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When comparing Seed vs Spark, the Slant community recommends Spark for most people. In the question“What are the best e-mail clients for iOS?” Spark is ranked 8th while Seed is ranked 17th.
Specs
Exchange SupportYes
IMAPYes
Multi-AccountYes
Unified InboxYes
LockableYes
ThreadedYes
Exchange SupportYes
IMAPYes
Multi-AccountYes
Unified InboxYes
PlatformsAndroid, iOS, Mac OS
SearchYes
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Pros
Pro Includes calendar information for added accounts
For each account added to the application Seed will attempt to pull associated calendars into the app as well allowing you to manage both mail and calendar events from one application.
Pro Custom quick swipe features
Pro Free
Pro Robust customization options
Pro Syncs across devices
Pro Unified inbox
Pro Free snooze options
Cons
Con No way to delete emails in bulk
Emails have to be deleted one at a time.
Con Horrible privacy policy
- Sends statistical data to several services known for bad privacy policies (Google, Facebook), also there's no way to opt out.
- Automatically creates an acount with the first address entered and subscribes you to their newsletter.
- Stores credentials for your email accounts on their servers.
- Stores your emails on their servers to push them to your devices.
- Server infrastructure seems to be located in the US.
Con Doesn't support many services
Many services such as Spam filters, Pocket, and other apps are not supported.
Con Doesn't show the counts of emails next to the folders
- On the Mac platform will show +999 for the folder that contains more than 1000 emails.
- On the iPhone, the platform will not show the counts next to the folder unless they are new emails.