SaneBox vs Unroll.Me
We give SaneBox a 3.0 GPA and Unroll.Me a 3.6, out of 4.0. SaneBox grades higher on features. Unroll.Me grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
SaneBox
AI email filtering that works inside the email app you already use
How we grade them
| 3.0GPASaneBoxVery good | 3.6GPAUnroll.MeExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CSnack is $6.99 a month or $58.99 a year, which sounds fine until you see it covers 1 email account and any 2 features. Lunch is $11.99 for 2 accounts and 6 features. Only Dinner has the lot, at $35.99 a month or $299.99 a year. That's a steep climb for filtering. | AIt's free, and no paid tier is listed. What you hand over is data instead: owner NielsenIQ uses information from your commercial emails for market research. If you're fine with that trade, the price can't be beaten. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. You get a 7-day free trial of any plan with no credit card required, then it's a paid subscription or nothing. We think a week is short for a filter that has to learn your habits. | AThe whole service is free on the web, iPhone and Android, across multiple email accounts. Nothing is held back for a paid plan, because there isn't one. |
| Features | AIt learns from how you handle mail and moves the unimportant stuff to SaneLater, with a Daily Digest of what it filtered. SaneBlackHole keeps a sender out for good. Add snooze folders, reminders when a sent email gets no reply, and a do-not-disturb mode. For filtering, that's the full kit. | BIt does one job and does it fully: list your subscriptions, then Keep, Block or Rollup each one, singly or in bulk. The Rollup gathers the senders you pick into one daily email. That's all it does, mind. The site describes no other inbox tools. |
| Ease of use | A4.6 from about 650 App Store ratings. There's no new app to learn: its folders simply show up in whichever email client or device you already use. | A4.7 from about 132,000 App Store ratings. Connect an email account, run down the list and pick one of three choices for each sender. You can change your mind later from the Subscriptions tab. |
| Platforms and integrations | BIt works with Gmail, Microsoft 365, iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail and other IMAP or Exchange accounts, with a web account plus iPhone and Android companion apps. Those apps aren't email clients, though, and nothing beyond mail accounts is listed to connect to. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and it works with Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL and Outlook accounts. No desktop app is listed, and other mail providers aren't supported. |
| Best for | smarter filtering in the email app you already use | clearing out newsletters for free |
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: SaneBox and Unroll.Me. How we grade
Where they differ
- SaneBox starts at $6.99 per month, or $58.99 per year (App Store in-app prices). Unroll.Me is free.
- Unroll.Me has a free plan. SaneBox does not, though it has a free trial.
At a glance
| SaneBox | Unroll.Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free |
| Starts at | $6.99 per month, or $58.99 per year (App Store in-app prices) | Free |
| Free plan | None | The whole service is free on the web, iOS and Android, and no paid tier is listed. It is funded by owner NielsenIQ, which uses data from your commercial emails for market research. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of any plan, no credit card required | None listed |
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| iOS | ||
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| Made by | SaneBox, Inc. | Nielsen Consumer LLC |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | unroll.me |
| Checked | Oct 4, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
SaneBox
- People who want to keep their current email app and add smarter filtering
- Inboxes crowded with newsletters and notifications
- Anyone who wants a reminder when a sent email gets no reply
Unroll.Me
- People buried in newsletters and promotional email
- Reading subscriptions in one daily digest instead of all day
- Users who want a free tool and accept the data trade-off
Worth knowing
SaneBox
- There is no free plan; a paid subscription is needed once the free trial ends.
- Snack covers 1 email account and 2 features, and Lunch covers 2 accounts and 6 features. Only Dinner includes everything.
- It is not an email client: the iOS and Android apps are companions for digests, snoozing and blocking senders.
- Prices here are the US App Store's in-app prices. SaneBox's own pricing page can show different figures and also sells a two-year term.
Unroll.Me
- Unroll.Me is owned by NielsenIQ, which accesses your commercial emails and shares information from them with clients for market analysis.
- It handles subscription emails only: each one is kept, blocked or rolled up. The site describes no other inbox tools.
- Supported providers are Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL and Outlook; other providers are not listed.
- No desktop app is listed; it runs in a browser and as iOS and Android apps.
Key features
SaneBox
- SaneLater filtering
- Analyzes how you handle email to judge what matters, then moves unimportant messages out of the inbox into a separate SaneLater folder.
- SaneBlackHole
- Send a sender to the BlackHole and their future messages are kept out of your inbox for good.
- Daily Digest
- A daily summary of the unimportant, unopened email that was filtered. Digests can also be processed in the iOS and Android companion apps.
- Snooze and follow-up reminders
- Snooze folders bring a message back to the inbox later, and SaneReminders flags sent emails that have not received a reply.
- SaneDoNotDisturb
- Holds incoming email during quiet time set aside for focused work and delivers it afterwards.
- Works with your current email
- Connects to Gmail, Microsoft 365, iCloud, Yahoo, Fastmail, IMAP and Exchange accounts, so its folders show up in whichever email client or device you use.
Unroll.Me
- Subscription list
- Shows the subscription emails found in a connected inbox and updates as new ones are detected, with search to find a particular sender.
- Block
- Blocks unwanted subscription emails, either one at a time or by selecting several, or all of them, in bulk.
- Rollup
- Takes chosen subscriptions out of the inbox and gathers their new mail into one daily digest email.
- Keep and edit
- Subscriptions marked Keep stay in the inbox as normal. Any choice can be changed later from the Subscriptions tab.
- Multiple email accounts
- Several email accounts can be added and managed together. The App Store listing names Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo, AOL and Outlook as supported.
Plans
SaneBox
Snack$6.99
per month, or $58.99 per year (App Store in-app prices)
1 email account and any 2 SaneBox features of your choice.
Lunch$11.99
per month, or $98.99 per year (App Store in-app prices)
2 email accounts and any 6 features, which can be toggled on and off from the account.
Dinner$35.99
per month, or $299.99 per year (App Store in-app prices)
4 email accounts and access to every SaneBox feature.
Unroll.Me
Free$0
Keep, Block and Rollup for subscription emails across multiple connected email accounts.
Ways to pay less
SaneBox
- Annual discount
About 30% less with yearly billing
On the App Store listing, Snack is $58.99 a year against $6.99 a month, Lunch $98.99 against $11.99 and Dinner $299.99 against $35.99, roughly 30% less than paying monthly.
- Education
25% off for educational institutions
SaneBox states that educational, non-profit and government agencies can get a 25% discount on any plan.
- Nonprofit
25% off for non-profits and government
The same 25% discount on any plan is offered to non-profit organizations and government agencies.
Unroll.Me
No public discounts listed.
