Comparison

Lumen Mail vs Cutes

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

Head to head
About

Lumen Mail

Features
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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 promiseβ€”it'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.

About

Cutes

Features
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Cutes gives you a brand-new email address on your own unique domain β€” instantly, with no complicated setup. Whether you need a quick email for signing up to services, or want a fresh, private inbox separate from your main account, Cutes makes it effortless. Download Cutes and get your new address today

Screenshots

Lumen Mail2 screens
Cutes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cutes at 15.0 against Lumen Mail's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Lumen Mail versus Cutes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumen MailCutes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerθ…Ύ ιͺ†Cheah Chu Ming

In-app purchases

None

Lumen Mail

No in-app purchases

None

Cutes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumen Mail free?
Lumen Mail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cutes free?
Cutes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lumen Mail or Cutes have ads?
Neither Lumen Mail nor Cutes shows ads.

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