Comparison

Pst Mail vs Read AI

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

Head to head
About

Pst Mail

Access your Outlook emails offline by transferring PST files to your device. Browse, search, and manage your messages without an internet connection. View attachments, reply to emails, and even access contacts stored within the PST file.

Highlights
  • Open multiple PST files
  • Transfer PST files via iTunes or Dropbox
  • Search messages by sender, subject, text, and date
  • View and open email attachments
  • Reply and forward messages
  • Display PST file contacts
  • Password protection
Features
Read full description

Transfer Outlook pst files to your device, and have access to your messages. Save money on your data plan, as no connection to the server is necessary to read stored emails. Some of the features in Pst Mail are: * Open multiple pst files. * Get pst files quickly using iTunes. * Get pst files from Dropbox. * Get pst files from other apps that support “Open In”. * Search messages by sender, recipient, subject, attachment filename or full message text. You may specify a date range to narrow results. Subfolders may be included in the search. * Select sort criteria for the message list. * Use a different sort criterion for the special folder that contains sent items. * Filter messages by from/to/subject or all of them combined. * Open attachments externally with other apps in you device, or if the file format is supported, using Pst Mail preview option. * Reply and forward messages. * Link recipient names to the address book * Compatible with both old and new versions of the pst file (i.e., ANSI and Unicode). * Print emails wirelessly (iOS 4.2 or later). * Customize timezone for date and time display. * Display contacts in the pst file. * Option to protect Pst Mail with a password. * Option to exclude pst files from the iTunes backup.

About

Read AI

This app records audio from your device and generates real-time AI-powered transcripts and summaries. It's ideal for capturing lectures, meetings, or brainstorming sessions, providing comprehensive reports that can be shared or kept private.

Highlights
  • Live transcription and summaries
  • Speaker detection
  • In-person meeting recording
  • Integration with communication channels
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Meeting notifications
Read full description

Instantly capture audio from your iPhone and view a real-time AI-generated transcript and summary with Read AI. When you meet in-person, open up Read AI, and start to record the audio from the conversation allowing you to skip manually writing notes on paper or in your notes app. Sitting in a lecture, meeting a client in person, or talking out loud to capture an idea, Read AI will record, transcribe, and summarize the audio in real time. After the conversation is complete, Read will generate a comprehensive report that you can keep private, or share with others. Notes generated from your iOS device are displayed side-by-side with your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings within the app. Key Features: Live Transcription & Summaries Get accurate, real-time transcriptions and concise summaries to stay focused on what matters. Never ask the question again, what did we talk about? Unique Speaker Detection Read AI recognizes each speaker as a unique contributor in the AI, allowing you to distinguish one speaker from another. Enhanced Recording for In-Person Meetings New capabilities for recording and summarizing face-to-face discussions and brainstorming sessions. Seamless Integration Connects with your favorite communication channels like Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Teams, and CRM systems to simplify sharing and reviewing your notes. Cross-Platform Sync Access your notes and summaries across devices, ensuring you never miss a detail. This includes meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Notifications Never miss recording a meeting with iOS notifications that remind you of upcoming meetings, and new meeting reports, and provide a recap before a recurring meeting—no more regrets about not recording a conversation or taking notes.

Screenshots

Pst Mail4 screens
Read AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Read AI at Free against Pst Mail's $9.99. Read AI also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Pst Mail's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Read AI is free to download; Pst Mail costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read AI holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read AI has 947 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Pst Mail's written reviews are positive against 68% of Read AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pst Mail ships an update every 5 months, Read AI every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pst Mail versus Read AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPst MailRead AI
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (40 ratings)4.9 (947 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better68.0% of reviews
Number of ratings40947 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArrow Bit SLRead AI

Customer experience

Pst Mail

All ratings40 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%

Read AI

All ratings947 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Pst Mail

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Read AI

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Uploading issues causing lost recordings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Chromecast and AirPlay support
  • Full-screen video playback
  • Cloud sync for transcripts and summaries
  • Better mobile support and file format compatibility

In-app purchases

None

Pst Mail

No in-app purchases

None

Read AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pst Mail free?
Pst Mail costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read AI free?
Read AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pst Mail or Read AI?
Read AI is rated higher. Pst Mail averages 4.3 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Read AI averages 4.9 from 947 ratings.
Do Pst Mail or Read AI have ads?
Neither Pst Mail nor Read AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pst Mail or Read AI?
Pst Mail ships an update every 5 months, and Read AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pst Mail was updated on October 13, 2026 and Read AI on October 13, 2026.

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