So basically the title. Which App is your favorite one and why? I’m still mourning the loss of google’s inbox and never found an app that scratched the itch like inbox did…

On desktop I use Spark and on mobile currently google mail, because it got the job done but nothing more.

So I’m excited to hear your picks!

  • macintosh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    2 years ago

    Gonna pop out the controversial opinion here and say I like the default mail app. It’s quick, simple, and does everything I need. The only thing I don’t like is that gmail doesn’t get push mail, but Google did that not Apple.

    I hate that unlike iOS, mail does not run in the background on Mac though.

  • FiendishFork@kbin.social
    13·
    2 years ago

    Inbox was so good, made email so easy. Can’t believe how long it’s been and no one has been able to replicate it. Still mad at Google for killing it off.

  • gbx@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    12·
    2 years ago

    I have found Mail on both iPhone and MacBook to be enough for my use. Otherwise I use and prefer Thunderbird on other operating systems.

    • avater@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      21·
      2 years ago

      I never used mail and always deleted it immediately, but i give it a try

  • Chipthemonk@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    Mimestream was promising in beta. The subscription model is too much for me though.

    Outlook is good. Apple mail is good. But I still like Spark the best, I think. But I dislike Spark’s terms of service and feel like they don’t respect my privacy or data.

    • Jollins@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      I’ve tried them all and feel that Outlook (for Mac options) is probably the best. $2/mo is acceptable, and it’s free with light ads. It surfaces cal and shipping info in the email list, and the focus inbox algo it has is solid.

      I was using Spark for years and was fine paying them money (I wanted to pay them because their old app was great), but their pivot to the new app was just really disrespectful to users and turned me off. It came with condescending BS like the Home Screen that does not show my email when I open an email app*. They released a massively underbaked app, and took 6 months to reach parity with their old app. I paid for a year, will not renew.

      • Chipthemonk@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        I understand why developers want subscription models, but I simply cannot pay them monthly in perpetuity based on a promise that they will update the app so much that it’s value will increase in accordance with the monthly payments.

  • weedwhacking@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    I keep trying other mail apps but always come back to apples. It’s just the best, clean interface, always works. Even ended up ditching gmail and going all iCloud, yay privacy :)

  • sentience@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    If you’re on Gmail, buy Mimestream for Mac and never look back.

    If you’re not using Google for your email, and/or you’re looking for something on iPhone then it’s a tougher choice. I wrote an extensive review of the options not too long ago and landed on Spark, but your priorities may be different from mine. Have a look and see what you think: https://kevinyank.com/posts/email-apps/

  • Chadsmo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    Mail.app on iPad , iPhone and Mac. I see no need to change it. I wish the search was a touch better but it’s rarely an issue.

  • DickPuncher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I still use Gmail over the native app because I instantly get the email when it comes in vs every 15 minutes or whatever it is without manually refreshing

  • DSAlKota@vlemmy.netEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    I use Spark on Mac and iPhone. Multiple accounts with only one login is nice. Also being able to “done” (not a fan of the verbiage) all Newsletter emails at once is a must-have for me. I do miss Inbox though.

  • Tamhenk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 years ago

    I was forced to use Outlook at my new job. Hated it at first but now I prefer it to anything else.

  • 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I use Apple’s Mail.app on both macOS and iOS (on Linux I use KMail). I keep hearing people don’t like it, but it does the job for me. The only thing I’m missing from it is GPG signing/encryption support and having it automatically format what I write to 72 columns, but I can live without those.

    (If I may ask, why do people not like Mail.app?)

  • Dietlama@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I use Mimestream. It’s a beautiful, well-made Mac app (for now, iOS coming soon) by a developer who clearly cares about making a quality product that adheres to the platform’s design language and usage idioms.

    I absolutely do not begrudge him for wanting to make a living from it, and currently subscription is one of the only effective ways to do that for small devs.

    I also don’t begrudge anyone who doesn’t like it. We all get to use our money how we see fit.