What is the best app to use for email

dudawei · Mar 29, 2012

I have browsed a bit through lots of email apps, Outlook looks interesting , any suggestions on which email apps I should consider? At home I use Mozilla Thunderbird.

NCHornet · Apr 2, 2012

What functions are you looking for that the stock app doesn't do for you?

Another Dave · Apr 2, 2012

Whilst Thunderbird is all singing and all dancing (kinda) ... for a mobile the stock app is ok (sure the wish list for added features can be 1000 miles long, but its a mobile and it works ok), I do my spam filtering server side and am 97.5% happy

seneca18 · Apr 2, 2012

I like the gmail app. Works and looks like the pc version.

rl430 · Apr 4, 2012

NCHornet said:
What functions are you looking for that the stock app doesn't do for you?

I'm looking for another email app as well. My main concern is that both my gmail account and my work email are linked to the stock app. I need to be alerted when a work email comes through, but don't want my phone to go off every 10 seconds with all the crap that goes to my gmail account. I was assuming I could download an app just for gmail and keep work in the stock app, but I'm incredibly new to all this so I wasn't sure if that was a real solution.

Any suggestions?

Mickey330 · Apr 4, 2012

rl430 said:
I'm looking for another email app as well. My main concern is that both my gmail account and my work email are linked to the stock app. I need to be alerted when a work email comes through, but don't want my phone to go off every 10 seconds with all the crap that goes to my gmail account. I was assuming I could download an app just for gmail and keep work in the stock app, but I'm incredibly new to all this so I wasn't sure if that was a real solution.

Any suggestions?

That is the solution that I would recommend. That's how I do it. Makes it much easier.

And, since you need to see the work mail right away, I'd keep it that way - work in the stock Mail app and personal in the Gmail app. Mainly because, AFAIK, the Gmail app doesn't push mail as well as the stock Mail app.

Marilyn

msbrenie · Apr 7, 2012

I have downloaded the gmail app but can't figure out how to set the notification? Help please

Benson11 · Apr 7, 2012

I think Apple's Mail.app is really the best way to handle email on your iPhone. It it has most of the features users need without feeling overloaded, supports all types of accounts, and is easy to use.