When comparing Touchmail vs MailBird, the Slant community recommends MailBird for most people. In the question“What are the best e-mail clients for Windows?” MailBird is ranked 15th while Touchmail is ranked 21st. The most important reason people chose MailBird is:
Users who only need to use the basic features of the app have a free version available, though it does limit to only 3 sync'd accounts. There is a paid version that does extend functionality and allows for unlimited account but it does cost $1.00 a month or $45.00 as a one time fee.
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Pros
Pro Easy sorting
Email listing can be sorted by date of arrival, contacts or conversation.
Pro Colorful tiles
Each email list is displayed in different colorful tiles depending on the origin of the email sender or it's contacts.
Pro Supports various email services
Touchmail supports multiple accounts from various email services such as Outlook, Yahoo! Mail, GMail and more via IMAP.
Pro Free and paid version
Users who only need to use the basic features of the app have a free version available, though it does limit to only 3 sync'd accounts. There is a paid version that does extend functionality and allows for unlimited account but it does cost $1.00 a month or $45.00 as a one time fee.
Pro You can have multiple accounts
In Pro version, you can create an unlimited number of accounts.
Cons
Con Maximum limit number of account support
Free version of Touchmail only supports up to 2 accounts while paid version of Touchmail only supports up to 6 accounts.
Con Drag & drop is impossible
Drag & dropping folders and emails between accounts are not possible.
Con Poor import/export of contacts
You can only import your contacts data via CSV, which isn't the most popular choice. Much more convenient ways to do so exist. Even the older Windows Life Mail program is more flexible when it comes to contacts and offers such features as duplicate checks.
Con Collects user data
Mailbird does collect some user data such as user email addresses, names and client use. So for those that are security minded the use collection of this information may not be wanted and can not be avoided.
