Comparison

Email vs Mobile Account

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

Head to head
About

Email

Manage multiple email accounts in one unified inbox. This app offers fast email fetching, smart search for important information, and tools to reduce inbox clutter. It prioritizes privacy and security with features like sender blocking and biometric protection.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for all accounts
  • Fast email fetching and search
  • One-tap unsubscribe
  • Sender blocking
  • Customizable swipe actions and templates
  • Biometric inbox security
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

Mobile Account

Easily manage your account, update contact details, and review billing information. Track usage, make plan changes, and shop for new services. Get support quickly when needed.

Highlights
  • Update contact information
  • Review invoices and bills
  • Update payment methods
  • Check usage and make plan changes
  • Shop for new services
  • Get support
Features
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Manage your account easily and take control like you haven't before! Update your contact information and preferences easily. You can check your previous invoices, review your bill, update your card on file, and make payments. Need to check your usage or make a plan change? No problem! Want to learn more about your phone? You can do that too!  Easily shop to get a new line and transfer your number over with our streamlined process. If you need any help along the way, support is a click away!

Screenshots

Email4 screens
Mobile Account4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mobile Account at none against Email's 22. Mobile Account also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). Email's advantage is ratings volume (79K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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. Email sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Mobile Account asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mobile Account holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Email has 79K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Email ships an update every 2 weeks, Mobile Account monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Email versus Mobile Account: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmailMobile Account
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (79K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings79K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdison Software Inc.Telispire

Customer experience

Email

All ratings78,801 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews2,175 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral9.4%
Negative24.8%

Mobile Account

All ratings2 ratings
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

Mobile Account

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Email

Subscriptions17
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial$3.997 Days
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Show 14 more
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$16.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$24.991 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+7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+1 Month trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Edison Mail+7 Days trial$109.991 Year
None

Mobile Account

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Email free?
Email is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mobile Account free?
Mobile Account is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Email or Mobile Account?
Mobile Account is rated higher. Email averages 4.5 out of 5 from 79K ratings, while Mobile Account averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Email or Mobile Account have ads?
Neither Email nor Mobile Account shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Email or Mobile Account?
Email ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mobile Account monthly. Most recently, Email was updated on October 29, 2026 and Mobile Account on October 7, 2026.

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