GMX vs freenet Mail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GMX
Manage your email, cloud storage, and news in one convenient app. Features a smart inbox that automatically categorizes emails for better organization and a secure cloud for file backup and sharing. Enjoy customizable push notifications and PIN protection for enhanced security.
- Smart Inbox for automatic email categorization
- Secure cloud storage for file backup and sharing
- Customizable push notifications
- PIN protection for secure access
- Support for multiple GMX mail accounts
- Battery-saving email push service
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Email, cloud & news - all in the account! The free GMX Mail App is your faithful companion on the road! The Smart Inbox takes a lot of work off your hands! Incoming emails arrive automatically in the inbox of your mailbox. One after the other, in chronological order - but mixed thematically. In the smart inbox, new e-mails are displayed in individual categories - automatically, for a better overview. In the inbox, everything remains the same. With the cloud, GMX offers you a professional, free storage solution. It is equally suitable for file backup as well as for simple and fast sharing of large files - e.g. photo series. Thanks to the highest security standards, the Cloud is virtually undestroyable and with Cloud made in Germany, it also meets the highest standards in terms of data protection. Particularly useful: The GMX Mail app also supports your other GMX Mail accounts. So you always keep an eye on all your GMX mailboxes, in one app! Our "Push Sounds" are especially popular: these individually adjustable notifications sound as soon as a new email is received. Handling is also very simple and intuitive, and the interface, which is adapted to the smartphone, is particularly user-friendly. The battery-saving e-mail push service and the secure, protected access with PIN protection are further plus points. For these very reasons, the GMX Mail app has already been downloaded and installed more than a million times! Terms of Use: https://www.gmx.co.uk/company/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.gmx.co.uk/company/privacypolicy/
freenet Mail
Manage all your email accounts from one secure app. Read, write, and organize emails with push notifications and automatic SSL encryption. Access contacts and attachments easily, with PIN or TouchID protection.
- Manage multiple email accounts
- Push notifications for new emails
- Automatic SSL encryption
- PIN and TouchID protection
- Swipe to delete emails
- Access email folders and attachments
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freenet Mail ermöglicht es Dir kostenlos, bequem und sicher von überall E-Mails zu lesen und zu schreiben. Nutze freenet Mail optimal angepasst für Dein iPhone und iPad, denn freenet Mail ist mehr als nur E-Mail: - unterwegs komfortabel E-Mails lesen und schreiben für all Deine Postfächer - Verwende mehrere E-Mail Konten in nur einer App - füge Adressen von anderen E-Mail Anbietern wie z.B. web.de, gmx.de und Outlook hinzu - Einfacher Wechsel zwischen Deinen Postfächern - Push-Benachrichtigung für neue E-Mails - Sicheres Senden Deiner E-Mails durch automatische SSL-Verschlüsselung - PIN-Sperre oder TouchID zum Schutz vor unbefugtem Zugriff (ohne sich abmelden zu müssen) - Schnelles Löschen einer E-Mail per wischen - E-Mail Anhänge wie z.B. Fotos öffnen, weiterleiten und speichern direkt aus der App - Zugriff auf alle E-Mail Ordner und verschieben von E-Mails - Auf Kontakte und Adressen auf Deinem Smartphone oder Tablet und aus Deinem Postfach zugreifen ohne lästiges synchronisieren "E-Mail made in Germany" Im Rahmen der Initiative "E-Mail made in Germany" von freenet, t-online.de, GMX und WEB.de wird eine umfassende SSL-Verschlüsselung auch aus der App heraus sichergestellt, um das Mitlesen Ihres E-Mail-Verkehrs im Internet zu verhindern. Du hast noch kein Postfach bei freenet? Richte Dir jetzt kostenlos eine E-Mail Adresse unter http://email.freenet.de ein. Feedback und Support: Wir freuen uns über jegliches Feedback und entwickeln unsere Applikation stetig weiter. Wir bitten Dich Fehler oder Anmerkungen direkt an mail-iosapp@kundenservice.freenet.de zu senden, bevor Du uns eine schlechte Bewertung gibst. Bei Fragen, Anregungen oder Kritik zur freenet Mail App steht unser App-Team Ihnen gerne zur Verfügung. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: GMX at 17K against freenet Mail's 97. GMX also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). freenet Mail's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 71%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. GMX sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and freenet Mail sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GMX holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GMX has 17K ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of GMX's written reviews are positive against 80% of freenet Mail's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GMX ships an update every 2 weeks, freenet Mail weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GMX | freenet Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (17K ratings) — better | 4.4 (97 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 97 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 370 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 1&1 Mail & Media GmbH | freenet.de GmbH |
Customer experience
GMX
freenet Mail
Bugs and requests
GMX
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent sign-outs
- Inconsistent sync between devices
- Inability to access certain folders
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable font sizes
- Dark mode option
- Improved spam filtering
- Better integration with other apps
- Ability to schedule emails
freenet Mail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GMX
- Cloud 30 GB3 variants$0.991 Month
- TrackFree$1.491 Month
- adfree App$1.991 Month
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- Cloud 100 GB$1.991 Month
- Cloud 150 GB3 variants$2.491 Month
- Cloud 250 GB2 variants$3.491 Month
- GMX ProMail2 variants$3.991 Month
- GMX ProMail2 variants$4.491 Month
- GMX TopMail$6.991 Month
- AdFree$22.901 Year
- GMX ProMail$49.991 Year
- GMX TopMail$69.991 Year
freenet Mail
- freenet Mail start$2.991 Month
