Email is an essential mode of communication in our daily lives, for both personal and professional purposes. The endless threads can quickly become a cluttered brain-melting mess, and your Inbox can quickly become a cluttered brain-melting mess.
Thankfully, there are a plethora of email apps available to assist you in better managing your Inbox. Some apps filter emails based on conversations or well-known contacts, while others filter content by attachment type.
Some of our favorite email apps for iOS and iPadOS are listed below, so you can increase your email productivity without ever leaving your phone or tablet.
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Gmail
Gmail is the most popular email service on the planet, and for a good reason: it’s part of Google’s suite of products. Instead of using Safari to access your Gmail account, download Google’s dedicated app for iPhones and iPads. It’s a much better alternative to Apple’s default Mail app, and it also lets you access other accounts like iCloud, Outlook, Yahoo, and others.
You can edit attached documents in Google Docs directly from the Gmail app, share files via Google Drive, and manage calendar invites. Google Meet is also built into the app, so you can videoconference without having to open another app. Threaded emails, Siri shortcut support, and more are among the other features.
Outlook
While Google’s Gmail app supports Outlook, Hotmail, and Live, Microsoft’s Outlook app is a stand-alone email client that is excellent. You can also add non-Microsoft email accounts, such as Yahoo and iCloud, just like you can with Gmail. You can also use Outlook to access Microsoft’s Calendar, which is useful if you mostly work on Windows 10.
Focused Inbox, the app’s main selling point, prioritizes all emails deemed important, such as those sent from contacts you interact with frequently. You can turn off this feature, as well as the app’s “organize by thread” feature if it becomes too bothersome. To share and store files, cloud storage accounts can be added.
Edison Mail
If you want an email client that is a little less mainstream, Edison Mail uses a Spam Blocker feature similar to how calls and messages are blocked to reduce the overwhelming email “noise.” It is separate from the app’s Mark as Spam component and blocks emails from unwanted senders.
Selective notifications for specific senders, support for Touch ID and Face ID, package tracking alerts, and a Verify Sender component that alerts you to suspicious emails are all features you’ll find extremely useful. Unlike Gmail and Outlook, you won’t see any advertisements. If you need a multi-device solution, it’s available on the Mac App Store.
Airmail
Airmail is a feature-rich email client with more than you can shake a stick at. It unifies all of your email accounts under a single banner, making it simple to manage them all in one place. But it’s what you can do with it after that that piques our interest.
You can, for example, add emails to your calendar as events or to-dos, snooze emails until later, lock your emails with Touch ID, undo send, and block senders, among other things. It has an incredible feature set, and it has a clean interface that can be used on a Mac as well.
Airmail is free to use, but push notifications, and multi-account support are only available if you pay $3 per month or $10 per year for Airmail Pro.
Spike
Spike is unique in that it displays your emails as text messages, removing signatures, headers, and threads in favor of a more WhatsApp-like experience than Gmail. While it may not be the best experience if you frequently receive multiple emails from the same contacts, it is a good layout if you frequently lose previous contacts in the shuffle of new messages.
Spike includes a group chats feature that uses your email to cram all messages and files into one group, in addition to the texting0-like design. Priority Inbox prioritizes important messages and pushes lower-priority messages to the side. There’s also a “live collaboration” feature and a task management tool.
Spike is free to use, but a Pro subscription ($4/month) expands the number of notes and tasks, groups, group participants, storage capacity, and other features.
Newton Mail
Newton is another email client that aims to bring everything into one place. It works with Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook, iCloud, Exchange, and all IMAP accounts, as well as several other email services.
Snooze, Read Receipts, Send Later, and Connected Apps are just a few of the features we’ve come to expect in an email app. It also syncs with the Mac app version and is compatible with the Apple Watch. A companion, the Newton Calendar app, is also available to help you get more done.
Newton is, unfortunately, $50 per year, but if you like the features, it might be worth it. For 14 days, you can try everything Newton Mail has to offer.
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Boxer
The ability of Boxer to handle and sort emails in bulk using custom gestures is its main selling point. It’s a great option if you need to manage emails in multiple accounts or in a single inbox. This app also integrates with a variety of cloud storage services, including Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and others.
Overall, Boxer has a better understanding of business and the enterprise. For example, you can join a conference call with a single tap rather than hunting down a meeting number or access code. You can respond immediately, swipe through your Inbox with a custom gesture, send your availability, and more.
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Spark
Dedicated to the group, Spark employs a Smart Unified inbox, which crams all emails from all connected accounts into one Inbox and reorganizes them into different categories. For example, all new emails are listed under New, whereas newsletters are listed under Newsletters. You can “pin” an email to the Pins category by swiping on it. You didn’t mean to pin that email, did you? Shake your iPhone to activate the feature.
Quick replies, scheduled emails, smart notifications, personalized swipes, support for cloud services, a Smart Search component, and more are all included in Spark. It’s also great for teams, with a collaborative real-time editor, private team comments, and email templates.
Although Spark is free to use, premium features such as 10GB per team member, unlimited email templates, and unlimited collaboration necessitate the purchase of a Premium subscription. Spark is compatible with Apple Watch and also has a Mac app.
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Yahoo
Let’s face it: Yahoo has been around since the internet arrived in our homes, and chances are you have a Yahoo email address that predates the 56K modem. The Yahoo Mail app is your best bet if you’re still checking that account or if it’s brand new because 1TB of free storage can’t be ignored.
If you get a lot of emails with large attachments, the Yahoo Mail app is something you should look into. The app connects to Dropbox and Google Drive, making it easy to manage your attachments. To make shopping easier, Yahoo Mail will also collect your emailed coupons from stores.
To make shopping easier and worry-free, Yahoo Mail allows you to collect and categorize all of your coupons from all of your favorite stores. In addition, you can choose from a variety of cool swiping features to personalize your Yahoo mailbox. The app is available for download and use at no cost. If you’re willing to pay $1 per month or a small annual fee, you can upgrade to Yahoo Mail Pro, which removes ads and gives you priority customer service.
Make email reading easier with these apps.
These iOS email apps are all designed to help you sort through the countless emails that arrive in your inbox every day. Their goal is to make your life easier, more organized, and less stressful by reducing the number of new messages you receive.
The power is now in your hands. You can permanently delete any spam or junk mail from your Inbox, so it doesn’t get in the way of the messages you want to see.