iMailG vs Contact[s] 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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iMailG
A secure email client for Gmail offering robust protection with Touch/Face ID and passcode. It features customizable message viewing, anti-phishing measures, and in-app browsing. Easily insert text snippets, signatures, and manage attachments.
- Touch/Face ID and Passcode protection
- Anti-phishing with undisguised URL display
- In-app browsing or external browser options
- Insert text snippets and HTML signatures
- Attach multiple photos and scribbles
- Open attachments in 3rd-party apps
- Search text within emails
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√ Touch/Face ID and Passcode protection with strong keychain security. √ Zoom message view with customizable scales. √ Anti-phishing by displaying full undisguised URL before following external links. √ In-app browsing or open links in Safari or Google Chrome. √ Air-print web pages and email attachments. √ Insert text snippets (like canned response) and HTML signatures √ Attach multiple photos and scribbles with ease √ Open attachments in 3rd-party apps like Good Reader etc. √ Save images to photo album. √ Search text in mail √ Customizable shortcuts for mail search and external link √ Smart rotation lock √ Import/Export settings via clipboard P.S. We take security and privacy concerns seriously when designing this app. Your credentials are stored in iOS keychain and well encrypted during network communications. Your privacy is highly respected as information delivered to/from your Google account would never be shared with any 3rd-party.
Contact[s] 2
A streamlined address book designed for easy contact management. Quickly initiate calls, texts, or emails with your favorite people. Features synchronized contacts and custom mail client integration.
- Quick call, text, email initiation
- Synchronized contacts
- Custom mail client support
- Birthday reminders via Today Widget
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Contact[s] is a very special address book, designed for the people you love. Quickly make phone calls, send text messages or emails. It’s that simple. Your contacts are always synchronized, you don’t have to worry about it. You can also use custom mail clients, like Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Mail, Dispatch, Airmail, Spark, or Fastmail. You can now use the Today Widget to find your contacts birthdays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Contact[s] 2 at 4.5 against iMailG's 3.4. Contact[s] 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). iMailG's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 57%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume and update cadence 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. iMailG sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Contact[s] 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Contact[s] 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 33 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of iMailG's written reviews are positive against 57% of Contact[s] 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iMailG ships an update every 3 months, Contact[s] 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iMailG | Contact[s] 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (16 ratings) | 4.5 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Idemfactor Solutions | Vincent Tourraine |
Customer experience
iMailG
Contact[s] 2
Bugs and requests
iMailG
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and frequent requests to re-enter credentials
- Scrolling and performance problems, especially on older devices
- Inconsistent behavior when composing and saving emails
- Push notifications not working as expected for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Improved push notification reliability and speed
- Better integration with Google Calendar and Tasks
- More customization options (e.g., themes, font sizes)
- Ability to manage multiple Gmail accounts seamlessly
- Enhanced email attachment handling and viewing
Contact[s] 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iMailG
- Remove advertisement$3.99
- Gmail Plus!$4.99
Contact[s] 2
No in-app purchases
