Comparison

Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail vs PushBack Notifications

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

Head to head
About

Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail

This powerful mail client offers a streamlined inbox experience with extensive customization options. It supports multiple email accounts and integrates seamlessly with other apps and services for enhanced productivity. Enjoy features like snoozing, interactive notifications, and iCloud sync for a unified workflow across devices.

Highlights
  • Support for multiple email accounts (Gmail, Outlook, IMAP, POP3)
  • Customizable swipes and interactive push notifications
  • Snooze and bulk editing of messages
  • iCloud sync across Mac and iOS devices
  • HTML rich composer with attachment resizing
  • Integration with cloud storage and productivity apps
Features
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** Apple Design Award Winner ** Airmail is a powerful mail client for Mac, now available for iPhone and iPad. Designed for the latest generation iOS, it supports 3D Touch, fast document previewing, high quality PDF creation, and native integration with other apps and services for a frictionless workflow. Workflow customization is at the core, with a rich feature set like snooze, interactive push notifications, and full inbox sync. iCloud sync provides a fully ubiquitous experience so that all your accounts and app preferences are synced. - Support for Gmail, Exchange EWS, Outlook 365, IMAP and POP3 - Apple Watch app with glance and interactive notifications - Customizable swipes - Threads and single messages - Snooze messages - Bulk editing - iCloud sync between Mac and iOS - Drafts - Aliases - Multiple signatures - Unified inbox - Push notifications - Multiple Accounts ADVANCED - 3D Touch quick access - 3D Touch Peek and Pop - Spotlight search for documents and messages - Share composer extension - iCloud sync for labels, preferences and accounts across Mac and iOS - Handoff between Mac and iOS - Notifcation Based on Locations **** "Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life." SEARCH AND FILTERS - Online search - Filter by Unread, Starred, Conversation, Today and Smart - Quick access to the messages of one sender - Quick per account single folder access LABELS AND FOLDERS - Full label access - Per single labels sync - Quick access to recent labels - Favorite labels - Full label creation and editing - Document view with rich preview - Unread, Today, Conversations and Contacts COMPOSER - HTML rich composer - Attachment resizing - Document import from Dropbox, Google Drive and much more - Signature swipes - Composer extension - Online drafts - Send and Archive OPERATIONS - Undo actions - Move messagees between accounts - Multiple signature - Operations view - Attachments view - Contacts view - Mark as unread on open CONTACTS - VIP - Google Directory Search - Exchange Global Address List - Contacts Group messages - Auto CC/BCC VISUAL - Profile icons - Highlight subject - Account colors - Preview message lines - Remote images ACTIONS - Archive - Trash - Snooze defer messages - Move and Labels - Mark as Unread, Starred, Spam - Send to Calendar - Send to iOS Extension - Create a searchable PDF - Print - Bounce - Redirect - Transfer to a different account - Universal link Mac/iOS - Add to sender to VIP - Empty Trash and Spam - Mark entire mailbox as read INTEGRATIONS Attachments: - Google Drive - Droplr - OneDrive - Dropbox Open Links in: - Safari - Chrome - Firefox - iCab - Mercury - Safari in-app Send to Apps and Service: - Calendars Invites - Apple Calendar - Apple Reminder - Omnifocus - Todoist - Fantastical 2 - 2DO - Trello - Clear - Evernote - Things - Task - Editorial - Draft 4 - iA Writer - Code Hub - Things - 1Writer - Delivery - Github - Swipes - Pocket - DevonThink Airmail does NOT store your messages on our servers. Server processing is very limited and performed only if users enable Realtime Mailbox Monitoring. https://airmailapp.com/dataremoval.html ------- Airmail Pro is an auto renewable subscription: - Unified Inbox - Multiple Accounts - Agenda Integration - Realtime Inbox Monitoring ------- Price may vary by location and active promotion. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial peri​od, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ------- Privacy Policy: https://www.airmailapp.com/privacyios.html Terms of Service: https://airmailapp.com/eulaios

About

PushBack Notifications

Receive and interact with notifications directly from your iPhone. This API allows for actionable notifications with buttons and reply fields, enabling server and script interaction without opening the app. It supports synchronous responses and custom callback URLs for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Actionable notifications with buttons
  • Reply textbox for direct input
  • Synchronous interaction with servers
  • Customizable response callbacks
  • Quick setup with curl
  • No registration required
  • Multi-user invites
Features
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Send Notifications Pushback lets you receive interactive notifications on your iPhone. A notification can have actions, such as buttons or a reply textbox, which allows you to interact with your servers, scripts, applications, etc., without even opening the app. Synchronous Interactions When you send a notification with our API, Pushback can keep the connection open, waiting for the user's interaction. Once they have hit a button, the response is delivered to your request, useful for quick prototypes or cron jobs. Response Callbacks Pushback can send responses from your notifications to a server via a callback URL. The responses can be customized to only send the data you are interested in. Quick Setup Install the app and use curl. That's it. Hassle free No registration required. Try it out and sign up later. Multiple Users Invite friends and coworkers to receive notications with a link. Contact Send questions or any issues to support@pushback.io Privacy Policy - https://pushback.io/privacy.html Terms of Use - https://pushback.io/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail4 screens
PushBack Notifications4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PushBack Notifications at 100% against Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail's 30%. PushBack Notifications also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.6). Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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. Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and PushBack Notifications sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $15.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PushBack Notifications holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail has 4.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail's written reviews are positive against 100% of PushBack Notifications's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail ships an update weekly, PushBack Notifications monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail versus PushBack Notifications: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirmail for Gmail Outlook MailPushBack Notifications
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4.6K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.6K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBloop S.R.L.PlainIce LLC

Customer experience

Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail

All ratings4,513 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews751 reviews
Positive29.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative59.7%

PushBack Notifications

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Emails not syncing properly
  • Notifications not working reliably
  • Composer freezes and crashes
  • Folder/label management issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search capabilities
  • Consistent cross-platform experience
  • Better handling of email threads

PushBack Notifications

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail

Subscriptions3
  • Airmail Pro3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Airmail Pro Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Airmail Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
1 purchases

PushBack Notifications

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Messages$15.991 Year

Questions

Is Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail free?
Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PushBack Notifications free?
PushBack Notifications is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail or PushBack Notifications?
PushBack Notifications is rated higher. Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while PushBack Notifications averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail or PushBack Notifications have ads?
Neither Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail nor PushBack Notifications shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail or PushBack Notifications?
Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail ships an update weekly, and PushBack Notifications monthly. Most recently, Airmail for Gmail Outlook Mail was updated on November 1, 2026 and PushBack Notifications on November 2, 2026.

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