Mailpipe vs Herdie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mailpipe
Manage your email infrastructure on your own domains directly from your mobile device. Create and control mailboxes, send and receive emails with attachments, and manage team access. Keep your calendar synchronized and forward mail with verification, all while ensuring your data remains private.
- Create and manage mailboxes on custom domains
- Send and receive emails on the go
- Manage team and tenant access
- Forward mail with verification
- Sync calendar and invites
- Private by design
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Mailpipe is developer email infrastructure you own — every domain, mailbox, and inbox in your pocket. • Create and manage mailboxes on your own domains • Send and receive email on the go, with attachments and previews • Manage your team and tenants, and share inboxes with the right people • Forward mail to a personal address, with verification • Keep your calendar and invites in sync Your mail lives in your own database — private by design.
Herdie
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Herdie brings your Herdr sessions to iPhone and iPad. Connect directly to your Mac or Linux host over SSH, check what your agents are doing, and send the next command. Your remote session keeps running when you leave the app. A terminal built for your phone Read terminal output behind floating controls, open the keyboard when you need it, or use the writing sheet for longer messages. Switch between running agents without leaving your session. Your hosts, one place Save SSH connections and reconnect with a tap. Use password authentication, an OpenSSH private key, or SSH none authentication for compatible hosts such as Tailscale SSH. Herdie asks you to verify new host keys and flags changes. Direct connections Terminal traffic travels directly between your device and your host. Passwords and private keys are stored in iOS Keychain. There is no Herdie account, terminal relay, or analytics SDK. Make it yours Choose a terminal theme and font size, customize the keyboard shortcuts, and use light or dark appearance. Herdie is free and open source. It requires a reachable SSH host with Herdr installed. It does not include a hosted computer or an AI subscription.
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Verdict
Mailpipe and Herdie are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Mailpipe | Herdie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quantops, Inc. | Lucas Scariot |
In-app purchases
Mailpipe
No in-app purchases
Herdie
No in-app purchases









