Aqua Mail vs Edison Mail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Edison Mail grades higher than Aqua Mail: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Edison Mail grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Aqua Mail
Email app for Android and iOS that handles many accounts at once
Edison Mail
Free multi-account email app with one-tap unsubscribe
Which one is for you
Pick Aqua Mail if
- Fits if you read three or four mailboxes from different providers on your phone
- Works for people who would sooner pay once than every month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a desktop or web app too, as it's phones only
- Tight if you stay free: one account, with ads and only part of the features
- Pricey if you go monthly, at $9.99 a month
- Watch out: the $1 first-term offer renews at $9.99 a month
- Watch out: the pricing page loads prices with JavaScript, so the yearly view is not on record
Pick Edison Mail if
- Fits if you've got several email accounts and want one free inbox for all of them
- Works for people whose inbox is full of newsletters they want out of with one tap
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you'd rather not have data from your receipts used for research, even anonymized
- Not for you if you work on a Mac or in a browser: it's iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows, and the Mac app has no live listing
- Pricey if you only want the phishing warnings, at $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year
- Watch out: the Assistant's bills, travel and package folders only work in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and India
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAqua MailFair | 3.0GPAEdison MailVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPremium is $9.99 a month, but the family plan works out at $1.99 a head and the one-off is $99.99. That's under two years of what the typical email app charges, so the one-off is the way in. | BThe app itself costs nothing, under what most of this category charges. What stops it going higher: the only paid plan is $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year for three security extras, and the free app is funded by anonymized data from your commercial mail. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree covers one account, with ads and only some of the features. Add a second mailbox and you're paying. | AFree with unlimited accounts, a unified inbox, one-tap unsubscribe, Block Sender, snooze, Focused Inbox and tracking-pixel blocking. There's no cap a normal person would hit. Phishing warnings are the part held back for Mail+. |
| Features | CUnlimited accounts on paid plans, manual IMAP and POP3, colour-coding and scheduled backups. It does the phone-mail job and the listing shows no real gap, but nothing here goes past the basics. | CThe basics of a mail app: Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, Exchange, AOL and IMAP in one inbox, one-tap unsubscribe, domain blocking, snooze and Undo Send. The gaps are on its own pages: the Assistant's bills, travel and package folders only work in five countries. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You still add each mailbox yourself, and there are hundreds of settings to wade through if you go looking. | B4.5 from about 78,700 App Store ratings, a large crowd but short of the 4.7 an A needs. Tracking pixels are blocked by default and unsubscribing is a single tap. |
| Platforms and integrations | CAndroid and iPhone only. No desktop app and no web version, so it's one family of devices. | BiPhone, iPad, Android and Windows, so phone and computer are both covered, and it reads Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, Exchange, AOL and any IMAP account. There's no web version, and the Mac app Edison's site mentions had no live store listing when we checked. |
| Best for | one inbox for many mailboxes on a phone | a free inbox for lots of accounts on your phone |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Aqua Mail and Edison Mail. How we grade
Price against what you get
Aqua Mail starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Edison Mail starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Edison Mail scores higher and starts $1.66 a month lower. Of the other email apps on the chart, 52 score higher than Aqua Mail for less, and 8 score higher than Edison Mail for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Aqua Mail can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Edison Mail also covers inbox filtering.
At a glance
| Aqua Mail | Edison Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month (Premium) | $14.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Edison Mail+) |
| Free plan | Free: one account with ads and limited access to key, advanced and customization features. | The app is free with unlimited email accounts, a unified inbox, one-tap unsubscribe, Block Sender, snooze, Focused Inbox and tracking-pixel blocking. Edison Mail+ security features cost extra. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Aqua Mail | Edison Software (YipitData) |
| Price read from | aqua-mail.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Aqua Mail
- The free version is limited to one account and shows ads.
- The pricing page loads prices with JavaScript; a Yearly toggle exists that was not captured, so only the monthly view is recorded.
- The $1 first-term offer renews at $9.99 a month, per the page's footnote.
- Phone apps only; no desktop client is listed.
Edison Mail
- The free app is funded by Edison's research business, which collects anonymized data from commercial emails such as receipts. You can opt out or delete stored data.
- Verify Sender phishing warnings, Validate Contacts and LinkedIn Discovery need Edison Mail+ at $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
- Edison's site still mentions a Mac app, but the Mac App Store link from its launch post returned no listing when checked, so Mac is not listed here.
- Assistant features for bills and receipts, entertainment, travel and package alerts are limited to the US, UK, Canada, Australia and India.
Key features
Aqua Mail
- Many accounts, one inbox
- Supports unlimited accounts on paid plans, covering major providers and manually entered IMAP or POP3 servers.
- Privacy approach
- The vendor says the app is not cloud based and does not store passwords or emails on its servers.
- Customization
- The site advertises hundreds of settings for personalizing the mail experience, such as color-coding accounts.
- Scheduled backups
- The vendor's blog covers scheduled backups so messages are not lost if an account or phone changes.
- Android and iOS
- Download buttons for both platforms are on the site, and the app lists in-app purchases on Google Play.
Edison Mail
- Unified inbox
- Connect an unlimited number of accounts from Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud, Exchange, AOL and IMAP providers and read them in one inbox.
- One-tap unsubscribe and Block Sender
- Unsubscribe from a mailing list with one tap, see suggested unsubscribes, and block a sender or a whole domain from reaching the inbox again.
- Assistant smart folders
- Smart folders show travel, shopping, bills and receipts, events and subscriptions at a glance without moving any messages.
- Tracking pixel blocking
- Read receipts and tracking pixels are blocked by default, without turning off images in the message.
- Focused Inbox, snooze and Undo Send
- Focused Inbox separates important email from messages that can wait, custom snooze brings a message back at a time you choose, and Undo Send recalls a message seconds after sending.
- Verify Sender
- Checks incoming messages for signs of phishing and identity spoofing and shows a warning on suspicious senders. It is part of the paid Edison Mail+ subscription.
Plans
Aqua Mail
Free$0
One account, with ads and limited access to features.
Premium$9.99
per month
Unlimited accounts, no ads and full access; the page also offers a first-term promotion.
Family$1.99
per user / month, billed annually ($144 a year)
For up to 6 users; unlimited accounts, no ads and full access.
One-off$99.99
one-time
Unlimited accounts, no ads and full access; shown with $199 crossed out.
Edison Mail
Edison Mail$0
Free app with unlimited accounts, unified inbox, one-tap unsubscribe, Block Sender, custom snooze, Undo Send and the Assistant's smart folders.
Edison Mail+$14.99
per month, or $99.99 per year
Adds Verify Sender phishing warnings, Validate Contacts and LinkedIn Discovery, and can be shared with five other people through the Family Plan.
Ways to pay less
Aqua Mail
- Other savings
First term for $1, 80% off Premium
The pricing page promotes Aqua Mail for only $1 with the footnote that it renews at $9.99 a month, cancel anytime.
Edison Mail
- Annual discount
About 44% less with yearly billing
The App Store listing gives Edison Mail+ as $99.99 a year against $14.99 a month, which works out to about 44% less than twelve monthly payments.
- Other savings
Family Plan shares Edison Mail+ with five people
An Edison Mail+ subscriber can share the plan's premium features with five other people at no extra cost, for as long as the subscription stays active.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Aqua Mail or Edison Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Edison Mail is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month when paid by the year, against $9.99 a month for Aqua Mail. Aqua Mail starts at $9.99 per month (Premium), and Edison Mail starts at $14.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Edison Mail+).
Which has a free plan, Aqua Mail or Edison Mail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Aqua Mail and Edison Mail have a free plan.
Which platforms do Aqua Mail and Edison Mail run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Edison Mail lists a Windows app. Both list iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.