Comparison

MailShot Pro vs Contact Eclipse

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

Head to head
About

MailShot Pro

Send emails to multiple recipients efficiently by creating and managing custom groups. Share documents or forward emails directly to these groups. Contacts can have different email addresses for different groups, and individuals don't need to be in your main address book.

Highlights
  • Create and manage custom email groups
  • Add contacts from Contacts or import
  • Enter addresses directly or paste strings
  • Contacts can use different emails per group
  • Contacts can exist outside your address book
  • Share documents directly to groups
  • Forward emails to groups
Features
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Easily manage and send email to groups from the app, or share documents directly to groups from other apps, or forward email to a group. This version of our popular app will create up to 100 groups, each with typically 100 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. An optional plugin is available to check all the email domains for the addresses in a group, as an error there is a common cause of group email problems. It will also check any new addresses you add. 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 the quality of our support and are always happy to hear from you. Please use the "Support" button in the app, as this includes diagnostic information. You can find a full guide, support information and tips at http://solubleapps.com/Mailshot-support.

About

Contact Eclipse

This app offers a modern way to manage your contacts, allowing you to add, delete, and merge entries efficiently. Organize contacts into custom lists, pin favorites for quick access, and communicate with groups or individuals. It supports iCloud sync and home screen widgets for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Add, delete, and merge contacts
  • Identify and merge duplicate contacts
  • Create custom contact lists
  • Pin favorite contacts
  • Group messaging and individual messaging
  • Share contacts via QR Code
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Contact Eclipse is an elegant contact manager built in SwiftUI. Manage Contacts with Ease Add, delete, or merge contacts — one at a time or in bulk. Identify duplicates by filtering on full name, first name, last name, phone number, organization, email, or address. Stay Organized Pin your Favorites to the top for instant access. Create custom Lists for easy organization and quick communication. Search contacts or jump to any section with the alphabet shortcut. Share & Connect Message an entire list at once via group chat, or send individually to each contact. Share contacts and lists via QR Code. Read and write NFC Contact Cards (iPhone only). Sync & Widgets iCloud Sync keeps your Favorites and Lists up to date across all devices. Add Home Screen widgets for quick access to your favorites, lists, and more.

Screenshots

MailShot Pro4 screens
Contact Eclipse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MailShot Pro at 88% against Contact Eclipse's 0%. MailShot Pro also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (96 vs 4). Contact Eclipse's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Contact Eclipse is free to download; MailShot Pro costs $3.99 up front. MailShot Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Contact Eclipse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contact Eclipse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MailShot Pro has 96 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of MailShot Pro's written reviews are positive against 0% of Contact Eclipse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MailShot Pro ships an update monthly, Contact Eclipse every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MailShot Pro versus Contact Eclipse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailShot ProContact Eclipse
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (96 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings96 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter JohnsonMatthew Harrington

Customer experience

MailShot Pro

All ratings96 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.7%

Contact Eclipse

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

MailShot Pro

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent email delivery to group members
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to search within groups
  • Alphabetical organization of names and emails
  • Option to duplicate or copy groups
  • Integration with desktop email clients

Contact Eclipse

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MailShot Pro

One-time1
  • Domain Checker$3.99
None

Contact Eclipse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MailShot Pro free?
MailShot Pro costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Contact Eclipse free?
Contact Eclipse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MailShot Pro or Contact Eclipse?
Contact Eclipse is rated higher. MailShot Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while Contact Eclipse averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MailShot Pro or Contact Eclipse have ads?
Neither MailShot Pro nor Contact Eclipse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MailShot Pro or Contact Eclipse?
MailShot Pro ships an update monthly, and Contact Eclipse every 7 months. Most recently, MailShot Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Contact Eclipse on October 30, 2026.

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