Comparison

Mailbird vs Orbit Mail

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

Head to head
About

Mailbird

Manage all your email accounts from a single, beautifully designed inbox. Features include unified handling of multiple providers, customizable swipes for quick actions, and powerful search and filtering tools.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for all accounts
  • Customizable swipe actions
  • Snooze emails for later
  • Advanced filters and search
  • Powerful email editor
  • Centralized attachment management
  • Customizable themes and layouts
Features
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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

About

Orbit Mail

Consolidate Gmail, Outlook, and iCloud into a single, streamlined inbox. This app uses AI to automate replies, organize messages, and help you quickly clear out unwanted emails, saving you significant time.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for Gmail, Outlook, iCloud
  • AI-powered email drafting and replies
  • Automatic message organization
  • Natural language inbox queries
  • One-tap cleanup of newsletters
Features
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Stop drowning in email. Orbit Mail brings Gmail, Outlook, and iCloud into one clean inbox and puts AI to work on the boring parts — so you spend minutes on email instead of hours. • ONE INBOX — Gmail, Outlook & iCloud together, finally. • AI THAT REPLIES FOR YOU — drafts sitting ready in your own voice. • AUTOMATIC ORGANIZATION — smart folders keep the noise away. • ASK YOUR INBOX ANYTHING — "what needs a reply today?" and it answers. • ONE-TAP CLEANUP — clear out newsletters you never open. Free to start. Every new mailbox includes a 14-day Pro trial — unlimited AI, unlimited accounts. Pro is $15.99/mo or $99/yr after. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.myorbitmail.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.myorbitmail.com/privacy.html Orbit Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $15.99 per month or $99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings.

Screenshots

Mailbird4 screens
Orbit Mail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mailbird at 43% against Orbit Mail's 0%. Mailbird also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Orbit Mail's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Mailbird sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.49 per year and Orbit Mail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mailbird holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Mailbird's written reviews are positive against 0% of Orbit Mail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mailbird ships an update every 6 days, Orbit Mail every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mailbird versus Orbit Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailbirdOrbit Mail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size552 MB16 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMailbird, Inc.Orbit Entities LLC

Customer experience

Mailbird

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Orbit Mail

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mailbird

Subscriptions1
  • Premium – Yearly Plan$34.491 Year
One-time1
  • Premium – One-Time$159.00
2 purchases

Orbit Mail

Subscriptions2
  • Orbit Pro (Monthly)$15.991 Month
  • Orbit Pro (Annual)$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Mailbird free?
Mailbird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit Mail free?
Orbit Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mailbird or Orbit Mail?
Mailbird is rated higher. Mailbird averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Orbit Mail averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mailbird or Orbit Mail have ads?
Neither Mailbird nor Orbit Mail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mailbird or Orbit Mail?
Mailbird ships an update every 6 days, and Orbit Mail every 9 days. Most recently, Mailbird was updated on November 5, 2026 and Orbit Mail on October 31, 2026.

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