Comparison

1Address vs Island Mail

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Automatic address updates
  • User-controlled sharing
  • Map integration for addresses
  • Export address lists
  • Simplified contact management
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

1Address2 screens
Island Mail4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Island Mail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 1Address asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1Address ships an update every 5 weeks, Island Mail weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
1Address versus Island Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1AddressIsland Mail
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan JudelsonWiredIsle LLC

Customer experience

1Address

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Island Mail

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

1Address

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Island Mail

One-time1
  • Share Suite$14.99

Questions

Is 1Address free?
1Address is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Island Mail free?
Island Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 1Address or Island Mail?
1Address and Island Mail are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do 1Address or Island Mail have ads?
Neither 1Address nor Island Mail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1Address or Island Mail?
1Address ships an update every 5 weeks, and Island Mail weekly. Most recently, 1Address was updated on November 7, 2026 and Island Mail on October 31, 2026.

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