Guerrilla Mail vs Temp Mail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Guerrilla Mail grades higher than Temp Mail: 3.0 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Guerrilla Mail grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Temp Mail grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Guerrilla Mail
Disposable email inbox that needs no sign-up
Temp Mail
Disposable email addresses for sign-ups, with a Premium upgrade
Which one is for you
Pick Guerrilla Mail if
- Fits if you need an address for a one-off confirmation link
- Works for developers who want a free inbox to test sign-ups against
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you need mail kept, as everything is deleted after 1 hour
- Skip it for anything private, since anyone with the inbox ID can open it
- Skip it if you dislike ads, as the site shows them and uses Google Analytics and AdSense
- Watch out: there's no spam folder
Pick Temp Mail if
- Fits if you want an address to give a site you'll never visit again
- Works for people who want to keep spam out of their real inbox
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to keep mail, as received emails are deleted automatically
- Tight if you stay free, since custom names, more mailboxes and no ads are Premium
- Pricey if you pay weekly, at $2.99 a week against $58.99 for the year
- Skip it if you use Android, because the listing we read is iOS only
- Watch out: we couldn't read the temp-mail.org site, so its own plans aren't checked, and App Store prices vary by country
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAGuerrilla MailVery good | 2.6GPATemp MailGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AThe disposable inbox is free, and using your own domain is $9.99 a year. | CPremium is $2.99 a week, $7.99 a month or $58.99 a year, about $4.90 a month on the yearly plan, which is inside the middle of email prices. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree outright, with no account, so there's no cap to reach on a throwaway inbox. | BA free app that makes an address and receives mail and attachments, with ads. One person could live on that for sign-ups. |
| Features | CReceiving, replying and an API. It does the throwaway-address job fully, which is a smaller job than a mailbox, and it keeps nothing past an hour. | COne small job: make an address, receive mail, delete it. It does that, and the Premium extras are custom names, more mailboxes and longer storage. |
| Ease of use | BOpen the page and you have an address. Nothing to set up. | A4.7 from about 20,000 App Store ratings. Open it and an address is ready, no registration. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with an API for scripts. No phone or desktop apps are listed. | CAn iPhone and iPad app on the App Store listing. No Android, web or desktop version is listed there. |
| Best for | a throwaway inbox with no sign-up | throwaway email addresses on iPhone |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Guerrilla Mail and Temp Mail. How we grade
Price against what you get
Guerrilla Mail starts at $0.83 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Temp Mail starts at $12.96 a month and scores 2.7.
Temp Mail scores higher, and starts $12.13 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other email apps on the chart, 4 score higher than Guerrilla Mail for less, and 8 score higher than Temp Mail for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Guerrilla Mail is open source, according to its own site.
- Temp Mail also covers email client and inbox filtering.
At a glance
| Guerrilla Mail | Temp Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per year | $2.99 per week (Premium, auto-renewing in-app subscription) |
| Free plan | The disposable inbox is free with no account; messages are deleted after 1 hour. | Free app: generate a disposable address and receive emails and attachments, with ads. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Jamit Software Limited | Privatix LTD |
| Price read from | guerrillamail.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Guerrilla Mail
- Anyone who knows an inbox ID can open that inbox, so it suits low-stakes messages only.
- Everything is deleted after an hour, and there is no spam folder.
- The site shows ads and uses Google Analytics and AdSense cookies, per its About page.
- The open-source part is the Go-Guerrilla mail server; the vendor does not say the whole website is open.
Temp Mail
- Prices are the US App Store in-app amounts; the listing says they can vary by country.
- The temp-mail.org website returned a bot-protection block, so its own plans were not read.
- Received emails are deleted automatically, according to the listing, so it suits short-lived use.
Key features
Guerrilla Mail
- No registration
- A random address is created when you open the site, and you can also choose your own address.
- Scrambled address
- Anyone who knows an inbox ID can read that inbox, so the site offers a scrambled alias as an extra layer of protection.
- Compose and reply
- The inbox has a compose window, so you can send from the disposable address.
- One-hour retention
- Messages are deleted an hour after they reach an inbox, or sooner if you delete them.
- API
- A public API is documented, and the vendor says its own front end uses it for everything.
Temp Mail
- Instant disposable address
- Generates a temporary address on demand with no registration, and it can be copied to the clipboard or shown as a QR code.
- Attachments and notifications
- Receives emails with attachments, sends push notifications for new messages and lets users download the source (EML) of a message.
- Automatic deletion
- The listing says emails are constantly and securely deleted for good, and that addresses can be deleted or replaced in a tap.
- Premium options
- Premium adds custom email names, multiple mailboxes, premium domains, extended storage, premium support and an ad-free app.
Plans
Guerrilla Mail
Disposable inbox$0
Random or chosen address on one of several guerrillamail domains. No registration, and mail is kept for 1 hour.
Your own domain$9.99
per year, for a domain you own
Mail sent to your domain arrives in an inbox only you can open, or you can make it open to everyone. Pay by Bitcoin or PayPal.
Temp Mail
Premium, 1 week$2.99
per week, in-app subscription
Custom names, multiple mailboxes, in-app email view, premium domains, extended storage, no ads.
Premium, 1 month$7.99
per month, in-app subscription
The same Premium features; a one-month option with a free trial is also listed, trial length not shown.
Premium, 3 months$19.99
per 3 months, in-app subscription
The same Premium features billed every three months.
Premium, 6 months$35.99
per 6 months, in-app subscription
The same Premium features billed every six months.
Premium, 1 year$58.99
per year, in-app subscription
The same Premium features billed yearly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Guerrilla Mail or Temp Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Guerrilla Mail is cheaper to start with: $0.83 a month when paid by the year, against $12.96 a month for Temp Mail. Guerrilla Mail starts at $9.99 per year, and Temp Mail starts at $2.99 per week (Premium, auto-renewing in-app subscription).
Which has a free plan, Guerrilla Mail or Temp Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Guerrilla Mail and Temp Mail have a free plan.
Which platforms do Guerrilla Mail and Temp Mail run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Guerrilla Mail lists a web app and only Temp Mail lists an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.