Email Apps for iPhone Heading Into 2016
Anyone completely re-thinking what email could and should look like on an iPhone
Apple, of course, just recently announced 3D Touch at the iPhone 6s event and that in itself is a major interface breakthrough that will make using Apple’s default Mail app, well, different. And better. And soon 3D Touch will make it’s way into third party apps as well, including other email apps. And here, in my opinion, are the best NEW email apps for iPhone as we head into 2016. |
Mail Time
The concept behind Mail Time is simple: display email conversations like threads of text messages. If you’ve ever sent a text message you’ll be instantly familiar with MailTime’s interface. It’s an attempt at decluttering not just your inbox, which many email apps attempt to do, but your actual email messages. It’s simple, it’s natural and, if you ask me, it’s brilliant. Was this app made by a team of geniuses or something?
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InboxVudu
InboxVudu wants to make you more productive by being more intelligent than your current email app. It does work as a Chrome extension for Gmail users, but I’m most interested in the iPhone and Apple Watch versions. For starters, I love the idea of getting intelligent notifications; I hate getting pinged about EVERY email so it would be great to only be notified when something important rolls through. Plus, smart summarizations help you better understand message content at a glance.
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Zero
Many email apps strive to sort your inbox by order of importance. But only Zero displays their unique card-style view, called Mail feed, which gives you stigmatizations you can quickly absorb or take further action with. The prioritization algorithm, combined with the clutter-free interface, make Zero a logical choice for people who don’t want to miss anything but still want to sift through their inbox really quickly.
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SlideMail
Slide Mail takes yet another interesting and innovative approach to mobile mail management using artificial intelligence. It’s capable of automatically turning invites into calendar events, learns your behaviour in order to let you take similar actions faster (like if you always archive a certain type of notification or newsletter) and displays contextually relevant info which differs from email to email.
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