Comparison

MailWasher Mobile vs AppChoices

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

Head to head
About

MailWasher Mobile

Preview and delete unwanted emails before they reach your inbox. This app uses anti-spam filters, white lists, and blacklists to manage your mail server-side. Easily mark emails for deletion, add senders to friends or blacklists, and refresh your inbox with simple swipe gestures.

Highlights
  • Preview emails on server
  • Delete unwanted emails before download
  • Comprehensive anti-spam filters
  • White list and black list management
  • Mark emails for deletion
  • Swipe gestures for actions
  • Plain text email preview for security
Features
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MailWasher Mobile helps stop spam and other unwanted email. MailWasher enables you to preview all your email and delete it before it reaches your email program. Comprehensive anti spam filters are used, along with white lists and blacklists. MailWasher previews your email at the server, so you can view, mark for delete, add to blacklist or friends list. Then press the 'Wash' button to remove the unwanted emails. MailWasher works fast and is quick and easy to use. Common swiping actions are used: - Pull down to refresh/check for new messages - Swipe an email across to add to or remove from friends list/blacklist - Click on an email to preview it fully. MailWasher previews your email in plain text for security. POP3 and IMAP email accounts are supported. The Account Setup Wizard helps with the setup, or you can download the Desktop version of MailWasher Pro and sync your accounts and blacklist/friendslist entries. Get the desktop version here: http://cdn.firetrust.com/downloads/mailwasher_pro/7/mailwasher_pro_setup_7_4_1_21112014.exe

About

AppChoices

Manage your preferences for interest-based advertising on mobile apps. This tool offers transparency into data collection by participating companies and allows you to opt out of cross-app data usage for personalized ads with a single click.

Highlights
  • Control interest-based advertising
  • Limit cross-app data collection
  • Opt out of personalized ads
  • Transparency with participating companies
  • Choose all companies with one click
  • Device ID-based choice tool
  • Token ID-based choice (beta)
Features
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Control interest-based advertising on apps on your mobile device. AppChoices gives you transparency with participating companies, and lets you limit their collection of cross-app data for interest-based ads. Brought to you by the Digital Advertising Alliance, and backed up by the DAA’s independent accountability program, AppChoices lets you opt out from interest-based advertising with a particular company, or “Choose All Companies” with one simple click. Did you know that some of the ads you receive in apps are customized based on predictions about your interests generated from your app usage? This is called interest-based advertising (IBA). AppChoices gives you choices about whether you receive this type of advertising that is based on cross-app data collected over time across different apps and devices.  To opt out your device ID out of IBA from a particular company, simply navigate to Device ID-Based Choice tool and set the switch next to the company’s logo from “”ON” to “OFF”. AppChoices lets you decide which, if any, participating companies deliver interest-based advertising to your device. Using the new Token ID-Based Choice (beta) tool, you can opt out or revoke having your data collected or used for IBA linked to the email address you provide. When it comes to ads in your apps based on your interests, it’s your choice. AppChoices también está disponible en español. Solo establece la configuración al idioma español. You may still receive other types of advertising in your apps from participating DAA companies, and these companies (and other apps) may still collect information for other purposes consistent with the DAA Principles. You can learn more about these Principles and the DAA’s enforcement and accountability program by visiting www.aboutads.info/enforcement. v2.2.0

Screenshots

MailWasher Mobile4 screens
AppChoices3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AppChoices at 2.4 against MailWasher Mobile's 2.0. AppChoices also leads on ratings volume (337 vs 83). MailWasher Mobile's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 14%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AppChoices holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 337 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of MailWasher Mobile's written reviews are positive against 14% of AppChoices's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MailWasher Mobile ships an update every 2 months, AppChoices every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MailWasher Mobile versus AppChoices: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailWasher MobileAppChoices
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (83 ratings)2.4 (337 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.4% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings83337 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFiretrust LimitedDigital Advertising Alliance

Customer experience

MailWasher Mobile

All ratings80 ratings
Positive23.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative72.5%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive27.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative66.2%

AppChoices

All ratings337 ratings
Positive32.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative63.8%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral8.0%
Negative77.7%

User reviews

MailWasher Mobile

From 83 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective spam filtering
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🔒 Secure email handling
  • 💡 Sync with desktop version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable connection and sync issues
  • 👎 Limited functionality compared to desktop version
  • 🔍 Difficulty setting up accounts
  • 🚫 App not updated in years

AppChoices

From 337 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Functional when following instructions
  • 👍 Compact and easy to use
  • 🚀 App works as intended, sends opt-out requests

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buttons/toggles don't work as expected
  • 🐛 Confusing/unclear instructions
  • 🐛 App crashes when trying to complete opt-out process
  • 🐛 Doesn't allow opting out of all companies
  • 🐛 Opt-out requests don't seem to be honored

Bugs and requests

MailWasher Mobile

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Accounts disappearing or not syncing properly
  • Inconsistent performance and app crashes
  • Inability to log in or set up new accounts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Automatic spam filtering without manual intervention
  • Ability to manage blacklists and whitelists from mobile
  • Seamless integration with email clients
  • Cloud-based sync and subscription model

AppChoices

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Buttons/toggles not functional
  • App crashes when trying to complete opt-out
  • Opt-out requests not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to opt out of all companies with one button
  • Clearer instructions and more intuitive UI
  • Confirmation that opt-out requests were successful

In-app purchases

None

MailWasher Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

AppChoices

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MailWasher Mobile free?
MailWasher Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AppChoices free?
AppChoices is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MailWasher Mobile or AppChoices?
AppChoices is rated higher. MailWasher Mobile averages 2.0 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while AppChoices averages 2.4 from 337 ratings.
Do MailWasher Mobile or AppChoices have ads?
Neither MailWasher Mobile nor AppChoices shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MailWasher Mobile or AppChoices?
MailWasher Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and AppChoices every 4 months. Most recently, MailWasher Mobile was updated on October 14, 2026 and AppChoices on October 18, 2026.

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