ChatInbox: Email by Sender

ChatInbox: Email by Sender

Chat-style mail, clean inbox

29 ratings
34 reviews
Free
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • December 5, 2023
  • September 15, 2026

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This app reimagines your email by organizing it around people, not dates. View all conversations with a contact in a chat-style format, making it easy to find past messages and attachments. It supports multiple email accounts and devices, offering a streamlined inbox experience.

Contact-centered inbox
All accounts in one inbox
Smart contact grouping
Attachments by person
Calendar view
Email reminders
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What's New in ChatInbox

2026.15.1

September 15, 2026

New • Reply or Forward with just the part you highlighted. Select any passage in a message, then choose Reply or Forward with Selection — the quote carries only what you picked, not the whole original. • Pinch to zoom on emails. Open any message full screen, zoom in up to 6x, and pan around — no more squinting at tiny text in newsletters and receipts. • Rotate to landscape while reading. Wide, desktop-style emails finally get the room they need. • Text Size now applies to the whole email. Your preferred size (and Dynamic Type) now scales the sender's own fonts too, not just ours. • Key details, right in the header. Delivery dates, order numbers, amounts and tracking links now appear as a single line beside the sender instead of a boxy card above the message — and only when they're genuinely useful. iPad • Portrait is a real layout now. Held upright, the iPad no longer letterboxes into a shrunken landscape view — the conversation takes the full screen and the chat list slides in when you want it. Split View and Stage Manager sizes are handled properly too. • Reply, Forward and the rest now follow you down a long email in a bar that settles at the end of the message, instead of making you scroll to the bottom to reach them. The ⋯ menu no longer repeats what that bar is already showing. • The calendar adapts the same way, bringing back the slide-up list of unscheduled items on narrower layouts. Improved • Group and company conversations now name the senders behind them on one scrollable line, instead of a tall block of cards that pushed the email itself off screen. The full list is a tap away in Details. • The group editor shows real members, a rename reaches the chat list straight away, and the list follows the group you just changed. • Thread headings inside a conversation respond to a tap again, and the chevron beside one opens the thread instead of raising a menu. • Every empty screen now uses the same native placeholder, and says why it's empty rather than just showing a picture. • The purchase screen leads with the plans and their prices, and its small print is legible. Fixes • Forwarding now always includes the original message. Forwards sent from the chat list, a swipe, a search result or a notification could go out with just your note on top — and without their attachments. Both are fixed. • Picking one of your own folders now actually filters the chat list to it. A custom mailbox could quietly fall back to showing every conversation. • Chat list names now match your Contacts. A row showing an old name or a bare email address updates as soon as the contact card is available. • On iPad, changing a filter no longer leaves the previous conversation open beside the new list — and the title bar no longer shows empty parentheses when nothing is selected.

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User reviews

Needs work

I am trying to bulk delete iCloud emails and the my pop back up after they’ve been deleted. Super irritating after I’ve deleted the same 1,000 emails 5 times.

Nice ux., bad perfomance

The overall user experience, including the interface and interaction methods, is quite good and meets my needs. I particularly like the aggregation of senders. However, the performance on macOS is extremely poor; all interfaces and interactions are laggy. After clicking "archive," it takes about a second to respond.
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Slow

It’s so slow on my M1 MacBook Pro I can’t even get the e-mails to display. I end up opening Gmail on a Web browser instead.

Very useful, and impressive app that simplifies emails

This is the exact sort of app that can genuinely can help make emails much better and bring the idea of them into the modern day. How long have emails been around for, yet the user interface hasn’t been updated in decades. This is a great way to make things easier and treat emails like your messages or WhatsApp. Look forward to seeing what comes of this app in future updates!
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Loving This

Actually supported version of Unibox with smart features! Loving this.

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FAQ

What does ChatInbox do?

ChatInbox transforms your email experience by organizing all your messages around the people who sent them, rather than by date. It presents your email history with each contact as a continuous chat, making it simple to find past conversations and attachments.

What are the key features of ChatInbox?

Key features include a contact-centered inbox that groups all emails by sender, support for multiple email accounts (Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, IMAP) in one place, smart grouping of related contacts, and the ability to view all attachments organized by person. It also offers a calendar view and reminders for emails.

Is ChatInbox free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. Specific features or advanced functionalities may require a purchase.

What devices is ChatInbox compatible with?

ChatInbox is available and synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. This allows you to manage your email seamlessly across your Apple ecosystem.

How does ChatInbox help with email management?

It simplifies email management by eliminating the need to scroll through dated lists. By focusing on contacts, you can quickly access all communication history with a specific person, find attachments easily, and stay on top of your correspondence without feeling overwhelmed.