Comparison

Pliego Mail vs Mail Bell

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

Head to head
About

Pliego Mail

Features
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All your email in one beautiful inbox, without spy pixels. Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo, Fastmail or any IMAP account. Pliego shows it to you, and nobody else. Your email stays where it always lived. Pliego is just the app that shows it: fast, private and free of ads. SIGN UP WITHOUT GIVING YOUR REAL EMAIL Create disposable addresses with their own inbox. Verification codes are ready to copy, and Pliego warns you when an address starts getting mail from someone it wasn't meant for. Pause or delete it and the spam stops. ENCRYPTED EMAIL, WITHOUT SWITCHING ACCOUNTS Send a password-protected message the recipient opens in any browser, even on Gmail or Outlook. The key never leaves your iPhone. Nobody in between, not even Pliego, can read it. AI THAT STAYS ON YOUR iPHONE A daily summary of what matters across all your accounts, processed on device with Apple Intelligence. Prefer another model? Bring your own OpenAI or Google Gemini key, or point Pliego at any compatible server, including your own Ollama. No margin added, no lock-in. IS IT REALLY YOUR BANK? With AI on, Pliego warns you when a sender isn't who they claim to be, before you tap anything. NEVER LOSE A REPLY Pick a reminder when you send. If they answer, it cancels itself. If they don't, Pliego lets you know. FILES TOO BIG FOR EMAIL Send videos, RAW photos and huge PDFs with Pliego Bandeja: encrypted, with a link that expires and a download limit. READ ANY LANGUAGE Translate an email on your iPhone without breaking its design. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN Widgets that archive and snooze, and a real Apple Watch app. EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS โ€ข Unified inbox with one-tap account filtering โ€ข Snooze that syncs across your devices โ€ข Rules, VIPs, blocked senders and smart folders โ€ข Tracking pixels blocked, remote images off until you say so โ€ข Real dark mode, even for light HTML emails โ€ข Face ID lock โ€ข Available in 9 languages PRIVACY YOU CAN CHECK โ€ข No ads, no analytics, no tracking identifiers โ€ข Your rules, VIPs and settings sync through your private iCloud database, not our servers โ€ข Our servers only step in for what you turn on: instant notifications (they watch for new mail, with your credentials stored encrypted), disposable addresses and encrypted files โ€ข A privacy policy written in plain language Privacy policy: https://pliegomail.com/privacy.html Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@pliegomail.com

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Mail Bell

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Email is a mess. Your inbox is buried in spam, newsletters, and receipts, so you stopped checking it. But the emails that actually matter still land there: a college coach, a recruiter, a job offer, your kid's school. Mail Bell fixes that. Connect an email address by forwarding a copy to your private Mail Bell address, and we text you the moment something important arrives. That's the whole thing. WE NEVER READ OR STORE YOUR EMAIL This is the part that matters. When a forwarded email reaches us, we look at only the sender and subject for the split second it takes to build your text, then it's gone. No inbox. No archive. No selling your data. Ever. ONLY THE STUFF THAT MATTERS You decide what's worth a buzz: - Anyone who emails you (we skip the junk: newsletters, receipts, promos, no-reply blasts) - Only the people and topics you pick (favorites, keywords, and a mute list) - A killer feature for recruited athletes: "only text me from .edu" so you never miss a coach BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MISS THE EMAIL - Recruited athletes and their families: coaches use email, and a missed message can cost an opportunity - Anyone job hunting, freelancing, or waiting on something time-sensitive - Parents keeping an eye on a teen's school mail HOW IT WORKS 1. Enter your email and the number where you want texts. 2. Turn on forwarding in your email settings (we walk you through Gmail, iCloud, and Outlook). 3. Get a text when a real email lands. Done. Start free. Sign in with Apple. Stop anytime by replying STOP or deleting your account in the app. Privacy Policy: https://mailbell.cc/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://mailbell.cc/terms Mail Bell is a service of Limestone Labs LLC.

Screenshots

Pliego Mail4 screens
Mail Bell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mail Bell at 15.0 against Pliego Mail's 27.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Pliego Mail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mail Bell sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Pliego Mail versus Mail Bell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPliego MailMail Bell
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS27.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size75 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco PuchadesLimestone Labs LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pliego Mail

Subscriptions2
  • Pliego Premium$2.991 Month
  • Pliego Premium$17.991 Year
1 purchases

Mail Bell

Subscriptions1
  • Mail Bell Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Pliego Mail free?
Pliego Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mail Bell free?
Mail Bell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pliego Mail or Mail Bell have ads?
Neither Pliego Mail nor Mail Bell shows ads.

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