K-9 Mail and Aqua Mail both support dark themes but the later also has some additional options like Dark, with light messages. On the downside, it selects all emails viewable on the screen instead of letting me choose where to stop.

A real time saver if I want to, say, delete or mark read, multiple emails.

FeaturesĪqua Mail supports gestures, which means I can select multiple emails by merely swiping from top to bottom. At the time of adding Gmail, Aqua Mail told me that they ‘do not collect or store’ any of your email data. That is very user-friendly and saves time. In Aqua Mail, you can directly select the name of the email service provider, enter log in details if the app doesn’t detect it directly from the primary email app (for example Gmail), and you are good to go. K-9 doesn’t offer out of the box solution, unlike Aqua Mail. Fortunately, K-9 provides detailed settings for all major providers, and following the steps is pretty simple. Adding AccountsĪdding email accounts to K-9 Mail can take a few extra steps if you are going to add Gmail, Yahoo, or other third-party accounts. Between the two, Aqua Mail is definitely better designed with a neat interface, better color choices, and a UI that’s soothing to the eyes. K-9 Mail requires multiple taps to reach folder options. Aqua Mail looks far better designed with default support for most popular services like Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook.Īccessing folders is easier in Aqua Mail using the traditional hamburger menu. That did irk many loyal users (more on that later). Kmansoft developed Aqua Mail, and MobiSystem bought it for an undisclosed amount later. If you can live with that and look deeper, you will find that K-9 Mail packs plenty of features. It’s the time before Google rolled out the material design mandate. Honestly, K-9 Mail doesn’t have a modern interface, and it reminds me of some of the earliest Android apps on the Play Store. Let’s take a look at two Android email clients that are much loved by users across the world, and how they compare against each other in terms of features, security, privacy, and user experience.ĭownload Aqua Mail 1. That leaves only a handful of them to try out. Meanwhile, options such as Aqua Mail got acquired by companies looking to monetize them with ads. On the other hand, open-source alternatives like K-9 Mail provide relatively better privacy and security, but their interface is not that pleasing to the eyes. Emails apps like Spark and Gmail offer features that we all need, but many miss out on security and privacy. You can see it but never really quite reach it. The hunt for the perfect email app is like looking for the end of the rainbow.

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