Comparison

Aruba PEC vs Carbonio Mail

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

Head to head
About

Aruba PEC

Manage your certified email (PEC) accounts conveniently from your smartphone or tablet. Read, send, and organize messages with real-time notifications and intuitive labeling. Supports multiple accounts and electronic invoice viewing.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple PEC accounts
  • Real-time message notifications
  • View electronic invoices
  • Intuitive message labeling
  • Attach files to messages
  • Quick message search
  • Phone contact integration
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Aruba PEC è l’applicazione gratuita di Aruba, che consente una gestione comoda e semplice delle caselle PEC anche da smartphone e tablet. Affidabile, comoda e semplice da usare, permette di leggere, gestire e inviare messaggi PEC su uno o più caselle, che potranno essere configurate all’interno dell’applicazione. Con Aruba PEC hai: • Semplice visualizzazione: tutti i contenuti sono immediatamente visibili, senza la necessità di estrarli dalla busta; • Notifiche: tutte le notifiche relative ai messaggi verranno mostrate in tempo reale. Decidi tu se riceverle tutte sulla posta in arrivo o se disattivare la ricezione di notifiche, per concentrarti solo sulle comunicazioni PEC; • Leggi fatture: per ricevere e visualizzare in formato leggibile fatture elettroniche direttamente sulla casella PEC; • Multi-account: puoi configurare sullo stesso dispositivo più caselle di posta, per una gestione più semplice e rapida dei tuoi account; • Etichette intuitive: grazie alle etichette riconoscerai subito il tipo di messaggio che hai ricevuto: PEC, notifica o fattura; • Allegati: allega i tuoi file e invia le tue PEC direttamente dall’app; • Ricerca veloce: per trovare rapidamente i messaggi che ti interessano; • Rubrica: Seleziona i contatti direttamente dalla rubrica del tuo telefono, senza necessità di aggiornamenti manuali.

About

Carbonio Mail

Access your emails, calendars, and contacts seamlessly from your smartphone or tablet. Enjoy a modern interface with features like dark mode, unified search, and rich text editing for efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Modern interface with Dark Mode
  • Email and folder management
  • Unified search for emails and contacts
  • Calendar and appointment management
  • Rich text editor
  • Multi-account management
Features
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Free app for all Carbonio and Carbonio Community Edition users. Also compatible with Zextras Suite, starting from 3.8.0 version. Seamlessly move from your desktop to the app and access all your e-mails, calendars, and contacts from your smartphone and tablet. Main features: - Modern and comfortable interface - Dark Mode - Complete e-mail and folders management - Shared folders support and Management (Available only with Carbonio) - Search for emails or contacts in the unified search tab - Perform quick actions from email preview - Delayed and programmed send (Available only with Carbonio) - Rich text editor - Set priorities to emails - Attach files - Tag e-mails - Signatures Management - Manage settings - Manage contacts - Full management of calendars and appointments - Out-Of-Office support (Available only with Carbonio) - Multi-accounts management (Available only with Carbonio) - Multi identity management (Available only with Carbonio)

Screenshots

Aruba PEC3 screens
Carbonio Mail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aruba PEC at 3.7 against Carbonio Mail's 1.0. Aruba PEC also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 17%) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Aruba PEC holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aruba PEC has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Aruba PEC's written reviews are positive against 17% of Carbonio Mail's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aruba PEC ships an update every 5 weeks, Carbonio Mail monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Aruba PEC versus Carbonio Mail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAruba PECCarbonio Mail
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (31 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews — better17.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB71 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAruba S.p.A.Zextras

Customer experience

Aruba PEC

All ratings31 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative46.7%

Carbonio Mail

Written reviews47 reviews
Positive17.0%
Neutral19.1%
Negative63.8%

In-app purchases

None

Aruba PEC

No in-app purchases

None

Carbonio Mail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aruba PEC free?
Aruba PEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carbonio Mail free?
Carbonio Mail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aruba PEC or Carbonio Mail?
Aruba PEC is rated higher. Aruba PEC averages 3.7 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Carbonio Mail averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Aruba PEC or Carbonio Mail have ads?
Neither Aruba PEC nor Carbonio Mail shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aruba PEC or Carbonio Mail?
Aruba PEC ships an update every 5 weeks, and Carbonio Mail monthly. Most recently, Aruba PEC was updated on November 1, 2026 and Carbonio Mail on November 3, 2026.

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