Comparison

TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange vs Mail Notes

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

Head to head
About

TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange

Manage all your email accounts from a single, customizable app. Enjoy instant smart push notifications, a unified inbox, and intelligent features like email clusters for simplified organization. Protect your inbox with Touch ID and passcode security.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox for all email accounts
  • Instant smart push notifications
  • Email clusters for organization
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Touch ID & Passcode protection
  • Rich-text signatures
  • Quick email filters
Features
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TypeApp is a free, secure email app providing a top-notch email experience while managing all your email accounts from one completely customizable mail app. With instant smart push notifications, packaged in an intuitive & easy-to-use design, TypeApp is the perfect replacement for your stock email client. Unified Inbox All Your Mail Accounts in One Email App TypeApp supports IMAP, POP3, and Exchange protocols, and configures your accounts automatically once you sign in. View & sync all your email accounts from one Unified Inbox, while enjoying lightning fast true push email. Simplifying Email with Clusters Automatically combine related emails into a single expanding stack using TypeApp's smart Clusters, and set different notification sounds for specific services. With Clusters, you can manage every email from a specific sender, and multi-edit makes moving, deleting, or marking an entire cluster as spam simple. Smart & Powerful ● Push notification service for most email providers ● Add any number of accounts and sync multiple mailboxes from all your providers in one unified interface ● Smart Mobile Notifications – Do Not Disturb mode (Quiet Hours), take action directly from a notification, and customize it just the way you like ● Touch ID & Passcode so your email is always protected ● Signature – customize your signature using rich-text elements such as italic and bold ● Days to Sync – Saves memory for offline use ● Smart Dynamic Conversations – Makes email a breeze Visually Appealing ● Color Coding – Each account receives a distinct color so you can instantly know which of your accounts received an email in the Unified Inbox view ● Sender's Avatar – Your contacts' photos help you recognize senders at a glance ● Service Logos – Easily spot popular services and decide what action to take ● Quick Filters – Easily filter emails by unread/flagged

About

Mail Notes

Quickly send emails to yourself for reminders and notes. This app streamlines the process to under a second, allowing for easy email address switching, direct sharing from browsers, and even sending notes via an Apple Watch app. It offers features like labeling, history, and subject prefixes for efficient organization.

Highlights
  • Email under 1 second
  • Share widget for browser links
  • Apple Watch app for on-the-go emails
  • Label emails with icons
  • Sent email history
  • Optional subject prefix
  • Paste clipboard contents
Features
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Like to send emails to yourself for reminders, notes and to-do? Mail Notes makes the process 100 times faster. Just launch the app, type, and tap Send. If you have multiple emails to which you would like to send notes, changing the email address is as simple as a tap. • Email under 1 second. • Share widget makes it super easy to email browser links and URLs directly, without opening the Mail Notes app. • The included Apple Watch app allows you to send emails on the go. • Label each email and add an icon for easy identification. • One-time-use email address. • Sent email history. • Add an optional subject prefix for each email address for easy email filtering. • Use single or multi-line mode. • Auto Correct option. • Paste your clipboard contents with a single tap. • Support for Dark mode for those late-night emails. • Haptics give you feedback when the email is sent successfully. Mail Notes is simply the fastest emailing app on the planet!

Screenshots

TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange4 screens
Mail Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange at none against Mail Notes's 3. TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (915 vs 106). Mail Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 58%). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Mail Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange against 4.3 for Mail Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange has 915 ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange's written reviews are positive against 75% of Mail Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange ships an update fortnightly, Mail Notes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange versus Mail Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeApp Email, Mail & ExchangeMail Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (915 ratings)4.3 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings915 — better106
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperType App IncTech Positive

Customer experience

TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange

All ratings915 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral9.9%
Negative32.2%

Mail Notes

All ratings106 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to add certain email accounts
  • Blank screen on launch after updates
  • Reply functionality not working properly
  • Unread email count not updating correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar integration
  • Improve email signature customization
  • Implement better spam/junk filtering
  • Allow permanent email deletion
  • Add option to set app as default email client

Mail Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mail Notes

Subscriptions2
  • All Access$2.991 Month
  • All Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Version$69.99

Questions

Is TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange free?
TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mail Notes free?
Mail Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange or Mail Notes?
TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange and Mail Notes are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 915 and 106 ratings respectively.
Do TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange or Mail Notes have ads?
TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange shows ads; Mail Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange or Mail Notes?
TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange ships an update fortnightly, and Mail Notes every 4 months. Most recently, TypeApp Email, Mail & Exchange was updated on September 25, 2026 and Mail Notes on September 2, 2026.

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