1Address vs Island Mail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1Address
Easily share and automatically update mailing addresses with friends and family. Control your own address information and receive automatic updates when others change theirs. Open shared addresses in maps or export lists for mailings.
- Automatic address updates
- User-controlled sharing
- Map integration for addresses
- Export address lists
- Simplified contact management
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1Address ensures you always have the latest mailing address for your friends and family. You control who you share your address with. They control who they share their mailing address with. Anytime a friend or family member updates their mailing address, 1Address will automatically update your copy ensuring you never have to search for the “correct” mailing address again. Tap on any address shared with you to open in maps as well. You can even export an address list for creating holiday cards. Unlike traditional contacts, 1Address is not something you maintain. You are only responsible for your address. Using 1Address makes it easy to send greeting cards, send out wedding invitations, and send packages with confidence.
Island Mail
Manage your inbox efficiently with a fast, native email client. Quickly triage messages with intuitive swipes, compose rich emails, and seamlessly share content to other apps or create notes and tasks. Offers extensive customization and works with all major email providers.
- Swipe to triage emails
- Card-based paging swipe
- Rich text composer
- One-tap share to notes/tasks
- Customizable themes and rules
- Unified inbox for multiple accounts
- Private by design
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Control your email. Don't let it control you. Island Mail is a fast, triage-focused, native mail app for iPhone, iPhone Duo, and iPad. FLY THROUGH YOUR INBOX • Swipe to delete, archive, star, or share — right from the list. • Slide through emails like cards off a deck with a smooth paging swipe: read one, act on it, and glide to the next. • Multi-select to archive, mark, or trash in bulk — with undo. • Fast search across every account, with filters for unread, starred, and dates. A COMPOSER THAT'S POWERFUL — AND FUN • Rich text, lists, signatures, and emoji. • Full-fidelity drafts, saved automatically. • Clean, readable emails. • Playful text styles — flip it upside down, go leetspeak, and more. SHARE SUITE — PUT EVERY EMAIL WHERE IT BELONGS Turn any email into a note, task, or event in one tap: • Built-in targets: DEVONthink, Things, Fantastical, OmniFocus, Drafts, and more. • Set a reminder or add it to your calendar. • Export as PDF, text, or .eml. • Build your own targets for any app with a URL scheme. • Note and task shares carry a durable link straight back to the source email. MAKE IT YOURS • Ten beautiful themes — light, dark, and everything between. • Custom folders, rules, block-sender, and one-tap unsubscribe. WORKS WITH YOUR ACCOUNTS • Gmail, iCloud, Outlook / Office 365, Fastmail, and any IMAP account. • Multiple accounts with a unified inbox. • Native iPhone and iPad layouts — made for iPad, not stretched to fit. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your credentials live only in the iOS Keychain. • No tracking, no ads, no data collection. Your mail is yours. FREE TO USE Island Mail is free for everyday email. The Share Suite — one-tap sharing to your favorite apps and your own custom targets — includes a free 7-day trial, then a single one-time purchase to unlock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 1Address at none against Island Mail's 1. 1Address also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.5). Island Mail's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Island Mail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 1Address asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 1Address against 5.0 for Island Mail. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
1Address ships an update every 5 weeks, Island Mail weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1Address | Island Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Judelson | WiredIsle LLC |
Customer experience
1Address
Island Mail
In-app purchases
1Address
No in-app purchases
Island Mail
- Share Suite$14.99









