ChatInbox vs Mailbox Email Client for Gmail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChatInbox
This app reimagines your email by organizing it around people, not dates. View all conversations with a contact in a chat-style format, making it easy to find past messages and attachments. It supports multiple email accounts and devices, offering a streamlined inbox experience.
- Contact-centered inbox
- All accounts in one inbox
- Smart contact grouping
- Attachments by person
- Calendar view
- Email reminders
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ChatInbox organizes your inbox by people. Each person you email gets one conversation that holds everything you've exchanged: every subject, every reply, every attachment. When a new email arrives, its person moves to the top, with your whole history right there. Newsletters, receipts and alerts file themselves into Feeds, so mail from people is never buried. ORGANIZED BY PEOPLE Your list shows people, not a pile of messages. Tap a person to see every email between you, across every subject, in one place. Read it as cards by thread or as a chat with your replies on the right. Put a company or a team together in one row. Many people use ChatInbox as a simple CRM: every client's emails, files and follow-ups in one place. PEOPLE FIRST, FEEDS SEPARATE Newsletters, receipts and notifications go to Feeds automatically. Clear a sender in one go: Mark All as Read, Archive All, or Unsubscribe & Delete All. TODAY'S INBOX, DONE FAST Triage sorts today's mail into a plan: what needs a reply, what can be archived, codes you no longer need. Apply it at once, with Undo. AI THAT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE With Apple Intelligence, ChatInbox shows what people are waiting on you for, lists the questions in an email and drafts your answer, catches you up on what's new from people, and answers questions about your mail with the email it came from. Translate an email in place, on your device. FIND ANYTHING Search reads the words inside your emails and even inside PDFs and other attachments. Or open a person, and everything with them is already there. YOUR ACCOUNTS, YOUR DEVICES Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo and any IMAP account. Type your address and ChatInbox finds the settings. Works on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and one purchase covers all three. CALENDAR, TO-DOS AND TAGS See your week beside your mail, turn an email into an event or a to-do, and tag conversations to track them on a board. PRIVACY FIRST Your email never passes through our servers: ChatInbox connects directly to your mail provider. No data mining, no tracking. Turn on image blocking and tracking pixels load only for senders you approve. FREE AND PREMIUM ChatInbox is free with one email account. Premium adds unlimited accounts with Profiles, advanced filters, your full mail history and custom notifications. Try it free for 7 days with the yearly plan, or buy Lifetime once. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mailbox Email Client for Gmail
This app streamlines Gmail management with AI-powered summaries, multi-account support, and smart scheduling. Its intuitive design and fast swipe actions help users focus on important messages and boost productivity.
- AI email summarization
- Multi-account management
- Smart email scheduling
- Lightning-fast swipe actions
- Threaded conversations
- Modern, clean interface
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Mailbox for Gmail - Smart Email Client Experience Gmail like never before with AI-powered simplification and beautiful design. Mailbox for Gmail transforms your email experience with intelligent features that help you focus on what matters. Manage multiple Gmail accounts, simplify complex emails with AI, and stay organized with powerful productivity tools. KEY FEATURES AI Email Simplification • Get instant summaries of long emails • Extract key points automatically • Powered by OpenAI for accurate understanding • Save time reading newsletters and reports Multi-Account Management • Seamlessly switch between multiple Gmail accounts • Each account keeps separate preferences • Instant switching - no re-authentication needed • Secure OAuth2 authentication with Google Smart Email Scheduling • Snooze emails to reappear at the perfect time • Schedule messages for later review • Keep your inbox focused on what's urgent Productivity Features • Lightning-fast swipe actions • Star important messages • Archive, delete, or snooze with a swipe • Thread conversations for context Beautiful Design • Modern, clean interface built with SwiftUI • Smooth animations and intuitive navigation • Customizable text sizes for comfortable reading • Dark mode support (coming soon) Privacy & Security • Secure OAuth2 authentication • Your credentials never stored on servers • Data encrypted with iOS Keychain • No email content shared with third parties Built for iOS • Native iOS 15+ performance • Optimized for all iPhone sizes • Offline access to cached emails • Fast sync with Gmail servers PERFECT FOR • Professionals managing multiple email accounts • Anyone overwhelmed by long email threads • Users who want AI-powered productivity • People seeking a modern Gmail experience TRY DEMO MODE Not ready to connect your account? Try our built-in demo mode with realistic fake emails to explore all features risk-free! REQUIREMENTS • iOS 15.0 or later • Gmail account(s) • OpenAI API key (for AI features - optional) GET STARTED IN SECONDS 1. Sign in with your Gmail account 2. Customize your preferences 3. Start managing emails smarter Download Mailbox for Gmail today and experience email productivity reimagined! .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mailbox Email Client for Gmail at none against ChatInbox's 3. ChatInbox's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. ChatInbox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mailbox Email Client for Gmail asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ChatInbox against 4.5 for Mailbox Email Client for Gmail. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 31 respectively.
ChatInbox ships an update every 5 days, Mailbox Email Client for Gmail every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChatInbox | Mailbox Email Client for Gmail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32 ratings) | 4.5 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovatism LLC | Indigogo |
Customer experience
ChatInbox
Mailbox Email Client for Gmail
In-app purchases
ChatInbox
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$59.99
Mailbox Email Client for Gmail
No in-app purchases
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