MailShot is available on the App Store in two tasty flavors: MailShot Pro is the full version, allowing up to 100 groups, with group size only limited by your email service (typically 100 or more). Whereas MailShot lets you try it out for free with 3 groups of up to 5 contacts each, and can be upgraded with an in-app purchase.
Don’t you sometimes wish there was an easy way to email groups of friends or colleagues built into your iPhone or iPad? MailShot is the ONLY app on the Store that lets you email groups of contacts directly from your favourite apps, just as if this feature was built into your device.
MailShot provides an easy-to-use interface to create and manage groups of family or friends, sports or work teams as single entries in your address book. Once created, simply choose them from your contacts, or ask Siri to send them an email.
- Use MailShot Groups within apps as you would a regular contact, including sending photos, documents or any other attachment. No new email program to learn- you can do it all straight from Mail.
- Forward emails easily to groups of people (MailShot is the only app we know of that can do this easily, retaining all attachments)
- MailShot Group Contacts can be used with Siri*, so you can compose and send email to your groups with your voice. (its the only app we know of that can do this, too)
- MailShot Group Contacts can be used in the bcc: fields in emails, to protect privacy.
- Easily select or deselect team members in moments.
- Rapidly import existing groups from your device address book into MailShot.
- Add multiple contacts quickly by selection from a checklist.
What are you waiting for? Just click on the App Store logo at the bottom of this page to give it a try, and join over 150,000 of our satisfied customers.
COMPATIBILITY:
MailShot builds group emailing into tens of thousands of iOS apps. It is compatible with any iOS app which uses the standard Mail interface.
It is not compatible with calendar apps, or certain email providers’ own mail apps. It is not compatible with Outlook on PC or Mac (though we have found that it can be used from Android, and from mac mail by following the directions).
It designed to handle group email, not SMS or iMessages.
PRIVACY POLICY:
All apps now need to ask for permission under iOS6 if they read and write to your contacts.
MailShot reads and writes contacts entirely on your device- your contacts information is not shared with us, nor with any third party.
TIPS:
For best results address your emails to a MailShot group by tapping on the blue “+” button in the “To:” “Cc:” or “Bcc:” line of Mail (or most apps other than Contacts) and selecting the group from your address book- rather than beginning to type the name into the address line. If you can’t find the contact that MailShot created, tap “Groups” and select “All Contacts” first.
MailShot Pro works with iPhone 5, 4s, 4, 3GS, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini, and is available now on the App Store.
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MailShot works with iPhone 5, 4s, 4, 3GS, iPod touch, iPad and iPad mini, and is available now on the App Store as a free download that creates up to 3 groups with up to 5 contacts per group. An in-app purchase removes all restrictions.
An awesome addition. I use my IPad extensively for email. And I have numerous groups I correspond with — some as many as 40 names. MailShot was my perfect answer. Strongly recommend this app.
This app is brilliant. And I can’t believe it’s free. Bravo!
Thanks Tony, I hope I can look forward to a review on your site. (I particularly enjoyed your quote about tag clouds)
Peter
Hi Peter – Definitely. I tested the app yesterday by setting up a group of 3 people. It worked perfectly.
I need help! How do I delete a group that I no longer need?
Hi Harrison, welcome
To delete a group simply go to the groups page (the first one you see after the title screen) and tap “edit” in the top right corner, you can now delete or rename groups.
Tap on the red “-” to delete the group.
Was this what you meant?
Cheers, Peter
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Great app for running a soccer team. One email and 40 guys know where practice is.
Also had a problem adding contacts from ipad but was solved with one email to Mailshot developer….the same day.
Thanks Pete
Love this App. Just spent an hour or so trying to figure out how to send a group -mail. Did a search and found MailShot. Very easy to do. Upgraded to the larger version as I have some bigger groups. Also love the fact that you can Bcc with it. Thanks!
I’m not sure I know what you mean when you say “avoid creating MailShot groups with the same name on different devices. Manage each group from a single device.”
I’d like to be able to email my distrib. groups from my iPhone and my iPad. Can you explain how?
Thanks,
A
Hi, thanks for your query.
The special contacts that MailShot creates for you are copied between devices by iTunes. These can be used from either device to email your groups, just as you are hoping for (and very soon this will all happen wirelessly, when you update to iOS 5 and use iCloud to share your contacts.)
We are simply saying, to avoid any possibility of the source data getting out of sync between your devices, that each MailShot group should only be MANAGED by one device.
i hope this helped clarify.
Good app but your company is very misleading in having an IN APP purchase which is not properly disclosed! You should make it much clearer to the customer that they are purchasing the Pro upgrade and the In App upgrade separately and paying twice. iTunes did refund me as.
Hi Raymond. Thanks for the first bit, but I am afraid that you are mistaken about the second part.
There is a free version of “Mailshot” available that can be upgraded to match “Pro” capabilities through an in-app purchase.
“MailShot Pro” is already upgraded and no further purchase is necessary (or, indeed, possible within the app)
Unfortunately the way the App Store works, Apple will charge you twice if you download one app and upgrade a different one. I think that this must be what you did. We try to make this VERY clear on our app descriptions and anywhere we discuss upgrading on our website, as it actually costs developers money if Apple have to refund someone (Apple retain their 30% commission, so it costs us more than we gained). It is really not in our interests financially or morally to mislead anyone.
See http://solubleapps.com/mailshot-support/#UPGRADE for a full description of upgrading.
If there is anything else we can do to make it clearer, let us know.
Peter
Soluble Apps
If this helps, I just bought the pro version, did not upgrade from the free version and I only paid once. Actually, after the first install I delete it and download it again, I was not charge a second time. EVerything went as it should.
Great app, well worth the pro version cost!
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Is there a way to use “Mailshot” (either free or pro version) on my desktop? Can I somehow access one of the groups I set up send email from something other than my IPHONE?
Hi Pam
In our next update (due in 2-3 weeks time) you will be able to use the group contacts that MailShot creates for you from the mac’s email app too.
You can now also use them from iCloud.com
Second question – I am looking for something similar to “google group” where I manage members that can receive and post messages (emails). Does Mailshot work similarly? Or would each “member” on my contact/group list need to download the app separately and create their own contact list? (I hope this makes sense!)
Hi Pam
You can easily share the MailShot group contacts you create with others, just tap the “Share Contact” button in the Contacts app to send it to them. They will be able to use the groups you send from any iOS device (and soon, also on their macs) even without MailShot installed.
(Our next update will also add the ability to import contact groups back into the MailShot app, so any of them with MailShot installed would be able to edit the groups themselves too.)
Peter
G’day guys I’ve been using MailShot pro for nearly 12 months on iPhone & iPad & love it. I created a new group on iPad yesterday (47 members) saved it & the new group shows in my MailShot groups but it isn’t in my contacts list? I’ve been back in 3 or 4 times & pressed the update button but it still doesn’t show. Do you have any suggestions? FYI I set this group up the same as I have with all my others?
Thanks for your nice comments Andy.
We exchanged a few emails to get to the bottom of this, and it appears that an extra local address book has been created, in addition to his iCloud address book.
A local address book is named “All on my iPad/iPhone/Mac/PC” depending on your device type and how it is synched. It is created by your device when no other option is available when it goes to save a contact.
A quick workaround is to ensure you look for contacts in Groups>All Contacts, so that you can see them from all address books on your device.
However the best solution would probably be to merge the local and iCloud address books back together. This can be done by temporarily turning iCloud off, and then turning it back on and choosing the option to to merge address books when asked.
Does this app work with Dropbox?
Can you do attachment from app or do you need to be in other program?
Hi, I just double-checked this for you and yes, you can send Dropbox links direct from the Dropbox app to a MailShot group. (I believe Dropbox shares links and doesn’t actually share the document as an attachment)
All attachments are done in the app that creates or handles them, not in MailShot, so the range of possible attachments is enormous.
Peter
I can’t believe I have lived so long without this
Thanks Bill
Peter
Like several others, I looked for a way to create a “group” in Contacts for an hour or so before succumbing to searching the App Store. Mailshot was/is the answer I was looking for. I created two groups for our church’s Men’s Ministry in a matter of minutes. Love it!
Thanks Keith
If you find MailShot, or any other app, useful then a comment on the App Store itself is always much appreciated if you have the time. MailShot provides a button for this (“rate”) on its title page.
Of course, if you ever have any problems please drop us a line here on our support email address. We are always happy to help.
Peter
Solubleapps
I have several email addresses. Will this work with all 3 addresses I have
Hi Sandy
Yes, you can send to MailShot groups using any email account set up on your device.
To select which email account you send from, just tap on “Cc,Bcc From” in the email header.
Peter
Soluble Apps
The program works as described. Many Thanks…
My question is will we be able to share the data file via iCloud. As I use my iphone, Mac and iPad it’s now great having your program for creating groups but I find more times lately I need to edit the groups by excluding the odd address. But can only be done from the device it was created on if I have read correctly. Or is there a way?
Thank you,
Vennge
Hi Vennge
thanks for your kind words.
You can edit the group before you send on any of your iOS devices with a simple trick- just save the email to drafts and bring it back.
Here’s how on iOS: Write your email and add the group, tap “cancel” and save it drafts. Now press and hold the compose button for 1 second (to bring the draft back) and you will see the group expanded out into individual contacts. You can then easily remove someone from the group for that email.
I hope this helped
Peter
Soluble
Great app. Can I add a contact to a group just typing? I mean, if I don’t have the contact on my address book/ contacts, can I write the mail and name of the contact or do I have to include it first in the address book / contacts?
Thanks a lot!
Hi Ana
Yes you can do this. Just tap “Import” then select “Manual Entry” to add a contact into MailShot without adding them to your address book.
See this page in the User Guide for more details http://solubleapps.com/mailshot-user-guide-8-manual-entry/
(Don’t worry that contacts added in this way show in red. This just means a contact is not present in your address book)
Peter
Love this App, I don’t know how I survived without it for so long.
Can you tell me though, when I send an email to my group, when they click on ‘reply all’ will all of the recipients receive the reply?
Hi Carlos, thanks for your kind comments.
Think of sending with MailShot as being just as if you’d added all those emails yourself, one after the other.
This means it depends which address line you place the group in- if you put it in “To” then everyone will see everyone else’s email address, and a “reply to all” will go to everyone.
If you put it in “Bcc” then everyone’s address stays private, and “reply to all” will only come back to you.
Peter
Soluble
Will MailShot pick up the groups I already have on my iPad in the Contacts app?
Hi Rich,
Yes, you can rapidly import address books into MailShot groups. You can find more on this in our User Guide here:
http://solubleapps.com/mailshot-guide-import/
Peter
What’s the maximum number of names I can have in a group?
Hi Lorrie
This depends on what your email service provider will allow.
100 is the most common limit, or 200 if you send using iCloud.com. This limitation would affect any group email app you use from your iOS device.
If you experience a problem sending to a group, please drop us a line from the “support” button on the title page of MailShot and we will try to help.
Peter
soluble
Hi Peter,
According to my internet provider, I can have at least 500 names in a group. This app is wonderful! I’ve been able to create a number of groups, send emails, and everyone has received my messages.
Thanks again… Lorrie
Great, thanks for letting us know, Lorrie.
Peter.
If I am not mistaken, you have to create groups either manually, i.e., one contact at a time, or from a group you have already establiished somewhere else.
It would be very helpful I think, if, when creating a Mailshot group using the circled + sign, i.e., from your Contacts, you could check multiple contacts you want include in a group rather than having to select them one at a time (which I think is the only way to do it).
The utility is that you can use the search box to select all the contacts you want, e.g., from something you have in Notes, or maybe a Company, and then select them all for the group you are tryng to create.
Hi Allan,
You can already add multiple contacts at a time to MailShot using a checklist. This page in the User Guide explains how this works.
I hope this helps.
This option (Contacts Checklist) makes you choose from your entire contacts list and does not let you see the full contact information. If, for instance, you have identifying information on a group the members of which you are not personally familiar in the Notes or Company blocks, you can’t see them. But, if you were able to select from your full contact list from a search window and then check them all off, you would not have to pore through, in my case, over 500 contacts.
This would work very much like Smart Groups in Address Book.
Yes, this option does let you choose from your entire contact list.
That’s an interesting idea. Yes, I think we could add that in the next update to help those with large address books. Thanks for your suggestion.
Beautifully reasoned, perfectly functional, and a fair deal at free for minimal users. It also looks and feels like something Apple itself would have designed, but for exotic reasons of their own, they haven’t, so thanks and bravo, Soluble, my life is easier and tired fingers thank you.