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Show HN: Inky Mail – smart simple email client now on iOS

20 points by abgoldberg 12y ago

evertonfuller 12y ago
Looks nice. Shame there's no Android version.
- abgoldberg 12y ago
  The Android version is pretty far along and should be available later this year.
danoprey 12y ago
The page doesn't really sell the client to me at all if I'm not already familiar with the desktop version, which I'm not.
- abgoldberg 12y ago
  Yeah, it just came out so we're still fleshing out the page. The main http://inky.com http://inky.com page and the App Store description / screenshots (http://appstore.com/inkymail http://appstore.com/inkymail) give a more complete picture.
  - starik36 12y ago
    I agree with OP. There is zero information as to why I should ditch the built-in mail app and head for Inky.
hnriot 12y ago
By far, in my opinion, the best iOs email client is CloudMagic. I've tried most of them and they nearly all suck, but I've been enjoying CloudMagic for a while now.
- coherentpony 12y ago
  It's free. How does CloudMagic make money?
  - chiragpinjar 12y ago
    We have plans to charge users. - Chirag, CloudMagic
tuananh 12y ago
Inky on OS X is nightmare. I tried it twice, only able to launch the app and then ---- updating ....... Takes forever to finish so i just quit.
- ishansharma 12y ago
  Same on Windows. I tried using it some time back but it didn't feel fast.
akerl_ 12y ago
"Availabe". Things like this have a serious impact on first impressions.
- abgoldberg 12y ago
  Oops! That's fixed now. Thanks for the heads up.
dsl 12y ago
They nailed the one feature most "new" email clients fail at... IMAP. Unfortunately your accounts are accessible to the Inky developers due to "cloud sync."
- abgoldberg 12y ago
  IMAP is definitely a complex beast, and we're excited to offer this over many of our competitors. We believe all email users deserve a modern client with innovative features. As for the cloud sync, we do so in a completely secure way. Our employees cannot access your accounts or read your mail. See http://inky.com/faq/how-does-inky-store-my-passwords-and-other-sensitive-information-securely/ http://inky.com/faq/how-does-inky-store-my-passwords-and-oth... and http://inky.com/faq http://inky.com/faq for more details.
marcosscriven 12y ago
I usually find these mail apps over simplified. One I did find recently that's been genuinely useful is Offline Mail https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/offline-mail-email-app-for/id470659075?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/offline-mail-email-app-for/i...
instakill 12y ago
A bit off-topic: I gave the mac version a try and tried to use it for weeks. It's not good. The app is slow on OSX, the team doesn't really respond to queries on Twitter, and you can't access your mail without an internet connection.

20 points by abgoldberg 12y ago

evertonfuller 12y ago

Looks nice. Shame there's no Android version.

abgoldberg 12y ago
The Android version is pretty far along and should be available later this year.

danoprey 12y ago

The page doesn't really sell the client to me at all if I'm not already familiar with the desktop version, which I'm not.

abgoldberg 12y ago
Yeah, it just came out so we're still fleshing out the page. The main http://inky.com http://inky.com page and the App Store description / screenshots (http://appstore.com/inkymail http://appstore.com/inkymail) give a more complete picture.
- starik36 12y ago
  I agree with OP. There is zero information as to why I should ditch the built-in mail app and head for Inky.

hnriot 12y ago

By far, in my opinion, the best iOs email client is CloudMagic. I've tried most of them and they nearly all suck, but I've been enjoying CloudMagic for a while now.

coherentpony 12y ago
It's free. How does CloudMagic make money?
- chiragpinjar 12y ago
  We have plans to charge users. - Chirag, CloudMagic

tuananh 12y ago

Inky on OS X is nightmare. I tried it twice, only able to launch the app and then ---- updating ....... Takes forever to finish so i just quit.

ishansharma 12y ago
Same on Windows. I tried using it some time back but it didn't feel fast.

akerl_ 12y ago

"Availabe". Things like this have a serious impact on first impressions.

abgoldberg 12y ago
Oops! That's fixed now. Thanks for the heads up.

dsl 12y ago

They nailed the one feature most "new" email clients fail at... IMAP. Unfortunately your accounts are accessible to the Inky developers due to "cloud sync."

abgoldberg 12y ago
IMAP is definitely a complex beast, and we're excited to offer this over many of our competitors. We believe all email users deserve a modern client with innovative features. As for the cloud sync, we do so in a completely secure way. Our employees cannot access your accounts or read your mail. See http://inky.com/faq/how-does-inky-store-my-passwords-and-other-sensitive-information-securely/ http://inky.com/faq/how-does-inky-store-my-passwords-and-oth... and http://inky.com/faq http://inky.com/faq for more details.

marcosscriven 12y ago

I usually find these mail apps over simplified. One I did find recently that's been genuinely useful is Offline Mail https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/offline-mail-email-app-for/id470659075?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/offline-mail-email-app-for/i...

instakill 12y ago

A bit off-topic: I gave the mac version a try and tried to use it for weeks. It's not good. The app is slow on OSX, the team doesn't really respond to queries on Twitter, and you can't access your mail without an internet connection.