Mailbird vs Spacemail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mailbird
Manage all your email accounts in a single, beautifully designed inbox. Features include smart triage, snooze options, powerful search, and a clean editor. Prioritizes privacy and security by connecting directly to your email provider.
- Unified Inbox for multiple accounts
- Swipe to triage emails
- Snooze emails for later
- Powerful search and filters
- Customizable themes and layouts
- Undo send functionality
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In Mailbird every feature is crafted for your flow, with pixel-perfect design, privacy, smooth performance, and powerful tools to help you work smarter: - Unified Inbox: Handle all your accounts in one place. Works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, Yahoo, iCloud, and any IMAP account. - Beautifully Designed: Every icon, layout, and transition designed for iPhone. - Privacy & Security: Connect directly to your email provider. Your messages and passwords never pass through Mailbird servers. - Swipe to Triage: File emails to To Do, To Read, or Archive with a single swipe, and choose what each swipe does. - Snooze: Put an email away until later today, tomorrow, next week, or a time you pick. - Filters & Search: Jump to unread, starred, or emails with attachments, create your own filters, and search all your mail. - Powerful Email Editor: Clean and focused, with signatures built in and undo send. - Attachments in One Place: Browse, sort, and clean up the files you've downloaded. - Make It Yours: Light and dark mode, nine color themes, three list layouts, and a toolbar you arrange yourself. Join millions of professionals who’ve rated Mailbird 5-stars. Terms of Service: https://goto.getmailbird.com/wc Privacy Policy: https://goto.getmailbird.com/wd
Spacemail
Manage your business email with a fast, intuitive, and secure mobile client. Features smart security, instant notifications, and seamless syncing across devices. Customize your inbox with a profile picture, dark mode, and multi-language support.
- Smart security features
- Instant notifications
- Seamless device sync
- Favorite messages
- Quick swipe actions
- Customizable inbox
- Ad-free experience
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Email here, there, and anywhere with Spacemail mobile. Enjoy fast, intuitive business email with smart security, instant notifications, and seamless sync across all your devices. Order made simple Favorite the messages that matter, and use quick swipe actions to manage everything at speed. Your inbox your rules Email your way with a custom profile picture and display name, adaptive dark mode, and multi-language support. Privacy built in Work without distractions in an ad-free inbox, locked down by 2FA and data storage encryption. Get started Enjoy professional email that fits your budget. Choose your plan at spaceship.com, download the app, and sign in to use Spacemail on the go. Legal Privacy policy https://spaceship.com/privacy Terms of service https://spaceship.com/terms Follow us X (Twitter): https://x.com/Spaceship Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceship/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceShip
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spacemail at 4.7 against Mailbird's 3.5. Spacemail also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (57% vs 33%). Mailbird's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Mailbird sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.49 per year. Spacemail asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spacemail holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spacemail has 396 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Mailbird's written reviews are positive against 57% of Spacemail's.
Mailbird ships an update weekly, Spacemail every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mailbird | Spacemail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (396 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 396 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 555 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mailbird, Inc. | Namecheap, Inc |
Customer experience
Mailbird
Spacemail
In-app purchases
Mailbird
- Premium – Yearly Plan$34.491 Year
- Premium – One-Time$159.00
Spacemail
No in-app purchases
