Comparison

GCM Mail vs Mail Bell

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

Head to head
About

GCM Mail

Features
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GCM Mail โ€“ One Inbox. All Your Accounts. GCM Mail brings all your emails together in one powerful, secure, and beautifully designed app. Connect your Gmail, Outlook, Hotmail, Office 365, Exchange, and other IMAP or POP3 accounts โ€” and manage everything seamlessly in a single inbox.

About

Mail Bell

Features
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Email is a mess. Your inbox is buried in spam, newsletters, and receipts, so you stopped checking it. But the emails that actually matter still land there: a college coach, a recruiter, a job offer, your kid's school. Mail Bell fixes that. Connect an email address by forwarding a copy to your private Mail Bell address, and we text you the moment something important arrives. That's the whole thing. WE NEVER READ OR STORE YOUR EMAIL This is the part that matters. When a forwarded email reaches us, we look at only the sender and subject for the split second it takes to build your text, then it's gone. No inbox. No archive. No selling your data. Ever. ONLY THE STUFF THAT MATTERS You decide what's worth a buzz: - Anyone who emails you (we skip the junk: newsletters, receipts, promos, no-reply blasts) - Only the people and topics you pick (favorites, keywords, and a mute list) - A killer feature for recruited athletes: "only text me from .edu" so you never miss a coach BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MISS THE EMAIL - Recruited athletes and their families: coaches use email, and a missed message can cost an opportunity - Anyone job hunting, freelancing, or waiting on something time-sensitive - Parents keeping an eye on a teen's school mail HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your email and the number where you want texts. 2. Turn on forwarding in your email settings (we walk you through Gmail, iCloud, and Outlook). 3. Get a text when a real email lands. Done. Start free. Sign in with Apple. Stop anytime by replying STOP or deleting your account in the app. Privacy Policy: https://mailbell.cc/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://mailbell.cc/terms Mail Bell is a service of Limestone Labs LLC.

Screenshots

GCM Mail4 screens
Mail Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GCM Mail at none against Mail Bell's 1. GCM Mail also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Mail Bell sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. GCM Mail asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
GCM Mail versus Mail Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGCM MailMail Bell
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGCM TECH SOLUTIONSLimestone Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

GCM Mail

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mail Bell

Subscriptions1
  • Mail Bell Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is GCM Mail free?
GCM Mail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mail Bell free?
Mail Bell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GCM Mail or Mail Bell have ads?
Neither GCM Mail nor Mail Bell shows ads.

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