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24 alternatives to Dear Inbox

Turns your email into a handwritten greeting card

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dear Inbox launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Postcards, Yo▲96

   "Yo" your friends via snail mail

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hey.▲135

   Mail simple, real-life greeting cards in seconds for just $5

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Postable▲84

   The easy, new way to write and mail cards

   2014 · postable.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Voice Dream Mail▲73

   Have your emails read to you

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Punkpost▲138

   Send handwritten cards as quick as texting

   2015 · punkpost.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Thankster▲131

   Automagically send hand written cards

   2015 · thankster.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Handiemail▲104

   Handwritten letters & notes on request

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Email 1K▲190

   Double Your Email List

   2014 · email1k.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Greetings▲96

   Make beautiful holiday cards

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Turing Email▲112

    Making checking your inbox as fun as using Slack

    2015 · goo.gl · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Greetsapp▲200

    AI powered greeting cards for the holidays & beyond

    2023 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Inbox▲175

    Next-generation email platform (pre-launch)

    2014 · inboxapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Letterly▲110

    Send handwritten cards to family and friends

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Postcard▲57

    Write Once, Share Everywhere

    2014 · postcardsocial.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Inkly▲104

    send real printed cards with your own handwriting inside

    2015 · inkly.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Happy Inbox▲116

    Discover great newsletters!

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Teller▲81

    New "psychic" email inbox (pre-launch)

    2014 · tellerapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Mailcloud▲110

    A New Way to Email

    2014 · mailcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Simple Postcard▲177

    Text a photo to mail it as a postcard

    2016 · thesimplepostcard.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Other Inbox▲87

    App store for email

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Handwrytten▲41

    Real greeting cards, with your words written in pen by robot

    2014 · handwrytten.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mailform Postcards▲69

    Choose any photo and send it as a postcard!

    2016 · mailform.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Inbox Pause by Boomerang▲99

    Batch your email. Get more done.

    2017 · boomeranggmail.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Gemnote▲217

    Handwritten cards & premium custom gifts for companies

    2015 · gemnote.com · 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 →