Comparison

MailerLite Manager vs ActiveCampaign Hilos

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

Head to head
About

MailerLite Manager

Manage email campaigns, subscribers, and analyze performance from your mobile device. Create, edit, schedule, and review campaigns, while also adding subscribers and tracking form and workflow conversions.

Highlights
  • Create and edit email campaigns
  • Schedule campaigns
  • Manage subscribers
  • Analyze campaign performance
  • Track form and workflow conversions
  • Switch between accounts
Features
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The new MailerLite Manager iOS app is designed to work with the new MailerLite platform. You must have an account on the new MailerLite in order to use the MailerLite Manager app. For those of you with a MailerLite Classic account, you can download the MailerLite Classic Manager iOS app. Stay connected to subscribers and manage campaigns on the go with the MailerLite iOS app. Email campaigns - Create new campaigns using a rich-text editor. - Edit campaign content, subject lines, recipients and more. - Schedule your completed draft campaigns for now or later. - Preview or cancel campaigns waiting in the outbox. - Review the performance of sent campaigns. Subscribers - Add new subscribers on the fly. - Get a high-level overview of subscriber engagement in the main dashboard. - Review the performance of all subscribers or specific groups and segments. And much more! - Analyze the conversion rates of your forms, landing pages and websites. - Review the engagement of automated workflows. - Check campaign survey results. - Quickly switch between accounts.

About

ActiveCampaign Hilos

Manage customer communications, messaging, and automation for businesses. Features include a unified inbox for support and sales teams, intelligent chatbots for automation, and message campaigns for audience engagement. Integrates with existing business systems and messaging platforms.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for customer conversations
  • Intelligent chatbots for automation
  • Message campaigns for audience engagement
  • Powerful integration with business systems
  • API for connecting messaging platforms
Features
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The powerful platform for customer communication, messaging, and automation designed for businesses of all sizes. What you can do with our app: Unified Inbox: Manage all your customer conversations in one place. Perfect for your support, sales, and account management teams to collaborate and respond efficiently. Intelligent Chatbots: Automate everything from answering frequently asked questions to executing complex business processes by connecting to your external systems. Message Campaigns: Engage your audience by sending targeted informational messages or promotions to multiple contacts at once and track the results. Powerful Integration: Connect the tools you already use, like your CRM and other business systems, with major messaging platforms through our flexible API.

Screenshots

MailerLite Manager4 screens
ActiveCampaign Hilos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MailerLite Manager at 4.7 against ActiveCampaign Hilos's 1.0. MailerLite Manager also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 1). ActiveCampaign Hilos's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MailerLite Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MailerLite Manager has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MailerLite Manager ships an update every 4 weeks, ActiveCampaign Hilos every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MailerLite Manager versus ActiveCampaign Hilos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailerLite ManagerActiveCampaign Hilos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMailerLite, Inc.ActiveCampaign, LLC

Bugs and requests

MailerLite Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to switch between accounts
  • Inconsistent data display and refresh issues
  • Login problems and account access limitations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create and edit campaigns from the app
  • More advanced email design and formatting options in the app
  • Improved integration with other platforms and services
  • Faster and more reliable performance

ActiveCampaign Hilos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MailerLite Manager

No in-app purchases

None

ActiveCampaign Hilos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MailerLite Manager free?
MailerLite Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActiveCampaign Hilos free?
ActiveCampaign Hilos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MailerLite Manager or ActiveCampaign Hilos?
MailerLite Manager is rated higher. MailerLite Manager averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while ActiveCampaign Hilos averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MailerLite Manager or ActiveCampaign Hilos have ads?
Neither MailerLite Manager nor ActiveCampaign Hilos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MailerLite Manager or ActiveCampaign Hilos?
MailerLite Manager ships an update every 4 weeks, and ActiveCampaign Hilos every 2 weeks. Most recently, MailerLite Manager was updated on November 7, 2026 and ActiveCampaign Hilos on November 9, 2026.

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