MailCat vs Magic Packet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MailCat
This app helps organize your inbox by automatically categorizing emails using machine learning and custom rules. It can filter spam and move messages to designated mailboxes, supporting IMAP accounts.
- Machine learning spam filtering
- Rule-based email categorization
- IMAP account support
- Move emails to specified mailboxes
- Blacklist and spam learning data
- Multiple account switching
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■MailCat is a Mail Categorizer: MailCat is a Mail Categorization App. MailCat has two kinds of categorization method --- a machine learning categorization and a rule based categorization. MailCat can filter out spams from the incoming mail messages by the machine learning categorizer, and move mail messages to the specified mailbox by rules. MailCat has no mail sending facility and has only support for IMAP. POP/SMS/MMS are not supported. ■How to connect to an IMAP mail server: To connect an IMAP mail server, just specify your full email address as your login name(username) and the password you log in to your account. If you don't know your login name/password, contact an organization or personnel in charge of the IMAP mail server to get a hostname, user id(name), password. ■Basic operation: * Pull down to Refresh/Long Press to reload&spam filtering * Push up to download older mails at the bottom of message lists *Tap/Swipe to switch accounts Tapping/Swiping the navigation bar of the Mailbox list switches the account if multiple accounts are available. * Tap/Swipe to move around mailboxes (among 'Quick View List') * Move/Delete/Mark mail messages by the toolbar on the navigation bar * Tap/Swipe the navigation bar to turn over mail messages * Add a mail to the blacklist/spam learning data by swiping *Tap a Tab bar to switch the rule view. There are 4 views to show the rules for ‘Sender’, ’Subject’, ‘Message’, ‘Compound’. ■Spam filtering: MailCat generates a spam filter by learning from spam and ham messages in INBOX. Just follow the steps, you can have your own spam filter. 1. Tap 'Edit' button in Monitor. 2. Pick up several mail messages by tapping each table cell. 3. Tap "SPAM" button on the command bar. 4. Likewise pick up mails, and "HAM" button on the command bar. 5. "Pull down to Refresh" or "Long press on the navigation bar" triggers Machine learning, then a spam filter will be generated. 6. Repeat the steps(1-5) until the number of spams and hams reaches about 16. 7. After learning 16 spams and 16 hams, MailCat starts judging which mail is spam or not. 8. Check the filtering result on Monitor. 9. Correct errors and 'Pull down to Refresh" or "Long press( 2sec) on the navigation bar", re-learning starts and your spam filter gets smarter. Repeat the steps(8-9) until no errors are found. ■Mail Rules: There are 4 conditional fields for mail rules --- sender, subject, message, compound. Mail rules are only applied for 'INBOX'. To edit or create a mail rule, tap 'Edit' button on the Mailbox list. The selection menu appears, choose 'Rule'. Mail rules for ‘Sender’ will appear. Tap a Tab bar to switch a view . ■Other usage: Please visit support page. http://www.seimitsusakufu.com/iOS/mailapps/en/support.html ■Support: To get a further support , contact through the following mail address. support_seimitsu@jcom.home.ne.jp
Magic Packet
Remotely power on, off, or restart your computer from your local network or the internet. Ideal for accessing your PC for remote control, managing servers, or ensuring devices are ready when needed.
- Wake, turn off, and restart computers
- Remote control over internet
- Siri commands support
- Interactive widgets
- Host availability check
- Apple Watch support
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Magic Packet is an app for remote computer management over local network and the Internet. Wake, shut down, restart, and monitor your computers from iPhone, Apple Watch, widgets, and Siri. USE CASES: - Wake your home NAS before watching movies - Connect to your home PC via RDP, VNC, or TeamViewer - Prevent your computer from sleeping during downloads, streaming, or rendering - Remotely reboot frozen PCs - Shut down and restart computers over the Internet WAKE ON LAN: - Instant magic packet sending - Works over local network and the Internet - Custom UDP port for each host - SecureON support - Support for broadcast, IP addresses, and domain names REMOTE MANAGEMENT: - Shutdown, restart, sleep, hibernate, and lock - Works through Magic Packet Server for Windows, macOS, and Linux - Automatic server discovery in local network STATUS AND MONITORING: - Availability checks via ping or HTTP - Online / offline status with auto refresh - Laptop battery level monitoring - Quick host status checks SIRI, SHORTCUTS, AND WIDGETS: - Siri voice commands - Automations through Shortcuts - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Control Center controls (iOS 18) APPLE WATCH: - Control hosts directly from Apple Watch - Media and volume controls - Complications for quick access - iCloud sync MEDIA: - Play and pause - Next and previous track - Volume and mute controls - “Keep Awake” mode with timer HOST CUSTOMIZATION: - Unlimited hosts - Icons, SF Symbols, emoji, and letters - Custom colors - Custom action order - iCloud sync CONVENIENCE: - Dark mode support - Step-by-step Wake-on-LAN setup guides - Optimized for iPhone and iPad
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magic Packet at 73% against MailCat's 13%. Magic Packet also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). MailCat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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
MailCat costs $3.99 and Magic Packet $2.29 up front. Magic Packet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MailCat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Magic Packet holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Packet has 104 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of MailCat's written reviews are positive against 73% of Magic Packet's.
MailCat ships an update every 4 months, Magic Packet every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MailCat | Magic Packet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.29 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (104 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 104 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #192 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seimitsusakufu LLC | Nikita Somenkov |
Customer experience
MailCat
Magic Packet
In-app purchases
MailCat
No in-app purchases
Magic Packet
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- Buy me a dinner$19.99









