5 best email clients for iOS

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

We all use mail. Someone more, someone less. Therefore, I would like to have a simple yet functional application in which the necessary letter will not get lost. I have selected the five most popular email clients for iOS, and which one is the best is up to you.

Despite the expansion of instant messengers, I use mail all the time. It resolves both work issues and some personal ones that do not require an instant response. There is a lot of email applications in the App Store, but it is rather difficult to dwell on any one. Somewhere they screwed up with the design, somewhere they lack the necessary functions.

My optimal set looks something like this:

1. Modern minimalistic interface.
2. Convenient work with multiple boxes.
3. Timely notifications (hello standard Mail).
4. Multiplatform.
5. Various features like calendar and task manager items.

Having rummaged in the App Store, I have selected the top five, as it seems to me, the best email applications: Spark, CloudMagic, Airmail, Inbox, myMail. I will tell you what I liked and disliked, and at the end there will be a survey, and you yourself will decide which email client is the best.

Spark

What do you like

• It is difficult to find the information you need when the feed is full of mailings, receipts and simply unnecessary data. But Spark has a cool feature - Smart Inbox. A single hub that collects all emails and sorts them by type and importance. An extremely useful thing, it helps to quickly rake the mail and find the desired letter.
• A set of five widgets greatly expands the capabilities of the mailer. You can quickly jump to the built-in calendar, attachments or deferred emails. Widgets are placed either on the top bar or at the bottom, in a drop-down button.
• The developers managed to create a minimalistic yet flexible interface. You can display widgets on the home screen, change side menu items and swipes. Everything is customizable: from notifications and badges to signatures and sounds. In terms of customization, Spark is, if not in the first place, then definitely in the top.
• Spark supports most of the well-known services like Evernote, Pocket, Google Drive, and so on. You can easily save a note to Pocket or send a document from Dropbox.

What's not to like

The only disadvantage is the lack of a version for macOS and Android. But the email client is developing rapidly: not so long ago Spark became available to iPad owners and acquired the Russian language. In addition, the developers have already shown a screenshot of the application for macOS, so it remains to wait for the release

CloudMagic

What do you like

• The application has a simple and concise interface, not overloaded with unnecessary design delights. Each button is in its place, the boxes have their own color, which allows you to quickly figure out where the letter is from and where to send it: to the archive or the trash can.
• The developers approached the integration with various services in an interesting way. They are represented by cards, which, firstly, looks great, and secondly, it is convenient. The following services are currently supported: Evernote, Todoist, Pocket, Trello, OneNote, Zendesk, Salesforce, Asana, and MailChimp. I actively use Trello, and I really like the ability to save the necessary information to the board directly from the mail. In addition, all popular cloud storages are supported, where can you go without them?
• The application is very smart and easily works with a dozen boxes without a hint of lags and brakes. As for me, this is the fastest mailer out there.
• CloudMagic is available for all iOS, Android and macOS devices. Apple Watch and Android Wear watches are also supported. Just a must-have for those who have multiple devices on different platforms. The Mac app is still lagging behind in functionality from its mobile version, but I think this will be fixed soon.

What's not to like

For myself, I did not find any flaws. This is a great mailer to recommend to everyone

Airmail

What do you like

• Airmail deserves the title of most customizable email client. Change menu sections, ribbon, notifications the way you want. Every detail in the application is customizable: in which browser to open links, what attachments size to download automatically. The application can be customized as much as possible to make it convenient to work with mail.
• In the letter editor, there is an additional row of buttons above the regular keyboard. It can be used to format a letter, create a numbered list, insert text or an image. This is a great time saver.
• If you use Airmail on Mac, the mobile version is definitely your choice. When you turn it on for the first time, you will be prompted to import accounts from desktop Airmail, and you don't have to manually enter anything.
• Airmail has a great implementation of the deferred read feature. You can fine-tune when you want to read a letter, and the settings are immediately synchronized with the desktop version.
• The application supports all possible services, I have not seen such a variety in any mailer. Moreover, it is proposed to immediately download the required application and save the information there.

What's not to like

This is the only paid email client in the collection. And it costs a lot - 379 rubles. But you need to understand that if you have 1-2 mailboxes and at most five letters come in a day, you don't need Airmail. It's a great tool with amazing functionality, but not for everyone. Airmail will be useful for those who constantly work with mail and have many mailboxes. Ordinary users are more likely to choose free counterparts, which are enough for their eyes

Inbox

What do you like

• Sorting of letters works very cool. They are automatically scattered into categories ("Promotions", "Forums", "Social networks" and so on), so the feed is always in order. And thanks to the previews, you can see which letters have attachments and whether they should be opened.
• Each letter is simultaneously a task, which means that there are all the tools of the To-do-manager. Moreover, you can create a reminder right in the application, except perhaps the calendar is missing.

What's not to like

• Inbox only works with Gmail accounts, so it's not for everyone.
• There is no single feed for all boxes, you have to constantly jump from one account to another.

myMail

What do you like

• An omnivorous email client that works with most email providers: My.com, Mail. Ru, Yandex, Google, Rambler, Exchange and Yahoo! It is convenient to keep several accounts here without installing a separate Yandex. Mail or Mail. Ru application.
• Looks fresh and tasteful. Controls are mainly tied to swipes, the interface is not overloaded with unnecessary buttons. Works smartly and easily opens the most difficult letters. Large files up to 25MB can be easily attached.

What's not to like

And again, you cannot see all the letters in one feed. If in Inbox it is somehow bearable (it still only works with Gmail), then this is a big drawback here.

The best email client for iOS

Here's a selection. In order to choose the best client, I decided to arrange a small vote. Click on the most worthy, in your opinion, application, and then welcome to the comments. Let's see which mailer deserves the title of the best.

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