The Airmail Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Airmail in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Airmail
The Insider’s Guide
Customizable email client for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email apps, read from Airmail’s own pages.
Made by Bloop S.R.L. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Airmail’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Airmail’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 9 of the 51 other email apps we grade
Airmail is an email client for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro that works with Gmail, iCloud, Exchange, Office 365, Outlook, IMAP and POP3 accounts. It is built around customization: custom actions, configurable swipes, rules on the Mac and sharing to task and calendar apps. The app is free to download for a single account, and an Airmail Pro subscription adds multiple accounts and the unified inbox.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Airmail, taken from its own pages and our grades.
An app built around customizing also asks more of you than one you just open, which gets tiring if you only want your email.
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Best for Apple users who like to tinker with their inbox
Airmail is an Apple-only email app built around customizing: you set your own swipes, chain steps into custom actions and send emails to Todoist or Things.
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Paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $7.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (US App Store in-app prices).
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There is a free plan
Free download for a single email account with limited capabilities. Multiple accounts, the unified inbox, agenda integration and realtime inbox monitoring need Airmail Pro.
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It runs on 2 platforms
macOS and iOS.
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Multiple accounts and unified inbox
Add Gmail, iCloud, Exchange, Office 365, Outlook, IMAP and POP3 accounts and read them together in one unified inbox. Both are Airmail Pro features.
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Smart Inbox
Filters newsletters and other distractions out of view so that only the more important messages are shown.
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Snooze and Send Later
Snooze hides a message until it becomes relevant, and Send Later schedules a message to arrive at a chosen time.
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A 2.2 GPA, above 9 of 51
That is against the other email apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Airmail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Airmail at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $7.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (US App Store in-app prices)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, iOS
- Made by
- Bloop S.R.L.
- Category
- Email Apps
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
- Store rating
- 4.2 on the App Store, 4,160 ratings
The report card
Best for Apple users who like to tinker with their inbox
Airmail is an Apple-only email app built around customizing: you set your own swipes, chain steps into custom actions and send emails to Todoist or Things. Pro is $7.99 a month, or $39.99 for the year. The free version handles one account with limited capabilities, the yearly price differs between the iPhone and Mac stores, AI Composer costs extra, and a 4.25 App Store rating is middling.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Airmail Pro is $7.99 a month on the US App Store, above the $4 of this category's lowest-priced quarter and under the $14.99 of its dearest quarter. A year up front is $39.99, and iOS subscribers get Pro on the Mac free. The yearly price differs by store: $49.99 on the Mac listing. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free to download, but for a single account with limited capabilities. Multiple accounts and the unified inbox, the reason most people want an app like this, both need Airmail Pro. |
| Features | B | It covers the mail-client job: an inbox filter that hides newsletters, snooze, Send Later, a privacy mode that blocks tracking pixels, custom actions that chain label, forward and archive into one command, rules on the Mac, and sharing to Todoist, OmniFocus, Things and Trello. |
| Ease of use | C | 4.25 from about 4,160 App Store ratings, which is middling for a mail app. An app built around customizing also asks more of you than one you just open, which gets tiring if you only want your email. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Apple and nothing else: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, with no Windows, Android or web version at all. It shares to apps such as Todoist, Dropbox and Google Drive. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Airmail is for
- Fits if you're all-in on Apple and want to set your own swipes, actions and layout
- Works for people who turn emails into tasks in Todoist, OmniFocus or Things
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as it only runs on Apple devices
- Tight if you're staying free, because that covers a single account with limited capabilities
- Not for you if you want an inbox that needs no setting up, since customizing is the point
- Watch out: yearly Pro is $39.99 on iPhone but $49.99 on the Mac listing, and AI Composer is a separate purchase
- Watch out: the one-time Business app at $49.99 leaves out realtime inbox monitoring, Send Later and synced snooze
Good to know
Good for
- Apple users who want to tailor swipes, actions and layout in their email app
- Sending emails to task managers such as Todoist, OmniFocus or Things
- Organizations that want a one-time purchase with MDM configuration
Worth knowing
- Without Airmail Pro the app works with one account and limited capabilities; multiple accounts and the unified inbox are subscription features.
- The vendor lists apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro only, so there is no Windows, Android or web version.
- The yearly Pro price differs by store: $39.99 on the iPhone and iPad listing and $49.99 on the Mac listing. The iOS listing also shows a $3.99 Airmail Pro purchase with no period.
- AI Composer is a separate in-app purchase on the Mac App Store listing, shown at $4.99 and at $14.99 monthly.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3.33
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Airmail has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7.99 per month, or $39.99 per year (US App Store in-app prices).
Free to download, but for a single account with limited capabilities.
Free
$0
A single email account with limited capabilities; no multiple accounts or unified inbox.
Airmail Pro (iPhone and iPad)
$7.99
per month, or $39.99 per year (US App Store in-app prices)
Multiple accounts, unified inbox, agenda integration and realtime inbox monitoring. The Mac listing says iOS subscribers get Airmail Pro on Mac free.
Airmail Pro (Mac)
$7.99
per month, or $49.99 per year (US Mac App Store in-app prices)
The subscription bought through the Mac App Store. On Mac, Pro covers the smart inbox, custom actions, themes and a customizable layout.
Airmail for Business
$49.99
one-time purchase (US App Store)
Separate app with Airmail Pro features unlocked and no subscription. Leaves out realtime inbox monitoring, Send Later and synchronized snooze.
The free plan
Free download for a single email account with limited capabilities. Multiple accounts, the unified inbox, agenda integration and realtime inbox monitoring need Airmail Pro.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 58% less with yearly billing
On the US App Store listing Airmail Pro is $39.99 a year against $7.99 a month, which works out to about 58% less than twelve monthly payments. On the Mac listing the yearly price is $49.99.
Stated on apps.apple.comLifetime license
Airmail for Business is a one-time purchase
Airmail for Business costs $49.99 once on the US App Store, with Airmail Pro features unlocked and no subscription. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Stated on apps.apple.comEducation
Education discounts on Airmail for Business
The Airmail for Business listing says the app is available through Apple's business purchase marketplace and that educational discounts apply.
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Airmail Pro Yearly”, against $39.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $49.99 | $35.14 | 12% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 699ribu | $39.09 | about the same |
| Philippines | ₱ 2,490.00 | $39.64 | about the same |
| Turkey | ₺1.999,99 | $40.67 | about the same |
| Mexico | $899.00 | $49.40 | 24% more |
| Brazil | R$ 249,90 | $49.93 | 25% more |
| United Kingdom | £39.99 | $52.87 | 32% more |
| Germany | 99,99 € | $112.05 | 180% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: macOS and iOS
Customizable email client for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, AI features, email client, inbox filtering.
Apple and nothing else: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, with no Windows, Android or web version at all.
- Multiple accounts and unified inbox
- Add Gmail, iCloud, Exchange, Office 365, Outlook, IMAP and POP3 accounts and read them together in one unified inbox. Both are Airmail Pro features.
- Smart Inbox
- Filters newsletters and other distractions out of view so that only the more important messages are shown.
- Snooze and Send Later
- Snooze hides a message until it becomes relevant, and Send Later schedules a message to arrive at a chosen time.
- Custom actions and rules
- A custom action chains steps such as label, forward and archive into one command. On Mac, rules handle incoming mail automatically and sync between Macs through iCloud.
- Privacy mode
- Processes data locally on the device, blocks tracking pixels and stops images from loading automatically.
- AI assistant connection
- Airmail for Mac can connect to AI assistants such as Claude and Codex through the Airmail MCP, so an assistant can find messages, summarize threads and draft replies.
Where it runs
- macOS
- iOS
What it works with
- Todoist
- OmniFocus
- Fantastical
- Things
- Evernote
- Trello
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
Airmail is made by Bloop S.R.L.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/51
Other email apps it is graded above
Airmail's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 51 other email apps we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on features (B, above 30 of 51) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.99 for the category: 12 of the 45 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 email apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Airmail’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 51
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 51
- BFeaturesAbove 30 of 51
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 51
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 51
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 50 email apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Airmail is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Airmail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 33 of the 51 other email apps grade higher. It costs $39.99 a year.
What you could not
- An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
- Filters that read every message as it arrives.
- Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Todoist, OmniFocus and Fantastical among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: an Apple Watch app.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Airmail’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Spark Mail, Canary Mail, Apple Mail, Mimestream and Edison Mail
The 5 tools Airmail is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Spark Mail
Free plan · from $8.25/mo
Email client with a unified smart inbox, AI tools and team features.
- Only Spark Mail lists Windows and Android apps.
- Airmail can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Airmail also covers inbox filtering.
- 2.8GPA
Canary Mail
Free plan · from $36/yr
AI email client with PGP encryption for Mac, iOS, Windows, Android.
- Only Canary Mail lists Windows and Android apps.
- Canary Mail is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Airmail also covers inbox filtering.
- 3.0GPA
Apple Mail
Free plan · from $0.99/mo
Free built-in email app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- Only Apple Mail lists a web app.
- Airmail can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 2.0GPA
Mimestream
Free trial · from $49.99/yr
Native Mac email client built on the Gmail API.
- Airmail has a free plan. Mimestream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Airmail lists an iOS app.
- Airmail can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.0GPA
Edison Mail
Free plan · from $14.99/mo
Free multi-account email app with one-tap unsubscribe.
- Only Airmail lists a macOS app.
- Only Edison Mail lists Android and Windows apps.
- Airmail can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Airmail free?
Airmail has a free plan. Free download for a single email account with limited capabilities.
How much does Airmail cost?
Airmail lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Airmail work on?
Airmail is available on macOS and iOS.
Does Airmail offer any discounts?
Airmail publicly lists the following: About 58% less with yearly billing; Airmail for Business is a one-time purchase; Education discounts on Airmail for Business.
How is Airmail rated?
Airmail's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4,160 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Airmail have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Airmail is listed for macOS and iOS.
Does Airmail have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Airmail is listed for macOS and iOS.
Is Airmail open source?
Airmail is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does Airmail integrate with?
Airmail's listing names Todoist, OmniFocus, Fantastical, Things, Evernote, Trello, Dropbox and Google Drive.
Does Airmail have a student discount?
Education discounts on Airmail for Business. The Airmail for Business listing says the app is available through Apple's business purchase marketplace and that educational discounts apply.
Who makes Airmail?
Airmail is made by Bloop S.R.L.
What are the alternatives to Airmail?
The closest alternatives to Airmail in our directory are Spark Mail, Canary Mail, Apple Mail, Mimestream and Edison Mail.
How does Airmail compare with other email apps?
Airmail's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 51 other email apps we grade, and level with 9.
Is Airmail good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Airmail C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.99 for the category: 12 of the 45 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Airmail?
To replace Airmail you would be making an email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Airmail’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Airmail's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-08-20.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Bloop S.R.L. Prices change, so check airmailapp.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Airmail, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/airmail
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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