Comparison

Island Mail vs Mejl

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

Head to head
About

Island Mail

Manage your inbox efficiently with a fast, native email client. Quickly triage messages with intuitive swipes, compose rich emails, and seamlessly share content to other apps or create notes and tasks. Offers extensive customization and works with all major email providers.

Highlights
  • Swipe to triage emails
  • Card-based paging swipe
  • Rich text composer
  • One-tap share to notes/tasks
  • Customizable themes and rules
  • Unified inbox for multiple accounts
  • Private by design
Features
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Control your email. Don't let it control you. Island Mail is a fast, triage-focused, native mail app for iPhone, iPhone Duo, and iPad. FLY THROUGH YOUR INBOX • Swipe to delete, archive, star, or share — right from the list. • Slide through emails like cards off a deck with a smooth paging swipe: read one, act on it, and glide to the next. • Multi-select to archive, mark, or trash in bulk — with undo. • Fast search across every account, with filters for unread, starred, and dates. A COMPOSER THAT'S POWERFUL — AND FUN • Rich text, lists, signatures, and emoji. • Full-fidelity drafts, saved automatically. • Clean, readable emails. • Playful text styles — flip it upside down, go leetspeak, and more. SHARE SUITE — PUT EVERY EMAIL WHERE IT BELONGS Turn any email into a note, task, or event in one tap: • Built-in targets: DEVONthink, Things, Fantastical, OmniFocus, Drafts, and more. • Set a reminder or add it to your calendar. • Export as PDF, text, or .eml. • Build your own targets for any app with a URL scheme. • Note and task shares carry a durable link straight back to the source email. MAKE IT YOURS • Ten beautiful themes — light, dark, and everything between. • Custom folders, rules, block-sender, and one-tap unsubscribe. WORKS WITH YOUR ACCOUNTS • Gmail, iCloud, Outlook / Office 365, Fastmail, and any IMAP account. • Multiple accounts with a unified inbox. • Native iPhone and iPad layouts — made for iPad, not stretched to fit. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your credentials live only in the iOS Keychain. • No tracking, no ads, no data collection. Your mail is yours. FREE TO USE Island Mail is free for everyday email. The Share Suite — one-tap sharing to your favorite apps and your own custom targets — includes a free 7-day trial, then a single one-time purchase to unlock.

About

Mejl

Features
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SEE LESS. READ MORE. Mejl is a Gmail client that splits your inbox into focused views. Open the one that matters now, read without the rest of your inbox in the way, and bring it back to zero. READ WHAT MATTERS NOW Give work, travel, newsletters, receipts, and anything else a view of its own. Everything else waits until you're ready for it. GET THROUGH UNREAD, ONE MESSAGE AT A TIME Read, reply, forward, or file each message, then move to the next until the view is clear. LET NEW MAIL FIND ITS PLACE Describe a view in a sentence and Mejl moves matching mail into it. Want exact control? Add a rule instead. Receipts go straight to Receipts. Newsletters wait in Newsletters. Your views stay tidy without another system to look after. ALL THE EVERYDAY STUFF Search, write and send, mark as read or unread, move mail between views, unsubscribe, block senders, and get notified when something new arrives. YOUR MAIL STAYS IN GMAIL Sign in with the Gmail or Google Workspace account you already use. Your messages, labels, and filters stay in Gmail, so there's nothing to migrate. FREE TO USE, PLUS IF YOU WANT MORE Focused views and Gmail filter rules are free, with no trial or time limit. Free includes sorting by description for 10 emails a day. Mejl Plus removes that limit and adds thread summaries, writing tools, and reply suggestions. PRIVACY, STATED PLAINLY Mejl doesn't sell your data or use your messages for advertising. AI features run with zero data retention, and your mail is never used to train models. Obvious tracking pixels are removed before you open a message, and you can delete your Mejl account from Settings at any time.

Screenshots

Island Mail4 screens
Mejl3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mejl at none against Island Mail's 1. Mejl also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). Island Mail's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Island Mail sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mejl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Island Mail versus Mejl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsland MailMejl
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWiredIsle LLCNiels Segers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Island Mail

One-time1
  • Share Suite$14.99
None

Mejl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Island Mail free?
Island Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mejl free?
Mejl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Island Mail or Mejl have ads?
Neither Island Mail nor Mejl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Island Mail or Mejl?
Island Mail ships an update weekly, and Mejl weekly. Most recently, Island Mail was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mejl on November 10, 2026.

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