Direct Mail for iOS vs MailerLite Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Direct Mail for iOS
Monitor your email campaign performance and manage subscriber lists from your mobile device. Design custom signup forms and adjust campaign schedules remotely. This app syncs seamlessly with its Mac counterpart.
- View email campaign reports
- Design signup forms
- Manage mailing list subscribers
- Cancel or reschedule deliveries
- Syncs with Mac app
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Direct Mail for iOS is the companion app to Direct Mail for Mac, giving you a convenient way to stay connected to your email campaigns wherever you go. Stay informed with notifications when a campaign is sent or needs your attention, or when new subscribers join your list. Need to make a last-minute change? Cancel or reschedule a campaign right from your iPhone. You can also share campaign reports and messages. Get insight in your mailing lists with subscriber growth charts and funnel statistics. Direct Mail is fast, native, and designed to feel at home on iPhone, with support for Apple technologies like: • Siri (“Hey Siri, show me my latest campaign report in Direct Mail”) • Shortcuts (notify me when I cross a thousand subscribers) • Spotlight (quickly find what you were just looking at) • Dark Mode (easy on the eyes) • Handoff (start work on your iPhone and finish on Mac—and vice versa) • VoiceOver and other assistive technologies • Offline access Direct Mail for iOS requires a Direct Mail for Mac account. Campaign creation, mailing-list editing, and sending are handled by Direct Mail for Mac.
MailerLite Manager
Manage email campaigns, subscribers, and analyze performance from your mobile device. Create, edit, schedule, and review campaigns, while also adding subscribers and tracking form and workflow conversions.
- Create and edit email campaigns
- Schedule campaigns
- Manage subscribers
- Analyze campaign performance
- Track form and workflow conversions
- Switch between accounts
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The new MailerLite Manager iOS app is designed to work with the new MailerLite platform. You must have an account on the new MailerLite in order to use the MailerLite Manager app. For those of you with a MailerLite Classic account, you can download the MailerLite Classic Manager iOS app. Stay connected to subscribers and manage campaigns on the go with the MailerLite iOS app. Email campaigns - Create new campaigns using a rich-text editor. - Edit campaign content, subject lines, recipients and more. - Schedule your completed draft campaigns for now or later. - Preview or cancel campaigns waiting in the outbox. - Review the performance of sent campaigns. Subscribers - Add new subscribers on the fly. - Get a high-level overview of subscriber engagement in the main dashboard. - Review the performance of all subscribers or specific groups and segments. And much more! - Analyze the conversion rates of your forms, landing pages and websites. - Review the engagement of automated workflows. - Check campaign survey results. - Quickly switch between accounts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MailerLite Manager at 4.7 against Direct Mail for iOS's 3.0. MailerLite Manager also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 30%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 3). Direct Mail for iOS's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MailerLite Manager holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MailerLite Manager has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Direct Mail for iOS's written reviews are positive against 59% of MailerLite Manager's.
Direct Mail for iOS ships an update every 2 months, MailerLite Manager every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Direct Mail for iOS | MailerLite Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 58.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e3 Software | MailerLite, Inc. |
Customer experience
Direct Mail for iOS
MailerLite Manager
Bugs and requests
Direct Mail for iOS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MailerLite Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to switch between accounts
- Inconsistent data display and refresh issues
- Login problems and account access limitations
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create and edit campaigns from the app
- More advanced email design and formatting options in the app
- Improved integration with other platforms and services
- Faster and more reliable performance
In-app purchases
Direct Mail for iOS
No in-app purchases
MailerLite Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Direct Mail for iOS free?
Is MailerLite Manager free?
Which has better reviews, Direct Mail for iOS or MailerLite Manager?
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