Mail.com review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Mail.com report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for free webmail with a choice of 100-plus domains
Mail.com is free webmail where you pick an address on one of more than 100 domains, with 65 GB of email storage, a calendar and phone apps. The free inbox shows ads, and POP3 and IMAP access are Premium features, so third-party mail apps need a paid account. No desktop app is listed.
Who Mail.com is for
- Fits if you want a free address on a more interesting domain
- Works for people who read mail in a browser or the phone app
Who Mail.com is not for
- Skip it if you want to read mail in another app, as POP3/IMAP is Premium only
- Tight if you hate ads, because the free inbox shows them
- Watch out: Premium and cloud upgrades are in-app purchases on phones
- Not for you if you want a desktop app, as none is listed
Why Mail.com gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree with 65 GB of email storage, and Premium is $29.99 a year, below the category's $3 a month cheaper-quarter mark.
- BFree plan and trialA free account with 2 GB of cloud storage and the phone apps, which one person could live on. It shows ads.
- CFeaturesMail, calendar, contacts, an online office and cloud storage. The gap is in the listing: POP3/IMAP access is Premium only.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record, but you sign up and open the inbox with nothing to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus iPhone and Android apps. No desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from 1&1 Mail & Media Inc.'s own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Mail.com's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 100 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 88 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month, against a middle price of $4.92 for the category: 24 of the 76 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 email apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Mail.com’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 88 of 122, level with 34
- BFree plan and trialAbove 69 of 122, level with 27
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 122, level with 77
- BEase of useAbove 94 of 122, level with 23
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122, level with 54
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 107 email apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Mail.com, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Mail.com you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 100 of the 122 other email apps we grade. It costs $39.96 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and documents: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Mail.com’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Mail.com?
Mail.com is a free webmail service that lets you pick an address on one of more than 100 domains, such as mail.com, usa.com or email.com. The free account includes web access, mobile apps for iOS and Android, a calendar, contacts, an online office suite and cloud storage. A paid Premium tier removes ads and adds POP3/IMAP access and forwarding.
Worth knowing
- The free inbox shows ads; removing them needs Premium.
- POP3/IMAP access is listed as a Premium feature, so third-party mail apps need a paid account.
- Premium upgrades and Cloud upgrades are offered as in-app purchases in the mobile apps.
- No desktop apps are listed; use is through the browser or the iOS and Android apps.
Key features
- More than 100 domain names
- Free accounts can choose an address on mail.com or one of over 100 other domains, including usa.com, europe.com, consultant.com and techie.com.
- Mail Collector
- Messages sent to addresses at other providers can be pulled into a mail.com inbox and the mobile app, set up from the web version.
- Mobile apps
- Free Android and iOS apps support push notifications, a PIN lock and several accounts; the iOS app can also scan documents into email or the Cloud.
- Calendar, contacts and online office
- The webmail includes a calendar with invitations and reminders, and a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation tool.
- Cloud storage
- Every account gets 2 GB of cloud storage with file sharing by link; paid upgrades of 25, 150 or 250 GB are sold as in-app purchases.
Mail.com pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mail.com has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9.99 per 3 months (Premium).
- Starts at
- $9.99 per 3 months (Premium)
- Free plan
- Free account with ads, 65 GB of email storage, 2 GB of cloud storage, web access and the iOS and Android apps.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Ad-supported webmail with 65 GB of email storage, 2 GB of cloud storage and the mobile apps. |
| Premium 3 months | $9.99per 3 months, taxes extra | Ad-free inbox, 12 GB cloud storage, 100 MB attachments, POP3/IMAP access and forwarding. |
| Premium 12 months | $29.99per 12 months, taxes extra | Same Premium features as the 3-month plan, billed once a year. |
| Premium + 110 GB Cloud | $47.87per 12 months, taxes extra | Premium with 110 GB of cloud storage; the page says it saves $30 a year over buying the parts separately. |
Read from mail.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mail.com before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount12-month Premium costs less than four 3-month terms
Premium is $29.99 for 12 months against $9.99 for 3 months, which would be $39.96 over a year.
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How people rate the Mail.com app
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars84%
- 4 stars9%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star2%
105,317 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
- Firefox
- Android
- iOS
- iPadOS
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Common questions
Does Mail.com have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Mail.com is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Mail.com have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Mail.com is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Mail.com open source?
Mail.com is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.