Winmail Reader vs Winmail Opener
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Winmail Reader
Easily open and manage "winmail.dat" attachment files on your iOS device. This app decodes the TNEF format, allowing you to view, save, share, or resend any contained attachments and the original email message.
- Decodes winmail.dat files
- Lists all attachments and email message
- Inbuilt quick-look preview for attachments
- Save, copy, print, and share attachments
- Resend decoded email with attachments
- Create/add Outlook appointments to iOS Calendar
- Add contact address cards to iOS Contacts
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Winmail Reader is ultimate tool for reading "winmail.dat" attachment files on iPhones, iPads and iPod touch. Winmail Reader decodes "winmail.dat" file, and allows any attachments contained in them to be opened, read, saved or e-mailed. * * * Winmail Reader for Mac is also available on the Mac App Store. * * * Winmail.dat files are in fact TNEF format (Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format). Microsoft Outlook e-mail program for Windows send e-mails as TNEF. Most other e-mail programs, including Mail, do not understand TNEF. If your e-mail program doesn't understand TNEF, you may only see an attachment named "winmail.dat" that you cannot open. The easy-to-use solution to circumvent this problem is provided by Winmail Reader. FEATURES: ◆ Decodes "winmail.dat" files and list all attachments contained in it including email message. ◆ Inbuilt quick-look preview to view attachments. Tap on attachment button to popup quick-look preview. ◆ Allows attachments files to Copy to… another application, Save to Files, Copy, Print, share file to nearby iOS devices via AirDrop and more... Long press on attachment button to show share action options. ◆ Resend entire decoded email as it is with message and extracted attachments. ◆ Creates, edit and adds Microsoft Outlook Appointment and Meeting to iOS Calendar. It also reads embedded note. ◆ Creates and adds contact address card into iOS Contacts. ◆ Reads nested message in full RTF format as separate file.
Winmail Opener
Easily open and view the contents of winmail.dat email attachments. This tool allows you to instantly access original email content and any attached files without needing the sender to resend the message.
- Open winmail.dat files
- View original email content
- Export files from winmail.dat
- Drag and drop file support
- Instant decoding and viewing
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Winmail Opener helps you instantly open and view winmail.dat attachment. Sometimes you got an email with an attachment named 'Winmail.dat', you don't even know what it is. Actually if you receive an email message sent from a Microsoft email app such as Outlook or Microsoft Exchange, the message might include an attachment with "winmail.dat" in the name. You don't need to ask the sender to resend the mail in plain text or HTML, simply open the winmail.dat file with Winmail Opener, you can view the original mail content and all the attachments instantly. Key Features: * Open winmail.dat file, lets you view, open or export files within the winmail.dat. * Easy-to-use application, you can open a file, drag and drop files to it. * Simple and fast, decode and view winmail.dat file instantly without waiting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Winmail Reader at 4.5 against Winmail Opener's 1.8. Winmail Reader also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and ratings volume (256 vs 5). Winmail Opener's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Winmail Reader costs $1.99 and Winmail Opener $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Winmail Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Winmail Reader has 256 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Winmail Reader's written reviews are positive against 14% of Winmail Opener's.
| Parameter | Winmail Reader | Winmail Opener |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (256 ratings) — better | 1.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | 科 姚 |
Customer experience
Winmail Reader
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In-app purchases
Winmail Reader
No in-app purchases
Winmail Opener
No in-app purchases







