Email

Replace your Email. Start with these.

As of 17 Oct 2026, 32 apps can replace the Email on Android. These 8 are where we'd start.

The top 3

Best overall

Spark

Readdle

Sorts people from newsletters and notifications on its own, so the mail that matters sits on top.

Checked 17 Oct 2026—

Get it on Google PlayDetails
Best for a calm inbox

Meron

nonbili

Reads your mail as calm, chat-style threads, with a board view and themes.

FreeUpdated 16 Oct 2026Android 7.0+

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Also great. Five more.

Picked by hand, 17 Oct 2026
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AllFreeUpdated this year
32 apps · sorted by name
All 32 apps
App ▼ What it does Price Updated ▼ Min Android ▼ Get it
You Have MailLeander Beernaert
 Email Notification without Google Play Services Free 26 Sept 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
Wraith for OdysseusThomas Peoples
 Unofficial Android client for your self-hosted Odysseus AI server Free 16 Oct 2026 Android 10+ F-Droid
Tuta MailTop 8Tutao
 Encrypted mail in a Tuta address Free 26 Sept 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
Thunderbird Beta for Testers
 Thunderbird is a 100%, privacy focused email app Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
ThunderbirdTop 8MZLA
 A desktop-style mail app for many accounts Free 6 Oct 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
Sterna Mailemon
 Private email client for JMAP and IMAP/SMTP. No Google services, no tracking Free 14 Oct 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
SparkTop 8Readdle
 An inbox that sorts people from newsletters and notifications — Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 — Google Play
Slow MailTheRipper
 Slow Mail is an Android email client for reading and composing emails Free 28 May 2026 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
SimpleLogin | Anti-spamSimpleLogin
 Protect your email inbox with a secure and solution by SimpleLogin Free 3 Jul 2024 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
SimpleEmail
 Simple and minimalistic email app Free 16 Feb 2026 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
RemailCGH0S7
 A clean, high-fidelity Gmail-inspired client for Resend.com Free 30 Jun 2026 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
Proton MailTop 8Proton
 Encrypted email in its own address — Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 — Google Play
OutlookTop 8Microsoft
 Mail and calendar for work accounts — Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 — Google Play
Nextcloud DevNextcloud GmbH
 Synchronization client Free 14 Oct 2026 Android 9+ F-Droid
NextcloudNextcloud GmbH
 Synchronization client Free 6 Oct 2026 Android 9+ F-Droid
MeronTop 8nonbili
 A calm, chat-style inbox for the accounts you already have Free 16 Oct 2026 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
mailArne-Brün Vogelsang
 is a secure and e-mail client Free 7 Nov 2023 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
MA EmailVayun Mathur
 A modern, email client with a unified inbox Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 12+ F-Droid
Ltt.rsDaniel Gultsch
 Simple and maintainable Android e-mail client Free 13 Apr 2025 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
K-9 Mail
 Full-featured email client Free 25 Sept 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
Infomaniak MailTop 8Infomaniak
 Mail for an Infomaniak mailbox Free 19 Jul 2026 Android 8.1+ F-Droid
Inbox Pager
 Read and write e-mails Free 5 Apr 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
ImapNotes3
 A notes and checklist app that synchronizes in your IMAP mailbox Free 3 Feb 2026 Android 7.1+ F-Droid
Guerrilla MailTheOneWithTheBraid
 Quickly receive anonymous and temporary mails Free 27 Sept 2021 Android 4.1+ F-Droid
Gridlink Mailtatelink
 A fast, private JMAP and IMAP email client. No ads, no tracking, no Google Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
FairEmailTop 8Marcel Bokhorst (M66B)
 Fully featured email client. Neat, intuitive user interface. Privacy friendly Free 4 Oct 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid
DinomailYoann Piétri
 App to interact with DinoMail Free 8 Aug 2021 Android 4.1+ F-Droid
Delta Chat
 Decentralized private messenger with chat-shared tools and games Free 28 Sept 2026 Android 5.0+ F-Droid
BlitzMailTorsten Grote
 Share content and notes via email Free 30 May 2019 Android 4.0+ F-Droid
AxichatAxichat Developers
 Replace your email, messenger, and calendar with one app Free 16 Jul 2026 Android 7.0+ F-Droid
Aster MailAster Communications Inc.
 Private email app with end-to-end encryption, aliases, and custom domains Free 14 Oct 2026 Android 8.0+ F-Droid
addy.ioStjin
 Anonymous Email Forwarding Free 12 Oct 2026 Android 6.0+ F-Droid

'Top 8' marks the apps above. Data from F-Droid and hand-checked entries, as of 17 Oct 2026.

How we pick the top 8: a person tries the apps and checks each maker's page, then writes the labels down with a date. How we choose