Comparison

Winmail Reader Lite vs HEY Email

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

Head to head
About

Winmail Reader Lite

This app decodes "winmail.dat" attachment files, allowing you to open, read, save, or email any contained files. It also extracts the original email message and can create calendar events or contacts from the data.

Highlights
  • Decodes winmail.dat files
  • Lists all attachments
  • Inbuilt quick-look preview
  • Save or share attachments
  • Resend decoded emails
  • Create calendar events
  • Add contacts to iOS Contacts
Features
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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. - The Lite Version can only decode winmail.dat file and show sender, subject, message and list of attachments. You can upgrade to full version at any time to remove all limitations to allows you to open, read, share, save, e-Mail all extracted attachments without any restrictions.

About

HEY Email

This email client streamlines your inbox with features like call-like screening for senders, grouped message organization, and a unified attachment library. It offers unique ways to read emails, manage receipts, and protect your privacy from trackers.

Highlights
  • Screen senders like calls
  • Naturally grouped messages
  • Read multiple emails at once
  • Unified attachment library
  • Set aside emails for later
  • Dedicated receipt management
  • Blocks email trackers
Features
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It’s “you’ll never go back” better HEY replaces workarounds, messy hacks, and daily frustrations, with built-in workflows, effortless organization, and clever features that levels-up email in meaningful ways. Screen emails like you screen calls You screen your calls, so why can't you screen your emails? With HEY, you can. HEY puts you in complete control of who's allowed to email you. Don't want to hear from someone? Screen them out and won’t hear from them again. Naturally grouped Inboxes are typically an intertwined mess of new and old messages haphazardly mixed together. Yuck. With HEY, new messages are always grouped together at the top, and previously seen emails are always at the bottom. Neat and orderly by default. No need to wade through the inbox jungle with a machete. Spread ’em out, read ’em together Let's say you have 7 unread emails. Why do you have to open one, close one, open one, close one, open one, close one, and so on. It's rediculously inefficient. With HEY, you can open multiple emails at once and just scroll though them, just like you would a newsfeed. It's a revolutionary way to read your emails. You'll never go back to the old way. Find files without pulling your hair out If you’re looking for an attachment, why should you have to find an email first? That’s backwards. With HEY, you get an attachment library that gathers up every attachment you’ve ever received in one organized, siftable place. Just set it aside Sometimes you get emails you need to reference later - travel info, handy links, numbers you need, etc. With HEY, you can 'Set Aside' any email in a neat little pile for easy access whenever you need it. At hand, but out of your face. Put receipts in The Paper Trail Receipts, confirmations, and transactional emails getting in your way? With HEY, you can send those types of emails to The Paper Trail where they'll be out of your way, but easy to find when you need them. Blocking email spies 24/7/365 Many companies track which emails you open, how often you open them, and even where you were when you opened them. It's a massive invasion of your privacy. HEY blocks these trackers and tells you who's spying on you. Fix bad subjects without busting threads If you don’t start the thread, you're often stuck with other people’s generic, non-descriptive email subjects. With HEY, you can rename a subject so it makes sense for you without changing things for the other person. Add private notes to any email thread Conversations may start in email, but they may continue somewhere else. Some emails turn into lunches or calls or video conferences. Where do you put the notes from those - especially if they relate to the initial email conversation? With HEY, you can add personal, private notes (and files) to any thread. This way you keep everything related to the conversation on one page, even if it didn't all happen via email. Notifications you control HEY push notifications are off by default so your phone doesn’t steal your attention every time an inconsequential email hits your inbox. However, HEY lets you selectively turn them on for specific contacts or threads so you don't miss the things you really care about. A built-in ‘Reply Later’ workflow What if you need to reply, but you don't have time right now? With HEY, just click the “Reply Later” button to move an email to a dedicated ‘Reply Later’ pile at the bottom of the screen so you don’t lose or forget it. Stop heavy senders from dominating your inbox When you get lots of emails from someone, they can take over your Inbox. With HEY, you can choose to bundle a sender into a single row. This means no matter how many emails they send you, they'll only take up a single row in your Inbox. Clean, controlled, and calm. Get off threads without having to ask Stuck on a mega email chain and want off? Good luck asking someone to remove you. With HEY, you can unfollow any thread and replies won’t show up as new emails anymore. Out of your face forever.

Screenshots

Winmail Reader Lite4 screens
HEY Email4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HEY Email at 61% against Winmail Reader Lite's 5%. HEY Email also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months). Winmail Reader Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Winmail Reader Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HEY Email asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HEY Email holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HEY Email has 4.3K ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Winmail Reader Lite's written reviews are positive against 61% of HEY Email's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Winmail Reader Lite ships an update every 4 months, HEY Email every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Winmail Reader Lite versus HEY Email: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWinmail Reader LiteHEY Email
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (82 ratings)4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews4.8% of reviews60.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings824.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.37Signals LLC

Customer experience

Winmail Reader Lite

All ratings82 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive4.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative95.2%

HEY Email

All ratings4,324 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews309 reviews
Positive60.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative29.8%

Bugs and requests

Winmail Reader Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HEY Email

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard issues on iPad
  • Inconsistent behavior when moving between email views

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for custom email domains
  • More advanced filtering and automation options
  • Improved integration with other apps and services

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Winmail Reader Lite

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Winmail Reader Full Version$1.99
None

HEY Email

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Winmail Reader Lite free?
Winmail Reader Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HEY Email free?
HEY Email is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Winmail Reader Lite or HEY Email?
HEY Email is rated higher. Winmail Reader Lite averages 4.2 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while HEY Email averages 4.6 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Winmail Reader Lite or HEY Email have ads?
Neither Winmail Reader Lite nor HEY Email shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Winmail Reader Lite or HEY Email?
Winmail Reader Lite ships an update every 4 months, and HEY Email every 10 days. Most recently, Winmail Reader Lite was updated on October 5, 2026 and HEY Email on October 14, 2026.

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