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Spark Mail

Cross-platform email app with a smart inbox, AI writing and team features

Email and inboxFree plan · from $8.25/user/mo

What is Spark Mail?

Spark is an email app from Readdle for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android that works with Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo, Exchange and IMAP accounts. It offers a Smart Inbox, screening of new senders with Gatekeeper, and AI writing, summaries and meeting notes through Spark +AI. Paid plans add more AI capacity and team features such as shared inboxes.

Good for

  • Managing several email accounts in one app across computer and phone
  • Drafting and summarising emails with AI
  • Sharing and assigning emails within a small team

Key features

  • Smart Inbox and unified inbox for multiple accounts
  • Gatekeeper for screening new senders
  • Spark +AI for writing, quick replies, summaries and translations
  • AI meeting notes and a calendar with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams integration
  • Shared inboxes, shared threads, private comments and assignments for teams
  • Scheduled sends, snooze, reminders and templates

Limitations to know about

  • Free plan AI assistant only covers 1 month of email history and includes 5 lifetime meeting notes
  • Free plan allows 2 active collaborators and 10 assignments per team
  • Workflows, Auto-Labels and Auto-Drafts are listed as coming soon on Pro

Spark Mail pricing

PlanPriceWhat you get
Free$0Smart Inbox, unlimited accounts, calendar, limited AI and team features
Plus$10 per user/month billed monthly, or $8.25 ($99/year) billed yearlySpark +AI, AI assistant with 1 year of history, 40 AI meeting notes per month, custom templates, unlimited collaborators
Pro$20 per user/month billed monthly, or $16.58 ($199/year) billed yearlyUnlimited AI meeting notes, full-history AI assistant, read statuses, HubSpot integration, 10 GB storage per team member
EnterpriseContact salesSecurity and controls, dedicated success manager, 1:1 productivity coaching

Free plan limits: Unlimited email accounts and core email features; AI assistant limited to 1 month of email history; 5 AI meeting notes (lifetime); 2 free active collaborators; 10 assignments per team; 5 GB team file storage.

Prices in US dollars as published on Spark Mail's pricing page on 23 September 2026. Vendors change prices often; check theirs before you buy. Current prices

Spark Mail alternatives

Superhuman Mail

AI email app for teams that use Gmail or Outlook

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Shortwave

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SaneBox

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Lindy

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Frequently asked questions

Is Spark Mail free?

Spark Mail has a free plan. Unlimited email accounts and core email features; AI assistant limited to 1 month of email history; 5 AI meeting notes (lifetime); 2 free active collaborators; 10 assignments per team; 5 GB team file storage. Paid plans start at $8.25/user/mo billed annually.

How much does Spark Mail cost?

Spark Mail's cheapest paid plan, Plus, costs $10 a month billed monthly and $8.25 a month billed annually per user. $99 per year when billed annually. There is also an enterprise plan priced on request. Prices as published on Spark Mail's pricing page on 23 September 2026.

What is Spark Mail used for?

Spark is an email app from Readdle for Mac, Windows, iOS and Android that works with Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo, Exchange and IMAP accounts. People use it for managing several email accounts in one app across computer and phone, drafting and summarising emails with AI and sharing and assigning emails within a small team.

What are the alternatives to Spark Mail?

Tools that do a similar job include Superhuman Mail, Shortwave, SaneBox and Lindy. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.

Who makes Spark Mail?

Spark Mail is made by Readdle (Spark Mail Limited), based in Odesa, Ukraine. The company was founded in 2007.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from Readdle (Spark Mail Limited)'s own pages, read on the dates shown.

  1. sparkmailapp.com/pricing (pricing (monthly and yearly toggle read in a browser), plan comparison, free plan limits, trial, platforms (FAQ)) read 23 September 2026
  2. sparkmailapp.com/ (product description, features, supported email providers) read 23 September 2026
  3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readdle (company founded and HQ) read 23 September 2026

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