Fastmail vs GlobeTempus Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fastmail
Manage your email, contacts, and calendar with a privacy-focused service. Offers powerful search, inbox decluttering tools, and customizable gestures for efficient communication. Seamlessly syncs across devices and supports open standards.
- Offline access to email
- Powerful search with refinement
- Inbox decluttering tools
- Customizable swipe gestures
- Seamless calendar syncing
- Shared address books
- Privacy-first, no ads or tracking
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Email, contacts and calendars made better Fastmail gives you full control of your communication, with speed, privacy, and tools that work the way you do. The New York Times says: ”If you want something easy to use that isn’t tied to one of the big tech giants, Fastmail is a great option.” Do more with email • Stay connected anywhere – Read, draft, and search offline. • Powerful search – Find anything fast, even inside attachments. Plus, use the Search Refinement Toolbar to quickly add, remove, or adjust filters. • Declutter your inbox – Snooze emails, mute threads, block spam, and unsubscribe easily, and set up rules to automate your flow. • Stay organised your way – Use folders or labels to keep things tidy, and categorize messages without opening them. • Work smarter – Schedule or undo send, add private memos, set VIP-only notifications, and resize images in the compose window. • Custom swipes – Quickly archive, delete, or take other actions with up to four swipe gestures. Your preferences stay consistent across devices. • Easy navigation – One-tap access to mail, calendar, contacts, and settings. Customize the toolbar in Display Options, or hide it altogether. • Faster inbox actions – Select messages by tapping avatars, or using a two-finger swipe for faster multi-select. Smarter calendars • Plan together – Share calendars with family or teams. • Sync seamlessly – Works with Google, iCloud, and more. • Always in sync – Updates instantly across devices, with full time-zone support. Connected contacts • Shared or private address books – Keep context from recent conversations and meetings. Why Fastmail? • Privacy first – No ads, no tracking, no selling your data. It’s your data, not ours. • Secure and trusted – Robust encryption of your data both in transit and at rest. Passkeys and 2FA keep your email private and safe. • No lock-in – Over 20 years delivering better email. People stay because it’s better, not because it’s hard to leave. • Real support – 24/7 online help from real people, no chatbots. • Migrate in minutes – Move mail, contacts, and calendars from your old provider in minutes. Better for everyone – Fastmail supports open standards, keeping email private and usable for all.
GlobeTempus Plus
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The world clock and meeting planner for people who work across time zones — and now for the people you work with. Add the cities of your colleagues, clients, friends and family. Slide one timeline and instantly see what time it is for everyone — with their working hours, date and weather — so you can pick a meeting time that works for all. WHY GLOBETEMPUS+ • No more time zone math: one timeline for every location • See who is at work, who is off and who is asleep • Invite people and see when they're actually busy • Plan calls with remote teams, clients and family abroad • Built for iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac with a clean dark design INVITE PERSON — NEW • Invite someone by email or message; once they accept, you both see each other's busy time • Only busy blocks are shared — never event titles, notes or attendees • Their card shows their local time, their city if they share it, and today's busy strip; all-day events show as Away • Either of you can stop sharing at any time, from the card or from Connections • Your first person is free DESIGNED FOR IPHONE DUO — NEW • Unfolded, your locations and people spread into two columns, packed without gaps • Dialogs stay centred and comfortable to read on the wide screen • Folded, everything fits the outer display — fold and unfold at any time HOLIDAYS BUILT IN • A HOLIDAY badge on a card and in the widget shows who is out of office • Upcoming public holidays for every location, in more than 240 countries — including India, with regional holidays in Germany, the US, Canada and Australia • A warning before you create a meeting on someone's day off ON YOUR MAC • GlobeTempus+ for Mac lives in your menu bar — one click shows every time zone • Your locations, names and working hours sync via iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac FEATURES • World clock — city cards with local time, date, time difference and weather • Timeline — slide through hours and days to compare times across all your locations • Availability — set working hours and days for each location • Calendar — see your day's agenda next to your world clock • Create events — schedule at the right time for everyone, right from the timeline • Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • Compact or extended cards, 12- or 24-hour time • Accurate daylight saving time (DST) and non-standard offsets • iCloud sync, no account needed FULL VERSION GlobeTempus+ is free to try. Unlock the full version for unlimited locations and people, availability and the full calendar — as a subscription or a one-time purchase. One purchase works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Privacy Policy: https://carryapps.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://carryapps.com/terms/ Questions or ideas? Write to support@carryapps.com — we read every message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: GlobeTempus Plus at every 3 days against Fastmail's every 3 weeks. Fastmail's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Fastmail sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.49 per month and GlobeTempus Plus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fastmail ships an update every 3 weeks, GlobeTempus Plus every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fastmail | GlobeTempus Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (585 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 585 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fastmail Pty Ltd | Ievgenii Lebid |
Bugs and requests
Fastmail
Reported bugs
5 issues- Blank screen on app launch
- Notification badges not updating correctly
- Delayed email delivery
- Unreliable swiping gestures
- Disappearing toolbar buttons
Requested features
5 requests- Offline email access
- Customizable notification sounds
- Integration with native iOS apps
- Dark mode support
- Multiple account management
GlobeTempus Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fastmail
- Fastmail Monthly Plan$6.491 Month
GlobeTempus Plus
- GlobeTempus Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
- GlobeTempus Plus Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- GlobeTempus Plus Lifetime$49.99









