Comparison

MailTime vs Email

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Email

This email client offers a fast, secure, and organized inbox experience. It allows management of unlimited accounts, one-tap unsubscribes, and advanced features like package tracking. Prioritizes user privacy with data stored directly on the device.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for unlimited accounts
  • One-tap unsubscribe from senders
  • Sender blocking
  • Touch and Face ID protection
  • Customizable swipe actions and templates
  • Focused Inbox option
  • Package, bill, and travel alerts
Features
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"The way to go if you own an iPhone" -Business Insider "Unsubscribe with just a tap!" -TechCrunch "Faster than Gmail, faster than Outlook" -Walt Mossberg @The Verge "Well designed" - New York Times “All essential features of every other mail app, clear and easy to use interface, free and very transparent about how it handles your data and how it stays free. I cannot really find anything to complain.” - msaiddi (Edison Mail user) Edison Mail is the #1 independent email app on the App Store (4.5 rating) for a reason. Reduce email volume and eliminate inbox distractions. Research shows that over checking email wastes as much as 21 minutes per day. Take time back with the best app to manage and clean your inbox. Edison Mail fetches email faster than other mail apps (we have the speed tests to prove it) and simplifies searching for important information like subscriptions, travel plans, bills, packages, and more. Manage everything in one place. Edison Mail allows you to connect an unlimited number of email accounts and offers a unified inbox that keeps all of your inboxes in one view. We support all the major providers — Outlook, Yahoo, Hotmail, iCloud, Office/ Outlook 365, Exchange, AOL, Gmail, and IMAP* mail accounts on both iPhone and iPad. From the Pioneers of One-Tap Unsubscribe. Block senders to banish unwanted senders permanently. No targeted ads or invasive tracking pixels are allowed into your inbox. Protect your email with Touch and Face ID. Secure your inbox even further from the dangers of email phishing scams with Edison Mail+. Mail, the way it should be. Yours. Customize Edison Mail to fit your inbox needs. Change swipe actions, create custom templates, change the color settings, enable or disable Focused Inbox, and more. Life just got easier. Download Edison Mail today. It just works. – *Support for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 and above. **Please note select assistant features (i.e. bill and receipts, entertainment, travel, and package alerts) are currently limited to US, UK, Canada, Australia, and India only. Privacy By Design is Our Promise to Our Users All emails are fetched from your phone and stored on your device directly. We access new email subject headers (deleted thereafter), required to send notifications of an email arrival. Only commercial emails (example: receipts, Travel, Package Delivery) are stored to deliver Edison Mail Assistant features built into the Email app and Edison Trends. Personal information like your name or email address is NEVER shared. If you’d prefer to opt-out of participating in our anonymized research, you can do so in the settings menu. Edison Mail+ An auto-renewable premium subscription that offers more advanced email experience, particularly in the areas of contact management and security, for 14.99 USD / Month or 99.99 USD / Year. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period.

Screenshots

MailTime4 screens
Email4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Email at 4.5 against MailTime's 3.7. Email also leads on ratings volume (79K vs 97) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. MailTime sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Email sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Email holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Email has 79K 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 66% of Email's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MailTime ships an update fortnightly, Email every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MailTime versus Email: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailTimeEmail
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (97 ratings)4.5 (79K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews65.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9779K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB220 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMailTimeEdison Software Inc.

Customer experience

MailTime

All ratings97 ratings
Positive64.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews606 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative29.4%

Email

All ratings78,892 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews2,178 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral9.4%
Negative24.8%

User reviews

MailTime

From 97 App Store ratings

What 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

From 79K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🔒 Secure with Face ID support
  • 📦 Helpful package tracking and delivery updates
  • 🔍 Effective unsubscribe and spam blocking features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications and email sync issues
  • 🔄 Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Inconsistent search and filtering functionality
  • 🔑 Issues with logging in and account connectivity
  • 📧 Problems with sending and delivering emails

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

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Emails disappearing from the Outbox
  • Incorrect unread email badge counts
  • Emails not loading or displaying properly
  • Account settings randomly resetting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Customizable snooze and scheduling options
  • Integration with calendar and reminders
  • Ability to move emails between accounts
  • More granular control over folder management

In-app purchases

4 purchases

MailTime

Subscriptions2
  • AI Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • AI Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • One MailTime account$0.99
  • 100 MailTime AI Credits$0.99
10 purchases

Email

Subscriptions10
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial$14.991 Month
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  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial$66.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$66.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial$99.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is MailTime free?
MailTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Email free?
Email is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MailTime or Email?
Email is rated higher. MailTime averages 3.7 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Email averages 4.5 from 79K ratings.
Do MailTime or Email have ads?
Neither MailTime nor Email shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MailTime or Email?
MailTime ships an update fortnightly, and Email every 2 weeks. Most recently, MailTime was updated on November 1, 2026 and Email on November 7, 2026.

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