Bubble Mail vs Lumen Mail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Bubble Mail
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Bubble makes Gmail feel less like an inbox and more like a conversation. See every Gmail thread as a clear, chronological exchange while correspondents continue to receive ordinary email. Built for clarity β’ Gmail thread IDs keep conversations correctly separated β’ Subjects stay available without dominating the screen β’ Exact visible recipients are shown before you send β’ Cleaned message text can always be reversed to the complete original β’ Search and filters help you find unread, starred, sent, file, and group conversations Clear old clutter safely with Bubble Sweep β’ Choose Promotions, Social, Updates, or Forums β’ Filter by age β’ Protect starred, important, or attachment mail β’ Preview the exact Gmail search and count before changing anything β’ Archive by default or move exact matches to recoverable Trash β’ Leave the Sweep screen or switch apps while work continues on supported iOS versions β’ Resume from a protected on-device checkpoint if iOS pauses the task β’ Undo completed changes Private by design Bubble processes and caches mailbox content on your iPhone. It blocks remote images, tracking pixels, scripts, forms, and active HTML by default. Bubble does not sell mailbox data or add advertising or analytics to the mail path. Disconnecting removes the selected accountβs Bubble data from the device while the original mail stays in Gmail. Bubble Plus Optional purchases unlock up to eight Gmail accounts, more pins, private templates and signatures, saved triage views, an attachment center, expanded offline history, custom swipe actions, and additional themes, effects, sounds, and app icons. Purchases are handled by Apple. A Gmail account is required for live mail. People using other email apps do not need Bubble. Support: contactenvisiondigital@gmail.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lumen Mail
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Lumen is a mail app that does mail, and nothing else. No account to create, no ads, and no servers of ours in between. Your mail travels directly from this device to your mail provider; your password lives only in the system Keychain. What it does: - Receive, read, reply, archive. That's the whole feature list. - Reader mode turns cluttered newsletters into clean, readable text. - Long message? Tap Summary. Generated on your device; nothing leaves it. - Opens instantly from a local cache; the latest messages are fetched ahead of time so they're ready when you tap. - New mail arrives in real time while the app is open, with no polling. - One app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. What it doesn't do: No calendar, no to-dos, no team features, no "smart" feeds, no cloud AI of ours, no AI-written replies, no tracking pixels of our own, no analytics SDKs. This isn't a promiseβit's how the app is built. Currently supports iCloud Mail and NetEase Mail (163, 126, yeah.net, and 188). iCloud uses an app-specific password; NetEase uses an authorization code. The app walks you through getting either one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lumen Mail at none against Bubble Mail's 5. Lumen Mail also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bubble Mail sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Lumen Mail asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Bubble Mail | Lumen Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | β | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ETHAN PEAL | θ Ύ ιͺ |
In-app purchases
Bubble Mail
- Bubble Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- Bubble Plus Annual$24.991 Year
- Playful Theme Pack$9.99
- Founding Supporter$14.99
- Bubble Plus Lifetime$49.99
Lumen Mail
No in-app purchases







