But its Pro plan costs $2.99 a month, and its annual plan has a $10 price tag. In comparison, Microsoft 365's annual subscription costs $69.99, and it gives you the full Office suite experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access and the Outlook mail app.Īirmail for iOS and Mac did something similar a couple of years ago, when it locked some features behind a subscription. While the Spark Pro plan is completely optional, I think that $8 a month and $60 for a yearly subscription is quite expensive for an email app. ![]() That said, the prices for its services could have been better. You can view a comparison chart on the company's website, to learn about the differences between Spark's free vs premium features.Ī one-time payment would obviously be better for users, but it could be tough for a company to sustain its business. Previous subscribers are eligible for a 30% discount on annual subscriptions, which brings the price down to $41.99. Spark Mail Pro costs $7.99 per month for individuals, while the annual subscription has been priced at $59.99 ($4.99/month). Spark's free tier is sufficient for basic email usage, but most of its special features are locked behind a paywall. I've used Spark Mail on my iPad a few years ago, before trying it on my Mac. The version from the app on the App Store is 288.2 MB, the difference in the size suggests that the new app is likely based on Electron. Note: Spark Mail's macOS app is about 598 MB in size. You can download the new version from the company's website, and install/use it along with the old one. Spark Mail has not been updated on the Mac App Store with the new design yet. The app is also available on Android and iOS, if you want to try it on your mobile phone. The additional options are interesting, but the new interface is a little too bright for my liking. The Settings page in Spark Mail has also been redesigned, and includes options to configure the time to Send Later (schedule emails to be sent later), Reminders for mails that haven't received a response, and Snooze mails that you want to deal with later. Spark Mail can be set to display Priority Mails at the top of your other mails in the list, it shows 5 lines (mails) by default, but you may choose to view up to 10 mails. This behavior can be changed from the app's settings. The email client shows a banner when you receive a new mail, with options to accept or block mails from the sender. The mail client now supports OAuth for logging into mail services such as Gmail and Outlook. You can search through your mails and perform various actions quickly from the Command Center, which can be accessed using Ctrl + K or Cmd + K. You may mark an email as done by clicking the dot next to it. ![]() It also groups mails as notifications and newsletters. ![]() Things have changed here too, there is a Smart Inbox at the top of the screen, it lists important mails from all your accounts (not unlike Outlook's Focused Inbox), while other messages are displayed below it. When enabled, it serves as a reminder to not spend too much time on mails, to help improve your productivity.Ĭlick on the Open Inbox button to access your mails. More importantly, the homescreen implements a feature called "Email Focus Time" that you can define. The new UI for Spark Mail adds a Homescreen, which displays a greeting with your name, a nice background wallpaper, a clock widget, and a couple of other options such as a Smart Search bar. ![]() Spark Mail for Windows and a redesigned interface
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