  • Keyboard shortcuts for navigation
  • Customizable key mappings
  • Link interaction (open, new tab)
  • Tab management (new, close, switch)
  • Insert and normal modes
  • Reader view and dark mode
Features
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Vimlike puts vim's keys on every page in Safari. j and k scroll, f labels every link, o opens one bar for tabs, history, search and the AI. Version 2.0 adds an assistant that works the page, shortcuts and clean-ups the AI makes for each site, signed site packs and a keyboard editor. Free. No in-app purchases, no account, no tracking. iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. KEYBOARD h j k l, gg, G, d, u. Link hints turn every link on screen into a one- or two-letter jump: f labels them, type the label to open, ⇧F opens in a background tab. t new tab, x close, q and w previous and next, ⇧Z reopen, g1…g9 by number. ⇧H back, ⇧L forward, gu up one URL level, yy copy the URL. Normal mode to navigate, Insert to type; Esc returns, and ` or § can stand in for it on iPad keyboards. Video full screen and picture in picture, zoom, and ? for the cheat sheet. SEARCH BAR Press o and type. The bar searches your open tabs, your local history, your top sites and the web in one list. ↩ opens the highlighted row; ⌘↩ sends the text to the AI instead. ↑ on an empty bar walks back through what you ran, like a shell. : opens your saved commands; / finds a link on the page by name. AI ASSISTANT Ask about the page, or have it do the work. It clicks, types, picks from menus, pulls tables out, opens tabs and reads your other tabs, with 28 tools. It asks before anything it cannot undo. Saved commands like :sum, :table, :translate and :links, plus your own. Five kinds of tool, each Allow, Ask or Deny, and a step limit per run. A long answer opens as a page you can copy as Markdown or print. Pick Apple Intelligence as the provider and it runs free on Apple's Private Cloud Compute, nothing to sign up for, nothing kept (iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or macOS 27 with Apple Intelligence on). Or use your own key for Claude, OpenAI, Gemini or DeepSeek; the key goes in the Keychain. Or Open in browser mode, which opens ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or DeepSeek in a new tab with your prompt and the page's text already typed in. SHORTCUTS AND CLEAN-UPS FOR EACH SITE Suggest shortcuts reads the page's places and proposes keys: gj JavaScript, gl Learn, gb the blog. The keys work while you try them; Save keeps them, Esc discards. A key is a click or an address, never a script. Clean up this page hides ads, banners, the sidebar or comments with styles you can remove later; the main text can never be hidden. By hand, gk on any page: click an element, press a key, name it. KEYBOARD EDITOR Settings › Keyboard lists every command. Pick a command, record a key, exclude it on sites where it gets in the way. Conflicts are flagged as you go. Script mode keeps the settings script for anyone who prefers to write it. SITE PACKS One signed file for one website: keys for its places, a few AI commands, CSS, and the Vimlike keys it hands back so the site's own shortcuts still work. YouTube, Gmail, Google Search and News, Reddit, Wikipedia, GitHub, Hacker News, Netflix and more. Verified on your device each time it runs, no JavaScript. Updates keep your switches and re-keyed keys. VISUAL AND CARET MODE v starts a selection, ⇧V selects by line, c places a caret you move first. Then vim's motions: hjkl, w b e, 0 $, f and t to a character, aw a word, as a sentence. y copies, / finds text, : asks the AI about the selection. PRIVACY No account and no server. Nothing about your browsing is collected. The bar's history is stored on the device and can be deleted in Settings. API keys live in the Keychain, never given to the page. Settings sync through your own iCloud, or stay on one device. With an AI provider, your prompt and the page's text go to the provider you chose and nowhere else. Languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Cantonese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese. Requires iOS and iPadOS 16.6 or later, or macOS 13 or later. Vimlike needs access to websites to take over the keyboard shortcuts; you choose which sites in Safari.

About

Mailrecap.co

Transform physical mail into a digital, organized feed. Instantly understand letters and documents with AI-powered summaries and actionable insights. Listen to your mail on the go and securely archive important paperwork.

Highlights
  • Instant AI summaries of letters
  • Actionable insights and next steps
  • Text-to-speech for mail summaries
  • Multi-language support
  • Secure digital archive
  • Privacy-focused data processing
Features
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Your Smart Mail Assistant Drowning in paper mail? Struggle to understand complex letters? MailRecap turns your physical mailbox into a digital, organized, and easy-to-understand feed. Instantly Understand Your Mail Simply snap a photo of any letter, bill, or document. MailRecap's advanced AI instantly analyzes the text and provides a clear, concise summary of what it is and what action you need to take. No more reading through pages of dense legal jargon. Key Features: Instant AI Summaries: comprehensive summaries of your letters in seconds. Actionable Insights: clear "Next Steps" so you know exactly what to do (e.g., "Pay bill by Friday", "File this document"). Text-to-Speech: Listen to your mail summaries on the go. Multi-Language Support: accurate summaries and translations for mail in various languages. Secure Archive: keep a digital history of all your important mail in one secure place. Privacy First: your data is processed securely and privately. Perfect For: Busy professionals who want to save time. Anyone managing household bills and paperwork. Non-native speakers needing help understanding local mail. Users who prefer listening to documents. Download MailRecap today and take control of your postal mail! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vimlike4 screens
Mailrecap.co4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vimlike at none against Mailrecap.co's 4. Vimlike also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 5). Mailrecap.co's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, update cadence, 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. Mailrecap.co sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Vimlike asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mailrecap.co holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vimlike has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Vimlike's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mailrecap.co's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vimlike versus Mailrecap.co: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVimlikeMailrecap.co
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJasmine StudiosAlain Lores

Customer experience

Vimlike

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral11.5%
Negative3.8%

Mailrecap.co

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Vimlike

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Default mode setting does not work
  • Scrolling bug on iPadOS
  • Cannot use 'f' to press buttons on webpage
  • Hitting F again does not cancel navigation
  • Extension not working after a while, requires reinstallation
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  • Scrolling no longer works on iPadOS
  • Memory leak after Ventura update
  • Issues with custom bindings in Gmail
  • Scrolling animation feels choppy
  • Scrolling stuttery on iPad Pro with ProMotion
  • Cannot get out of YouTube fullscreen with control+u
  • Reconfigs don't work
  • Safari no longer inserts username/passwords
  • Extension not working on Google Domains

Requested features

15 requests
  • Open search result in current tab
  • Customized new tab URL
  • Support for opening bookmarks/favorites
  • Visual mode for highlighting text
  • Custom search URL support
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  • Ability to move tabs left/right
  • Option to disable scrolling animation
  • More subtle color scheme for link selection
  • Website specific settings to exclude key bindings
  • Simulate 'o' and 'O' from other Vim plugins
  • Command focus the URL of the page
  • Specify keys for ACTIVATE_LINK command with 'Ignore keyboard layout'
  • Command for changing tab order
  • Easy in-app config for exclusion list
  • Dark mode option

Mailrecap.co

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vimlike

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Mailrecap.co

Subscriptions4
  • Mailrecap Essentials Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Mailrecap Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Mailrecap Essential Yearly$39.001 Year
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  • Mailrecap Plus Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Vimlike free?
Vimlike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mailrecap.co free?
Mailrecap.co is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vimlike or Mailrecap.co?
Mailrecap.co is rated higher. Vimlike averages 4.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Mailrecap.co averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Vimlike or Mailrecap.co have ads?
Neither Vimlike nor Mailrecap.co shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vimlike or Mailrecap.co?
Vimlike ships an update every 2 months, and Mailrecap.co every 2 months. Most recently, Vimlike was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mailrecap.co on October 24, 2026.

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