BlueMail vs Spark Mail

BlueMail

• People who want the same email app on phone, Mac, Windows and Linux
• Individuals looking for a free client with unlimited accounts
• Keeping newsletters and receipts apart from personal mail

Spark Mail

• People juggling several email accounts across desktop and phone
• Individuals who want a free client with a unified inbox and send later
• Small teams that want to comment on emails and draft replies together

BlueMail

• GemAI, email backup on desktop and priority support need the paid Plus plan; S/MIME, SSO and MDM support are listed only on Enterprise.
• No web version is listed: BlueMail runs as apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux.
• The pricing page shows yearly prices as a rounded monthly figure ($3 and $8) and switches currency by country; the figures here come from its US price table.
• The US App Store lists BlueMail+ in-app purchases at $6.99 and $49.99 with no billing period shown; the website prices Plus at $4.99 a month or $35.99 a year.

Spark Mail

• The vendor lists apps for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android only; there is no web or Linux version.
• Gatekeeper, Priority, Spark +AI and third-party integrations require Plus or higher.
• Shared inboxes, read statuses and the HubSpot integration are limited to Pro and Enterprise.
• The free plan's AI is a limited preview: 5 meeting notes in total and 1 month of email history for the AI Assistant.

BlueMail

Unified Inbox

Mail from every account and provider appears in one combined view. Every plan, including the free one, allows unlimited email accounts.

Clusters

Automatically groups newsletters, transactions, shopping, social and personal mail, so everything in a group can be archived, moved or flagged at once.

GemAI

Generative AI that summarizes threads, drafts replies, rewrites text for tone or length and translates across 90+ languages. It is included from the Plus plan.

Active Screener

Holds mail from new senders in a review queue, where each sender can be allowed, blocked or sent to spam before reaching the inbox.

Integrated calendar

A calendar inside the mail app that syncs with Google, Apple and Outlook calendars and can propose meeting times directly from a thread.

PGP encryption

Encrypt, sign and verify messages with PGP keys that you bring or generate inside the app. S/MIME support is listed on the Enterprise plan only.

Spark Mail

Smart Inbox and unified inbox

Brings every connected account into one inbox and separates priority mail from newsletters and notifications. Included in the free plan.

Gatekeeper and Priority

Gatekeeper lets you accept or block new senders before they land in the inbox, and Priority highlights chosen senders. Both are part of Plus and above.

Spark +AI and AI Assistant

+AI drafts, proofreads, summarizes and translates email. The AI Assistant answers questions about your mail, reaching back 1 month on Free, 1 year on Plus and without limit on Pro.

Snooze, Send Later and reminders

Snooze a message, set it aside, schedule a send or get a follow-up reminder. These scheduling tools are in the free plan.

Team collaboration

Share a thread with teammates, discuss it in private comments and write drafts together in real time. Shared inboxes for addresses such as support@ need Pro.

Calendar and AI meeting notes

A built-in calendar can add Zoom, GoTo or Microsoft Teams call links. AI meeting notes are capped at 5 in total on Free and 40 a month on Plus, and unlimited on Pro.

BlueMail

• Personal$0

  For individuals: unlimited email accounts, unified inbox, Clusters, MagicSync, PGP encryption, light and dark themes, and community support.

• Plus$35.99

  per year (shown as $3 per month), or $4.99 billed monthly

  Everything in Personal, plus unlimited GemAI, an email verified badge, premium themes, email backup on desktop and priority support.

• Team$99

  per user / year (shown as $8 per month), or $12 billed monthly

  Everything in Plus, plus a domain verified badge, subscription and billing control, custom domain mailboxes and service configuration.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds identity provider integration (SSO), MDM support, S/MIME, adaptive multi-factor authentication, advanced governance and 24/7 priority support.

Spark Mail

• Free$0

  Unlimited accounts, Smart Inbox, unified inbox, snooze, send later, reminders, calendar and 5 lifetime AI meeting notes.

• Plus$8.25

  per user / month, billed annually ($99); $10 billed monthly

  Adds Gatekeeper, Priority, Spark +AI, the AI Assistant with 1 year of history, 40 AI meeting notes a month, integrations and team collaboration.

• Pro$16.58

  per user / month, billed annually ($199); $20 billed monthly

  Everything in Plus, plus shared inboxes, read statuses, unlimited AI meeting notes, HubSpot integration and Spark CLI triage access.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Pro, plus security and controls, a dedicated success manager and 1:1 productivity coaching.

BlueMail

• Annual discount

  Lower price with yearly billing

  In the US price table Plus is $35.99 a year against $4.99 a month (about 40% less) and Team is $99 per user a year against $12 a month (about 31% less). The page's toggle advertises a 20% saving.

• Other savings

  Volume pricing for Team plans over 100 seats

  The pricing FAQ says Team plans with more than 100 seats receive automatic volume pricing, and Enterprise is quoted individually by sales.

Spark Mail

• Annual discount

  Save 17% with annual billing

  The pricing page shows Plus at $99 a year instead of $120 and Pro at $199 a year instead of $240 when billed annually, a 17% saving over paying monthly.