Comparison

addy.io vs BrewDesk

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

Head to head
About

addy.io

Manage your email aliases and recipients on the go with this sleek mobile application. Create new aliases, forward emails, and receive notifications for delivery issues. Securely access your account with biometric authentication.

Highlights
  • Create and manage email aliases
  • Forward emails from anywhere
  • Biometric app lock
  • Notifications for delivery issues
  • Alias management via Shortcuts and Siri
  • Widgets for quick access
  • WatchOS app for on-the-go management
Features
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Easily create and manage your addy.io aliases, recipients and more from your phone, tablet or wearable with this gorgeous addy.io app for iOS and iPadOS. Requirements: addy.io instance running v1.7.3 or higher (current version of the addy.io app has been tested with v1.7.3) Characteristics: - Connect to a hosted addy.io instance or your own self-hosted instance - A unique, gorgeous and sleek design, based on the Human Interface Guidelines - Support for Deep Link to easily deactivate aliases from the email banner - Lock the app using Biometrics - App exclusive features - Watching aliases for new emails - Send emails from aliases from anywhere by selecting and sharing text or an email address - Get notified on failed deliveries, domain errors and expiring subscriptions - Create aliases using Shortcuts and Siri - Manage your addy.io subscription - Enable error logging to *locally* store exceptions for easy troubleshooting - Widgets! - Manage and create aliases on the go with the WatchOS app, including support for Siri Security: - Keychain API, your API key and other addy.io related settings are securely stored on your device using the Keychain API - I am forgoing the convenient third-party collection SDK and various stats just so you can use it with confidence. Manage (add, edit, delete): - Aliases - Recipients - Domains - Usernames - Rules - Blocklist - Labels - Failed deliveries What is addy.io: addy.io is an open source email forwarding service designed to protect an Internet user's email addresses from spam and other unwanted emails. Using the addy.io app managing your aliases has become easier than ever! addy.io Terms of Service: https://addy.io/terms?ref=appstore addy.io Privacy Policy: https://addy.io/privacy?ref=appstore

About

BrewDesk

Features
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Know why a café fits your workday — before you order. BrewDesk is built for one job: finding a place to work — cafés, libraries, and parks — researched in depth for New York City, with baseline coverage in 50 US metro areas. It evaluates laptop policy first (including cafés that limit or discourage laptops — shown openly, never hidden), then seating, Wi-Fi, outlets, and noise. Every claim displays its source, its confidence, and the date it was last updated. Estimates stay labeled instead of pretending to be facts. SEE THE EVIDENCE • Every card carries an "updated" stamp — when the data was checked and where it came from • A human-verified seal appears only when a person stands behind a claim • "How Work Fit is scored" explains the entire formula inside the app — weights, confidence, and the 90-day freshness decay. No black boxes. BUILT FOR LAPTOP WORK • Laptop policy up front: friendly, time-limited, weekend rules, or discouraged — filter for it • Seating and outlet filters for actually getting work done • Wi-Fi rated honestly: above ~25 Mbps more speed stops mattering, so we say so • 2,700+ work spots across New York City with a transparent Work Fit score, plus baseline coverage in 50 US metros BRING YOUR OWN SPOTS Import your saved places from Google Maps (Takeout file) — matched on-device, never uploaded. LOCATION IS OPTIONAL Rank nearby spots with your location, or browse all of NYC without granting it. Outside New York? You'll see real venues near you from our baseline coverage, clearly labeled as baseline data. BrewDesk keeps no location history. FREE AND ACCOUNTLESS No account, subscription, advertising, analytics, or tracking. Café conditions change. BrewDesk shows freshness and sourcing so you can judge the evidence — but always confirm important details with the venue. Venue data combines curated research, OpenStreetMap, and labeled estimates. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Screenshots

addy.io4 screens
BrewDesk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrewDesk at none against addy.io's 3. addy.io's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. addy.io sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BrewDesk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
addy.io versus BrewDesk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteraddy.ioBrewDesk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeraddy.ioBilal Malik

In-app purchases

3 purchases

addy.io

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Plan (1 Month)$3.991 Month
  • Lite Plan (1 Year)$13.491 Year
  • Pro Plan (1 Year)$39.991 Year
None

BrewDesk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is addy.io free?
addy.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewDesk free?
BrewDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do addy.io or BrewDesk have ads?
Neither addy.io nor BrewDesk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, addy.io or BrewDesk?
addy.io ships an update every 3 weeks, and BrewDesk every 3 weeks. Most recently, addy.io was updated on November 5, 2026 and BrewDesk on October 31, 2026.

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