Comparison

Bencher vs EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX

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

Head to head
About

Bencher

Features
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Bencher is a new, modern benchmarking app for checking how your Apple devices perform in general, and over time. Run tests for your CPU, memory, SSD storage and GPU, then save each result so you can compare performance across devices, updates and different benchmark settings. Bencher is built for people who want a simple way to see whether their device is performing as expected without digging through complicated tools, as well as for fellow tech-enthusiasts who want to test the performance of their device and compare against others. Features include: • Intuitive User Interface • Single-core and multi-core CPU benchmarks • Memory performance testing • SSD read and write speed testing • Metal graphics benchmarking • Mac-supported OpenCL graphics benchmarking • Overall performance scores • Saved, searchable, filterable and easy to use benchmark history • Performance trends and comparisons • Reference comparisons between results • iCloud sync for benchmark history • Export and import support (both singular and batch import/export) • Feedback button to provide feedback and bug reports back to me • Dark mode by default (The cool way :p) • Native app layouts for iPhone, iPad and Mac Bencher is useful for checking performance after software updates, comparing different Apple devices, spotting unusual slowdowns, or keeping a long-term record of how your device performs. The app does not require an account, and benchmark history can be kept locally or synced through iCloud if you choose to enable it. This app is also currently awaiting approval from Gouvernement de la République française for distribution in France due to encryption use, and will be opened up to the French market pending approval.

About

EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX

Features
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Opens .eml and .msg email files and winmail.dat attachments on iPhone and iPad, one at a time or a whole batch at once. The first file is free. Pro opens every other file and exports PDFs. The files are read on your device. They are never uploaded, and you do not need an email account. A WHOLE BATCH AT ONCE • Select dozens of .msg or .eml files in one go, or open a .zip or .mbox archive • See every email in the batch as a list with subject, sender and date, search it, and jump to any one • Or page through them with the arrows • Show remote images for the whole batch with one tap, or keep them blocked • A .zip or .mbox counts as one file. In a selection of separate files, Pro opens every file after the first WHAT IT OPENS • .eml and .msg files from the Files app, Mail, AirDrop, iCloud Drive and other storage apps • winmail.dat (TNEF) attachments, including the files and meeting details inside them • .oft templates and .emlx files • .mbox archives (the first 2,000 emails) and zip files that contain email • A whole folder: the app lists every email file in it, subfolders included • Recent files stay in a list on the home screen • In the Files app, Quick Look shows the subject, sender, date and attachment list of an .eml, .msg or winmail.dat file before you open it READING • The message in its original formatting or as plain text • Search inside the message and jump between matches • On iPad, three columns: your files, the message details with attachments, and the message body • Full headers, and for .eml files the complete source • Authentication-Results headers are shown as the receiving server wrote them. The app does not check SPF, DKIM or DMARC itself • Remote content is off by default. Images and other remote resources are blocked before they load, so opening a message does not tell the sender you read it. You can turn it on for one message from the banner, or for all messages in Settings • Security Check lists what it finds in the message: the SPF, DKIM and DMARC results in the headers, a Reply-To that differs from the sender, links whose text and destination differ, remote images, and attachments that can run code. It reads the file only and contacts no server ATTACHMENTS • Every attachment with its name, type and size • Preview PDFs, images, Office documents and other types Quick Look recognizes • An email attached to an email opens in the viewer PDF EXPORT (PRO) • Letter or A4 • Optional: sender, recipients and date; the list of attachments; page numbers; the full headers after the message FREE AND PRO • The first email file you open is free, with everything above except PDF export • Pro opens every file after that and exports PDFs • A file that fails to open does not use up the free file, and neither does the built-in sample • If you installed the app before version 1.3, every file stays free • Pro is a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase PRIVACY • Email files are read on your device and never uploaded • No account, no ads, no cross-app tracking • The app sends anonymous usage statistics, masked screen recordings and crash reports, with nothing from your files in them. You can turn this off in Settings • Reading works without a network connection LANGUAGES The app is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. If a file will not open, tap Report This Problem on the error screen. It sends app and device details, and nothing from the file. Privacy Policy: https://eml-msg-viewer.vercel.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bencher4 screens
EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bencher at none against EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX's 3. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.00 per 7 days. Bencher asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bencher ships an update weekly, EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Bencher versus EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBencherEML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam IbrahimSheenu Jain

In-app purchases

None

Bencher

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (Weekly)$1.007 Days
  • Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Bencher free?
Bencher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX free?
EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bencher or EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX have ads?
Neither Bencher nor EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bencher or EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX?
Bencher ships an update weekly, and EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bencher was updated on October 31, 2026 and EML Viewer · MSG Viewer & MBOX on November 10, 2026.

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