Comparison

Message Viewer Pro vs MailPeek

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

Head to head
About

Message Viewer Pro

Easily view EML and MSG email files, including attachments, directly on your iOS or macOS device. Share or print attachments, or compose new emails using the content of your saved messages.

Highlights
  • View EML and MSG files
  • Access attachments
  • Share attachments
  • Print attachments
  • Compose new emails from viewed messages
Features
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View both EML and MSG (Outlook) files on your iOS/macOS device, including attachments within them. These are usually emails saved in the EML or MSG format. Tap on an EML or MSG file in another app, "Open In..." and select Message Viewer to view your saved email. You may tap "open a sample EML" to see an example email open up. Attachments may be shared with other apps or printed. Tap the compose icon to open your EML/MSG as a new Mail message.

About

MailPeek

Features
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Open MSG and EML files on Mac, iPhone and iPad — without Outlook. MailPeek lets you read saved emails with their formatting and attachments. Open a message, save its attached files or export the email as a PDF. Files are processed locally on your device. OPEN MSG AND EML • Open and read Outlook MSG and EML files • View HTML, plain text and RTF message bodies • View and save attachments • Search messages by sender, recipient, subject and filename SAVE AND SHARE • Export emails as PDF • Share messages and attachments using the system share sheet • Open messages in Apple Mail to reply or forward PRIVATE ON YOUR DEVICE • No file uploads for processing • Remote content is blocked by default • You decide whether external images and other remote content can load MORE FORMATS AND DETAILS • Open MBOX mail archives, MHT and MHTML files • Extract files from winmail.dat / TNEF attachments • Inspect full message headers and raw source when needed • Native interface with Dark Mode and Quick Look ONE PURCHASE FOR ALL YOUR DEVICES MailPeek is a one-time purchase for Mac, iPhone and iPad. No subscription.

Screenshots

Message Viewer Pro2 screens
MailPeek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Message Viewer Pro at monthly against MailPeek's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Message Viewer Pro costs $3.99 and MailPeek $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Message Viewer Pro ships an update monthly, MailPeek every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Message Viewer Pro versus MailPeek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage Viewer ProMailPeek
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatrix Logic CorporationSneed IT GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Message Viewer Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MailPeek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Message Viewer Pro free?
Message Viewer Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MailPeek free?
MailPeek costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Message Viewer Pro or MailPeek have ads?
Neither Message Viewer Pro nor MailPeek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Message Viewer Pro or MailPeek?
Message Viewer Pro ships an update monthly, and MailPeek every 3 months. Most recently, Message Viewer Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and MailPeek on October 28, 2026.

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