Comparison

Reshade vs Self Mail

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

Head to head
About

Reshade

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Reshade helps you stop opening apps on autopilot and build screen time limits that fit real life. Most app blockers only ask: should this app be blocked or not? Reshade goes further. It gives you hard limits, soft pauses, intent checks, and place-based app rules, so your phone can react to your real day instead of treating every moment the same. Your phone should fit your life. Not steal your time. APP LIMITS FOR REAL LIFE Create rules for apps, websites, and app groups that pull you into scrolling, checking, doomscrolling, and repeat-use loops. Use Reshade to protect work, study, workouts, focus sessions, creative projects, real-life commitments, calmer phone habits, and intentional breaks. PLACES: APP RULES BY LOCATION Your phone should not behave the same everywhere. With Places, you can create app rules for real locations like your office, gym, study space, home, commute, or other important places in your life. When location access is enabled, Reshade can recognize saved places in the background and help your rules activate around the places you choose. No need to rebuild your limits every time your context changes. Examples: - keep social media away during work - protect study spaces from entertainment apps - reduce scroll loops around workouts - allow useful apps where they help - change access when you arrive or leave COMMITMENT PLACES Some goals only work when you actually show up. Set a commitment, such as reaching the gym, arriving at your study spot, or getting to work. Reshade can keep distracting apps locked until you reach the place you committed to. If you do not show up, your distractions stay closed. SHIELD: HARD DAILY LIMITS Shield sets a daily time budget for distracting apps. Once your limit is used, selected apps stay blocked until the next day. No endless “just one more minute” loops. SUPPORT: PAUSES FOR DOOMSCROLLING LOOPS Support is for moments when you only wanted to check something quickly, but the app keeps pulling you back in. Instead of fully blocking access, Support interrupts repeat-use loops with a pause. After the wait time you choose, access can unlock again automatically. A softer way to slow doomscrolling and quick-check habits. SIGNAL: OPEN APPS WITH INTENT Signal adds a conscious step before selected apps open. Add a short pause, a reason, a reminder, or daily minute credits before access. Turn opening an app into a small decision instead of an automatic reflex. REDIRECT THE MOMENT When you try to open a protected app, Reshade can guide you toward a better next step instead of leaving you stuck. Open a useful app, start a focused action, reflect for a moment, or choose something that fits what you wanted to do. UNDERSTAND YOUR SCREEN TIME Reshade Lens helps you see your patterns more clearly: protection behavior, pressure moments, redirects, screen time context, and progress signals. BUILT FOR INTENTIONAL PHONE USE Use Reshade as a screen time app, app blocker, focus tool, digital wellbeing companion, productivity system, and a practical way to stop app loops before they take over. Reshade also includes Targets for goals, Journal for writing things down, Telescope for clarity before the next step, and Resona for audio-based resets with binaural beats. Less autopilot. More intention. Download Reshade and build app limits for real life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Reshade Terms of Use: https://reshade.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://reshade.app/privacy

About

Self Mail

Capture thoughts, ideas, reminders, and tasks instantly by sending them directly to your email inbox. This app integrates seamlessly into your existing workflow, eliminating the need to learn new systems or check multiple applications. It offers a simple way to ensure no great idea is ever lost.

Highlights
  • Instant email delivery
  • Voice to text
  • Photo attachments
  • Scheduled sending
  • Share Extension
  • Home Screen Widget
  • Audio notes
Features
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--> Most features completely free! --> Pro unlocks unlimited at less than $1/month Never lose a great idea again. Note To Myself is the fastest way to capture thoughts, ideas, reminders and tasks - and send them straight to your inbox. No friction. No fuss. YOUR INBOX IS YOUR SECOND BRAIN You already live in your email. It is where you actually follow up on things. So why are your ideas dying in note-taking apps you never open? Note To Myself fits right into your existing workflow. No new system to learn. No extra app to check. Your ideas land where you already work. THE TWO SYSTEMS YOU ACTUALLY NEED Most productivity advice tells you to use 10 different apps. The truth is simpler. You only need two systems: 1. A storage system for tasks - whatever you already use 2. A funnel for new information - your inbox Note To Myself completes the funnel. Capture an idea in three seconds. It lands in your inbox. Done. HOW IT WORKS Open the app. Pick a note type - Idea, Reminder or Task. Write your note. Hit send. Your idea lands in your email in seconds, ready for when you need it. FEATURES - Three note types - Idea, Reminder and Task - Instant email delivery to yourself - Voice to text - speak your notes out loud - Photo attachments - up to 5 photos per note - Scheduled sending - send notes at a future time - Share Extension - send from any app on your phone - Home Screen Widget - quick capture without opening the app - Audio notes for voice memos - Secure notes delivered straight to your inbox - Full sent history and drafts - Manage tasks easily without switching apps FREE TO USE Most features are completely free - voice to text, photo attachments, share extension and home screen widget included. Free users can send up to 5 notes per day, which is plenty for most people. Need more? Pro unlocks unlimited daily sends and scheduled sending for less than a coffee per month. SECURE BY DESIGN Your notes are delivered via SendGrid - the same trusted email infrastructure used by millions of companies worldwide. Notes go straight to your inbox and are never stored or shared. PERFECT FOR - Capturing ideas on the go - Sending yourself reminders - Voice notes while driving - Meeting follow-ups - Shopping lists and tasks - Quick note taking anytime - Building your second brain

Screenshots

Reshade4 screens
Self Mail3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Reshade at every 3 days against Self Mail's weekly. 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

Both are free to download. Reshade sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Self Mail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reshade ships an update every 3 days, Self Mail weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Reshade versus Self Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReshadeSelf Mail
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOVAS LLCJorrit Barto

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Reshade

Subscriptions2
  • Reshade Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Reshade Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.901 Year
2 purchases

Self Mail

Subscriptions2
  • Note To Myself Pro$0.991 Month
  • Note To Myself Pro$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Reshade free?
Reshade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Self Mail free?
Self Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reshade or Self Mail have ads?
Neither Reshade nor Self Mail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reshade or Self Mail?
Reshade ships an update every 3 days, and Self Mail weekly. Most recently, Reshade was updated on October 24, 2026 and Self Mail on October 25, 2026.

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