Email apps for Mac and iPhoneHead to head
Spark Mail vs Superhuman
Spark Mail ranks #1 and Superhuman ranks #3 in our guide to the best email apps for Mac and iPhone. Spark Mail is our pick for most people.
Spark MailPick Spark Mail if you run 2 or more email accounts and want messages from people to float to the top.Free to start#3 in the guide
SuperhumanPick Superhuman if your workday is spent in a Gmail or Outlook inbox and your company pays for it.From $33What decides it
- Spark Mail costs less over 3 years: $297, against $1,188 for Superhuman.
- Both run on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Only Spark Mail runs on Apple Watch.
- Spark Mail is included with a Setapp subscription; Superhuman isn't.
Side by side
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| At a glance | Spark Mail | Superhuman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. Plus is $10 a month or $99 a year | Mail comes with Superhuman Business at $40 a month, or $33 a month billed yearly |
| How you pay | Free, with paid upgrades | Subscription |
| 3 years of use | $297 Yearly plan Cheaper | $1,188 Yearly plan |
| Free trial | Free to start | None listed |
| Runs on | Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | Mac, iPhone, iPad |
| Where to buy | App Store, Developer, Setapp | App Store, Developer |
| Rating | 4.6 83K ratings | 4.6 3.7K ratings |
| Features | Free trial | None flagged |
| Made by | Readdle Technologies Limited | Superhuman Labs |
| Last updated | 28 Oct 2026 | 31 Oct 2026 |
Who should get which
Get Spark Mail if
You run 2 or more email accounts and want messages from actual people to float to the top.
Get Superhuman if
You spend hours a day in a work Gmail or Outlook inbox and your company pays for the software.
Skip Spark Mail if
You have 1 Gmail account and the Gmail app or Apple Mail already suits you fine.
Skip Superhuman if
You get a handful of emails a day; Apple Mail or the free Gmail app keeps up fine.
Our verdicts
Spark Mail
Free with unlimited email accounts, Spark puts Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and any IMAP inbox together and sorts mail from real people above newsletters and notifications. Gatekeeper makes new senders wait for your approval, and snooze, send later and muting cover the daily cleanup. The AI summaries and meeting notes need Plus at $99 a year, which Setapp subscribers already get, and Gmail-only users get a more native Mac app in Mimestream.
Superhuman
Apple Mail and the Gmail app are free and fine for most inboxes, while Superhuman costs at least $33 a month and is built for people who answer email all day. It splits mail into tabs for team, VIPs and tools, drafts AI replies in your style, nudges you when nobody answers and runs on keyboard shortcuts. For Gmail on a Mac, Mimestream is a fast native app at $49.99 a year.
What each one helps you do
Spark Mail
- Read every email account in one inbox
- Screen new senders before they reach you
- Schedule an email to send tomorrow morning
- Summarize a long thread with AI
Superhuman
- Sort urgent email away from the noise
- Get a reminder when nobody replies
- Reply with AI drafts that sound like you
- Insert whole canned emails from a shortcut
Where to get them
Spark Mail
Free. Plus is $10 a month or $99 a year
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App Store, iPhone, iPad and Apple WatchWith in-app purchasesFree downloadApp Store
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Mac App StoreWith in-app purchasesFree downloadMac App Store
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From the developerPlus and Pro have a 7-day free trialFree downloadGet it
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IncludedTry Setapp
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