Comparison

Synology MailPlus vs Scanly

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

Head to head
About

Synology MailPlus

Manage your emails efficiently on mobile with intuitive swipe gestures and quick-reply templates. Organize messages, attach files, and search with advanced features. Requires a Synology NAS and MailPlus server.

Highlights
  • Swipe gestures for quick actions
  • Quick-reply templates
  • Compose and attach files
  • Create mailboxes and labels
  • Advanced search
  • Offline cache for attachments
  • Customizable unread badge
Features
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**You must own a Synology NAS to run this app, and be running the MailPlus to get the complete set of features** Composing emails or replying to messages on mobile devices can be a hassle. With the intuitive design of MailPlus, you can accomplish more with less effort. Organize your emails right in the palm of your hand. The swipe gestures allow you to quickly apply desired actions to your emails. Quick-reply templates save repeated keystrokes and make your reply even more efficient. With MailPlus, managing emails is only a few taps or swipes away. With MailPlus for iPhone/iPad, you can: -Compose an email and enrich the content with built-in emoticons -Attach files on your mobile device to the message -Create mailboxes and labels -Customize swipe gestures -Use quick-reply templates to reply to emails efficiently -Share browser content with your friends via MailPlus -Customize the unread email badge to only show notifications for certain labels and mailboxes -Find emails efficiently with advanced search -Offline cache stores previously viewed attachments and images for you to browse later even without Internet connection -Supports HTTPS for secure connection -All features are available with DSM 6.0 and MailPlus 1.2.0 running on Synology DiskStation

About

Scanly

This app acts as a smart document assistant, allowing you to scan, organize, and interact with your documents. It can answer questions about your scans, automatically file them, and extract key information. All processing happens on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • AI-powered document questioning
  • Automatic smart filing and naming
  • Extracts key details like dates and contacts
  • Converts receipts to CSV
  • Smart redaction of sensitive information
  • High-resolution scanning with filters
  • Searchable PDFs with on-device OCR
Features
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Scanly isn't just another scanner — it's a smart document assistant for your iPhone and iPad. Scan anything, and Scanly reads it, organizes it, reminds you about it, and can even answer questions about it. Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no subscription. ASK YOUR DOCUMENTS • Open any scan and ask in plain language — "When is this due?", "What's the total?", "Summarize this contract" • Powered by Apple Intelligence and runs 100% on-device — your documents never leave your phone (requires an Apple Intelligence–capable device, iOS 26) ORGANIZES ITSELF • Smart auto-filing sorts scans into folders like Invoices, Receipts, Bills, and IDs using rules you control • Smart auto-naming gives every scan a clear title • Bill due-date detection with optional reminders before a payment is due PULLS OUT THE DETAILS • Smart Actions: tap to add a sender to Contacts, drop a date on your Calendar, call a number, or copy any detail • ID & license capture: front and back on one clean page, with key fields pulled out • Receipts to spreadsheet: turn a receipt into an itemized CSV • Smart redaction: auto-detect and black out Social Security numbers, card numbers, and emails SHARP, PROFESSIONAL SCANS • Automatic edge detection and perspective correction • High-resolution capture for razor-sharp text • One-tap filters: Original, Enhance, Grayscale, Black & White • Multi-page documents in a single PDF • Re-crop, re-straighten, and re-filter any page anytime — your original is always preserved SEARCHABLE PDFs (OCR) • On-device text recognition makes every PDF searchable • Copy text straight out of any scan SIGN, PROTECT & SHARE • Sign and annotate with Apple Pencil or your finger • Password-protect a PDF before you send it • Compress for email in one tap • Back up to Google Drive (Scanly only ever touches files it creates) PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Scanning, OCR, organization, extraction, and AI chat all happen on your device • No account required • No ads, ever • Your documents stay yours Scanly is completely free. Turn your paper pile into clean, organized, searchable documents you can actually talk to.

Screenshots

Synology MailPlus4 screens
Scanly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scanly at 100% against Synology MailPlus's 43%. Scanly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Synology MailPlus's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scanly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synology MailPlus has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Synology MailPlus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scanly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Synology MailPlus ships an update every 4 months, Scanly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Synology MailPlus versus Scanly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynology MailPlusScanly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (19 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSynology Inc.Express Services Group

Customer experience

Synology MailPlus

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral21.1%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive42.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative32.5%

Scanly

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Synology MailPlus

No in-app purchases

None

Scanly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Synology MailPlus free?
Synology MailPlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scanly free?
Scanly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Synology MailPlus or Scanly?
Scanly is rated higher. Synology MailPlus averages 3.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Scanly averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Synology MailPlus or Scanly have ads?
Neither Synology MailPlus nor Scanly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Synology MailPlus or Scanly?
Synology MailPlus ships an update every 4 months, and Scanly every 6 days. Most recently, Synology MailPlus was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scanly on October 3, 2026.

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