The Mail application that ships with macOS and OS X is solid, feature-rich and spam-eliminating software that is also an easy-to-use email client. Optimized to work on the Mac, the Mail app is trouble free and full featured. It can handle all your email accounts in one place.
One of my main gripes with the stock Mail app, and with most other clients, is how painfully slow search works. I have always loved searching for mail on my Mac with Airmail because of how fast search filters in results, regardless of how many boxes and accounts I’m searching. I was pleased to see the same holds true in Airmail for iPhone. Seriously, it’s hands down the fastest way to search mail accounts on iPhone.Just like its Mac counterpart, Airmail features several integrations with the most popular task, todo, and calendar apps. And in case you’re wondering, yes Airmail for iPhone supports native push, including Gmail.
$4.99 –. Spark is not only unique, it offers a glimpse at the future of email. Spark works by sorting your email into a regular inbox and a smart inbox. The more you use Spark, the smarter it gets at figuring out what emails are important and which ones can wait. Spark also offers customizable swipe gestures, easily accessible snooze options, and integrations with all the major storage and cloud services.My favorite part of Spark is the customizable sidebar. This gives you quick access to the things you care about.
For example, I’ve set up the bottom portion of the sidebar to show folders I frequently reference across different accounts. Notifications in Spark are also smart (and are faster for me than even the built-in Mail app). You can choose to receive notifications for every message you receive, or let Spark decide what is important enough to warrant a notification.
I chose the latter and have experienced great results. Free –Outlook Powerful search, great attachment supportOutlook offers a combined mail, calendar, and file view in a well put together app.Photo: Ally Kazmucha/The App Factor Supported account types: Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, iCloud, Outlook.com, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, custom IMAPMicrosoft has come a long way with its iOS offerings, and that includes Outlook. Not only do you get the full Exchange experience you get on the desktop, you’ll actually enjoy it.
Aside from the traditional inbox you also get a focused inbox which does something similar to Spark, along with custom gestures including snooze options. One of my favorite features of Outlook is the dedicated attachments tab where you can link up Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Box. This tab also pulls in attachments across all your linked inboxes, which makes for a great way to find files easily.Search has long been a pain point for me in the Mail app and Outlook solves that. Results are displayed almost instantly and they’re actually relevant. For anyone who sorts into folders and has thousands of emails to sift through, Outlook is definitely worth considering.
Free –Dispatch App integration, built-in text snippets, and moreDispatch offers tons of integrations and customizations that make up for its lack of native push.Photo: Ally Kazmucha/The App Factor Supported account types: Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, AOL, Yahoo!, FastMail, QQ.com, GMX.com, Openmailbox.org – Known issues with Office 365, Yahoo Business, Dreamhost, and Live.comoffers a clean interface that’s easy to navigate, yet packed with features, particularly app integrations. That means you can send emails to your favorite apps so you can act on them later. For example, you can create a new task with, and many others. You can also share to many non-task apps, such as or even Twitter.One important thing worth noting however is that Dispatch does not offer native push notifications and there is no roadmap for it. If you heavily depend on email push, Dispatch may not be a good option for you. That being said, there is a setting you can turn on to allow Dispatch to fetch mail while it runs in the background. I’ve found it to work incredibly well, so give that a try before ruling it out.
You also get passcode support and text snippets built right in. This is convenient not only for canned and repeated responses, but for initially drafting repeated emails such as reports. Just tap on the snippet and then fill in the blanks.If you live and breathe productivity apps, Dispatch should fit nicely into your existing workflow.
$6.99 –Boxer Todo list style triageIf you live and breathe task lists, Boxer should fit right into your existing workflow.Photo: Ally Kazmucha/The App Factor Supported account types: Gmail, Outlook, Exchange (2007 and up), Yahoo, Hotmail, iCloud, custom IMAP. If the procrastinator inside of you doesn’t find snoozing messages to be efficient, Boxer can help you better prioritize. Instead of simply snoozing, give your messages a hard due date and assign them a priority. You’ll still get the same effect of clearing out clutter, but you’re adding an extra layer of organization at the same time.Boxer, like Dispatch, also allows you to set a passcode so no one can gain unauthorized access to your messages. For Gmail users, you also get full label support so you aren’t stuck with a new folder system that doesn’t mesh with your existing label system.Another unique feature of Boxer worth mentioning is its integration with a service called Sanebox.
This allows you to filter out unwanted emails more easily and offers one-click unsubscribe options. However, if you prefer one of the other mail apps on this list, but still desire something similar to this, as well. $4.99 –Unibox For a never cluttered inboxConversation style message handling in Unibox makes for a less cluttered inbox.Photo: Ally Kazmucha/The App Factor Supported account types: Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook.com, Live.com, Yahoo, Office365, Exchange servers that have IMAP enabled, custom hosts, and custom IMAPUnibox provides a streamline, incredibly minimal way to manage mail. Each person you communicate with gets only one spot in your inbox, that’s it. Tap into one to expand all your conversations with contact.Tapping at the top of Unibox lets you quickly switch between folders and accounts as well.
You can also customize swipe gestures exactly to your liking. For example, I have four gestures set up on right swipe, which covers pretty much anything I’d like to do with a message.While Unibox doesn’t support native push (like Dispatch), you should continue to receive mail as long as you leave Unibox running in the background. Just remember you’re at the mercy of iOS there.If streamlined, fast triage is your end game, Unibox may be your cup of tea. Free –See also:. Unibox for Mac – $9.99 –I’ve used countless amounts of mail apps over the years and these are the ones I feel comfortable considering the best mail apps for iPhone. Let me know in the comments what mail app you’re using, and why!This post was syndicated via.
Apple's included Mail app for iOS is gets the job done, but it doesn't include many tools to help you manage your email. Whether you're a power user who craves more control over how you organize your email, or you feel overwhelmed by your inbox, there's an app that can help you.I've rounded up five valuable email apps for your iPhone or iPad that can help change the way you deal with your inbox, or just make the process of reading and responding to messages more productive. All of these apps are available for Android as well, though Acompli is still in beta.Screenshot by Sarah Mitroff/CNETThe best feature of the official Gmail app is that it works just the same way that Gmail does on the Web.
If you use the tabbed Inbox setup, you can easily use the same setup here, as the app divides your email into Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates, and Forums. All of your custom labels are available in the app as well.You can sign into multiple Google accounts in the app and get access to your Gmail contacts to send emails.
Other features include setting up a vacation responder and customizing your email signature. One of the only downsides of the app is that there's no unified inbox.
If you have multiple accounts in the app, it gets tedious switching between them. Google recently updated the app so that it's compatible with the larger screens on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and it works well on the iPad, too.What's great: The app has the same familiar design and features as Gmail on the Web, making it a great choice for dedicated Gmail users.What's not: There's no unified inbox, and the swipe-to-archive gesture is finicky.
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