MailTime vs Email App for Gmail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MailTime
This app transforms your email inbox into a streamlined, chat-like experience. It integrates multiple email accounts and uses AI to help you draft replies, proofread messages, and manage conversations efficiently. Enjoy a clutter-free inbox and communicate as easily as sending a text message.
- SMS-style email conversations
- AI-powered email replies
- Proofread, shorten, expand messages
- Group chat-like email management
- Integrates multiple email accounts
- Secure and ad-free interface
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MailTime is the easiest email inbox management app on your phone. Send and receive emails in SMS style without needing all your contacts to download the same app. MailTime simplifies your email inbox and helps declutter your daily life and business. Now supports integrating mailboxes like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, Hotmail, and more. Download now to experience the easiest email experience! 【MailTime AI: Email Protocol-based AI Assistant】 Experience disruptive email messaging powered by generative AI - MailTime AI generates contextual email replies that are tailored to the conversation thread - Choose from "Positive" or "Negative" tones and select "Long" or "Short" reply length. Click "Generate" to receive personalized, AI-powered email drafts - Refine your message with "Proof-read", "Shorten" or "Expand" options, optimizing both AI-generated and your own text - MailTime AI Wallet*: Sign up for RewardMe to get daily FREE tokens, or Subscribe to Monthly or Yearly plans to enjoy unlimited use 【Email as easy as text】 - MailTime reformats your cluttered email threads into clean bubble conversations just like Whatsapp. Communication should be like a dialogue, not in threads! - Our smart inbox prioritizes important senders from all your newsletters, marketing emails, and other bot-generated mails in All Mail. 【Emails as group chat】 - Manage your conversations in MailTime just like a group chat - Open a group chat with all relevant email addresses and email subject - Swipe left to change your participants' status in the email group chat. Easily add, remove, or switch participants to “cc” or “bcc” for the latest message that you desire to send out 【Connect with new contacts】 - Contact anyone with their email address in MailTime, instead of phone numbers - Start a new conversation with people who are not in your contacts by writing a message-like email only using the recipients’ email address 【Support multiple email accounts and storages in one app】 - Do not need to download other email apps. MailTime integrates multiple email platforms and supports various email accounts, including Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Outlook, AOL, Office 365, Mail.ru, Hotmail, QQ, 163, 126, Tencent Enterprise, Google Apps Mail services - Easily attach files from Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, Box, and OneDrive with MailTime 【Secure and ads-free】 - Email chats encrypted by multi-layered passcodes, protecting your privacy and personal information - Unlock MailTime using Face ID/Touch ID and passwords, and enable App Password to activate two-factor authentication(2FA) for specific email address - No ads will block you from our interface “MailTime makes emails more manageable, easier to read, and quicker to respond to.” — TechCrunch "MailTime puts what we love about SMS in an email client." — LifeHacker We love emails! Click “Write to MailTime Team” or send an email to support@mailtime.com. We would love to hear from you to improve your email experience in MailTime. Website: http://mailtime.com Twitter: @mailtimeapp Facebook: @mailtimeapp Instagram: @mailtimeapp Have a Good MailTime! ======== 【Introduction of MailTime】 People don't email like they used to. Why hasn't email changed along with time? We reformat your cluttered email threads into clean bubble chats, and separate people in your inbox from all the discounts and newsletters. 【Our mission】 We are a team of mail senders and recipients tired of sending lengthy and formal emails in complicated formats. We aim to build an easy email platform that reformats email to raise productivity and efficiency, and to bring convenience to your daily life. We believe that the integration of email accounts from Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, Hotmail etc. could achieve the mission of serving various email functions in one app. We revolutionize emails into a new generation, and you will be a part of us in the journey. *Subject to Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Email App for Gmail
Manage your Gmail and other email accounts with a beautifully designed, fast, and secure application. Enjoy intuitive actions, custom notifications, and advanced security features to keep your inbox organized and protected.
- Custom push notifications
- User-friendly interface
- Contact avatars and email threads
- Advanced search functionality
- Personalized email filters
- PIN password security
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Beautiful design, Intuitive actions, Lightning speed, Advanced security – In a new powerful email app for Gmail! Quick and easy access to Gmail account on the go! Check email, read, reply, send photos, add and view attachments — stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues. Experience new features to manage your Google email on your phone, tablet, or smartwatch in the most efficient manner. Why choose us? – Timely custom push notifications for each individual email account, e.g. 'Work' email address set to ‘Do not Disturb’ mode from 21:00 to 7:00 – User-friendly design: you do not have to think twice, whether you want to Flag, Mark as spam, Delete just one or multiple emails at once – Clean and tidy inbox with contact avatars and an option to enable email threads (all conversations displayed neatly together) – Convenient search by Date, Recipient, Subject, in Unread, Flagged messages or Attachments to help you find emails in a flash – Personalized filters to automatically move incoming emails to specific folders or Mark them as read – Enhanced security to protect your mobile app against unauthorized access by setting up a PIN password The application also supports all major email services that you can add to have all your mail in one place, whether it is a Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN Mail, Gmail, AOL, GMX or any POP/ IMAP/ SMTP-enabled mailbox. If you encounter any problems, send us an email at gmail@mailapps.me and we will try our best to help you in a timely manner. IMPORTANT: We are a free unofficial Gmail email application with a goal to provide an excellent mail management product. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS TO REMOVE ADS: Email App for Gmail is free to download and use. Should you choose to remove ads in the app, we offer 3 auto-renewing subscription options: $0.49/week $0.99/month $2.99/6 months Payment will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy at http://www.mailapps.me/legacy/privacy/craigpark_privacy.htm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Email App for Gmail at 4.4 against MailTime's 3.7. Email App for Gmail also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 97). MailTime's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. MailTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Email App for Gmail asks for nothing beyond the download.
Email App for Gmail holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Email App for Gmail has 4.2K ratings behind it against 97, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of MailTime's written reviews are positive against 68% of Email App for Gmail's.
MailTime ships an update fortnightly, Email App for Gmail weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MailTime | Email App for Gmail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (97 ratings) | 4.4 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.7% of reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MailTime | Craigpark Limited |
Customer experience
MailTime
Email App for Gmail
User reviews
MailTime
From 97 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and smooth
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 💡 Innovative email-as-chat concept
- 🚀 Efficient email management
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Slow sync and update issues
- 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security
- 📤 Limited email account support
Email App for Gmail
From 4.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔒 Secure and reliable
- 💡 Convenient email management
- 🚀 Streamlined experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 💸 Ads and paid features
- 🤔 Inconsistent performance
- 🤨 Privacy concerns
Bugs and requests
MailTime
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent crashes on iPhone 6 and older devices
- Inability to log in to certain email accounts
- Sync issues causing missed or delayed notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Support for more email providers (e.g., Naver, Daum)
- Ability to organize emails into folders
- Option to customize notification sounds
- Improved search and archiving functionality
Email App for Gmail
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues after updates
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Delayed email syncing
- Disappearing emails and folders
- Unreliable push notifications
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to delete emails in bulk
- More customization options
- Improved notification system
- Better integration with other apps
- Enhanced search functionality
In-app purchases
MailTime
- AI Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- AI Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
- One MailTime account$0.99
- 100 MailTime AI Credits$0.99
Email App for Gmail
No in-app purchases
Questions
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