Edison Mail vs Nine (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Edison Mail grades higher than Nine: 3.0 against 2.4 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. Nine grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features.
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
Nine
Exchange ActiveSync email, calendar and tasks app for phones
Which one is for you
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
Pick Nine if
- Fits if your work mailbox runs on Exchange or Office 365 and you read it on a phone
- Works for people who want to pay once for a mail app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want calendar and tasks from an IMAP mailbox, as those need ActiveSync
- Skip it if you need a desktop or web app too
- Watch out: the price comes from the Google Play listing, which also shows in-app purchases
- Watch out: Nine Work, the enterprise edition, was Android-only, with iOS described as coming
- Watch out: Play lists a different developer name from the vendor site
How we grade them
| 3.0GPAEdison MailVery good | 2.4GPANineFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | A$14.99 once is well under a year of what the typical email app charges per month ($7.95), and there's no subscription to keep paying. |
| Free plan and trial | 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+. | CA two-week trial and then you buy the licence. The Google Play listing doesn't say whether the trial wants a card. |
| Features | 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. | CExchange ActiveSync with mail, calendar, contacts and tasks, plus widgets and folder push. The gap is that IMAP accounts get mail only, so it's an Exchange tool first. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each account, and for a company mailbox that can mean device-management settings. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CAndroid and iPhone only, with Exchange, Office 365, Intune and AirWatch as the connections. No desktop app and no web version. |
| Best for | a free inbox for lots of accounts on your phone | Exchange mail on an Android or iPhone |
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: Edison Mail and Nine. How we grade
Where they differ
- Nine can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Edison Mail also covers inbox filtering.
- Nine also covers tasks and calendar.
At a glance
| Edison Mail | Nine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $14.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Edison Mail+) | $14.99 one-time license |
| 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. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 2-week free trial before buying a license |
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Edison Software (YipitData) | JiranSoft |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | play.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
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.
Nine
- IMAP accounts sync email only; calendar, contacts, tasks and notes need ActiveSync.
- The price comes from the app's Google Play listing, whose wording may be out of date, and the listing also shows in-app purchases.
- Nine Work, the enterprise edition, was Android-only with iOS products described as coming.
- Play lists NextIntelligence.ai as the developer, while the vendor site is branded JiranSoft.
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.
Nine
- Exchange ActiveSync
- Direct Push sync with Exchange Server 2003 SP2 through 2019, Office 365 and Exchange Online, with modern authentication for Office 365.
- Email, calendar, contacts and tasks
- Calendar and contacts tie into the phone's stock apps, with task and notes sync on supported Exchange versions.
- Security features
- The listing names S/MIME, client certificates, IRM, SSL and a global address list for corporate accounts.
- Device-only data
- The listing says Nine has no server for user data, connecting directly to the user's server and storing data on the device.
- Widgets and folder push
- Widgets for unread count, shortcuts, email list, tasks and calendar agenda, plus per-folder push notifications.
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.
Nine
Nine license$14.99
one-time per license
Full app after a 2-week trial, as stated on the Google Play listing.
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.
Nine
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Edison Mail or Nine?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Edison Mail starts at $14.99 per month, or $99.99 per year (Edison Mail+), and Nine starts at $14.99 one-time license.
Which has a free plan, Edison Mail or Nine?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Edison Mail has a free plan. Nine does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Edison Mail and Nine 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.