Email App reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 471 Reddit reviews across 38 subreddits and 71 posts to rank the best Email App brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/androidapps, r/MacOS, r/apple, r/macapps, r/ios. Top-rated brands include Spark (4.3/5), Outlook (3.9/5), FairEmail (4.3/5).

Stats

Reviews471

Subreddits38

Posts71

Brands92

Products25

Top communities

r/androidapps123 r/MacOS64 r/apple42 r/macapps41 r/ios36

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Spark

4.3

(79)

"I personally only use Spark V2 and it works great"

"They‘ve recently added unlimited meeting transcription for subscribers which I would classify as ‚high return‘"

"They also have excellent customer service in my experience."

"I actually love Spark and don’t understand all the hate."

"Spark"

"Spark and Airmail are my favorite"

"Spark is the literal shit for email."

"Spark is a great email app, been using it since Google got rid of Inbox."

"I think it can fulfill all the requirements you listed."

"Spark for sure!"

Outlook

3.9

(37)

"Just use outlook"

"Imo Outlook on iOS is basically perfect."

"I use Outlook because it plays well with my work accounts."

"Outlook which is also pretty solid."

"Outlook or yahoo"

"Outlook"

"Outlook FTW."

"Check outlook"

"I've used both Bluemail and Outlook, happy with both."

FairEmail

4.3

(27)

"FairEmail, best client ever."

"FairMail is excellent. Handles multiple accounts with a unified inbox."

"I've paid for the extras despite not needing them."

"It can handle everything."

"I think, this will be nice."

"Fairmail!"

"My experience with FairEmail has been excellent so far"

"Fairemail is really good."

"If you Want open source email App get Fairmail."

"Fairemail or K9 mail."

Mimestream

4.4

(18)

"Fastest --> Mimestream"

"Mimestream ?"

"If you are using Gmail, then Mimestream is the best."

"I tried all kinds of clients over the years."

"Mimestream. Absolutely the best gmail mac app."

"One of the best email apps I’ve ever used."

"Absolutely LOVE IT!"

"Take a look at https://mimestream.com/."

"Minestream is working on an iOS beta for their app."

"I have been using r/mimestream for quite some time and really like it!"

Gmail

4.1

(18)

"Gmail is the best IMO."

"Try it - it's amazingly usable!"

"Is Gmail and Thunderbird not good enough? It is for me."

"Gmail app is almost instantaneous."

"Honestly I've used several free email clients over the years (Spark, Thunderbird, Airmail, Shift) and after a while I always fall back to GMail."

"Open Gmail in safari and add to dock. Kinda works the best imo"

"Gmail app for my iPad 9 and my iPhone 15 Pro... it works so well."

"I access 6 webmail accounts through Gmail. Two of them are not even Google accounts."

"Gmail is good - has a “snooze” and “send later” feature."

"Super convenient"

Aqua Mail

4.3

(17)

"I recommend Aqua Mail."

"Aquamail, speedy and reliable."

"I have about 10 accounts and Aquamail works very well."

"Without a doubt, Aquamail paid can handle your needs."

"Aqua Mail is the most versatile and customizable."

"As previously suggested, Aquamail and ask customer support for help if you get stuck, they're very helpful."

"You could try AquaMail."

"Not sure if it can handle 50+, but aquamail is great. It has a unified mailbox also if you need it."

"Aqua Mail ist great."

"I use Aquamail on Android. I have at least 4 email account connected."

Edison Mail

4.3

(17)

"Its so good, I uninstalled gmail for it."

"Edison is great!"

"Amazing stuff for blocking unwanted mail and things."

"The interface is nice, you can easily unsubscribe from any newsletters."

"I've been very happy with it, it's light, fast and I get notifications on time."

"Edison email is pretty cool."

"I've been using the second one."

"Edison, Spark or Aqua."

"Edison Mail"

"I like Edison Email."

Nine

4.0

(16)

"The best email client I've ever used."

"Nine is a great app."

"Nine is good. It can do a unified inbox for all emails."

"Nine is what you want."

"I've happily used Nine for years."

"I like Nine. Does everything I need really well."

"Nine, FairEmail, and AquaMail are very good."

"Nine, fair email."

"Nine is pretty great for Exchange stuff."

"Nine Mail is pretty cool."

Thunderbird

4.4

(14)

"I use thunderbird on Windows, Mac, and Linux."

"Thunderbird all the way."

"Thunderbird. I tried Outlook and emClient but ultimately decided to stick with Thunderbird."

"The new outlook is horrible and... Thunderbird baby!"

"Who needs outlook or the mail app. Use thunderbird."

"I use Mozilla Thunderbird, it's great."

"Use Mozilla Thunderbird - https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/"

"I use Thunderbird for personal mail and Apple Mail for professional mail."

"Best search --> Thunderbird"

"Thunderbird"

#10

K-9 Mail

4.4

(13)

"You should try K9-Mail Its free, open source and ads free."

"I'm super satisfied."

"Thunderbird is coming to Android this year."

"They're both foss."

"I personally use K-9 from F-droid use the latest edition it's beautiful."

"I use K-9 Mail. It also supports integrated Inbox, it's free and open source software."

"K-9 Mail."

"I would prefer k9-mail."

"Definitely K9."

"K-9, it's in playstore and f-droid."

#11

ProtonMail

4.3

(12)

"...you can use tuta or protonmail for the main mail."

"Proton Mail hands down."

"Has been my favorite."

"Protonmail"

"If you are talking about email _client_, then I suggest FairEmail. If you are talking about email _provider_, then ProtonMail."

"Maybe try ProtonMail. You will have to pay for it as the free version doesn't allow forwarding."

"Try proton mail."

"I have my Gmail address forward to my ProtonMail account."

"Proton mail"

"Yes protonmail is good too."

#12

Samsung Email

4.6

(10)

"I've tried a lot of email apps and always come back to Samsung Email."

"I ve been using samsung mail for years, best on android"

"Samsung Email works for me :)"

"I have tried lots of email apps but always end up back with Samsung Email because it works great."

"Very clean, No ads, No unnecessary distractions."

"Samsung Email , I am using it for My google mail & outlook account."

"I've heard Samsung mail is actually very good as well without ads."

"Samsung email 😎"

"Samsung email is what I use."

"I like Samsung Email but if you don’t have a Samsung phone then that might not work."

#13

Canary Mail

4.1

(11)

"Because of the great artificial intelligence and security, you should give it a try."

"Canary mail is good."

"Canary Mail has been my go to app for a while now."

"Canary mail can handle multiple accounts at once also it's reliable, fast."

"I think it will be a good option."

"Canary, highly recommended"

"My favorite app is Canary Mail."

"Canary Mail for multiple email accounts?"

"Pretty reliable IMO, and with some neat little handy additional features."

"Canary."

#14

Airmail

3.8

(11)

"Airmail"

"I tried AirMail and the interface and flexibility is stunning!"

"First choice for me would be Air mail and next is Mail mate"

"Airmail."

"I like airmail."

"Airmail."

"Airmail for me."

"I just use Airmail. Much better especially if you use gmail or Google Apps accounts"

"Now using airmail but always prefer stock apps."

"Airmail used to be great"

#15

Spike

4.4

(9)

"You'll never look back!"

"Spike makes email simple."

"The new era of email."

"Spike is the fastest."

"Which literally has all of those features."

"I use Spike. I enjoy the priority inbox."

"Try Spike."

"They do a great job of deleting lots of emails with one swipe."

"I've also found Spike very fast."

#16

Apple Mail

4.1

(9)

"I like Apple Mail. It has all of my accounts in one place."

"Apple mail, thunderbird, or outlook."

"Apple mail is the way to go buddy."

"Apple mail App is the best"

"I’ve been using mail.app as my email client for a decade now. Really have never had any issues with it."

"Default Mail App do the job without issues"

"Apple Mail+ only $4.99 a month"

"Apple also needs to add the ability to fully separate Work from Personal on the iPhone."

"Yeah the default mail app is absolute horse crap."

#17

Microsoft Outlook

3.9

(9)

"Outlook."

"I personally use Outlook."

"Outlook is awesome especially if you're on office365"

"+1 to outlook."

"Outlook is my pick."

"Outlook is honestly pretty good on Mac nowadays"

"I have tested a lot and always come back to Outlook."

"I switched to Outlook."

#18

eM Client

3.9

(8)

"EM Client. Like Spark, it also supports multiple accounts."

"Emclient is free for mobile"

"EM Client?"

"EM client."

"Em Client is really quite good."

"EM Client is a paid option that is also recommended."

"Em client."

"Emclient - used that one to have the same application on mac and on windows. They bloated it a bit with features, though."

#19

Apple

3.9

(8)

"The MAIN reason I came back from Android to iPhone was the native mail app."

"ICloud+ Hide my Email? (1$/month)"

"Apple Mail if it’s good enough for you, or Outlook if you need more."

"I run all of my accounts in Apple Mail."

"In regard for privacy and an unbeatable price point the stock email app is fantastic."

"I have to be honest. Mac Mail is already WAY better than Outlook."

"Apple Mail, if you can wait for few minutes to receive Gmail notifications they don’t appear instantly in Apple Mail"

"I don’t mind it. It’s boring but works reliably."

#20

Klaviyo

5.0

(6)

"Klaviyo is your best option if budget is not an issue for you."

"I would stick to klaviyo as they are definitely the front runner"

"I agree with everyone else saying Klaviyo."

"Klaviyo"

"You just need Klaviyo and a good email marketing agency."

"You should be able to earn $5K-$10K a month with a list that size, which will offset the cost."

#21

MailMate

4.1

(7)

"My default client since long time. (Support of gpg by default)"

"MailMate easily beats them all."

"Best MailClient imho is MailMate."

"It can also link email to Things nicely."

"Full of nerdy features, constantly adding."

"Mailmate is really good for this."

"[Mailmate](https://freron.com) isn't for everyone, but it's very popular among us nerds."

#22

Mozilla Thunderbird

4.0

(6)

"Thunderbird."

"K9 works well for that, it is FOSS and created by Mozilla Thunderbird."

"Thunderbird is a nice client from Mozilla. Definitely worth trying"

"I generally prefer it over using Outlook and Gmail in the browser."

#23

Postbox

3.8

(5)

"Postbox is great besides the search."

"Take a look at Postbox."

"I use postbox, mail.app is awful with accounts that have more than a few GB of data."

"Postbox? Anyone?"

"You could try PostBox"

#24

Google

4.8

(4)

"Why not Gmail?"

"Gmail."

"Gmail, mostly because it’s 95% or so accurate at filtering out personal email from the rest."

"Rather use Google Workspace’s (G Suite) web UI."

#25

BlueMail

3.8

(4)

"I just started using BlueMail and it seems to be able to do what you want."

"I use mainly different Gmail accounts as well as bluemail."

"But it doesn't span well."

#26

Canary

3.8

(4)

"Best AI integration (copilot) --> Canary"

"Mail clients like Canary or Spark work pretty well."

"Canary is pretty good because you've an option to keep your credentials stored on your device."

"They should just buy the company behind Canary mail."

#27

Mailspring

3.5

(4)

"A lot of people seem to like Mailspring."

"U can always use MailSpring"

"The only ui that sat right with me was mailspring. It has some neat features but it is not ideal."

#28

FairMail

3.5

(4)

"The only email app that has any shot with that is fairmail."

"If you Want open source email App get Fairmail on Fdriod."

"Fairemail is kinda ugly but it does what it says it does."

"FairMail is very recommended, but for me is pretty ugly."

#29

Mozilla

4.7

(3)

"• Thunderbird"

"Mozilla Thunderbird. It's free and open source :) "

"I like using Thunderbird due to it's simplicity and currently use it to manage 5 email accounts."

#30

Superhuman

4.3

(3)

"It’s by far the best email experience I’ve tried."

"In 2024 Superhuman but very expensive!"

#31

Microsoft

3.0

(4)

"Have you tried Outlook?"

"That would take a lot of money and resources for what? There are already a lot of great solutions available."

"It’s hard to beat the Google business suite on a lot of levels."

"Or, Microsoft could just release a full version of Outlook instead of the neutered piece of junk I have to use."

#32

Wino Mail

3.7

(3)

"Use Winomail"

"I've been using Wino Mail as a substitute."

"Try wino mail ... It still has a lot of work being done."

#33

Mailbird

3.3

4.0

(1)

"I think it’s the best app."

#59

2.0

(1)

"Wino is nice but no calendar."

#92

Edisoon Mail

1.0

(1)

"Edisson Mail also sells user data according to their TOS."

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