# Nine review (2026): is it worth $14.99? > Exchange ActiveSync email, calendar and tasks app for phones Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Nine is a mobile email app that syncs with Microsoft Exchange servers and Office 365 using ActiveSync and Direct Push, and can also read mail from IMAP servers. Its maker says it stores no user data on its own servers and keeps it on the device. Email, calendar, contacts, tasks and notes sync fully only on ActiveSync accounts. - **Category:** Email Apps - **Made by:** JiranSoft - **Website:** https://www.9folders.com - **Runs on:** Android, iOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want calendar and tasks from an IMAP mailbox, as those need ActiveSync. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Nine is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $14.99 one-time license. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 2-week free trial before buying a license. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Nine license | $14.99 one-time per license | Full app after a 2-week trial, as stated on the Google Play listing. | Read from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3&hl=en&gl=US on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Nine before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Android users who need Exchange sync with push - Companies that manage phones through an MDM tool and want the Nine Work edition ## Worth knowing - 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 - The price comes from the app's Google Play listing, whose wording may be out of date, and the listing also shows in-app purchases.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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Nine is a phone app for Exchange mail, calendar, contacts and tasks, paid once at $14.99 after a two-week trial. IMAP accounts only get mail, not calendar or tasks, and it only runs on phones. - **Value for money: 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: C.** A two-week trial and then you buy the licence. The Google Play listing doesn't say whether the trial wants a card. - **Features: C.** Exchange 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: C.** No store rating on record. You connect each account, and for a company mailbox that can mean device-management settings. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Android and iPhone only, with Exchange, Office 365, Intune and AirWatch as the connections. No desktop app and no web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from JiranSoft's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Its price is read from its Google Play listing. ## Where it stands among email apps - Nine's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 54 of the 122 other email apps we grade, and level with 19. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 88 of 122) and worst on features (C, above 1). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/email ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Nine 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. It costs $14.99, paid once. - You could make: Calendar and tasks: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: An email client: sending, receiving, threading and searching years of mail. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Microsoft Exchange, Office 365 and AirWatch among them. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: widgets. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, AirWatch, MobileIron, Intune **Tags:** Email client, Calendar, Tasks, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [BlueMail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bluemail): Cross-platform email client with a unified inbox and built-in AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bluemail-vs-nine-email) - [Aqua Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/aqua-mail): Email app for Android and iOS that handles many accounts at once. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aqua-mail-vs-nine-email) - [Microsoft Outlook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-outlook): Microsoft's email and calendar app for desktop, mobile and web. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-outlook-vs-nine-email) - [Edison Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/edison-mail): Free multi-account email app with one-tap unsubscribe. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/edison-mail-vs-nine-email) - [K-9 Mail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/k-9-mail): Open source email client for Android, now moving to Thunderbird. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/k-9-mail-vs-nine-email) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.9folders.com - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninefolders.hd3&hl=en&gl=US Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/nine-email Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).