Alternatives to Aqua Mail

An Android email app that manages Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud and any IMAP or POP3 account. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Aqua Mail

    An Android email app that manages Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud and any IMAP or POP3 account.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroid

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Aqua Mail.

  • FairEmail

    An open-source, privacy-oriented email app for Android that works with almost any email provider.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    FairEmail is free and open source, adding OpenPGP and S/MIME with tracker blocking, but lacks the Exchange ActiveSync and EWS support that Aqua Mail's Exchange push offers.

  • K-9 Mail

    Open-source Android email client built for handling large volumes of mail.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    K-9 Mail is a free, open-source Android client with no ads, now the basis of Thunderbird's mobile app, with a more utilitarian interface.

  • Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android

    Microsoft's Outlook mobile app for email, calendar and contacts on iPhone, iPad and Android.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Microsoft Outlook for iOS and Android combines mail, calendar and contacts and fits with Microsoft 365, but is closed source and tied to Microsoft services.

  • Gmail

    Google's email service, used on the web and through Android and iOS apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    Gmail's Android app offers strong spam filtering and AI drafting, but it is a closed service tied to a Google account.

  • Nine

    An Android and iOS email app built on Exchange ActiveSync for mail, calendar, contacts and tasks.

    PaidProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Nine is a paid Exchange ActiveSync client with Direct Push, calendar, contacts and tasks, but IMAP accounts sync email only.

  • Edison Mail

    A multi-account email app that combines all your inboxes into one place, without ads.

    FreeProprietarymacOSAndroidiOS

    Edison Mail offers a free, ad-free unified inbox on Android, iOS and Mac, but is closed source.

  • Spark Mail

    Smart email client that auto-sorts inboxes and drafts AI-powered replies.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Spark Mail adds iOS and desktop apps with automatic inbox categorisation and AI-drafted replies, with AI and team features behind a paid plan.

  • BlueMail

    Cross-platform email and calendar client with a unified inbox.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    BlueMail is a freemium unified inbox with calendar across Android, iOS and desktops, but its handling of account credentials has drawn criticism.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.