Comparison

GW Mailbox vs Citrix Secure Mail

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

Head to head
About

GW Mailbox

This app provides a streamlined interface for accessing GroupWise email, calendar, and contacts on iOS devices. It offers enhanced notifications and enterprise features beyond standard web access, allowing for efficient management of your professional communications and schedule.

Highlights
  • Combined email, calendar, and contacts
  • Enhanced email notifications
  • View, reply, forward, and move emails
  • Compose new messages and appointments
  • Search GroupWise address books
  • View calendar events and accept/decline
  • Search within folders
Features
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GW Mailbox is a GroupWise email and calendar app for the iPhone and iPad. With this app you get a much better interface than Novell delivers by default through GroupWise WebAccess. This app gives you some of the enterprise features that you wouldn't get with simple POP/IMAP - like access to your Frequent Contacts and GroupWise address book. This app is designed to work with a Novell GroupWise email server. Novell GroupWise is an email server like Lotus Notes or Microsoft Exchange. If you do not have access to a Novell GroupWise email account, this app will not work for you. Your IT department should be able to provide you with the URL to your company's GroupWise WebAccess server. Key Features: • Combined email, calendar and contacts access all in one app • Uses iOS background processing to provide faster, more secure notifications View emails • View items in your GroupWise mailbox and other folders, including shared folders • View, delete, reply and forward messages • Move items between folders • Attached documents are viewable through the GroupWise document converter, or they can be downloaded to view with other apps on your device Compose • Compose new email, appointments, tasks and notes • Add attachments to new emails • Search your GroupWise address books to select contacts when composing an email View calendar events • View your GroupWise calendar with one tap in either day, week or month view • View an item's properties to see if an appointment has been accepted, an email has been viewed, etc. • Accept or decline appointments, tasks and notes View contacts • Easily search all of your GroupWise address books including Frequent Contacts and your GroupWise System Address Book • View a contact's details including phone number, email address and physical address • One tap to use your iPhone to call a contact • Email a contact using GW Mailbox or the iOS Mail app • Create an appointment for a contact New, advanced email notifications • Better security • Control how often mailbox is checked • Banner notifications Search in your folders • Search in any of your GroupWise folders Notice: GW Mailbox uses GroupWise WebAccess to get your email data. If your GroupWise administrator has not made GroupWise WebAccess available to you, GW Mailbox will not work for you. We support Novell Access Manager. But if your company uses a different proxy server, then GW Mailbox will not work. GW Mailbox requires an active internet connection. Support: iOS: This app requires iOS 9 or later. Devices: GW Mailbox works with your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, and requires an internet connection to work. GroupWise: GW Mailbox has been tested to work with GroupWise 18, GroupWise 2014 R2, GroupWise 2014, GroupWise 2012, GroupWise 8, GroupWise 7 and GroupWise 6.5. Note: GW Mailbox requires a subscription Terms and Conditions: http://ghostpattern.com/Ghost_Pattern/Terms_And_Conditions.html Please feel free to send us an email with any questions or comments that you may have. If you think you see a bug in the app, please send us an email! support@ghostpattern.com

About

Citrix Secure Mail

Manage multiple email accounts, calendars, and contacts securely on your mobile device. This robust solution integrates with business tools and offers advanced security features for enterprise or BYOD environments, protecting personal data.

Highlights
  • Multiple Exchange account support
  • Phishing email reporting
  • Email attachment folder
  • Single sign-on
  • Quick email sorting (Triage view)
  • Personal contact groups
  • Integration with Teams/Skype/GoToMeeting
Features
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Citrix Secure Mail is a simple, yet robust email solution that does the job. Keeps you connected. Securely. On the go. Be it an enterprise or a BYOD program, you can confidently turn your mobile device into a business tool - managing emails from multiple accounts, calendars (business and personal), and contacts. All without compromising your personal data. The app works seamlessly with Citrix Files, Citrix QuickEdit, Skype for Business, and GoToMeeting. Secure Mail offers a rich and customizable experience on your mobile device. With Citrix Endpoint Management, you can also manage the app with security policies that suit your organization's needs. Features: • Multiple Exchange accounts • Ability to report phishing emails • A dedicated folder for your email attachments • Single sign-on • Triage view for quick email sorting • Personal contact groups • Azure GCC Support • Minimize Drafts • Teams/Skype/GTM/WebEx meetings Supported mail servers: • Microsoft Exchange Server • Microsoft Office 365 • IBM Lotus Notes Got any feedback or requests for new features or enhancements? Write to us at cemmobileapps@cloud.com. Thanks for using our app!

Screenshots

GW Mailbox4 screens
Citrix Secure Mail4 screens

Verdict

The call

GW Mailbox and Citrix Secure Mail both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of Citrix Secure Mail's written reviews are positive against 40% of GW Mailbox's. Citrix Secure Mail also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). GW Mailbox's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. GW Mailbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Citrix Secure Mail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for GW Mailbox against 4.5 for Citrix Secure Mail. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.2K and 5.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of GW Mailbox's written reviews are positive against 81% of Citrix Secure Mail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GW Mailbox ships an update every 3 weeks, Citrix Secure Mail every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GW Mailbox versus Citrix Secure Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGW MailboxCitrix Secure Mail
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.2K ratings)4.5 (5.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews80.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.2K5.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhost Pattern SoftwareCitrix Systems, Inc.

Customer experience

GW Mailbox

All ratings2,165 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.1%
Negative46.9%

Citrix Secure Mail

All ratings5,874 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews934 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative13.2%

Bugs and requests

GW Mailbox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Citrix Secure Mail

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Emails not syncing properly
  • Calendar not displaying correctly
  • Attachments failing to open
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 12 and newer
  • Notification delays and inaccuracies

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow copy/paste functionality
  • Integrate with personal calendars and contacts
  • Improve PDF viewing and annotation
  • Provide more customization options
  • Enable offline email access and drafting

In-app purchases

2 purchases

GW Mailbox

Subscriptions2
  • GW Mailbox Month Subscription$1.491 Month
  • GW Mailbox Year Subscription$13.491 Year
None

Citrix Secure Mail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GW Mailbox free?
GW Mailbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Citrix Secure Mail free?
Citrix Secure Mail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GW Mailbox or Citrix Secure Mail?
Citrix Secure Mail is rated higher. GW Mailbox averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Citrix Secure Mail averages 4.5 from 5.9K ratings.
Do GW Mailbox or Citrix Secure Mail have ads?
Neither GW Mailbox nor Citrix Secure Mail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GW Mailbox or Citrix Secure Mail?
GW Mailbox ships an update every 3 weeks, and Citrix Secure Mail every 3 months. Most recently, GW Mailbox was updated on September 24, 2026 and Citrix Secure Mail on September 23, 2026.

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