Comparison

Postfach vs FTP

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

Head to head
About

Postfach

Features
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We run no servers, so there is nothing of yours on one. A call from our hosting provider started it. They asked whether one of our important addresses had anything to do with a big cloud company — it didn't. It turned out the mail app we were using was routing through that company to deliver push notifications. We had tried nearly every mail app by then and were never quite happy, so we built our own. Here is why that call mattered. To push a notification for an ordinary IMAP account, an app has to keep your password — or a token that opens the same door — on its own server, and watch your mailbox from there. Postfach never does this. Your password stays in your Keychain, and new mail is announced by your own device once it has fetched it: on the Mac within seconds while the app is running, on the iPhone whenever iOS grants a check in the background. Instant push is the one thing we gave up, and that is why. WHAT IT DOES - Any IMAP account: Zimbra, Gmail, and the rest. Zimbra servers are found from the address alone. - Write, reply, forward, and send, with attachments. - All Inboxes: one list over every account, newest first, with each message acting on its own account. - Conversations, with replies from every folder gathered under the message you are looking at. - Every message kept on your device in full, so reading works offline and search finds words anywhere in years of mail in a fraction of a second. - Templates with placeholders for the replies you write again and again. - Folders: create, rename, move, and delete them, on the server. - Swipe to delete, flag, mark as junk, or archive. - New-mail notifications from your own device, once it has fetched, per account, and the unread count on the icon. - HTML mail rendered with scripts off and remote images blocked until you ask for them. - Light and dark appearance. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No analytics, no crash reporting, no advertising identifier, nothing measured and sent anywhere. No AI: no summaries, no smart replies, no sorted inbox, and no model of ours or anyone else's sees a word of your mail. No account with us, because there is nothing to have an account for. That is why the privacy label reads "Data Not Collected", and why there is no setting to turn any of it off: none of it is there. PRICING Every feature is free for 60 days. After that, sending and receiving mail need a single purchase, Postfach Pro — one price for your Mac, iPhone, and iPad, no subscription. Mail already on your device stays readable and searchable whether you buy or not.

About

FTP

Features
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FTP-SERV est une application de gestion et de transfert de fichiers conçue pour vous accompagner partout depuis votre iPhone. ACCÉDEZ À VOS SERVEURS Connectez-vous à vos serveurs FTP et FTPS, parcourez vos dossiers et gérez vos fichiers directement depuis l'application. GÉREZ VOS FICHIERS Consultez, téléchargez, envoyez et organisez vos documents. Modifiez vos fichiers texte et vos fichiers de code grâce à l'éditeur intégré. PONT FTP Connectez deux serveurs et transférez vos fichiers de l'un vers l'autre, sans avoir à les gérer manuellement depuis un ordinateur. FTP-SERV DIRECT Échangez des fichiers entre votre iPhone et un autre appareil connecté au même réseau Wi-Fi, à l'aide d'une interface accessible depuis un navigateur. MON ESPACE Conservez vos documents localement sur votre iPhone, organisez vos dossiers et retrouvez facilement vos fichiers. FTP-SERV est une application gratuite, sans publicité, pensée pour une gestion simple de vos fichiers.

Screenshots

Postfach4 screens
FTP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FTP at none against Postfach's 1. Postfach's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Postfach sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FTP asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Postfach versus FTP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostfachFTP
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeresense GmbHMACHOUK Badreddine

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Postfach

One-time1
  • Postfach Pro$22.99
None

FTP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Postfach free?
Postfach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FTP free?
FTP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Postfach or FTP have ads?
Neither Postfach nor FTP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Postfach or FTP?
Postfach ships an update daily, and FTP daily. Most recently, Postfach was updated on October 13, 2026 and FTP on October 7, 2026.

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