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24 alternatives to Canary Mail

The best email app for Mac & iPhone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Canary Mail launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Canary Mail▲430

   Easy, elegant email for Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dart▲287

   Waste less time in email with this Mac menubar app

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Airmail for iOS▲363

   One of the best Mac email clients, now on iPhone

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Snooze▲84

   Quick & automatic email reminders for Apple Mail

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CocoaMail▲80

   The sweet email app for iPhone

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Canary Mail▲122

   Privacy-friendly email app for macOS, iOS & Android

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Go for Gmail▲151

   Check your Gmail from your Mac menu bar

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spark for Mac▲1,058

   Beautiful and intelligent email app

   2016 · sparkmailapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mail Pilot▲103

   Beautiful task oriented email client for Mac, iPhone, & iPad

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Seed Mail▲160

    Beautiful email app for iPhone

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Throttle for iOS▲81

    Control your email and have a cleaner inbox

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BusyCal 3.0▲151

    The most powerful calendar app for Mac and iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Spark▲13

    Beautiful and Intelligent Email App for Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Floradora▲67

    The easiest way to send yourself emails from your Mac

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CloudMagic for Mac▲252

    Simple, beautiful & blazing fast email app now on Mac.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SlideMail▲97

    An email app that can think

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Mlist▲147

    A better way to read email newsletters

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Spark for Mac▲7

    Beautiful & Intelligent Email App

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Astro 3.0▲264

    Intelligent inbox and calendar for iOS, Android, Mac & Slack

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Mailplane 4▲101

    The best way to use Gmail on your Mac

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Defer▲196

    One universal inbox for your tasks

    2024 · deferapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Alto 2.0 for iOS▲87

    Email organized for you from AOL

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    FiloMail for macOS▲158

    Instantly turn your Mac inbox into a to-do list

    2025 · filomail.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Spark by Readdle▲157

    Fast, smart and beautiful email client for iOS

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →