Comparison

Winmail Viewer vs BeaconPad

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

Head to head
About

Winmail Viewer

Effortlessly open and view various email attachment formats, including Winmail.dat and MSG files. Extract embedded documents and images, and manage your files with integrated storage. Supports a wide range of email and document types for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Open Winmail.dat, MSG, OFT, XPS/OXPS, and EML files
  • Extract attachments like PDFs and Office documents
  • View formatted messages with original layout
  • Search messages by subject, sender, or keyword
  • Save and organize files with SwiftData storage
  • Dark Mode support
  • iOS Files app integration
Features
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Open and view Winmail.dat (Microsoft TNEF), MSG, OFT, XPS/OXPS, and EML files instantly on iPhone and iPad. Access Outlook-generated attachments, decode hidden content, and extract files in seconds. Winmail Viewer is designed to open Microsoft Outlook and Exchange email formats that many apps can’t read. Whether you receive a Winmail.dat (TNEF) attachment or an Outlook MSG/OFT message file, the app decodes and displays the full content — including formatted messages and embedded attachments — so nothing is lost. Open files directly from Mail, Files, AirDrop, or any supported app, and instantly access the message body, documents, and images inside. SUPPORTED FILE TYPES • Winmail.dat (Microsoft TNEF) — Decode Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format files generated by Outlook and Exchange • MSG — Open standalone Microsoft Outlook message files with full formatting and attachments • OFT — View Outlook email template files • EML — Read standard email message files from most email clients • XPS / OXPS — Open Microsoft XML Paper Specification documents with a smooth, PDF-like reading experience WHAT YOU CAN EXTRACT • Attachments including PDF, Word (DOC/DOCX), Excel (XLS/XLSX), PowerPoint (PPT/PPTX) • Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, and more) • Rich Text (RTF) and HTML-formatted messages • Embedded files and hidden Outlook content KEY FEATURES • Instantly open Winmail.dat (TNEF), MSG, OFT, XPS/OXPS, and EML files • View fully formatted messages with original layout preserved • Extract and share attachments in seconds • Reply to or forward messages directly from the app • Search by subject, sender, or keyword • Save and organize files with fast SwiftData storage • Dark Mode for comfortable reading • Full integration with the iOS Files app No more “winmail.dat” confusion. Open, decode, extract, and share Outlook attachments effortlessly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BeaconPad

Features
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BeaconPad keeps your APIs and servers in check — right from your iPhone or iPad. Built for indie developers and freelancers who manage their own endpoints but don't need enterprise-grade complexity. Add any HTTP or HTTPS endpoint, tap Check Now, and instantly see if it's up, down, or degraded. BeaconPad measures response times, validates status codes, and tracks your uptime history — all on-device with zero accounts or cloud services. FREE FEATURES • Monitor up to 3 endpoints • HTTP/HTTPS health checks with response time measurement • Status dashboard with at-a-glance health indicators • Up, Down, Degraded, and Unknown states • 30-day check history per monitor • Manual Check Now for instant verification • Custom HTTP methods, headers, and expected status codes • Configurable timeout and degraded thresholds • Push notifications when a service goes down or recovers • Network reachability detection PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE ($6.99) Unlock everything, forever. No subscription. • Unlimited monitors • Background health checks (best-effort iOS scheduling) • 1-minute, 5-minute and 15-minute check intervals (best-effort iOS scheduling) • Response time charts (1 hour, 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days) • SSL certificate expiry alerts (30, 14, 7, and 1 day warnings) • Monitor groups for organizing endpoints • Export monitor data as CSV or JSON PRIVACY FIRST BeaconPad collects no data. No analytics, no telemetry, no accounts. All monitor data stays on your device. The only network requests the app makes are to the endpoints you configure. BUILT WITH SwiftUI, SwiftData, Swift Charts, and BackgroundTasks. Native performance, native feel.

Screenshots

Winmail Viewer4 screens
BeaconPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Winmail Viewer at 17 against BeaconPad's 26.2. 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. Winmail Viewer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and BeaconPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Winmail Viewer versus BeaconPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinmail ViewerBeaconPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer延平 陈Olof Petterson

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Winmail Viewer

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$9.99
1 purchases

BeaconPad

One-time1
  • BeaconPad PRO$6.99

Questions

Is Winmail Viewer free?
Winmail Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeaconPad free?
BeaconPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Winmail Viewer or BeaconPad have ads?
Neither Winmail Viewer nor BeaconPad shows ads.

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