Comparison

Note To Self vs Mail Notes

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

Head to head
About

Note To Self

This app allows you to quickly send emails to your own address for tracking to-do items or saving notes. It prioritizes your privacy by not using third-party servers and queues emails for sending when connectivity is available.

Highlights
  • Send emails to your own address
  • Track to-do items
  • Save notes for archive
  • Prioritizes user privacy
  • Offline email queuing
Features
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Note to self helps you quickly send email to your own email address. If you ever sent email to yourself to track to-do item or save a note for archive along with your email, this is a tool for you. We don't use any third party servers to send your emails, to ensure that you are in control of your privacy and if you don't have connectivity at the moment mail will be queued for sending and delivered when you get connection next time.

About

Mail Notes

Quickly send emails to yourself for reminders and notes. This app streamlines the process to under a second, allowing for easy email address switching, direct sharing from browsers, and even sending notes via an Apple Watch app. It offers features like labeling, history, and subject prefixes for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Email under 1 second
  • Share widget for browser links
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go emails
  • Label emails with icons
  • Sent email history
  • Optional subject prefix
  • Paste clipboard contents
Features
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Like to send emails to yourself for reminders, notes and to-do? Mail Notes makes the process 100 times faster. Just launch the app, type, and tap Send. If you have multiple emails to which you would like to send notes, changing the email address is as simple as a tap. • Email under 1 second. • Share widget makes it super easy to email browser links and URLs directly, without opening the Mail Notes app. • The included Apple Watch app allows you to send emails on the go. • Label each email and add an icon for easy identification. • One-time-use email address. • Sent email history. • Add an optional subject prefix for each email address for easy email filtering. • Use single or multi-line mode. • Auto Correct option. • Paste your clipboard contents with a single tap. • Support for Dark mode for those late-night emails. • Haptics give you feedback when the email is sent successfully. Mail Notes is simply the fastest emailing app on the planet!

Screenshots

Note To Self4 screens
Mail Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Note To Self at 5.0 against Mail Notes's 4.3. Note To Self also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Mail Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (106 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mail Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Note To Self asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Note To Self holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mail Notes has 106 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Note To Self's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mail Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note To Self ships an update every 27 months, Mail Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Note To Self versus Mail Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote To SelfMail Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3106 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey ChernyshevTech Positive

Customer experience

Note To Self

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mail Notes

All ratings106 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Note To Self

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mail Notes

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$2.991 Month
  • All Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Version$69.99

Questions

Is Note To Self free?
Note To Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mail Notes free?
Mail Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Note To Self or Mail Notes?
Note To Self is rated higher. Note To Self averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mail Notes averages 4.3 from 106 ratings.
Do Note To Self or Mail Notes have ads?
Neither Note To Self nor Mail Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Note To Self or Mail Notes?
Note To Self ships an update every 27 months, and Mail Notes every 4 months. Most recently, Note To Self was updated on September 29, 2026 and Mail Notes on October 8, 2026.

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