So basically the title. Which App is your favorite one and why? I’m still mourning the loss of google’s inbox and never found an app that scratched the itch like inbox did…
On desktop I use Spark and on mobile currently google mail, because it got the job done but nothing more.
So I’m excited to hear your picks!
I have found Mail on both iPhone and MacBook to be enough for my use. Otherwise I use and prefer Thunderbird on other operating systems.
I never used mail and always deleted it immediately, but i give it a try
Gonna pop out the controversial opinion here and say I like the default mail app. It’s quick, simple, and does everything I need. The only thing I don’t like is that gmail doesn’t get push mail, but Google did that not Apple.
I hate that unlike iOS, mail does not run in the background on Mac though.
Inbox was so good, made email so easy. Can’t believe how long it’s been and no one has been able to replicate it. Still mad at Google for killing it off.
amen!
If you’re on Gmail, buy Mimestream for Mac and never look back.
If you’re not using Google for your email, and/or you’re looking for something on iPhone then it’s a tougher choice. I wrote an extensive review of the options not too long ago and landed on Spark, but your priorities may be different from mine. Have a look and see what you think: https://kevinyank.com/posts/email-apps/
You can’t buy Mimestream, you can only subscribe to it.
Mimestream was promising in beta. The subscription model is too much for me though.
Outlook is good. Apple mail is good. But I still like Spark the best, I think. But I dislike Spark’s terms of service and feel like they don’t respect my privacy or data.
I’ve tried them all and feel that Outlook (for Mac options) is probably the best. $2/mo is acceptable, and it’s free with light ads. It surfaces cal and shipping info in the email list, and the focus inbox algo it has is solid.
I was using Spark for years and was fine paying them money (I wanted to pay them because their old app was great), but their pivot to the new app was just really disrespectful to users and turned me off. It came with condescending BS like the Home Screen that does not show my email when I open an email app*. They released a massively underbaked app, and took 6 months to reach parity with their old app. I paid for a year, will not renew.
I require a functional snooze feature so Apple Mail is out. Outlook randomly deletes iCloud emails and Canary is too slow. So I am left with Spark on both Mac and iOS.
What does Snooze do?
The same thing it does on your alarm clock.
Is Snooze different than the Remind Me feature in Apple Mail? I want to commit fully to Apple Mail but Snooze is the one of the few quality of life things I love about Spark, but if Remind Me basically does the same thing then I’m all in.
Remind Me doesn’t remove the mail from your inbox, so a non starter for people that strive for inbox zero.
Good to know, thanks!
Which is what the “Remind Me” button in Apple Mail does?
Negative. Remind Me does not remove the mail from your inbox and then make it reappear at the desired time (which is what I meant by “functional snooze”). For those of us that aspire to achieve inbox zero, Remind Me is not a functional snooze.
Got it
same for me, snooze is a must have
I still use Gmail over the native app because I instantly get the email when it comes in vs every 15 minutes or whatever it is without manually refreshing
I keep trying other mail apps but always come back to apples. It’s just the best, clean interface, always works. Even ended up ditching gmail and going all iCloud, yay privacy :)
Hide my email is so so so good.
hide my e-mail does not require mail app to be used FYI
Good to know but I have no reason to anything other than apples mail apps.
Mail.app on iPad , iPhone and Mac. I see no need to change it. I wish the search was a touch better but it’s rarely an issue.
I prefer using the default mail app.
I was forced to use Outlook at my new job. Hated it at first but now I prefer it to anything else.
I use Spark on Mac and iPhone. Multiple accounts with only one login is nice. Also being able to “done” (not a fan of the verbiage) all Newsletter emails at once is a must-have for me. I do miss Inbox though.
For me, the gmail app on iPhone is still my favorite. I like the Mail app, but there are two things that really keep me in gmail. One is the instant push delivery. The other is the simple swiping: right to save, left to trash. Given how good searching in mail is these days, I don’t bother to organize emails into folders. I just need to make a very simple decision: keep or toss. That is so fast to do in the gmail app.
You should be able to set the swipe options for the default mail app in the Settings menu.
Thunderbird on PC
Default Mail app on Mac and iPhone
I switch between apps often, but I tend to use Spark more often than Apple Mail/Outlook/gmail.
Big fan of Spark on both desktop and mobile. I like the feature set of the original app. Haven’t tried the free trial of the new AI feature.
I haven’t tried them either, but I intensely dislike email. I try to spend as little time as possible interacting with it.
Amen!
