ProtonMail is a solid exception. It's just a starter tier, and I agree wholeheartedly. ProtonMail is the shizz.
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ProtonMail is a solid exception. It's just a starter tier, and I agree wholeheartedly. ProtonMail is the shizz.
But you have to use an email account from ProtonMail right? You are not able to add other email accounts into the app e.g. IMAP?
I prefer the more secure ProtonMail app tbh, once Mail.app allows more secure services/protocols similar to ProtonMail I may give it a try again. I don’t write off software with a couple bad experiences as things change.
I would love to test the app but without an ProtonMail email account it makes no sence. Some month ago I already switched my primary email account from Gmail to Mailbox.org which also is a secure email provider. But I need an email app to manage all my email accounts and not only one of them.
I would love to test the app but without an ProtonMail email account it makes no sence. Some month ago I already switched my primary email account from Gmail to Mailbox.org which also is a secure email provider. But I need an email app to manage all my email accounts and not only one of them.
Mailbox.org is an interesting pay service to keep multi account under one roof. I like you, also migrated from gmail to ProtonMail over a year ago, no regrets. I considered many, but decided on my present choice as there were many things I like about it compared to others. I agree the app presently only support a single user sign in, however I hope this changes in the future. At present it is not a bother as I have those other email address send me an email alert to my primary account, so I know if it is worth checking in.
My gmail is used as a junk mail subscriber for service I like testing out.
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Therein lies the problem with 3rd party apps. No matter how secure your email service is, once you give that date to 3rd party email apps, or pass through their servers, then the secure email service means a lot less. You may have not given away the keys to the castle, but you installed a big bay window for them to peep in and see.
If privacy is the biggest concern then using the stock mail app or your service's dedicated app for each is the only route.
I balance my risk; use the Outlook app but the odds of Microsoft reading email etc with the data is SO much lower than Edison, Spark or other small fly by night companies with much less corporate responsibility if caught (if they get bought tomm who cares about a scandal).
Heck Edison already had a data scandal last year with live people reading email and people STILL somehow choose to download and use the app. Short term memory I guess. Or pretending that now that they opted out (why wasnt it there from the start to defaulted to have to opt IN not out) that "trust us nowwwww we pwomise we're vewy sowwy!!!" like the South Park BP Oil CEO parody.
If privacy is the biggest concern then using the stock mail app or your service's dedicated app for each is the only route.
I balance my risk; use the Outlook app but the odds of Microsoft reading email etc with the data is SO much lower than Edison, Spark or other small fly by night companies with much less corporate responsibility if caught (if they get bought tomm who cares about a scandal).
Heck Edison already had a data scandal last year with live people reading email and people STILL somehow choose to download and use the app. Short term memory I guess. Or pretending that now that they opted out (why wasnt it there from the start to defaulted to have to opt IN not out) that "trust us nowwwww we pwomise we're vewy sowwy!!!" like the South Park BP Oil CEO parody.
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On the other hand even huge companies like Amazon, for example, not counting various other ones, not only have more access to data, but can often enough have someone read it, share it, etc. So hard to say if the odds are really "SO much lower" one way or another.Therein lies the problem with 3rd party apps. No matter how secure your email service is, once you give that date to 3rd party email apps, or pass through their servers, then the secure email service means a lot less. You may have not given away the keys to the castle, but you installed a big bay window for them to peep in and see.
If privacy is the biggest concern then using the stock mail app or your service's dedicated app for each is the only route.
I balance my risk; use the Outlook app but the odds of Microsoft reading email etc with the data is SO much lower than Edison, Spark or other small fly by night companies with much less corporate responsibility if caught (if they get bought tomm who cares about a scandal).
Heck Edison already had a data scandal last year with live people reading email and people STILL somehow choose to download and use the app. Short term memory I guess. Or pretending that now that they opted out (why wasnt it there from the start to defaulted to have to opt IN not out) that "trust us nowwwww we pwomise we're vewy sowwy!!!" like the South Park BP Oil CEO parody.
Well true but we're talking about a company who hosts tens or hundreds of millions of Exchange accounts for some of the biggest corporations in the world and I have not heard of any major issues/scandals with them so.....
Many of these others have already got caught with their had in the cookie jar not to deserve trust
As much is I trust Apple on privacy and security, Im sure there is stuff in the background they would not like getting out or data they get from users. There is no such thing as full digital privacy unless you host it all yourself which isnt practical.
And I wouldnt be able to fortify self-hosting as much as Microsoft can, nor monitor my equipment 24/7. IMO outside threats are far more scary/damaging than MS or Google using machine learning to scan your email for ad/sorting purposes.
Again, back to balancing the risk
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Does anyone know if either Spike or Polymail offer a URL scheme for allowing 3rd party apps to open them with a precomposed email and recipient email address?
Airmail and Spark both do but Edison doesn't. I've been in touch with Edison about it.
It's not difficult to implement so not a big ask of them.
Airmail and Spark both do but Edison doesn't. I've been in touch with Edison about it.
It's not difficult to implement so not a big ask of them.
Email apps are a popular App Store category for one simple reason - almost all of us need to access email on our iPhones and iPads. While Apple has its own Mail app built into iOS devices, some people want a more feature rich experience.
Luckily there are plenty of developers out there who are trying to create the perfect iOS inbox, but it's hard to sort through the dozens of email apps available. We dove into the App Store in our latest YouTube video and rounded up a handful of the best email apps we found.
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Spike
Spike, a free app, is a conversation-based email app that used to be called Hop. The app's aim is to turn emailing into more of a message like conversation, organizing the inbox into a chat-style window.
Spike removes email headers, signatures, and more to make the emailing experience chat-like, and it prioritizes emails sent by people while filing newsletters and other automatic emails to other folders. Other features include a unified inbox, email grouping options, quick responses, a unified calendar, and snooze. Spike is unusual and not our first choice, but it's definitely unique and could be what some people are looking for.
Polymail
Polymail, also free, is more of a traditional email app. It has a sleek, clean interface with a useful comment and mention feature that's available on the desktop for teams.
On iOS, Polymail offers useful features like quick tags, read later, and read receipts to let you know what someone has received and read your email. You can also get reminders to follow up on an email that someone has read but not responded to. Other unique features include a calendar invite option in the compose window, one-click unsubscribe, email scheduling, click and attachment tracking, and more.
Polymail is one of the more useful apps if you want to better track who is viewing your emails, but if you don't need that functionality, there may be better apps for you.
Airmail
Airmail, priced at $4.99, started as a Mac app and then expanded to iOS. Airmail is a straightforward email app with a focus on minimalism. There's a single unified "All Inboxes" view for quick email management, but if you swipe from the left, there's access to folders for to-do lists, snoozed emails, and attachments, which is handy for finding specific content.
Airmail keeps it simple with options to reply, delete, and archive when viewing an email, though there are an expanded set of features in the compose window, including tracking, send later options, reminders, and templates. Airmail is compatible with a wide range of other services and apps so you can better integrate the apps you already use with your email app.
Airmail's interface isn't going to appeal to everyone, especially on iOS, but it offers a good cross-platform experience.
Spark
Spark, a free app from Readdle, is one of our top email app picks. Spark offers up a Smart Inbox that presents your most important emails first, saving the junk, newsletters, and less important tasks for later.
Emails are automatically categorized into sections that include Personal, Notifications, and Newsletters, but you can use a single firehose inbox option if you want. Spark has a robust search engine, which makes it easy to find any email, something that we liked about the app.
Spark has tools for discussing and collaborating on emails with your team, and it's one of the few email apps with these kinds of tools. It also offers options for scheduling emails and snoozing emails, plus there are smart notifications so you only get pinged when there's something important to see.
Other Spark features include followup reminders, integrations with other services, and customizable swipe gestures.
Edison Mail
Edison Mail, another free app, is super popular on the App Store for a reason. It has a clean, modern look, customizable swipe settings, and all of the tools that you need for managing your email.
Edison Mail's design is reminiscent of the design of the Mail app, so it fits well on the iPhone, but it offers a richer feature set than the Mail app. There's an included personal assistant that organizes your inbox, sorting out subscriptions, travel emails, bills, receipts, and package emails.
It lets you track packages and sends an alert when something is out for delivery, and it can do other things like send notifications for upcoming flights. Traditional tools are included too, like snooze options, send undo, and one-tap unsubscribe. It also integrates with Face ID, providing another layer of protection for your inbox.
Conclusion
Of all the email apps listed above, which are some excellent options for email management, we liked Spark and Edison the best, with Edison ranking as our top favorite. If you're looking for a new email app to try out, it's worth taking a look at everything on the list.
Did we miss your favorite email app? Let us know which one you prefer in the comments.
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You’ll should talk about the privacy features of each of these apps too... and other negatives. All of em have some.
Like how Spark forcefully subscribes you to their newsletter with your email ID without giving you any choice. That’s outright unethical. [And there’s no way to unsubscribe too!]
I used Airmail 3 for a while - but I just got a little gun shy with the whole privacy thing so I opted out and went back to the Gmail app for my two G Suite accounts.
i found it cluttered the phone and had to stop using it. when deleted mail on server it didnt delete on phone
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it depends on the email provider you are using , which you don't mention. eg gmail archived, deleted and sent will all show in the 'gmail/all'
AquaMail is amazing and works fantastically well plus it is by far the must customizable emal app on the market.
Gmail app works extremely well on Android.
K-9 is very good.
Spark works well.
Blue Mail works great (works on iPhone but only about half the options, very limited)
sadly none of these mail apps are viable. all free apps are scanning your emails and mining them for data on you. no company is making these out of the goodness of their hearts. outlook's biggest flaw is that you can't attach files from the files app. you have to upload to onedrive or google drive and attach from there. absolutely absurd. gmail is google so your data is being mined unless you're paying for gsuite. airmail is hit and miss with lots of bugs. apple mail is basically the only one i'd use, shame it doesn't have push notifications for gmail/gsuite but that's a whole complicated debacle between those two companies. what i'd give for postbox to release an ios app.
I've moved back to Apple Mail in iOS 13 and just add email links I want to 'Snooze' to a reminder (Things or Reminders) and put them in a 'Snoozed' folder until I want to review them again. Read receipts is the only thing I'm missing, but guess I can do without.
I was using Newton, but their radio silence is concerning me, so that's why I've gone back to basics.
I was using Newton, but their radio silence is concerning me, so that's why I've gone back to basics.
May be you should give AltaMail a try? It works very good for me and actually I like it. I took the 1 year subscription for $10.
I like Outlook, GMail (the "official" app) and Spark. I've never been a fan of the Apple Mail app, dating all the way back to its origins. I've tried almost all of them, but within this thread, I've noted there are some recommendations for apps of which I''m not familiar. Thanks to anyone who posted a rec!
Everyone should be aware, that whilst the above mentioned email apps are excellent in their execution and organisation of emails, your privacy is inherently at higher risk using these apps due to the more advanced features they offer.
Your emails are temporarily synced and stored on the company's servers, some of these services don't disclose the duration the emails are stored on their servers, others do.
Polymail: https://help.polymail.io/en/articles/491802-your-emails-and-data-in-polymail
Spike: https://www.spikenow.com/help/how-is-my-data-stored/
Spark: https://helpspot.readdle.com/en/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=1285
Your emails are temporarily synced and stored on the company's servers, some of these services don't disclose the duration the emails are stored on their servers, others do.
Polymail: https://help.polymail.io/en/articles/491802-your-emails-and-data-in-polymail
Spike: https://www.spikenow.com/help/how-is-my-data-stored/
Spark: https://helpspot.readdle.com/en/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=1285
As far as I can tell, you're correct. Spark does state the duration of storage in their privacy policy statement and the email is encrypted (I believe using the same encryption methodology which Google uses, IIRC). I don't use Polymail or Spike (tried both, didn't like either, can't recall why TBH), so I won't comment on those clients.
Since the mail app is basically not function on Ipad ios13 I found this review and looked at Spark as well as the #1 choice Edison mail. I have installed it and it so far looks and works great. A small learning curve to go through, but it looks like a keeper for now. All boxes have been imported under each account. One small problem, under the mail app I was able to move a gmail to an iCloud mail folder, but I have not found a way to do it here yet. In any event I’m now searching for a Edison manual instead of just the FAQ’s. Thanks Mac Rumors for the tip. I’m now going to follow Guides and how too’s.
After using Edison for a few days:
1) no manual except for some FAQ’s, a small draw back but it would be most helpful.
2) biggest draw back if you have a filling system for emails that has all or even most of your saved forever emails in folders listed under one account for simplicity, you can’t move emails from one account to a saved folder on another account.
Hence this is a no go for me after Edison got back to me with that answer.
Hence now I have down loaded Spark and so far I’m liking it as well
1) FAQ’s are more extensive than Edison
2) you can move emails into folders from other accounts
3) set up was quicker and faster than Edison
After using Edison for a few days:
1) no manual except for some FAQ’s, a small draw back but it would be most helpful.
2) biggest draw back if you have a filling system for emails that has all or even most of your saved forever emails in folders listed under one account for simplicity, you can’t move emails from one account to a saved folder on another account.
Hence this is a no go for me after Edison got back to me with that answer.
Hence now I have down loaded Spark and so far I’m liking it as well
1) FAQ’s are more extensive than Edison
2) you can move emails into folders from other accounts
3) set up was quicker and faster than Edison
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I'm on iOS 13 now as well. I got rid of Spark because of issues and then realizing more and more about privacy with a "free" app. I'm using Canary 3.0 beta right now for my personal email and it is FANTASTIC. Close to default Mail app in terms of simplicity but still has power like snoozing (that I use often). Smart notifications are also a must and even though they don't work great right now, it is beta and they're working on it.
I also use Outlook for my work email and it is just stable and works.
I also use Outlook for my work email and it is just stable and works.