# Apple Mail

> Free built-in email app for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Mail is Apple's own email app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision. It reads iCloud, Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, Outlook and other accounts in one inbox, sorts incoming messages into categories and blocks tracking by senders. The app is free. An iCloud Mail address can also be used in a browser at iCloud.com, and a paid iCloud+ plan adds Hide My Email addresses, custom email domains and more storage.

- **Category:** Email Apps
- **Made by:** Apple Inc.
- **Website:** https://support.apple.com/mail
- **Runs on:** iOS, macOS, Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Apple Mail has a free plan. Paid plans start at $0.99 per month (iCloud+ with 50 GB).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** The Mail app is free on Apple devices and works with iCloud, Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, Outlook and other accounts. An iCloud Mail address draws on the 5 GB of free iCloud storage.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mail | $0 | The Mail app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision, plus iCloud Mail within the 5 GB of free iCloud storage. |
| iCloud+ 50 GB | $0.99 per month | 50 GB of iCloud storage, which iCloud Mail counts against, plus Hide My Email and Custom Email Domain. |
| iCloud+ 200 GB | $2.99 per month | 200 GB of iCloud storage with the same Hide My Email and Custom Email Domain features. |
| iCloud+ 2 TB | $9.99 per month | 2 TB of iCloud storage with the same mail features. Apple also sells 6 TB at $29.99 and 12 TB at $59.99 per month. |

Read from https://support.apple.com/en-us/108047 on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Apple Mail before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **iCloud+ is priced by country or region** (By country): Apple lists a monthly iCloud+ price for each country or region. On October 9, 2026 the 50 GB plan was $0.99 in the United States and Rs 75 in India, and the 2 TB plan $9.99 and Rs 749. Source: https://support.apple.com/en-us/108047

## Key features

- **Every account in one inbox:** Add iCloud, Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo, Outlook and other accounts, then read them in a single inbox or one mailbox at a time, with filters for unread or flagged messages.
- **Automatic categories:** Mail sorts incoming messages into Primary, Transactions, Updates and Promotions, which keeps receipts and marketing email out of the main list.
- **Priority Messages and summaries:** With Apple Intelligence, urgent messages are shown in a section at the top of the inbox, messages and threads can be summarized, and Smart Reply drafts quick responses.
- **Send later, snooze and unsend:** Schedule a message to send later, snooze one to come back to, or unsend it. On Mac, Mail can also remind you about messages that got no response.
- **Mail Privacy Protection:** Hides your IP address from senders and downloads remote content privately in the background, so senders cannot tell whether or when a message was opened.
- **Hide My Email and custom domains:** With iCloud+, send from unique, random addresses that forward to your real one, and use a domain you own with iCloud Mail, shared with up to five other people.

## Good for

- iPhone, iPad and Mac owners who want a mail app at no cost
- Reading iCloud, Gmail, Exchange and Yahoo mail in one inbox
- People who want protection from email tracking built in

## Worth knowing

- The app is listed only for Apple devices. Elsewhere, iCloud Mail is reached in a browser at iCloud.com, which Apple describes for iCloud Mail accounts, or in Outlook on Windows.
- iCloud Mail counts against iCloud storage, 5 GB on the free tier. When it runs out, the iCloud address stops receiving new mail until space is freed or bought.
- Hide My Email and Custom Email Domain need iCloud+, and Apple notes that Custom Email Domain is not available in all countries or regions.
- Priority Messages, summaries and Writing Tools depend on Apple Intelligence, which Apple labels a beta and limits to certain languages and regions.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 4,486,353 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1108187098

Often praised:

- Reviewers say it fits in with the rest of their Apple devices, with mail staying in step between iPhone, iPad and Mac. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1108187098)
- Commenters describe using it as the app in front of mail hosted elsewhere, such as Fastmail or their own domain, since it works with any provider. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49565902, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49587428, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49972469)

Often criticised:

- Commenters with Gmail accounts say new mail is not pushed to it on the iPhone, and some moved to another app or another mail host because of that. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49959189, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49566311, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49346569)
- Mac users describe rough edges, such as rules and smart mailboxes that misbehave across more than one Mac and search they no longer rely on. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1108187098, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49894544, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49756788)

Based on 7 App Store reviews about Mail, all but one from 2024 or later, and about 20 Hacker News comments from June to October 2026. These are themes summarised from public reviews and discussions, not ToolGPA's own verdict.

## Works with

iCloud, Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Yahoo Mail, Outlook

**Tags:** Email client, Inbox filtering, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Spark Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/spark): Email client with a unified smart inbox, AI tools and team features. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-mail-vs-spark)
- [Microsoft Outlook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-outlook): Microsoft's email and calendar app for desktop, mobile and web. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-mail-vs-microsoft-outlook)
- [Gmail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gmail): Google's email service, free for personal use with 15 GB of storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-mail-vs-gmail)
- [Mimestream](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mimestream): Native Mac email client built on the Gmail API. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-mail-vs-mimestream)
- [Thunderbird](https://toolgpa.com/tools/thunderbird): Free, open-source email app for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-mail-vs-thunderbird)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://support.apple.com/mail
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mail/id1108187098
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/108047
- https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/welcome/mac
- https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/mail35803/mac
- https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/mlhlp1052/mac
- https://support.apple.com/guide/mail/mlhlp1205/mac
- https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/mmaae54a2288/icloud
- https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/mm6b1a17e3/icloud
- https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/mme8ed800b5d/icloud

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