Mailbird vs StartMail
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
StartMail
Secure your inbox with private email, offering unlimited aliases to protect your real address. Send encrypted messages and manage your mail offline, ensuring your communications remain yours without ads or tracking.
- Unlimited email aliases
- Encrypted messaging
- Offline email access
- No ads or tracking
- Customizable appearance
- IMAP support
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StartMail is private email from the Netherlands, built for people who want an inbox that stays theirs. Protect your real address with unlimited aliases, send encrypted messages, and keep working offline when your connection is unreliable. With the StartMail app, you can • Keep your inbox private without ads, tracking, or profiling • Protect your real address with unlimited aliases • Send encrypted messages, even to people who do not use encryption • Read, draft, and queue emails offline • Attach files, preview documents, and manage mail with swipe actions Stay private • No ads, tracking, profiling, or data selling • Aliases help keep your main email address private • Encryption helps protect sensitive messages Stay productive anywhere • Read cached mail offline • Keep writing drafts without a connection • Queue messages to send later Stay in control • Delete aliases you no longer need • Use the mobile app, webmail, or IMAP • Choose light, dark, or system appearance Why choose StartMail? StartMail is based in the Netherlands. Your email and data are protected by Dutch privacy law and GDPR. StartMail was built by privacy pioneers who previously founded Startpage, the world’s most private search engine. StartMail is a separate company with its own team, infrastructure, and privacy policies. Follow StartMail Website: https://www.startmail.com Blog: https://www.startmail.com/blog Support: https://support.startmail.com Facebook: /MyStartMail X: @mystartmail Instagram: @mystartmail LinkedIn: /company/startmail-bv
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StartMail at none against Mailbird's 2. Mailbird's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.3). On price, ratings volume, 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. StartMail asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mailbird holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | Mailbird | StartMail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better | 3.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 555 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mailbird, Inc. | StartMail |
In-app purchases
Mailbird
- Premium – Yearly Plan$34.491 Year
- Premium – One-Time$159.00
StartMail
No in-app purchases





