Spamdrain vs WideMail Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spamdrain
This app offers a powerful AI-driven spam filter for iPhone and iPad, protecting your inbox from junk and malicious emails 24/7. It works across all devices and operating systems, ensuring you only receive the emails you want.
- AI-powered spam filtering
- Blocks junk and malicious emails
- Works across all devices and OS
- 24/7 inbox protection
- Real-time email checking
- View and manage blocked messages
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Tired of all the junk email you get? Try the most powerful spam filter for iPhone and iPad. Spamdrain protects your email from spam and junk email 24/7. Our anti-spam service is built on an artificial intelligence platform that we have tweaked and improved with the help of our amazing customers since 2004. So far, we have blocked 3.1 billion spam emails! "Spamdrain has stopped viruses and spam from corrupting my iPad and iPhone. It sorts through all my mail and declares it Blocked or Allowed... You are in total control! I highly recommend Spamdrain!" – Cibolo314, App Store review Sign up for a 14-day free trial (no credit card needed). If you love our spam filter (as we know you will), subscribe for less than the price of a cup of coffee. STOP JUNK EMAIL If you ever asked yourself how you can stop junk email or spam from clogging up your inbox, Spamdrain is for you. Spamdrain keeps your inbox clean on all devices and operating systems by blocking unwanted or malicious email – including automated emails or phishing attempts that use malware or spyware to attempt to access your sensitive banking or credit card information. CLEAN ON ALL DEVICES Connect your email and see the magic – everywhere. Mac or PC? POP3 or IMAP? Gmail, Outlook, Spark or Yahoo Mail? Spamdrain blocks junk email and spam across operating systems, devices and email providers. Simply connect and we do the rest. EVERY NEW EMAIL CHECKED The second you get a new email, we check it. If it is spam or junk, a virus or a phishing attempt, we remove it at once so you don't have to see it. YOUR DATA REMAINS PRIVATE You pay us a small fee so we never need to sell your data to anyone (unlike many others). We instead focus entirely on providing you with the best spam filtering in the world. AI + A COMMUNITY OF ANTISPAMMERS Let's work together to block phishers and spammers. We have fine-tuned our tech since 2004 and together with our amazing customers have created a spam filter service that efficiently blocks junk email. When you mark an email as spam, we will make sure everyone else is protected as well. EMAIL SPAM FILTER STATISTICS AND CONTROL When your account is up and running, you will be able to see statistics for your account and report spam that we may have missed. You can view blocked messages directly with this app. If you find an email you want to read on the blocked list, simply tap on it and 'allow'. When you do this, you help train the anti-spam filter and ensure that Spamdrain will send this email straight to your inbox the next time. Use Spamdrain to get an inbox with only the emails you want to read. REAL CONTROL OF YOUR INBOX AND TOTAL SPAM PROTECTION Get Spamdrain and retake control of your inbox. Sign up today and enjoy a clean inbox with nothing but the email you really want. Get rid of junk email and spam that is bothering and frustrating you! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WideMail Connect
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WideMail Connect is the mail app by Wideview, an email and web hosting provider. If your business email is hosted with Wideview, this is the fastest way to read and send it: on your iPhone, your iPad and in the browser, in one clean space. Sign in with your Wideview email account and you are ready. No setup, no server settings, no extra configuration. Every mailbox hosted with Wideview works with this app. What is inside: • Conversation threads. Questions and replies gather into one conversation, with no duplicates. • Real-time push. Get notified the moment a new email arrives, with quick actions from the lock screen. • Multiple accounts. All your mailboxes in one app, switch with a tap, separate unread badges. • Drafts that sync. Your drafts are saved to your mailbox, so you continue on any device. • Signatures. Build a professional signature from a template, or edit your own HTML. • Auto-reply. Out-of-office with loop protection: one polite reply, no endless back-and-forth. • Dark and light. A design that adapts to your device, easy to read day or night. • English , Greek and German. Your mail stays on your mail server. Your password is stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM) and is only used to connect to your mailbox. We do not sell your data and we do not read your mail. The app is free. There are no purchases, subscriptions or paid features inside the app. Need help? support@wideview.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WideMail Connect at none against Spamdrain's 8. Spamdrain's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Spamdrain sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per year. WideMail Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Spamdrain | WideMail Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SpamDrain AB | Wideview Entertainment |
Bugs and requests
Spamdrain
Reported bugs
3 issues- Emails disappearing from blocked list
- Inability to log in or access account
- Continued spam after uninstalling app
Requested features
4 requests- Bulk actions for blocked emails
- Integration with more email providers
- Customizable spam detection rules
- Improved reporting and analytics
WideMail Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spamdrain
- Starter Yearly$25.991 Year
- Plus Yearly$52.991 Year
- 1 year SpamDrain for one email address$25.99
- Yearly SpamDrain+ protection for 1 email address$37.99
- Yearly SpamDrain protection for 2 email addresses$52.99
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- Yearly SpamDrain+ protection for 2 email addresses$75.99
- Yearly SpamDrain protection for 3 email adresses$77.99
- Yearly SpamDrain+ protection for 3 email addresses$113.99
WideMail Connect
No in-app purchases
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