MailShot vs BriteVMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MailShot
Easily send emails to multiple recipients by creating custom groups. Share documents and forward emails directly to these groups. Manage contacts with flexibility, allowing different email addresses per group and contacts not stored in your address book.
- Create and manage custom email groups
- Send emails to groups
- Share documents to groups
- Forward emails to groups
- Contacts can use different emails per group
- Import contacts from address book
- Add contacts not in address book
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Easily manage and send email to groups from the app, share documents to groups directly from other apps, or forward email to a group. Try MailShot for free with up to three groups, of up to five people in each. A simple in-app upgrade unlocks the ability to create up to 100 different groups of 100 or more contacts (Limits depend on your email provider.) Create groups in many ways: add from Contacts, import an address book group, enter addresses directly, or paste strings of names and addresses. MailShot creates its own groups, which can do several things which regular address book groups cannot... • Contacts can use different email addresses for each group. (Add work address to a work-related group, and home address to a sports group etc.) • Contacts do not need to be present in your address book. TIPS • Protect privacy by placing addresses in the Bcc: line. • To forward an email (with attachments), “Copy to clipboard" then paste to the address line in your Mail app. SUPPORT We pride ourselves on our quality of support and are always happy to hear from you. Please use the "Support" button in the app, as it will include useful diagnostic information. You can also find a full User Guide, support information and tips at http://solubleapps.com/Mailshot-support.
BriteVMS
Manage your vending machine business efficiently from anywhere. This app offers an all-in-one solution to streamline operations and gain better control over your business.
- Vending machine business management
- Streamline operations
- Boost efficiency
- Remote business control
- All-in-one solution
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Transform your vending machine business with the app, the all-in-one management solution designed for vending machine operators. Streamline your operations, boost efficiency, and take control of your business from anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BriteVMS at none against MailShot's 2. BriteVMS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). MailShot's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. MailShot sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. BriteVMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
BriteVMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MailShot has 113 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of MailShot's written reviews are positive against 100% of BriteVMS's.
MailShot ships an update monthly, BriteVMS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MailShot | BriteVMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Peter Johnson | Weiwei Mi (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
MailShot
BriteVMS
Bugs and requests
MailShot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Emails not sending from outbox
- Crashing issues for some users
- Compatibility problems with iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- Mail merge functionality with placeholders
- Ability to sort groups alphabetically
- Dynamic text support for subject and body
- Compatibility with Outlook contacts
BriteVMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MailShot
- MailShot Upgrade$3.99
- Domain Check Plugin$3.99
BriteVMS
No in-app purchases









