Proton Mail: Защищённая почта

4.0
iOSApp Store

What it actually doesSecure email with end-to-end encryption and zero developer access to messages, but with access issues in RF, synchronization instability, and frequent registration and login errors.

40%Marketing ≈ reality25%Stability90%Live project

Actually does

  • Email client70% of reviews
  • End-to-end encryption15% of reviews
  • Ad-free5% of reviews
  • Open source
  • Free tier20% of reviews
  • File sharing10% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Password manager
  • Anti-phishing
  • Multi-account
  • Dark mode

Common complaints

  • Blocked in Russia / requires VPN35% of mentions

    «It can no longer be used in the territory of the Russian Federation»

  • Login and registration errors (cyclic CAPTCHA, endless loading)25% of mentions

    «I enter login and password and get an Alert: the user is already signed in»

  • Crashes and complete app failure15% of mentions

    «I launch the app, the logo appears and the app just crashes»

  • Emails not received or received with delay15% of mentions

    «No emails are being received at all»

  • No Russian localization / switches to Ukrainian8% of mentions

    «After installing the app everything became in English»

What people praise

  • Reliable end-to-end encryption and zero developer access

    «Nobody can read the mail, only the IP»

  • No tracking and no targeted advertising

    «We don't spy on your messages»

  • Works with VPN (bypass blockers)

    «It works even though they block it often, and on iOS it's completely unclear for us Russians»

  • Free basic usage

    «Proton Mail is free»

  • Open-source cryptography

    «Open-source cryptography»

Where to install