Edison Mail vs Extra
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Edison Mail
Free multi-account email app with one-tap unsubscribe
Where they differ
- Edison Mail starts at $14.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Edison Mail+). Extra is free.
- Only Edison Mail lists Android and Windows apps.
- Only Extra lists a web app.
- Only Extra lists a macOS app.
- Extra also covers chat assistant and AI search.
At a glance
| Edison Mail | Extra | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $14.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Edison Mail+) | Free |
| Free plan | 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. | Extra is free on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web, and no paid plan is listed. The FAQ says paid features for power users may be introduced later. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Edison Software (YipitData) | BuildForever, Inc. |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | extra.email |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Edison Mail
- People with several email accounts who want a free unified inbox
- Clearing out newsletters with one-tap unsubscribe
- Households that want phishing warnings shared across family members
Extra
- iPhone, iPad and Mac users who want a personal inbox sorted for them
- People buried in newsletters, receipts and shipping updates
- Anyone looking for an AI email app with no subscription fee today
Worth knowing
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.
Extra
- There is no Android app: Extra runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and in a desktop browser.
- It works with Gmail and Outlook accounts only.
- Extra is free today, but its FAQ says paid features for power users may be introduced in the future.
- It is offered in 18 listed countries, and the apps need iOS or iPadOS 18 or later, or macOS 15.6 or later.
Key features
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.
Extra
- Today tab
- A daily briefing that splits the day into Needs Action, Happening Today, Good to Know and More to Browse, with reply drafts and action items prepared before you open the inbox.
- Automatic categories
- Mail is sorted into groups such as News, Shop, Receipts, Events, Travel, Notifications, Personal and Packages, and you can create custom categories of your own.
- Bulk unsubscribe
- Shows who emails you most and how much of it you read, then unsubscribes using the sender's own unsubscribe method and adds a mailbox filter for that sender's future messages.
- Voice Mode
- Speak a reply and Extra drafts it in your tone of voice, which it learns from the emails you send. The draft can be reviewed and edited before it goes out.
- Extra Assist
- An assistant that answers questions from your inbox, such as finding a confirmation number or summarizing a month of ride spending, and helps draft replies.
- Natural-language search
- Search by topic or context, for example a flight confirmation or a restaurant recommendation from last month, without needing the exact keywords.
Plans
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.
Extra
Free$0
The whole app at no charge: Today tab, automatic categories, bulk unsubscribe, Voice Mode, Extra Assist and multiple Gmail and Outlook accounts.
Ways to pay less
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.
Extra
No public discounts listed.
