Apple Mail review

Apple Mail is already on your iPhone and costs nothing, which makes it the baseline every other app on this list has to beat. It reads iCloud, Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo and Outlook accounts in a single inbox or one mailbox at a time, and it now sorts mail into Primary, Transactions, Updates and Promotions. On iPhones that support Apple Intelligence, Priority Messages pins urgent mail at the top and the app can summarize messages and threads. Scheduled send, snooze and one-tap unsend are built in, VIPs get their own alerts, and Mail Drop lets you send large attachments through iCloud from any account. Mail Privacy Protection hides your IP address and stops senders from seeing when you opened their email, and no third-party company handles your login. What it lacks is depth for heavy users: no sender screening like Spark's Gatekeeper, no team tools and no add-ons for CRM or task apps.

Who it is for

iPhone owners who want a free built-in app

Price

Free, built into iOS.

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Reads iCloud, Gmail, Exchange, Yahoo and Outlook accounts in one inbox
• Sorts mail into Primary, Transactions, Updates and Promotions categories
• Apple Intelligence Priority Messages and thread summaries
• Schedule send, snooze and one-tap unsend
• Mail Privacy Protection hides your IP address and stops senders seeing if you opened their email

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free and already installed on every iPhone
• Strength: No separate account or sign-up with a third party
• Strength: Mail Drop sends large attachments through iCloud from any account
• Weakness: Apple Intelligence features need a supported iPhone
• Weakness: Search covers sender, recipient and subject, with fewer filters than Gmail or Outlook
• Weakness: No team features such as shared drafts or comments

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Unified inbox: Yes
• Categories: Primary, Transactions, Updates, Promotions
• Privacy: Mail Privacy Protection

Where it ranks

Apple Mail is No. 2 in our Best Email Apps for iPhone verdict.