Pst Mail vs Google Admin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Google Admin
Manage your Google Workspace and other Google services from your mobile device. Add and manage users and groups, access support, and review audit logs for your organization. Ideal for super admins on the go.
- User management
- Group management
- Password reset
- Audit log review
- Contact support
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Manage your organization’s Google Workspace account from anywhere. With the Google Admin app, you can add and manage users, reset passwords in seconds, organize group memberships, secure company devices, and review admin activity on the go. Who can use this app This app is available to administrators of Google Workspace (Business, Enterprise, Essentials, Education, Nonprofits, and Public Sector) and Cloud Identity. Key features • Quick actions and search: Start everyday tasks right from the Home screen and search across users, groups, and devices in one place. • User management: Add or edit users, reset and share temporary passwords, manage email aliases, and suspend, restore, or delete accounts. • Group management: View and edit groups, add or remove members, update member roles, and delete groups. • Device management: Review Android and iOS devices in your domain, approve or block access, and remotely wipe account data or devices. • Audit logs: Track recent admin actions and changes across your organization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pst Mail at 71% against Google Admin's 11%. Pst Mail also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.7) and chart position (#146 vs unranked). Google Admin's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and ratings volume (524 vs 41). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Google Admin is free to download; Pst Mail costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pst Mail holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Admin has 524 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Pst Mail's written reviews are positive against 11% of Google Admin's.
Pst Mail ships an update every 5 months, Google Admin every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Pst Mail | Google Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (41 ratings) — better | 1.7 (524 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 10.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 524 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #146 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Arrow Bit SL | Google LLC |
Customer experience
Pst Mail
Google Admin
User reviews
Pst Mail
From 41 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Access PST files easily
- 🚀 Fast search and loading
- ✅ Works with large PST files
- 📂 Preserves folder hierarchy
- 📄 Opens attachments
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes occasionally
- 🚫 Live sync not working
- ❌ Cannot delete emails
- ❌ Cannot send new emails
- ❌ Limited sync options
Google Admin
From 524 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great tool for everyday use
- 👍 Working well on iOS 18.3.2
- 🙌 Nice app, handy for quick user changes
Room to improve
- 🤯 Crashes on iOS 18 launch
- 🤔 Very limited functionality
- 😞 Useless, does almost nothing
- 🙄 Glorified directory, no real admin features
Bugs and requests
Pst Mail
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when printing
- Live sync does not work
- Cannot open PST files
- Occasional crashes
- App crashes when trying to sync more than one file from Dropbox
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- Landscape mode not optimized, hangs on orientation change
- PST Mail Sync app not working
- Lite version hangs on large files
- App shows no emails in preview after upgrading to full version
- Cannot install on second iPhone using same ID
- Cannot read PST files (unable to read message)
- App crashes when trying to sync more than one file from Dropbox
Requested features
25 requests- Add quick scroll function for inbox
- More sync options (OneDrive, Google Drive)
- Better search tags
- Direct link to Files app
- Ability to delete emails
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- Ability to send new emails
- Support for OST files
- Direct integration with Exchange account
- Sort emails by subject/name
- Search within email body
- Option to delete individual emails
- Option to add mails to PST
- Reorganize folders and emails within PST
- Move mails from iPad inbox into PST Mail
- Sync to-do action flags
- Improve user interface design
- Sort order reversal
- Download monitoring for large files
- Add/remove individual folders from display
- Import PST data by FTP server
- Show calendar commitment dates
- Sync with Outlook for iOS for replies/forwards
- Ability to sort by date in reverse
- Search across all PST files
- Make it installable on second device with same ID
Google Admin
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch, even after reinstalls
- User status not showing correctly
- Sign-in loop, unable to log in
Requested features
3 requests- Add more admin features like the web version
- Allow managing devices, groups, and policies
- Improve UI and add more functionality
In-app purchases
Pst Mail
No in-app purchases
Google Admin
No in-app purchases
Questions
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