Comparison

myMail box vs Proton Mail

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

Head to head
About

myMail box

Consolidate and manage multiple email accounts from various providers in a single, user-friendly interface. Enjoy customizable notifications, enhanced security features, and efficient search capabilities to streamline your communication.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for multiple email accounts
  • Customizable push notifications
  • Email thread view
  • Smart search with filters
  • PIN lock and Touch ID support
  • Contact suggestions
Features
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Use myMail to manage messages in your Gmail, Hotmail, Live, Outlook, Yahoo, MSN, iCloud and AOL email accounts at once. Our app also supports any IMAP and POP3-enabled mailbox. myMail brings all your email into one simple, bright and friendly interface whether its your iPhone or iPad. myMail was created to keep your mail securely in one place. It makes communication light, fast and mobile-friendly. With a simple tap or a swipe, you can read, reply to, forward, add an attachment and do whatever else you need to with your email. myMail has a number of unique features that make it stand out: Push Notifications — Customized to best fit your work/life schedule ◆ Receive instant notifications of new messages – even if your email service does not support this feature ◆ Turn notifications on or off for an account, or filter notifications based on folders, social networks, domains, or email addresses ◆ Set a "quiet time" for each account to separate your work life from your personal life Your Inbox — More personal and visual ◆ Navigate through the message list faster with your friends' avatars and icons for popular services ◆ Customize the appearance of the message list on your device by turning on or off the message preview and avatars ◆ Email Threads. View your entire email conversation on one screen! Search smarter ◆ Quick search through all messages ◆ Use search filters to narrow results ◆ Compose your query faster with search phrases and contact suggestions Enhanced security ◆ Set a PIN lock ◆ Touch ID support ››› You can also register with @MY.COM with a cool new email address! ‹‹‹ All your contacts right at your hand: When you create or forward a message, myMail will suggest contacts from your device’s address book. myMail also brings your contacts from all your email accounts’ address books. And we’ve added the most-frequently-used-contacts feature to help you get your emails addressed quickly. Send those pictures: Share all those party photos with a few taps! Pick a bunch of pictures from your photo gallery all at once. Technical details: We’ve worked hard to make the app incredibly fast and light. Written entirely in native code, myMail uses innovative data compression to save bandwidth and it benefits from our engineers’ expertise, research, and best practices. Security is our top priority: Whether you use myMail on a public or private Wi-Fi network, your data is always encrypted to protect all your email communications and information. myMail uses advanced security protocols and practices to ensure data integrity, security, and privacy. myMail uses AdChoices. More information can be found here https://m.facebook.com/ads/ad_choices Follow us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/mymail.official

About

Proton Mail

This encrypted email service from Switzerland prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption. It offers robust security features to protect your communications from phishing, spam, and tracking, allowing you to manage your inbox with ease.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Password-protected emails
  • Multiple account support
  • Inbox organization (folders, labels)
  • Dark mode
  • Phishing and spam protection
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Keep your conversations private. Proton Mail is encrypted email from Switzerland. Used by millions worldwide, our all-new email app protects your communications and has everything you need to easily manage your inbox. The Wall Street Journal says: “Proton Mail offers encrypted email, which makes it virtually impossible for anyone to read it except the sender and the recipient.” With the all-new Proton Mail app, you can: • Create a @proton.me or @protonmail.com email address • Send and receive encrypted emails and attachments with ease • Switch between multiple Proton Mail accounts • Easily manage your email with conversations • Keep your inbox tidy and clean with folders, labels and simple swipe-gestures • Receive new email notifications • Send Password-protected Emails to anyone • Keep important emails in focus with automatic, private categories • Enjoy your inbox in dark mode Why use Proton Mail? • Easy to use — Our all-new app has been redesigned to make it easier to read, organize, and write your emails. • Your inbox is yours — We don’t spy on your communications to show you targeted ads. Your inbox, your rules. • Rigorous encryption — Your entire inbox is secured, on all your devices. No one can read your emails but you. Proton is privacy, guaranteed by end-to-end and zero-access encryption. • Unmatched protection — We offer strong phishing, spam, and spying/tracking protection for all your communications. Industry Leading Security Features Messages are stored on Proton Mail servers using end-to-end encryption at all times and are transmitted securely between Proton servers and user devices. This largely eliminates the risk of message interception. Zero Access to Your Email Content Proton Mail's zero access architecture means that your data is encrypted in a way that makes it inaccessible to us. Data is encrypted on the client side using an encryption key that Proton does not have access to. This means we don't have the technical ability to decrypt your messages. Open-Source Cryptography Proton Mail's open-source software has been thoroughly vetted by security experts from around the world to ensure the highest levels of protection. Proton Mail only uses secure implementations of AES, RSA, along with OpenPGP, while all of the cryptographic libraries used are open source. By using open-source libraries, Proton Mail can guarantee that the encryption algorithms used do not have clandestinely built-in back doors. Proton Mail in the press: “Proton Mail is a Gmail-like email system which uses end-to-end encryption, making it impossible for outside parties to monitor.” Forbes “A new email service being developed by a group who met at MIT and CERN promises to bring secure, encrypted email to the masses and keep sensitive information away from prying eyes.” Huffington Post Follow Proton on social media for all the latest news and offers: Facebook: /proton Twitter: @protonprivacy Reddit: /protonmail Instagram: /protonprivacy Our open-source code base: https://github.com/ProtonMail EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

myMail box4 screens
Proton Mail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myMail box at none against Proton Mail's 6. myMail box also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). Proton Mail's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Proton Mail sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. myMail box asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Proton Mail holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18K and 47K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 46% and 46% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

myMail box ships an update weekly, Proton Mail every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
myMail box versus Proton Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermyMail boxProton Mail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (18K ratings)4.8 (47K ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings18K47K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#70 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB272 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIT CENTURY21Proton AG

Customer experience

myMail box

All ratings17,566 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews875 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative48.1%

Proton Mail

All ratings47,046 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews1,621 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative40.2%

User reviews

myMail box

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Organized and better than Gmail and Outlook
  • 👍 So easy to use and keep all my files organized
  • 🚀 Super fast and efficient
  • 👍 Wonderful mail app, love it
  • 👍 Great mail app, easy to use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unable to send email or save draft on iPad
  • 🐛 Filters not working, lost customization
  • 🐛 Keeps logging out of accounts, can't log back in
  • 🐛 Unreliable, emails not loading or syncing properly
  • 🐛 Constant login issues, app freezes and crashes

Proton Mail

From 47K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 🔒 Excellent security and privacy
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
  • 💡 Expanding ecosystem of Proton services

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow email loading times
  • 📝 Lacking advanced email management features
  • 💰 Expensive paid plans

Bugs and requests

myMail box

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Authentication issues, can't log in to accounts
  • Emails not syncing or showing up in the app
  • Constant sign-outs and login problems
  • Notifications not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Unified inbox for all accounts
  • Ability to customize folder order
  • Option to disable 'undo delete' feature
  • Dark mode or customizable themes
  • Better search functionality

Proton Mail

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and lost email data
  • Unreliable push notifications
  • Inconsistent user experience between app and web

Requested features

4 requests
  • Conversation threading and email previews
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Offline email access
  • Improved syncing across devices

In-app purchases

None

myMail box

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Proton Mail

Subscriptions4
  • Mail Plus 1 month1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited 1 month$14.991 Month
  • Mail Plus 12 months$47.901 Year
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  • Unlimited 1 year$119.001 Year
One-time2
  • Mail Plus (1 year)$59.99
  • Proton Unlimited$149.99

Questions

Is myMail box free?
myMail box is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Proton Mail free?
Proton Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, myMail box or Proton Mail?
Proton Mail is rated higher. myMail box averages 4.4 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Proton Mail averages 4.8 from 47K ratings.
Do myMail box or Proton Mail have ads?
myMail box shows ads; Proton Mail does not.
Which is updated more often, myMail box or Proton Mail?
myMail box ships an update weekly, and Proton Mail every 11 days. Most recently, myMail box was updated on September 23, 2026 and Proton Mail on September 24, 2026.

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