We believe there are better options available in this category, read below to learn what this software does well, and what they could do better. ⤵
Smart. Focused. Email. Fast, cross-platform email designed to filter out the noise - so you can focus on what's important.
Spark is an email client that is designed to help you get through your inbox faster. Spark has a mixture of both Superhuman and Hey features, with a tiny bit of Missive for team collaboration.
Spark as an email app is miles better than Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail, both on desktop and on your phone and we can't think of a reason why someone wouldn't use Spark since they have a generous free tier.
While we can't say Spark wins the category for the best email app (our top pick is Superhuman as they put more TLC into their features and design), Spark is certainly the best email app that offers a free version.
Spark is usually the tool that people consider when they aren't looking to spend money on email. That said, there are some things to consider.
While Spark's interface is miles better than Gmail or Outlook, it still feels—well—like email. Superhuman gives your entire email app a facelift with its beautiful minimal design, consistent colors, fonts, and automatic resizing of emails to make them readable no matter your screen size.
Overall, if you're a professional who wants the best email client, doing a 30-day free trial of Superhuman is probably worth it alongside Spark, to really compare the two tools and see which one you get the most out of.
Spark took one of Hey's most popular features, "The Screener," and made their own version of it called "The Gatekeeper." It's the same idea, giving users the ability to thumbs up or thumbs down a sender, indicating if you want to allow emails from this sender in your inbox or not.
If email delegation or team collaboration is the main reason you're looking for an email client, we'd say Missive might be the best to check out. The reason? Missive allows you to have a central inbox for any business-related messages (beyond email) — from social media apps, to SMS, to WhatsApp. Missive's collaborative features are also more established than Spark's, so you'll get a more reliable experience.
Personalized to your work and beautifully designed—Notion Mail is the only inbox that makes life simpler.
Notion Mail is Notion's latest attempt to expand its product suite by adding email, but it’s not entirely original. You see, Notion acquired Skiff, an email client known for its privacy features. However, after the acquisition, Notion removed Skiff’s end-to-end encryption and integrated Gmail and Google Workspace instead, disappointing privacy-conscious users (2 million of them)/
Functionally, Notion Mail is essentially a Gmail wrapper with a Notion-inspired interface. It offers a cleaner, more minimalist experience than Gmail, with added AI features like referencing Notion pages while drafting emails. You can also create customizable inbox views using AI-powered labels, which can help organize your emails. However, it lacks deeper database integrations that many Notion enthusiasts hoped for (the general sentiment from users is that they are quite frustrated you cannot integrate Notion database items with your inbox).
Overall, Notion Mail is a decent free addition to your Notion plan, but it’s not a game-changer in the world of email management.
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