Continuing the discussion from Giving Airmail a second chance:
I’ve been meaning to start this thread for a while. Why do developers struggle to build and sustain good (iOS) email apps?
In most app categories, we have to compare the strengths of the different options in order to decide what tool works best for us. Writing, graphic design, illustration, publishing, notes, fitness/health, task management, reading, spreadsheets, data management… heck, even niche categories like smart home controls, time tracking, and VPN services have a plethora of options. In all of these areas, the choice is “which app is most best?”
Email, on the other hand, is a choice of “least worst.” Many have a highly opinionated look and feel. Few are built with sharing or integrations in mind. There’s usually a different key feature missing from each app.
Surely if there was One App To Rule Them All, consumers would be willing to pay for it. So what gives? Obviously, I’m missing something. Why is email so fraught?
I have actually given up on iOS email entirely. I keep mail around to be able to pull up messages on demand, but otherwise I only deal with email on the desktop (via Postbox; Postbox is great, but the developers are assholes about mobile: they’ve effectively stated that you can’t do real email work on iOS). This is unfortunate, because I loved working on email on my phone, but the experience is too inconsistent and frustrating with the existing options.