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Show HN: Inky Mail – smart simple email client now on iOS (inky.com)
20 points by abgoldberg 4396 days ago
8 comments
akerl_ 4395 days ago
"Availabe". Things like this have a serious impact on first impressions.
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abgoldberg 4395 days ago
Oops! That's fixed now. Thanks for the heads up.
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instakill 4395 days 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.

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tuananh 4395 days 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.
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ishansharma 4395 days ago
Same on Windows. I tried using it some time back but it didn't feel fast.
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marcosscriven 4395 days 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/i...
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hnriot 4395 days 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.
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coherentpony 4395 days ago
It's free. How does CloudMagic make money?
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chiragpinjar 4393 days ago
We have plans to charge users. - Chirag, CloudMagic
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danoprey 4395 days 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.
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abgoldberg 4395 days ago
Yeah, it just came out so we're still fleshing out the page. The main http://inky.com page and the App Store description / screenshots (http://appstore.com/inkymail) give a more complete picture.
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starik36 4395 days ago
I agree with OP. There is zero information as to why I should ditch the built-in mail app and head for Inky.
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evertonfuller 4395 days ago
Looks nice. Shame there's no Android version.
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abgoldberg 4395 days ago
The Android version is pretty far along and should be available later this year.
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dsl 4395 days 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."
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abgoldberg 4395 days 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-oth... and http://inky.com/faq for more details.

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