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24 alternatives to Cannonball

Fall in love with email again

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cannonball launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Sparks▲128

   The best way to express what you really think (w/ GIFs)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slapshot▲84

   Never forget anything. Quickly email yourself in the future.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Other Inbox▲87

   App store for email

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Inky▲71

   An app for all your email

   2013 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Airmail for iOS▲363

   One of the best Mac email clients, now on iPhone

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Happy Inbox▲116

   Discover great newsletters!

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Airdrop Cards▲128

   Airdrop fun with strangers

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ulysses for iPhone▲165

   Write. Anything. Anywhere.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Snowball▲195

   All your messages in one place (on Android)

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spark▲105

    Romantic ideas and reminders for your special someone

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swell▲175

    What’s your opinion? 🐳

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    CloudMagic▲79

    The mail app with magical search

    2013 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    You've Got Gmail▲109

    Old school AOL "you've got mail" sound for Gmail

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Inbox for iPad▲140

    Google Inbox — now as an iPad app

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Seed Mail▲160

    Beautiful email app for iPhone

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dispatch 3.0▲82

    Action-based email, now on iPhone and iPad

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shortwhale▲85

    Stop drowning in email

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Rando▲96

    Send a random photo, GIF, or quote. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Zendesk Inbox for iOS▲118

    Team up on email, anywhere your team goes

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mailcloud▲110

    A New Way to Email

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Wave▲163

    Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Popcorn▲70

    Talk about movies with friends

    2015 · 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 →