Comparison

Email vs Zextras Chats

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

Head to head
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.

About

Zextras Chats

This secure corporate messaging app allows for real-time text communication, group chats, and virtual meetings. It integrates with Zextras Suite and Carbonio, offering file sharing and customizable notification settings. Users can manage chats, channels, and spaces with moderation tools.

Highlights
  • Text messaging and emoticons
  • Group chat management
  • Virtual meeting creation
  • File sharing
  • Push notification control
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Zextras Chats is the secure and private corporate messaging app, which works with Zextras Suite (3.0.0 or higher) and Zextras Carbonio. Access all your Zextras Chats anywhere and anytime from your smartphone - Send and receive text messages and emoticons. - Manage, modify, moderate 1:1 Chats, Group Chats, Spaces, and Channels, including the possibility to invite or remove attendees. - Edit name/topic/pictures of Spaces and Channels. - Create or participate in virtual meetings. - Share files in the chats. - Enable / Disable Push Notifications. - Dark mode supported. You may access basic or complete features accordingly to your license.

Screenshots

Email4 screens
Zextras Chats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zextras Chats at none against Email's 10. Zextras Chats also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%). Email's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). 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. Email sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Zextras Chats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Email ships an update every 2 weeks, Zextras Chats every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Email versus Zextras Chats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmailZextras Chats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (79K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdison Software Inc.Zextras

Customer experience

Email

All ratings78,892 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews2,179 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative24.8%

Zextras Chats

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Zextras Chats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Zextras Chats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Email free?
Email is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zextras Chats free?
Zextras Chats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Email or Zextras Chats have ads?
Neither Email nor Zextras Chats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Email or Zextras Chats?
Email ships an update every 2 weeks, and Zextras Chats every 6 weeks. Most recently, Email was updated on November 12, 2026 and Zextras Chats on November 3, 2026.

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