Comparison

MSG Reader · Converter, Opener vs Emly

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

Head to head
About

MSG Reader · Converter, Opener

Easily open, read, and convert email files like .msg, .eml, and .emlx on your Apple devices. View attachments, message details, and authentication results. Convert messages to PDF, HTML, and other formats, all while maintaining privacy as it works offline.

Highlights
  • Open .msg, .eml, .emlx files
  • View sender, recipients, date, body
  • Preview and save attachments
  • Inspect message headers and authentication
  • Convert to PDF, HTML, EML, MBOX
  • Works offline
Features
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MSG Viewer Reader | MSG to PDF, EML is the easiest way to open, read, and convert email files on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Got a .msg, .eml, or .emlx file you can't open? MSG Viewer shows it exactly as it was sent — sender, recipients, date, formatted body, and every attachment. KEY FEATURES • Open .msg, .eml, and .emlx email files from Files, Mail, Safari, AirDrop, and any other app • See each message exactly as sent — formatted or plain text • View, preview, and save every attachment • Open embedded and nested messages • Search by subject or sender, sort, and group into conversations • Add calendar invites (.ics) and contacts (.vcf) to your device • Works fully offline — nothing is ever uploaded INSPECT EVERY DETAIL • Full message headers and hop-by-hop delivery routing • SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication results • Message-ID and complete metadata • Built for IT, support, analysts, and anyone who needs the facts CONVERT & EXPORT • Turn messages into PDF, HTML, text, EML, or MBOX. MSG to PDF. • Combine many messages into one file • Include attachments and add page numbers • Share anywhere with the system share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your messages never leave your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. Everything happens on-device, even offline. MSG Viewer turns a file you couldn't open into something you can read, search, verify, and convert in seconds.

About

Emly

Features
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Got an .eml file you can't open on your iPhone? Emly opens saved email messages and shows who sent them, what they say and every file attached — then lets you save or share those attachments. Tap Open an .eml File and pick it from Files, or open an .eml straight from another app. Emly reads the message on your iPhone in a moment. • THE HEADERS — Subject, From, To, Cc and Date, with encoded names and subjects decoded into readable text. • THE MESSAGE BODY — the plain-text version of the email; if the message only has HTML, Emly shows its text with the tags removed. You can select and copy the text. • EVERY ATTACHMENT — PDFs, images, documents, spreadsheets, calendar invites and any other files inside the message are listed with their names and sizes, including files in nested parts. • SAVE OR SHARE — save any attachment to Files or share it to another app. Save All Attachments sends every file to the share sheet at once. • WORKS WITH EXPORTED EMAIL — opens standard .eml (MIME) messages exported from mail apps, webmail or archives, with base64 and quoted-printable content. Honest scope: Emly is a reader, not a mail client — it can't send or reply. HTML emails are shown as plain text with their paragraphs and lists kept, so layout, pictures and links are not displayed. Text is decoded using the character set each message declares — UTF-8, Western, Japanese (ISO-2022-JP, Shift_JIS, EUC-JP) and many more. .msg files are not supported. Your email is opened on your iPhone only — nothing is uploaded and no account is needed. Reading is free, with no limit. The free version saves or shares the first 3 attachments of each message; a one-time $4.99 purchase unlocks every attachment and Save All. No subscription, no ads. Questions: overlapmarr@gmail.com

Screenshots

MSG Reader · Converter, Opener4 screens
Emly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: MSG Reader · Converter, Opener at 4 against Emly's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. MSG Reader · Converter, Opener sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Emly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MSG Reader · Converter, Opener ships an update every 6 days, Emly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
MSG Reader · Converter, Opener versus Emly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMSG Reader · Converter, OpenerEmly
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRUSH TOOLS LLCJhomar Maravillas

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MSG Reader · Converter, Opener

Subscriptions2
  • MSG Viewer Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • MSG Viewer Pro — Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Emly

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is MSG Reader · Converter, Opener free?
MSG Reader · Converter, Opener is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Emly free?
Emly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MSG Reader · Converter, Opener or Emly have ads?
Neither MSG Reader · Converter, Opener nor Emly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MSG Reader · Converter, Opener or Emly?
MSG Reader · Converter, Opener ships an update every 6 days, and Emly every 5 days. Most recently, MSG Reader · Converter, Opener was updated on October 24, 2026 and Emly on October 21, 2026.

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