Comparison

Nextbox vs Scroller

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

Head to head
About

Nextbox

Features
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Nextbox makes makes it quick and easy to maintain inbox zero. You don't have to be a superhuman to rock your email any more. Just scroll through your feed and emails are marked read as you see them. Pin the ones you want to follow up on later and the rest will drop below them when your feed refreshes.

About

Scroller

This email client transforms your inbox into a fast, scrollable feed, displaying clear summaries, sender context, and previews. It allows for quick reading and efficient management of your messages, with full email viewing available when needed.

Highlights
  • Scrollable email feed with summaries
  • Image and attachment previews
  • Threaded replies view
  • Full email viewing
  • Multiple Gmail account support
  • Search Gmail history
Features
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Scroller turns your inbox into a scrollable feed, helping you understand your email without opening every message one by one. Read clear summaries, see image and attachment previews, and follow conversations in one place. Need more detail? Open the original email. Prefer a traditional inbox? Switch to All Mail. Connect Gmail, Outlook.com, or Microsoft 365 accounts and bring your personal and work email together. YOUR EMAIL, AT A GLANCE • Scroll through email summaries with sender context • Preview images and PDF attachments • Follow threaded conversations and replies • Open original messages whenever you need the full picture • Automatically mark messages as read as you scroll past them MORE THAN AN INBOX • See email-derived highlights and suggested tasks in Today’s Brief • Find recent purchases, order details, and shipping updates in Purchases • Keep upcoming flights, hotel stays, and rental reservations together in Travel • Ask Scroller questions to find information in your email PURCHASES AND TRAVEL, ORGANIZED Turn confirmations and updates into useful information you can return to. Purchases brings together physical orders and their shipping updates. Travel helps you find upcoming booking details without digging through individual emails. Purchase and travel information is based on emails in your connected accounts. Availability and status depend on the messages you receive. A FULL EMAIL CLIENT • Compose, save drafts, reply, reply all, and forward • Search your connected email accounts • Find messages with more flexible matching • Get recipient suggestions as you type • Manage read and unread status, archive messages, and move email to Trash • Connect multiple Google and Microsoft accounts • Choose your default sending account and customize email signatures MAKE THE FEED YOURS • Focus on a specific sender or connected account • Use Feed filters to reduce unwanted content • Hide senders from the Feed without deleting their emails • Access unsubscribe options when available • Switch between the visual Feed and a traditional All Mail view YOUR EMAIL STAYS YOURS Scroller does not sell your personal data. Email access is used to power features such as summaries, previews, search, replies, purchase and travel organization, and account management. Spend less time opening emails and more time understanding them.

Screenshots

Nextbox3 screens
Scroller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Scroller at none against Nextbox's shown. Nextbox's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextbox ships an update every 9 days, Scroller every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nextbox versus Scroller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextboxScroller
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNext Level Coder, LLCScroller, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Nextbox

No in-app purchases

None

Scroller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextbox free?
Nextbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scroller free?
Scroller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nextbox or Scroller have ads?
Nextbox shows ads; Scroller does not.
Which is updated more often, Nextbox or Scroller?
Nextbox ships an update every 9 days, and Scroller every 5 days. Most recently, Nextbox was updated on October 8, 2026 and Scroller on October 18, 2026.

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