Google Voice vs mail.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Voice
This app provides a dedicated phone number for calls, texts, and voicemail, syncing across devices for seamless use anywhere. It offers advanced spam filtering, call forwarding, and searchable message history. Voicemails are transcribed for easy reading and can be sent to your email.
- Dedicated phone number
- Call, text, and voicemail
- Cross-device syncing
- Spam filtering and blocking
- Call forwarding settings
- Voicemail transcription
- Searchable call/text history
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Google Voice gives you a phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail. It works on smartphones and computers, and syncs across your devices so you can use the app in the office, at home, or on the go. NOTE: Google Voice only works for personal Google Accounts in the US and Google Workspace accounts in select markets. Text messaging is not supported in all markets. You’re in control Get spam filtered automatically and block numbers you don’t want to hear from. Manage your time with personalized settings for forwarding calls, text messages, and voicemail. Backed up and searchable Calls, text messages, and voicemails are stored and backed up to make it easy for you to search your history. Manage messages across devices Send and receive individual and group SMS messages from all your devices Your voicemail, transcribed Google Voice provides advanced voicemail transcriptions that you can read in the app and/or have sent to your email. Save on international calling Make international calls at competitive rates without paying extra for international minutes with your mobile carrier Keep in mind: • Google Voice is currently only available in the US. Google Voice for Google Workspace users is available in select countries. Check with your administrator for access. • Calls made using Google Voice for iPhone can be placed through a Google Voice access number. All access number based calls use the standard minutes from your cell phone plan and may incur costs (e.g. when traveling internationally).
mail.com
Manage your emails and cloud storage from a single app. Receive instant notifications for new messages and access your contacts and documents on the go. Secure your account with PIN or biometric authentication.
- Unified inbox for all email addresses
- 2GB cloud storage
- Push notifications
- PIN or biometric authentication
- Automatic photo backup
- Contact synchronization
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The mail.com mail app for iPhone and iPad lets you take your email and cloud wherever you go. The mail.com mail app brings comprehensive functionality to your mobile device. Perfect for iPhone and iPad users, the email app from mail.com puts a wealth of productivity tools directly into your hand. Check all your email addresses and view your cloud documents from one centralized mailbox – wherever you go. Enable push notifications to ensure you never miss an important message again. Discover the many features of the mail.com email app and get your emails whenever you need them, wherever you are. What customers are saying: "Everything you could wish for. Simply open, read, delete, done. No frills or 1000 options to subscribe or play. Thanks" "Good stuff. The way email should work today!" "Cool. I have been using this app for such a long time and I would not change." "Best email account in the world. Thank you" "Great app! Convenient, easy to navigate" Reliable and secure e-mail The mail.com email app is optimized for use with a mail.com email account by 1&1. With an mail.com email account you can select from our 100+ email domains, like @email.com and @usa.com. Ideal for business emails, our mail app lets you set personalized notifications and use many organizational features that our webmail solution provides. This means you can easily access your mail.com contacts and synchronize them with the contacts on your iPhone. The mail.com email client for iOS enabled devices also includes powerful security features to ensure your communications are never compromised. The email app for iOS is simple to install and intuitive to use. You can even make it the default mail app on your iPhone. This makes managing your mails a breeze – giving you the opportunity to write, reply and organize your mail wherever you go. Syncing your inbox between multiple devices is also possible, allowing you to move seamlessly from your iPhone to your iPad without breaking your concentration. Cloud storage and emails in one With mail.com freemail you also get 2GB of reliable cloud storage. Store e-mail attachments, photos, documents and more in your mail.com Cloud and your online file manager is right at your fingertips in this combined e-mail and cloud app. The app will automatically sync not only every message in your inbox but all the files in your cloud storage, so you can access them whenever and wherever you are online. Just open the app and get started! You can even activate automatic photo backup from your iPhone or iPad to your mail.com Cloud and keep your precious memories safe in our secure online storage. All you need to do is sign up for a freemail account from mail.com and download the app to enjoy these gr eat features: • iPhone optimized • Convenient push notifications • Increased security through PIN or biometric authentication • Mobile access to your mail.com contacts • Integrated cloud with automatic photo backups • Customizable interface • 100+ email domains available to create email address of your choice • Sync automatically with mail.com web browser email client • Set as default mail app on iPhone or iPad • Convenient folder and file manager in Cloud 100+ email domains One of the best things about using the mail.com app as your iPhone email app or iPad email app is creating unique email addresses. Customize your email address with our 100+ email domains. In addition to our @mail.com domain, here are just five of the available email domains that we offer: 1 @email.com domain 2 @usa.com domain 3 @post.com domain 4 @techie.com domain 5 @dr.com domain Feedback welcome! We’d love to hear what you think and we welcome your feedback and user experiences with the iPhone and iPad app. Contact us today and help us improve your email experience. Terms & Conditions: https://www.mail.com/company/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mail.com at 76% against Google Voice's 15%. mail.com also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Google Voice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. mail.com sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Google Voice asks for nothing beyond the download.
mail.com holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62K and 105K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Google Voice's written reviews are positive against 76% of mail.com's.
Google Voice ships an update weekly, mail.com fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Google Voice | mail.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62K ratings) | 4.7 (105K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62K | 105K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #32 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1&1 Mail & Media Inc. | |
Customer experience
Google Voice
mail.com
User reviews
Google Voice
From 62K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent service for 20+ years
- 📞 Free calls and texts with WiFi
- 🔒 Ability to block/filter numbers
- 🔍 Helpful for business/privacy needs
- 🌐 Works well internationally
Room to improve
- 🌍 Not available in some countries
- 🔍 Contacts management issues
- 🐛 Unstable connection, call drops
- ⏱️ Slow app performance and lag
- 🔇 Poor call quality at times
mail.com
From 105K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Simple and clean interface
- 🔒 Secure email service
- 💡 Variety of domain options
- 🚀 Quick email delivery
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional login issues
- 🐛 Delayed email notifications
- 💡 Need for more advanced features
- 🔋 Slow performance on older devices
- 🔍 Lacking robust search functionality
Bugs and requests
Google Voice
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inconsistent behavior when answering calls
- Voicemail transcription issues
- Syncing problems between app and web version
Requested features
4 requests- Separate ringtone/notification for Google Voice calls
- In-app contact management
- Improved call reliability and quality
- Expanded international availability
mail.com
Reported bugs
4 issues- Emails not loading properly
- Inability to delete or move emails
- Sync issues between app and web version
- Frequent app crashes or freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Improved email organization and folder management
- Option to disable ads in free version
- Enhanced search capabilities
- Ability to attach various file types
- Customizable email signatures
In-app purchases
Google Voice
No in-app purchases
mail.com
- 25 GB3 variants$0.991 Month
- adfree App$1.991 Month
- 150 GB2 variants$2.991 Month
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- 250 GB2 variants$3.991 Month
- mail.com Premium$3.991 Month
- mail.com Premium$29.991 Year









