Comparison

QuillBrief vs OrbMail

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

Head to head
About

QuillBrief

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Quill Brief turns a noisy inbox into one clear daily brief. Connect Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo and other IMAP or POP3 accounts. Quill Brief syncs your mail, sorts what needs attention, and delivers a readable AI brief—so you start informed instead of overwhelmed. WHY QUILL BRIEF • One Today brief across every mailbox you connect • Work and Personal grouping so mixed inboxes stay clear • Smart categories: Important, Action Needed, Newsletters, Receipts, Social, and more • Choose summary depth and focus topics that match how you work • Optional push when your daily brief is ready REAL MAIL, NOT A DEMO TOY • Guided setup for popular providers, plus custom IMAP / POP3 • Browse messages with filters: Unread, Sent, Drafts, and more • Search across all accounts or a single mailbox • Reply, Reply All, Forward—with drafts, signatures, and attachments • Schedule send, on-device OCR into your draft, and AI Write when you subscribe AI YOU CAN STEER • Generate today’s brief on demand or on a daily schedule • Pick from multiple AI models (plan-based) for the voice and depth you prefer • Membership tiers: Visitor, Plus, Pro, and Ultra—more mailboxes, briefs, AI Write, and models as you grow BUILT WITH CARE • Encrypted credentials and message content at rest on our servers • Push alerts without putting email bodies in the notification • Delete a mailbox or your Quill Brief account anytime • Restore Purchases when you change devices • App localized in English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, 한국어 Whether you juggle work and personal mail or just want fewer tabs open, Quill Brief helps you see the signal—not every notification. Subscriptions are optional and managed through your Apple ID. Terms of Use: https://www.quillbrief.net/legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.quillbrief.net/legal/privacy.html

About

OrbMail

Features
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OrbMail — your email, seen as a system. OrbMail is a fast, private mail client for iPhone that turns your inbox into something you can actually read and act on. It connects directly to Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo or your own IMAP server — with no OrbMail servers in between. Type your address and OrbMail detects your provider and its servers for you. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • What's happening — in the Daily, each cluster gets its own headline and a short, human read of what's moving: who is waiting on whom, what's due and what to do today. Ask Siri “What's happening in OrbMail” and it tells you, without opening the app. • Clusters — group senders into areas (Family, Work, Finance…) and see your mail as a living diagram of who writes to you and about what. OrbMail can suggest the clusters for you. • Awaiting reply — OrbMail surfaces the threads where the ball is in your court, so nothing slips. • Clean reading — messages render beautifully; remote tracking images are blocked by default. • Your way — Automatic, Light or Dark theme, larger text when you need it, and drafts that save themselves. PRIVACY, BY DESIGN OrbMail has no servers of its own. It talks directly to your mail provider and no one else. Your email, password and tokens travel only to your mail provider — never to OrbMail or any third party. Everything OrbMail works out (What's happening, headlines, clusters, awaiting reply) is computed on your iPhone. Credentials live in the iOS Keychain; local data is encrypted with iOS Data Protection. No analytics, no trackers, no OrbMail account. APPLE INTELLIGENCE, ON DEVICE The AI-written text uses Apple Intelligence, runs entirely on device and requires iPhone 15 Pro or later with iOS 26 and Apple Intelligence turned on. On other iPhones, OrbMail still shows What's happening as a plain summary built on the device, suggests clusters by topic and domain, and works as a fast, private mail client. Languages: English, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Français, Português, 中文, 日本語.

Screenshots

QuillBrief4 screens
OrbMail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OrbMail at none against QuillBrief's 4. OrbMail also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). QuillBrief's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. QuillBrief sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. OrbMail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuillBrief ships an update every 3 weeks, OrbMail daily. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
QuillBrief versus OrbMail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuillBriefOrbMail
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer恺 和Julio Aris Serey

In-app purchases

4 purchases

QuillBrief

Subscriptions4
  • QuillBrief Plus Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Quill Brief Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Quill Brief Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
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  • Quill Brief Ultra Monthly$39.991 Month
None

OrbMail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuillBrief free?
QuillBrief is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OrbMail free?
OrbMail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuillBrief or OrbMail have ads?
Neither QuillBrief nor OrbMail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuillBrief or OrbMail?
QuillBrief ships an update every 3 weeks, and OrbMail daily. Most recently, QuillBrief was updated on September 26, 2026 and OrbMail on October 14, 2026.

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