Comparison

Boogie Mail vs Jovra

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

Head to head
About

Boogie Mail

A modern, native email, calendar, and contacts client utilizing the JMAP protocol. It offers advanced features like undo send, scheduled send, server-side filters, and real-time sync across Apple devices. An optional push notification service is available.

Highlights
  • JMAP protocol support
  • Undo Send and scheduled send
  • Server-side Sieve filters
  • Real-time sync
  • Multi-account management
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Native Mac and iPad apps
Features
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Boogie is a native mail, calendar and contacts client built on JMAP, the modern protocol that replaces IMAP. No IMAP fallback, no webmail wrapper. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Works with Stalwart, Fastmail, or any server that speaks RFC 8620 / RFC 8621 JMAP. MAIL • One-step sign-in through your provider's secure web login. Fastmail OAuth covers mail, contacts and calendars in a single grant • Choose which folders notify you. Inbox only by default; Junk and Archive stay silent until you say so • Undo Send, scheduled send, templates, HTML signatures, font picker, multi-message forward, Send Again • Fail-safe sending: if an account can't send, your draft is kept and you're told why • Server-side Sieve filters and vacation auto-reply • Multi-account with auto-discovery and clear health badges; account removal says exactly what it will do • Spotlight indexing and 41 languages, including right-to-left CALENDAR & CONTACTS • Day, week and month views that update live as invitations arrive • Accept or decline invitations from the email; organizers get exactly one reply. Canceled events offer Remove from Calendar • Contacts across all your accounts, with contact groups you create, name and delete • Apple Contacts are read locally for recipient autocomplete and never uploaded APPLE WATCH • Sign in with a short code shown on the Watch and entered on your iPhone or Mac • Read, reply to and triage mail from your wrist MAC & IPAD • Full keyboard control on iPad: ⌘N, ⌘F, ⌘A and the rest work as they do on the Mac • A native Mac app that prints cleanly and never keeps your machine awake PRIVACY & PUSH • No telemetry, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Your mail lives on your own server, never ours • Real-time sync while the app is open • Boogie Push, an optional add-on: new mail arrives on iPhone and iPad even when Boogie is closed. Alerts show sender and subject; the message content is never sent to us. First month free, then a separate subscription. Mac notifications while running are included TRIAL AND PRICING 14-day full-feature trial. After the trial, Boogie locks until you subscribe. • Yearly: US$39.99 • Lifetime: US$99, one payment • Boogie Push: US$2.49 a month or US$19.99 a year, first month free Boogie Push is sold separately and not included in Yearly or Lifetime. Privacy: Boogie is a transport between your device and the server you choose. We collect nothing. Support: support@boogie.digital Privacy: https://boogie.digital/privacy/ Terms: https://boogie.digital/terms/

About

Jovra

Features
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Jovra is a modern, native JMAP email client built for people who use multiple addresses, aliases, custom domains, or self-hosted mail. One inbox. Every identity. SMART IDENTITY Jovra helps you understand which address received a message and chooses the right sender when you reply. Exact identities and wildcard aliases are handled clearly, so you are less likely to answer from the wrong address. BUILT FOR JMAP Connect a JMAP account and use a fast, modern mail workflow designed around the protocol instead of treating it as an afterthought. Jovra is designed for compatible JMAP servers including Stalwart and Fastmail. A REAL DAILY MAIL CLIENT • Multiple accounts and mailboxes • Message search and folder navigation • Drafts, Sent, Archive and Trash • Attachments with on-demand downloads • Local cache for responsive browsing • Recipient autocomplete from your device contacts • Per-identity sender details and signatures • Clear diagnostics when a server identity or capability is missing PRIVATE BY DESIGN HTML messages are sanitized before display. Remote images and media are blocked by default, and likely tracking pixels stay blocked. Passwords and tokens are stored in Keychain. Jovra connects directly to your JMAP server for your mail data. FREE TO USE Jovra launches with no ads and no paywall. Use the complete app without an advertising SDK or subscription prompt. Jovra is made for anyone who wants modern JMAP mail with better control over aliases and sender identities.

Screenshots

Boogie Mail4 screens
Jovra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jovra at none against Boogie Mail's 2. Boogie Mail's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Boogie Mail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Jovra asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boogie Mail ships an update every 2 weeks, Jovra every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Boogie Mail versus Jovra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoogie MailJovra
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKTP Digital PTY LTDHeitz Bruno

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Boogie Mail

Subscriptions1
  • Boogie Yearly3 Months trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Boogie Lifetime$69.99
None

Jovra

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boogie Mail free?
Boogie Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jovra free?
Jovra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boogie Mail or Jovra have ads?
Neither Boogie Mail nor Jovra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boogie Mail or Jovra?
Boogie Mail ships an update every 2 weeks, and Jovra every 2 months. Most recently, Boogie Mail was updated on October 23, 2026 and Jovra on October 24, 2026.

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