Proton Mail - Encrypted Email

Proton Mail - Encrypted Email by Proton AG costs nothing to download on iOS in any of the 54 regions tracked here, so the money question is not the download. It is what the app charges after you install it.

Proton Mail lists 50 distinct in-app purchase products. That count is the whole pricing picture: there is no auto-renewing subscription here, only individual purchases handled inside the app through Apple's IAP system. Buyers pick the tier that matches how long they intend to use the service and pay once.

Because those 50 products carry regional price points, the checkout cost of the same tier can swing widely depending on where the App Store account is registered. Exchange rates, local taxes, and Apple's own regional pricing all feed the final number. Checking a price comparison before buying is the only reliable way to learn what a tier actually costs in your country. The app itself is identical either way — only the amount at checkout changes.

Two things worth knowing before purchase. First, Apple ties a purchase to the store account, not the device, so a tier bought on one account does not follow you to another. Second, the price is fixed at checkout; the app does not reprice it later to match a cheaper region.

On quality, the app holds a 4.74 out of 5 rating across 39,797 reviews in the Productivity category, so the paid tiers are not what holds the product back.

Skip: individual regional price figures — add them when live price data is wired in. Until then, use the comparison table to spot the cheaper regions for your tier, then buy through the account registered there.