Scan to Excel vs SayMail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan to Excel
Easily scan QR and barcodes and directly save the data into an Excel spreadsheet. Customize your scans with geolocations, timestamps, quantities, and custom fields for efficient inventory, attendance, or library management.
- Scan QR and barcodes
- Save data to Excel
- Customizable scan schema
- Append geolocations and timestamps
- Support for external scanners
- Google account sign-in
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Scan to Excel allows you to easily scan QR and barcodes and store codes in Excel. Looking to keep track of the inventory or your shop, warehouse or library? Need to monitor attendance of your classes, events and meetings? Look no further than Scan to Sheets, the app that allows you to quickly and easily scan QR codes and barcodes directly to Excel. Supports a large variety of formats and external scanners connected via bluetooth or USB. Securely sign in with your Google account or connect to your public spreadsheets without sign in. You can customize your schema to append geolocations, timestamps, quantities, and custom text and numeric fields and labels to your scans. -------------------------------------------------------- By using this app, you agree to Apple’s Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SayMail
This app allows you to send emails using only your voice, without needing to unlock your phone or navigate menus. It's designed for speed and accessibility, enabling hands-free communication for various situations, including emergencies.
- Hands-free voice to email
- Siri integration for instant launch
- Automatic recording start
- Shake to send functionality
- Location attachment
- Secret emergency trigger phrase
- Offline message queuing
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SayMail — Hands-Free Voice to Text to Email SayMail turns your voice into a sent email in seconds — no typing, no unlocking, no navigating menus. Say "Hey Siri, SayMail" — the app opens and recording starts immediately. Speak your message. When you stop talking, SayMail transcribes your words and sends them as an email automatically. Or shake your phone to send instantly. --THE SIRI WORKFLOW — PERFECTED Leave SayMail running as you switch to using other apps. Every time you say "Hey Siri, open SayMail," the app comes to the foreground and recording starts automatically — as if you had just launched it fresh. No tapping. No looking at the screen. Just speak and it sends. Enable Auto-record when already open in Settings once, and this becomes your permanent hands-free loop. DESIGNED FOR SPEED -Launch with Siri — no unlocking required -Recording starts the moment the app opens or returns to the foreground -A strong haptic pulse is felt confirming recording has started – no need to look at the screen -30-second countdown — sends automatically when time is up -Shake to send instantly at any time -A double haptic pulse confirms your message was sent -Driving safe — eyes stay on the road, hands stay on the wheel, record new messages over and over -Accessibility friendly — fully operable without ever looking at the screen, with haptic pulse feedback at every key moment SMART LOCATION Say "send, set or add location" anywhere in your message to attach your GPS coordinates as a Google Maps link. Or turn on Always Append Location in Settings. EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM For situations where you cannot ask for help openly. Set a secret trigger phrase — something only you know. Set a trusted Emergency CC contact. A child in danger speaks their code word, sets the phone down, and walks away. The parent receives an alert with exact GPS coordinates instantly. The person who picks up the phone sees what looks like a crashed, rebooting device — no indication anything was sent. When triggered, SayMail silently: Copies your emergency contact on the email Attaches your GPS coordinates as a Google Maps link Marks the subject URGENT Displays an error screen with no evidence of SayMail OFFLINE MESSAGE PRESERVATION No signal? SayMail queues your message locally and sends it the moment connectivity is restored and SayMail is opened. FLEXIBLE SENDING SayMail Email Service (Pro+) — zero setup, works instantly out of the box Your Own Email (SMTP, Pro) — Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, or any SMTP provider REST API — trigger automated actions from any email you send PRIVACY FIRST SayMail does not store your recordings beyond what is temporarily needed for transcription. SMTP credentials never leave your device — stored in your encrypted keychain. Perfect for drivers, people with visual impairments, voice memo users, safety check-ins, and anyone who needs to capture a thought the moment it arrives. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SayMail at 5.0 against Scan to Excel's 3.3. SayMail also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Scan to Excel's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Scan to Excel sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and SayMail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SayMail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan to Excel has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Scan to Excel ships an update every 5 months, SayMail every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan to Excel | SayMail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile First | CHICK MILLER WELLS |
Customer experience
Scan to Excel
SayMail
In-app purchases
Scan to Excel
- Starter Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
SayMail
- SayMail Pro+$1.991 Month
- SayMail Pro$2.99
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