Proton Mail vs Pi Epsilon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Proton Mail
This encrypted email service from Switzerland prioritizes user privacy with end-to-end encryption. It offers robust security features to protect your communications from phishing, spam, and tracking, allowing you to manage your inbox with ease.
- End-to-end encryption
- Password-protected emails
- Multiple account support
- Inbox organization (folders, labels)
- Dark mode
- Phishing and spam protection
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Keep your conversations private. Proton Mail is encrypted email from Switzerland. Used by millions worldwide, our all-new email app protects your communications and has everything you need to easily manage your inbox. The Wall Street Journal says: “Proton Mail offers encrypted email, which makes it virtually impossible for anyone to read it except the sender and the recipient.” With the all-new Proton Mail app, you can: • Create a @proton.me or @protonmail.com email address • Send and receive encrypted emails and attachments with ease • Switch between multiple Proton Mail accounts • Easily manage your email with conversations • Keep your inbox tidy and clean with folders, labels and simple swipe-gestures • Receive new email notifications • Send Password-protected Emails to anyone • Keep important emails in focus with automatic, private categories • Enjoy your inbox in dark mode Why use Proton Mail? • Easy to use — Our all-new app has been redesigned to make it easier to read, organize, and write your emails. • Your inbox is yours — We don’t spy on your communications to show you targeted ads. Your inbox, your rules. • Rigorous encryption — Your entire inbox is secured, on all your devices. No one can read your emails but you. Proton is privacy, guaranteed by end-to-end and zero-access encryption. • Unmatched protection — We offer strong phishing, spam, and spying/tracking protection for all your communications. Industry Leading Security Features Messages are stored on Proton Mail servers using end-to-end encryption at all times and are transmitted securely between Proton servers and user devices. This largely eliminates the risk of message interception. Zero Access to Your Email Content Proton Mail's zero access architecture means that your data is encrypted in a way that makes it inaccessible to us. Data is encrypted on the client side using an encryption key that Proton does not have access to. This means we don't have the technical ability to decrypt your messages. Open-Source Cryptography Proton Mail's open-source software has been thoroughly vetted by security experts from around the world to ensure the highest levels of protection. Proton Mail only uses secure implementations of AES, RSA, along with OpenPGP, while all of the cryptographic libraries used are open source. By using open-source libraries, Proton Mail can guarantee that the encryption algorithms used do not have clandestinely built-in back doors. Proton Mail in the press: “Proton Mail is a Gmail-like email system which uses end-to-end encryption, making it impossible for outside parties to monitor.” Forbes “A new email service being developed by a group who met at MIT and CERN promises to bring secure, encrypted email to the masses and keep sensitive information away from prying eyes.” Huffington Post Follow Proton on social media for all the latest news and offers: Facebook: /proton Twitter: @protonprivacy Reddit: /protonmail Instagram: /protonprivacy Our open-source code base: https://github.com/ProtonMail EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Pi Epsilon
A decentralized, anonymous, and end-to-end encrypted communication platform offering voice, text, video, and group calls. It provides robust security features and full user control over the server environment, bypassing third-party providers.
- Decentralized and anonymous communication
- End-to-end encryption
- Voice, text, and video calls
- Group video conferencing
- User-controlled server hosting
- Decoy obfuscation tools
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The Pi Epsilon (Π Ε) Communication Platform is a cutting edge decentralized, anonymous, end-to-end encrypted communication platform that includes voice, text, video, chat, and group video conference calls through a proprietary configuration that bypasses the usage of any third-party provider platforms. The Π Ε communication platform can reside on a dedicated obfuscated Virtual Private Server (VPS) or anywhere, resident to the customer’s location. The Π Ε Communication Platform offers one of the most protective cyber design decoy obfuscation tools from any nefarious attacker looking to obtain information of the real Π Ε communication platform. Look no further for your secure communication needs. Advantages • Decentralized, anonymous, real-time communication, end to end encryption protocol. • Customer has full control and oversite of the communication platform server. • Π Ε can reside on a dedicated Virtual Private Server, private rack server, or a physical server resident within the customer location. • No dependencies of any third-party provider and or backbone infrastructure. • Π Ε resides on a virtual dissimulated encrypted server (VDES), as a decoy obfuscation tool environment, shielding the real IP from any nefarious inquiries. • Π Ε includes voice, text, video, chat, and group video conference. • Supports the federate infrastructure, where multiple instances of Π Ε servers can communicate with each other. • Customer retains Admin console control to manage users, permissions, and resources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pi Epsilon at none against Proton Mail's 6. Pi Epsilon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). Proton Mail's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (47K vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Proton Mail sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Pi Epsilon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pi Epsilon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proton Mail has 47K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Proton Mail ships an update every 11 days, Pi Epsilon every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Proton Mail | Pi Epsilon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (47K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 272 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proton AG | Chesapeake International Consulting, LLC |
Customer experience
Proton Mail
Pi Epsilon
Bugs and requests
Proton Mail
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues and lost email data
- Unreliable push notifications
- Inconsistent user experience between app and web
Requested features
4 requests- Conversation threading and email previews
- Customizable notification sounds
- Offline email access
- Improved syncing across devices
Pi Epsilon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Proton Mail
- Mail Plus 1 month1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Unlimited 1 month$14.991 Month
- Mail Plus 12 months$47.901 Year
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- Unlimited 1 year$119.001 Year
- Mail Plus (1 year)$59.99
- Proton Unlimited$149.99
Pi Epsilon
No in-app purchases









