Comparison

Explainly vs Bmail

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

Head to head
About

Explainly

Understand important documents and detect risks before you act. This app breaks down complex texts like contracts and bills into simple language, identifies hidden fees, and helps you spot scams. It also provides guidance and can translate documents.

Highlights
  • Scam detection for messages and documents
  • Hidden fee identification in bills
  • Plain English document explanations
  • Step-by-step decision guidance
  • Document translation and read-aloud
  • Unlimited scans with Pro subscription
Features
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Don't pay, sign, or click until you understand it. Explainly uses AI to help you understand important documents, uncover potential risks, and know what to do next. Scan a bill, contract, medical statement, suspicious message, or other document. Explainly turns confusing information into clear, actionable guidance. CHECK WITH EXPLAINLY FROM ANYWHERE See something suspicious in another app? Use the iPhone Share Sheet and choose Check with Explainly. Your item will be ready for analysis when you open Explainly. AVOID SCAMS BEFORE YOU CLICK Check suspicious emails, messages, screenshots, and documents for potential scam and phishing warning signs. See why something looks suspicious before you respond or click. FIND HIDDEN CHARGES Review bills and statements for fees, duplicate charges, and items that may be worth questioning. REVIEW MEDICAL BILLS Make medical statements easier to understand and identify charges you may want to review or verify. UNDERSTAND CONTRACTS Turn complicated contracts and lease agreements into plain English. Quickly identify important clauses, deadlines, fees, renewal terms, and other details. KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT Explainly goes beyond summaries. Get practical next steps, questions to ask, and help drafting messages when appropriate. PLAIN ENGLISH Turn complicated language into explanations that are easier to understand. MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT Analyze documents in multiple languages and make unfamiliar content easier to understand. MULTIPLE WAYS TO ANALYZE Share content directly to Explainly, scan with your camera, choose a photo, import a file, or paste text. BUILT FOR EVERYDAY DECISIONS Use Explainly for: • Suspicious emails, messages, and screenshots • Phone, utility, and service bills • Medical bills and statements • Rental and lease agreements • Contracts and policies • Fees and confusing charges • Other important documents EXPLAINLY PRO Upgrade for expanded access to Explainly's AI-powered analysis features. No account is required to get started. Explainly provides informational assistance and is not a substitute for professional legal, financial, medical, or other professional advice. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/explainly/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bmail

Secure your communications with end-to-end encrypted email, calendar, contacts, and drive. Your data is protected by your keys, not company policy, ensuring privacy and security against unauthorized access. Offers custom domain support and robust authentication methods.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted email
  • Encrypted calendar, contacts, and drive
  • Custom domain support
  • PGP and S/MIME interoperability
  • Secure authentication (OPAQUE)
  • Reproducible open-source code
Features
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Bmail is end-to-end encrypted email built around your keys, not someone else's policy. Every message you send to another Bmail user is sealed with X25519 + XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it leaves your device. The server stores ciphertext. We can't read your mail, and neither can anyone with a subpoena. WHAT'S INSIDE • Encrypted email with PGP and S/MIME interop, so you can keep talking to people on Gmail, iCloud, and Outlook • Calendar, contacts, and Drive — all encrypted, all backed by the same keys • Custom domains: bring your own domain (you@yourcompany.com) and get the same encrypted pipeline • Push notifications that don't leak content — only "you've got mail" • Account recovery via BIP-39 mnemonic phrase. No phone number, no security-question theatre, no PII collected HOW IT'S DIFFERENT • The server runs inside Intel SGX enclaves. Even the operator can't peek at session keys • Authentication uses OPAQUE (RFC 9807) — your password literally never touches our servers in plaintext • Source is published. The server you're talking to and the WASM crypto in your browser are reproducible from the open repo at github.com/bmailag/bmail • Built by VP.NET. We don't sell ads and we don't sell mailbox metadata PLANS • Bmail: encrypted email + calendar + contacts + Drive + custom domains, with 100 GB encrypted storage. Available monthly or yearly Part of the VP.NET Family PRIVACY We only store what we need to deliver your mail. No tracking SDKs, no analytics, no third-party advertising IDs. Recovery is by mnemonic phrase only — we never collect a phone number, identity document, or backup email. TERMS OF USE https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Explainly4 screens
Bmail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bmail at weekly against Explainly's every 3 months. Bmail also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Explainly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Bmail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Explainly against 5.0 for Bmail. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Explainly ships an update every 3 months, Bmail weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Explainly versus Bmail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExplainlyBmail
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB50 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperAmirul IslamVP.NET LLC

Customer experience

Explainly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bmail

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Explainly

Subscriptions2
  • Explainly Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Explainly Pro (Yearly)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Bmail

Subscriptions2
  • Bmail Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Bmail Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Explainly free?
Explainly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bmail free?
Bmail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Explainly or Bmail?
Explainly and Bmail are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Explainly or Bmail have ads?
Neither Explainly nor Bmail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Explainly or Bmail?
Explainly ships an update every 3 months, and Bmail weekly. Most recently, Explainly was updated on October 4, 2026 and Bmail on October 10, 2026.

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