Comparison

Pliego Mail vs CF Mail

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 • Unified inbox with one-tap account filtering • Snooze that syncs across your devices • Rules, VIPs, blocked senders and smart folders • Tracking pixels blocked, remote images off until you say so • Real dark mode, even for light HTML emails • Face ID lock • Available in 9 languages PRIVACY YOU CAN CHECK • No ads, no analytics, no tracking identifiers • Your rules, VIPs and settings sync through your private iCloud database, not our servers • 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 • 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

About

CF Mail

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CF Mail is a privacy-focused iOS mail client for the accounts and servers you choose. Connect standard IMAP/SMTP mailboxes or your own self-hosted CloudMail Server in one focused app for iPhone and iPad. Highlights: • Standard IMAP/SMTP email support • Self-hosted CloudMail Server support • Unified inbox, search, drafts, attachments, contacts, reply and forwarding workflows • Rich-text email composition • Face ID / Touch ID / device passcode protection • Mail privacy controls for remote images • Local, redacted diagnostics • Multiple appearance themes CF MAIL Pro is available through optional in-app purchases, including auto-renewable subscription plans. Subscription prices and billing periods are shown in the app using the localized information provided by the App Store before purchase. Auto-renewable subscriptions continue until canceled and can be managed or canceled in your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://cfmail.readori.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pliego Mail4 screens
CF Mail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CF Mail at 16.0 against Pliego Mail's 26.4. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Pliego Mail sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CF Mail sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pliego Mail ships an update every 6 days, CF Mail every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Pliego Mail versus CF Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPliego MailCF Mail
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancisco PuchadesJIANPING YAN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pliego Mail

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

CF Mail

Subscriptions3
  • CF MAIL Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • CF MAIL Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • CF MAIL Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • CF MAIL Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Pliego Mail free?
Pliego Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CF Mail free?
CF Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pliego Mail or CF Mail have ads?
Neither Pliego Mail nor CF Mail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pliego Mail or CF Mail?
Pliego Mail ships an update every 6 days, and CF Mail every 10 days. Most recently, Pliego Mail was updated on October 31, 2026 and CF Mail on October 29, 2026.

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