Mailbird vs Newton Mail
We give Mailbird a 3.2 GPA and Newton Mail a 3.6, out of 4.0. Newton Mail grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mailbird
Desktop email client for Windows and Mac with a unified inbox
Newton Mail
Cross-platform email app with read receipts, snooze and send later
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAMailbirdVery good | 3.6GPANewton MailExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APremium is $34.49 a year on the US Mac App Store, which is under $3 a month where the middle here is about $9. That buys unlimited accounts, email tracking, app integrations and Exchange support on up to 3 devices. Paying once is $159.00. Mailbird's own site prices in local currency, so yours may differ. | APro is $5 a month billed annually, or $6.99 monthly, for unlimited accounts, read receipts and templates plus 200 AI actions a day. That's under what most paid mail apps start at. Shared inboxes need Team at $12 a user, with a 2-seat minimum. |
| Free plan and trial | BThere's a free version, but it's 1 email account on 1 device, with Knowledge Base support only. No email tracking, no app integrations and no Exchange support. Fine if you've got one address. Most people after a unified inbox have more. | BFree on every app, with a unified inbox, snooze, send later and signatures. But it stops at 2 email accounts, 3 templates, 15 read receipts a month and 20 AI actions a day. Fine for a work and a home address, tight beyond that. |
| Features | BA unified inbox, tracking that shows who opened a sent message, snooze, send later, a ChatGPT integration that drafts for you, and apps like Slack and WhatsApp open inside it. Solid. But most of that is Premium, and Mailbird for Mac can't connect POP3 accounts. | APer-recipient read receipts, snooze, send later, templates and full-text search across every account at once. A Today view triages the inbox by priority, and an MCP server lets Claude search, draft and schedule email. Emails save to Todoist, Trello or Asana in one click. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, so a B is our ceiling. It's a desktop app you install and add your accounts to. The Mac version needs macOS Ventura or later. | B4.3 from about 3,100 App Store ratings, so decent, not glowing. Sent emails are tracked without any extra step, and snoozes sync across your devices. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows and Mac only. There's no iOS, Android, web or Linux version, and the pricing FAQ says mobile apps are on the roadmap. On the desktop it opens Slack, WhatsApp, Google Calendar, Dropbox, Asana, Trello and Microsoft Teams inside the app. | AMac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android, with a Linux build linked from the homepage. It connects to Todoist, Evernote, OneNote, Trello, Asana, Zendesk and Salesforce, and has an MCP server. No webmail, though: the web portal is only for account and settings. |
| Best for | a cheap unified inbox on Windows or Mac | read receipts in the same mail app on every device |
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: Mailbird and Newton Mail. How we grade
Where they differ
- Mailbird starts at $34.49 per year (Premium Yearly Plan, US Mac App Store in-app price). Newton Mail starts at $5 per month, billed annually ($6.99 billed monthly).
- Only Newton Mail lists Linux, iOS and Android apps.
- Mailbird can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Newton Mail also covers templates, calendar and shared inbox.
At a glance
| Mailbird | Newton Mail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $34.49 per year (Premium Yearly Plan, US Mac App Store in-app price) | $5 per month, billed annually ($6.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 email account on 1 device, with Knowledge Base support only. No email tracking, app integrations, ChatGPT integration or Microsoft Exchange support. | 2 email accounts with a unified inbox, snooze, send later and signatures, plus 3 templates, 15 read receipts a month and 20 AI actions a day, on every app. |
| Free trial | None listed | The pricing page advertises a 14-day free trial; its terms are not spelled out there |
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| Made by | Mailbird, Inc. | Cloudmagic Inc |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | newtonhq.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Mailbird
- Windows users who want several email accounts in one desktop app
- People who would rather buy a license once than subscribe
- Keeping chat and calendar apps in a sidebar next to email
Newton Mail
- People who want the same mail app on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
- Knowing whether a sent email was opened, and by which recipient
- Small teams that share a thread or a support@ address
Worth knowing
Mailbird
- The free version covers 1 email account on 1 device and leaves out email tracking, app integrations and Exchange support.
- There is no iOS, Android, web or Linux version; the pricing FAQ says mobile apps are on the roadmap.
- Mailbird for Mac needs macOS Ventura or later and cannot connect POP3 accounts.
- Prices here are US Mac App Store in-app prices. Mailbird's website prices Premium in local currency, marked down from a crossed-out list price, and its figures can differ.
Newton Mail
- The Free plan is limited to 2 email accounts, 15 read receipts a month, 3 templates and 20 AI actions a day.
- Shared inboxes need the Team plan, which has a 2-seat minimum and is offered through a Request Access button.
- There is no webmail: the web portal is for account and settings management only.
- A Linux build is linked from the homepage, but the pricing page lists apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android only.
Key features
Mailbird
- Unified inbox
- Messages and contacts from several email accounts appear in one inbox. The free version is limited to 1 account, and Premium allows unlimited accounts.
- Email tracking
- Shows who opened a sent message and when. The comparison table lists tracking as unlimited on Premium and not included in the free version.
- App integrations
- Slack, WhatsApp, Dropbox, Google Calendar, Asana and other apps open inside Mailbird, and Premium can add any app or website as a custom app.
- AI email writing
- A ChatGPT integration drafts email text for you. The pricing table lists it as a Premium feature.
- Snooze and send later
- Snooze takes a non-urgent message out of the inbox until later, and send later schedules a message for a set time. On Mac both are listed under Premium, along with undo send.
- Unsubscribe and block senders
- Unsubscribe from mailing lists and block unwanted senders from inside the inbox. The pricing table lists both as Premium features.
Newton Mail
- Read receipts
- Sent emails are tracked without any extra step, with per-recipient open tracking. The Free plan includes 15 read receipts a month and Pro makes them unlimited.
- Snooze and send later
- Snooze takes an email out of the inbox until a time you choose and syncs across devices. Send Later schedules a message to arrive at a set time.
- Shared threads
- Share a whole conversation with teammates, comment privately beside it and let authorized people reply from your address, with an activity log. Creating shared threads needs Pro.
- Newton AI
- The Today view triages the inbox by priority and Compose helps write emails. Usage is capped at 20 AI actions a day on the Free plan and 200 on Pro.
- Connected apps and MCP server
- Save an email to Todoist, Evernote, OneNote, Trello or Asana in one click, and use the MCP server to search, read, draft and schedule email from Claude and other AI assistants.
- One inbox for Gmail, Outlook and IMAP
- Works with Gmail and Google Workspace, Outlook and Microsoft 365, and IMAP accounts such as iCloud, Yahoo and Fastmail, with full-text search across every account at once.
Plans
Mailbird
Free$0
Basic features for 1 email account on 1 device, with Knowledge Base support only.
Premium (Yearly Plan)$34.49
per year (US Mac App Store in-app price)
Unlimited accounts, unlimited email tracking, templates, app integrations, Exchange support and email support, on up to 3 devices per license.
Premium (One-Time)$159.00
one-time payment (US Mac App Store in-app price)
Premium bought once. The website calls it Pay Once, shows it at 75% off a crossed-out price in local currency, and sells a Lifetime Updates add-on.
Newton Mail
Free$0
2 email accounts with a unified inbox, snooze, send later and signatures, 3 templates, 15 read receipts a month and 20 AI actions a day.
Pro$5
per month, billed annually ($6.99 billed monthly)
Unlimited email accounts, read receipts and templates, 200 AI actions a day, the ability to create shared threads, and priority email support.
Team$12
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
Everything in Pro for each seat, plus 3 shared inboxes per workspace, send-as delegation, shared team templates and admin controls. 2 seats minimum.
Ways to pay less
Mailbird
- Lifetime license
Pay Once license instead of a subscription
Premium is also sold as a Pay Once license with no renewals, and an optional Lifetime Updates add-on covers all future Mailbird versions. The US Mac App Store lists Premium One-Time at $159.00.
- Other savings
Volume discounts from 2 licenses
The pricing FAQ lists automatic discounts on multiple Premium licenses: 5% for 2 to 10, 10% for 11 to 25, 15% for 26 to 50, 20% for 51 to 100 and 25% for 101 or more.
Newton Mail
- Annual discount
Save 28% on Pro with annual billing
Pro is $5 a month billed annually against $6.99 billed monthly, which the pricing page labels a 28% saving. Team is $12 a user a month annually against $15 monthly.
