Comparison

Line vs Mail Notes

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

Head to head
About

Line

Streamline message creation and sending via SMS and email using customizable templates. Quickly edit and insert text, time, date, and location data. Attach pictures and reuse saved text pieces across templates.

Highlights
  • Send SMS and Email from one template
  • Divide messages into editable pieces
  • Automated time and date input
  • Location data integration for Maps URLs
  • Attach multiple pictures to emails
  • Reusable text 'models' across templates
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"Line-Writer" saves your time to make a message and send it. Features --- - Send a message to SMS and Email from same template - Divide a message of template into some pieces to quickly access and modify these pieces of template that you need to edit it - Select how to input text for each piece, - keyboard typing, selecting text, Input time and date automatically - Change whether text of each piece will be added on message Input text style of piece --- * Long Tap allows you to edit text with the keyboard Enter text (keyboard typing) ・Specify keyboard type (Ex. number pad, phone pad, URL, and so forth) ・Cache the history of text you save in each piece ・Use assist menu to enter text  - UNDO(Maximum number of undos is 20)  - Search / Replace  - Clipboard  - Paste text of Notes  - Use function of model of piece  - Paste text of data in Contacts  - Insert Text  - Convert piece to 'Select Text' type / Divide piece Select text ・Pick one out from all ・Select multiple text Input time automatically ・Now ・Add or reduce time you specified(Ex. 1hour later) ・Round time to the nearest minute interval you set (5, 10, or 15 minutes) ・Specify time (preset) ・Select time by using picker Input date automatically ・select date by using picker ・Add or reduce number of days you specified to date (you can shift the day before or later if the day calculated is the day of the week you specified) ・Add or reduce number of days without day of the week you specified to date ・Change whether elements of date, year, month, day, and day of the week, will be included in a message Location (Make URL of Maps) ・Use Location services ・Search the location by address or keyword ・Drop a Pin in Map ・Save a screenshot of Maps as an attachment Piece for the others --- Recipient ・SMS ・E-Mail Attachment (picture) ・Attach multiple pictures to email * SMS is not supported ※ All templates can share the piece which is saved as 'model'. So you don't need to make same pieces, for example signature, group of recipients, and greeting, for each template. Other Functions --- Notes ・Save text such as drafts and various information. Widgets ( Up to iOS13 ) URL scheme ・Launch this app from other apps. ( Please enter this " linewriter: " ) ・Select the template when launching Line-Writer by URL scheme. (Please copy URL scheme in the view of template setting) Copy text / Open In… Ways you can copy and export text is below. ・"Open In..." option ( Export .txt file ) ・Open Mail App ( Copy text to pasteboard ) ・Run text as URL Scheme ・Open LINE App * To use this function, please tap text part in Preview. * The function of exporting text file is only available in case that other app which supports text file is exist on your device. Please notes --- ※ HTML template is not supported. ※ The SMS sending feature is only available on the iPhone. ※ In case iOS takes the address you set to be invalid, you need to add the address to field of recipient after launching view of Email or SMS. ※ An single e-mail cannot be sent if the number of recipient you set is more than the recipient limit by cellphone company's spam policy that you can email at one time. ※ An Internet connection is required to display maps or to search the location by address. ※ You must enable Location Services on your device and give your permission to “Line-Writer” before it can use your location data. You can turn Location Services on or off at Settings > Privacy > Location Services. ※ Please check the information about precision or privacy of Location Services on Apple website https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207056

About

Mail Notes

Quickly send emails to yourself for reminders and notes. This app streamlines the process to under a second, allowing for easy email address switching, direct sharing from browsers, and even sending notes via an Apple Watch app. It offers features like labeling, history, and subject prefixes for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Email under 1 second
  • Share widget for browser links
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go emails
  • Label emails with icons
  • Sent email history
  • Optional subject prefix
  • Paste clipboard contents
Features
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Like to send emails to yourself for reminders, notes and to-do? Mail Notes makes the process 100 times faster. Just launch the app, type, and tap Send. If you have multiple emails to which you would like to send notes, changing the email address is as simple as a tap. • Email under 1 second. • Share widget makes it super easy to email browser links and URLs directly, without opening the Mail Notes app. • The included Apple Watch app allows you to send emails on the go. • Label each email and add an icon for easy identification. • One-time-use email address. • Sent email history. • Add an optional subject prefix for each email address for easy email filtering. • Use single or multi-line mode. • Auto Correct option. • Paste your clipboard contents with a single tap. • Support for Dark mode for those late-night emails. • Haptics give you feedback when the email is sent successfully. Mail Notes is simply the fastest emailing app on the planet!

Screenshots

Line4 screens
Mail Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mail Notes at Free against Line's $4.99. Mail Notes also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 67%). Line's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mail Notes is free to download; Line costs $4.99 up front. Mail Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Line asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line ships an update every 3 months, Mail Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Line versus Mail Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLineMail Notes
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.3 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKESHI ONOTech Positive

Customer experience

Line

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Mail Notes

All ratings106 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Line

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mail Notes

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$2.991 Month
  • All Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Version$69.99

Questions

Is Line free?
Line costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mail Notes free?
Mail Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Line or Mail Notes have ads?
Neither Line nor Mail Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Line or Mail Notes?
Line ships an update every 3 months, and Mail Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Line was updated on June 24, 2026 and Mail Notes on September 2, 2026.

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