Comparison

SEPBox vs MailTime

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

Head to head
About

SEPBox

This app provides a secure digital mailbox for receiving government notifications, registered mail, and electronic bills. It helps users avoid junk mail and viruses, with automatic reminders for important dates and activities.

Highlights
  • Secure electronic mailbox
  • Receive government notifications
  • Receive registered electronic mail
  • Receive electronic bills
  • Avoid junk mail and viruses
  • Automatic reminders for important dates
Features
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Secure Electronic Postal Box (SEPBox), is a free electronic postal box application provided by Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau (hereinafter CTT). After having made the registration, user will be offered a free SEPBox which enables to receive, electronically and securely, government notifications, Postal Registered electronic Mail and electronic bills, avoiding junk mail and electronic virus. Reminders are automatically defined together with electronic deliveries, assuring that important dates and activities are not forgotten.

About

MailTime

This app transforms your email inbox into a streamlined, chat-like experience. It integrates multiple email accounts and uses AI to help you draft replies, proofread messages, and manage conversations efficiently. Enjoy a clutter-free inbox and communicate as easily as sending a text message.

Highlights
  • SMS-style email conversations
  • AI-powered email replies
  • Proofread, shorten, expand messages
  • Group chat-like email management
  • Integrates multiple email accounts
  • Secure and ad-free interface
Features
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MailTime is the easiest email inbox management app on your phone. Send and receive emails in SMS style without needing all your contacts to download the same app. MailTime simplifies your email inbox and helps declutter your daily life and business. Now supports integrating mailboxes like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, Hotmail, and more. Download now to experience the easiest email experience! 【MailTime AI: Email Protocol-based AI Assistant】 Experience disruptive email messaging powered by generative AI - MailTime AI generates contextual email replies that are tailored to the conversation thread - Choose from "Positive" or "Negative" tones and select "Long" or "Short" reply length. Click "Generate" to receive personalized, AI-powered email drafts - Refine your message with "Proof-read", "Shorten" or "Expand" options, optimizing both AI-generated and your own text - MailTime AI Wallet*: Sign up for RewardMe to get daily FREE tokens, or Subscribe to Monthly or Yearly plans to enjoy unlimited use 【Email as easy as text】 - MailTime reformats your cluttered email threads into clean bubble conversations just like Whatsapp. Communication should be like a dialogue, not in threads! - Our smart inbox prioritizes important senders from all your newsletters, marketing emails, and other bot-generated mails in All Mail. 【Emails as group chat】 - Manage your conversations in MailTime just like a group chat - Open a group chat with all relevant email addresses and email subject - Swipe left to change your participants' status in the email group chat. Easily add, remove, or switch participants to “cc” or “bcc” for the latest message that you desire to send out 【Connect with new contacts】 - Contact anyone with their email address in MailTime, instead of phone numbers - Start a new conversation with people who are not in your contacts by writing a message-like email only using the recipients’ email address 【Support multiple email accounts and storages in one app】 - Do not need to download other email apps. MailTime integrates multiple email platforms and supports various email accounts, including Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Outlook, AOL, Office 365, Mail.ru, Hotmail, QQ, 163, 126, Tencent Enterprise, Google Apps Mail services - Easily attach files from Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, Box, and OneDrive with MailTime 【Secure and ads-free】 - Email chats encrypted by multi-layered passcodes, protecting your privacy and personal information - Unlock MailTime using Face ID/Touch ID and passwords, and enable App Password to activate two-factor authentication(2FA) for specific email address - No ads will block you from our interface “MailTime makes emails more manageable, easier to read, and quicker to respond to.” — TechCrunch "MailTime puts what we love about SMS in an email client." — LifeHacker We love emails! Click “Write to MailTime Team” or send an email to support@mailtime.com. We would love to hear from you to improve your email experience in MailTime. Website: http://mailtime.com Twitter: @mailtimeapp Facebook: @mailtimeapp Instagram: @mailtimeapp Have a Good MailTime! ======== 【Introduction of MailTime】 People don't email like they used to. Why hasn't email changed along with time? We reformat your cluttered email threads into clean bubble chats, and separate people in your inbox from all the discounts and newsletters. 【Our mission】 We are a team of mail senders and recipients tired of sending lengthy and formal emails in complicated formats. We aim to build an easy email platform that reformats email to raise productivity and efficiency, and to bring convenience to your daily life. We believe that the integration of email accounts from Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, Hotmail etc. could achieve the mission of serving various email functions in one app. We revolutionize emails into a new generation, and you will be a part of us in the journey. *Subject to Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SEPBox4 screens
MailTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MailTime at 3.7 against SEPBox's 1.0. MailTime also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (97 vs 1). SEPBox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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

Both are free to download. MailTime sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SEPBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MailTime holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MailTime has 97 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SEPBox ships an update every 4 months, MailTime fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SEPBox versus MailTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSEPBoxMailTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.7 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—59.7% of reviews
Number of ratings197 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB121 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDireccao dos Servicos de Correios e TelecomunicacoesMailTime

Customer experience

SEPBox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MailTime

All ratings97 ratings
Positive64.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews606 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

SEPBox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MailTime

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes on iPhone 6 and older devices
  • Inability to log in to certain email accounts
  • Sync issues causing missed or delayed notifications

Requested features

4 requests
  • Support for more email providers (e.g., Naver, Daum)
  • Ability to organize emails into folders
  • Option to customize notification sounds
  • Improved search and archiving functionality

In-app purchases

None

SEPBox

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

MailTime

Subscriptions2
  • AI Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • AI Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • One MailTime account$0.99
  • 20 MailTime AI Credits$0.99
  • 100 MailTime AI Credits$0.99

Questions

Is SEPBox free?
SEPBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MailTime free?
MailTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SEPBox or MailTime?
MailTime is rated higher. SEPBox averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MailTime averages 3.7 from 97 ratings.
Do SEPBox or MailTime have ads?
Neither SEPBox nor MailTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SEPBox or MailTime?
SEPBox ships an update every 4 months, and MailTime fortnightly. Most recently, SEPBox was updated on October 29, 2026 and MailTime on October 29, 2026.

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