Meet the new Spark Mail desktop app with advanced features across desktop and mobile devices, including smart AI-assisted templates.
All your accounts in one place | Image: Readdle
The new Spark Mail desktop app from Ukrainian developer Readdle is now live on the App Store, and it comes with a subscription business model. If you’d rather not pay for an email app, you can continue using the old Spark, renamed Spark Classic.
The new Spark Mail desktop app is here
The new Spark app, just like the old one, brings multiple email accounts together in a unified inbox. The accounts added on one device sync across all your other devices, making setting up Spark across the iPhone, iPad, Mac or Android a breeze.
Through the Mac App Store you can access a desktop-oriented version of Spark, providing a range of features that enhance your email routine. The free version includes helpful tools like Mark as Done, Set Aside and Command Center, allowing you to organize your inbox efficiently.
You’ll need to purchase a subscription to access advanced features like AI summaries, priority contacts and blocking unwanted senders in the new Spark Mail desktop app. For power users, this won’t be an issue given Spark’s rich features.
Manage all your emails in one place | Image: Readdle
Those who’d rather not pay for an email app can continue using the old Spark app, which is available on the App Store under the new name Spark Classic. However, keep in mind that Spark Classic has no subscriptions so you won’t be able to use paid features even if you wanted to.
Reader will continue to support Spark Classic with bug-fix updates. Spark was voted Editors’ choice by Apple and has nearly sixteen million users across the globe.
Spark gains AI templates
Drafting emails with AI is a cinch | Image: Readdle
Spark includes some AI-powered features that let you summarize long emails and threads. The Readdle team has now introduced +AI Templates, a feature that lets you draft email templates with placeholders for names, numbers and the like, making it easy to reuse them for future communications.
According to Readdle, AI will automatically fill in template placeholders when sending your email, based on the context of the message.
Job seekers might use +AI Templates to provide tailored information for each recruiter or application by using cover letter templates with slight modifications. Or support specialists dealing with frequent client inquiries can quickly respond en masse, saving time and effort. So whether you’re a job seeker, support specialist, or financial advisor, +AI Templates is the ideal tool for efficient communication en masse.
The best thing about AI+ Templates: they can be securely stored and easily synchronized across all your devices.
Spark pricing and availability
You can set aside emails for later | Image: Readdle
Both the new Spark Mail app and the old Spark Classic are available on the App Store for free. Both apps require at least macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later.
View Spark Mail on the App Store
View Spark Classic on the App Store
“If you are an existing Spark 2 user, all free features you had in Spark 2 (including non-AI templates) remain free on the new version of Spark,” Readdle explains.
You’ll need a Premium subscription to unlock features like Spark +AI, designating important contacts as a Priority, using the Gatekeeper tool to screen and block unwanted senders and more. Spark Premium costs $5/month or $60/year.
Readdle offers a free 7-day trial of Spark Premium so you can explore all the Premium features without paying anything. If you like them, you can upgrade to Spark Premium from within the app.