Comparison

Awful Monkey vs Mailbox

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

Head to head
About

Awful Monkey

Features
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*New app* Awful Monkey is the brutally honest screen time coach that doesn’t remind you gently it judges you. Turn your phone into a savage productivity partner that roasts you when you waste time and rewards you when you stay disciplined. --- What it does Tracks your screen time in real time - Starts focus sessions that block distracting apps - Roasts you when you break your promises - Gives you XP when you stay focused - Unlocks new monkey personas as you level up The more disciplined you are, the richer and prouder your monkey becomes. The more you scroll, the more disappointed he looks. --- Level up your monkey Stay focused to gain XP and unlock harsher, richer monkeys: *Basic Monkey* *Alpha Monkey* *Billionaire Monkey* *Monk Mode* (and more coming soon) Each monkey has its own personality and attitude toward your screen time. --- For who? Perfect for: - Students - Entrepreneurs - Creators - Remote workers - Anyone tired of doomscrolling --- Privacy & requirements Awful Monkey uses Apple’s Screen Time API to monitor and block apps with your permission. Your data stays on your device and is never sold or used for ads. Ready to stop scrolling and start building? Download Awful Monkey your monkey is already judging you. Terms of Use: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://awfulmonkey.app/privacy

About

Mailbox

Features
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Downloaded your email archive as an .mbox file and can't open it on your iPhone? Mailbox opens MBOX mailboxes β€” like a Google Takeout mail export β€” so you can read the messages and save their attachments, right on your iPhone. Choose the .mbox file in the Files app. Mailbox lists every message with its subject, sender, date and attachment count; tap one to read it. β€’ EVERY MESSAGE IN A LIST β€” subject, sender, date and a paperclip count for messages with attachments. β€’ READ THE MESSAGE β€” From, To, Date and Subject plus the message text. HTML emails are shown as clean readable text, and you can select and copy text. β€’ ATTACHMENTS β€” see each attachment's name, type and size, and save it to Files with one tap. β€’ REAL-WORLD MAIL FORMATS β€” multipart messages, nested parts, base64 and quoted-printable encoding, encoded subject lines and mboxrd-escaped lines are decoded. β€’ SINGLE EMAILS TOO β€” open an .eml file to read one message on its own. Honest scope: Mailbox is a read-only viewer. There is no search, sorting or reply, and HTML emails are shown as text without images or formatting. Every message in the file is listed, and large archives of several GB open too: the mailbox is read from storage one message at a time instead of being loaded whole. Text in older encodings such as ISO-2022-JP, Shift_JIS or ISO-8859-1 is decoded using the character set the message declares. Your mailbox is read on your iPhone. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed. Reading messages is free and unlimited. Saving attachments includes 3 free exports; a one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited attachment exports. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com

Screenshots

Awful Monkey4 screens
Mailbox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Awful Monkey at daily against Mailbox's every 5 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Awful Monkey sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Mailbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Awful Monkey ships an update daily, Mailbox every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Awful Monkey versus Mailbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAwful MonkeyMailbox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size50 MB1 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperThomas JudithJhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Awful Monkey

Subscriptions1
  • Awful Monkey Pro3 Days trial$3.991 Month
1 purchases

Mailbox

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Awful Monkey free?
Awful Monkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mailbox free?
Mailbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Awful Monkey or Mailbox have ads?
Neither Awful Monkey nor Mailbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Awful Monkey or Mailbox?
Awful Monkey ships an update daily, and Mailbox every 5 days. Most recently, Awful Monkey was updated on October 25, 2026 and Mailbox on October 24, 2026.

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