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Namestring
MailTime
Legal namestring
Mobile Internet Limited
Websiteurl
mailtime.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2014
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
1–10
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
HQ citystring
San Francisco
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
mobile email client, email messaging app, conversation-style email, multi-provider IMAP client, AI email assistant
Industry2 codes
1Email, Calendar & Scheduling
CodeBPAMAMACPrimaryYes
2Consumer Messaging Apps
CodeBPAMACAAPrimaryNo
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Prepackaged Software7372
Product category
Mobile Email Client Software
Social media profiles3 records
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Mobile Application
TypeFreemium
Description

Free mobile app available on iOS and Android platforms. Revenue model not explicitly disclosed on the website - likely freemium with potential premium features or advertising.

mailtime.com
Marketing channels4 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeSoftware
Software
Brand1 record
1MailTime AI
Description

AI-powered email messenger service operated by the company.

mailtime.com
Core offering1 text field

MailTime builds and distributes a free mobile email client for iOS and Android that reformats cluttered email threads into clean, messaging-style conversation bubbles. The app connects to multiple email providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, AOL, GMX, and corporate mail) via IMAP, provides a smart inbox that separates personal mail from promotions, and operates under a freemium model. The company also offers MailTime AI, a separate AI-powered email assistant for enhanced email management.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

MailTime offers a mobile email client that reformats cluttered email threads into clean bubble-style conversations, similar to SMS/text messaging. The core product, MailTime, supports multiple email providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, AOL, GMX, and corporate email) via IMAP integration. The company also offers a separate AI-powered product called MailTime AI for enhanced email assistance. The product is available on iOS and Android platforms.

Product and service2 records
1MailTime
CategoryMobile email client / consumer productivity software
Description

Mobile email client for iOS and Android that connects to Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, AOL, GMX, and corporate mail via IMAP and reformats threaded email into messaging-style conversation bubbles, with smart inbox categorization that separates personal mail from promotions.

2MailTime AI
CategoryAI email assistant / consumer productivity software
Description

AI-powered email messenger and assistant positioned as a separate sub-brand from the core MailTime app, offering artificial intelligence capabilities for enhanced email management.

Scale indicator2 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Recent move6 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Newton Mail
TypeDirect peer
Description

Newton Mail (formerly CloudMagic) is a premium multi-platform email client focused on productivity features like read receipts, snooze, and unified inbox — overlapping directly with MailTime's audience and feature philosophy.

2Front
TypeEmerging player
Description

Front is a team email management platform that turns shared inboxes into a collaborative, chat-like workflow. It represents the B2B/team evolution of the same conversational email UX that MailTime pioneered for consumers.

3Edison Mail
TypeDirect peer
Description

Edison Mail is a consumer mobile email client with smart inbox categorization, unified multi-account support, and a streamlined UX. It targets the same mobile-first email power user as MailTime and competes directly on app store shelf space.

4BlueMail
TypeDirect peer
Description

BlueMail is a multi-provider email client supporting IMAP/Exchange/POP3 across iOS, Android, and desktop with a unified inbox. It directly competes with MailTime on multi-account aggregation and consumer email UX.

5Microsoft Outlook Mobile
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Microsoft Outlook mobile offers unified inbox across Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo, and IMAP, with Copilot AI features layered in. As a free, broadly distributed client from a major incumbent, it constrains MailTime's addressable market.

6Spike
TypeDirect peer
Description

Spike converts email into a conversational, chat-style interface very similar to MailTime. Both target the same pain point — making email feel like messaging — across mobile and desktop, making Spike the closest direct competitor.

7Gmail (Google)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Gmail is the dominant consumer email client on Android and widely used on iOS, with native smart categorization, conversation view, and now Gemini-powered AI features. It is the primary incumbent MailTime must differentiate against.

8Polymail
TypeDirect peer
Description

Polymail offers modern email with tracking, templates, and unified inbox features for professionals. It serves the same productivity-focused mobile/desktop email audience as MailTime, with overlap on multi-account support.

9TypeApp Email
TypeEmerging player
Description

TypeApp is a multi-provider email client focused on unified inbox and cross-platform support (iOS, Android, desktop). It is comparable to MailTime as a smaller, niche challenger in the consumer multi-account email category.

10Spark by Readdle
TypeDirect peer
Description

Spark is a cross-platform email client from Readdle offering smart inbox, unified accounts, and team collaboration features. It targets the same professional/prosumer mobile email user MailTime addresses.

Market position
Strengths1 record

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses1 record

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat4 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers1 record

Each record includes

Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment2 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

Integration7 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Description, Source

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature4 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

No data
Compliance2 records

Each record includes

Name, Class, Description

Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds5 records

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors7 records

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

MailTime

Mobile Email Client Softwaremailtime.com

MailTime firmographics

Firmographics
Name
MailTime
Legal name
Mobile Internet Limited
Website
https://mailtime.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2014
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

MailTime industry classification

Industry
Product category
Mobile Email Client Software
SIC
Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
akta.pro primary industry
Email, Calendar & Scheduling (BPAMAMAC)
akta.pro secondary industry
Consumer Messaging Apps (BPAMACAA)

Keywords

  • Mobile email client
  • Email messaging app
  • Conversation-style email
  • Multi-provider IMAP client
  • AI email assistant

Where MailTime is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
San Francisco
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

MailTime business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

  1. Mobile Application: Free mobile app available on iOS and Android platforms. Revenue model not explicitly disclosed on the website - likely freemium with potential premium features or advertising.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

MailTime product offering

Product offering

Core offering

MailTime builds and distributes a free mobile email client for iOS and Android that reformats cluttered email threads into clean, messaging-style conversation bubbles. The app connects to multiple email providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, AOL, GMX, and corporate mail) via IMAP, provides a smart inbox that separates personal mail from promotions, and operates under a freemium model. The company also offers MailTime AI, a separate AI-powered email assistant for enhanced email management.

Product overview

MailTime offers a mobile email client that reformats cluttered email threads into clean bubble-style conversations, similar to SMS/text messaging. The core product, MailTime, supports multiple email providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, AOL, GMX, and corporate email) via IMAP integration. The company also offers a separate AI-powered product called MailTime AI for enhanced email assistance. The product is available on iOS and Android platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • MailTime AI: AI-powered email messenger service operated by the company.

Products and services

  • MailTime Mobile email client for iOS and Android that connects to Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, AOL, GMX, and corporate mail via IMAP and reformats threaded email into messaging-style conversation bubbles, with smart inbox categorization that separates personal mail from promotions.
  • MailTime AI AI-powered email messenger and assistant positioned as a separate sub-brand from the core MailTime app, offering artificial intelligence capabilities for enhanced email management.

Companies that use MailTime

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

MailTime technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

MailTime partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

MailTime competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Newton Mail: Newton Mail (formerly CloudMagic) is a premium multi-platform email client focused on productivity features like read receipts, snooze, and unified inbox — overlapping directly with MailTime's audience and feature philosophy.
  • Edison Mail: Edison Mail is a consumer mobile email client with smart inbox categorization, unified multi-account support, and a streamlined UX. It targets the same mobile-first email power user as MailTime and competes directly on app store shelf space.
  • BlueMail: BlueMail is a multi-provider email client supporting IMAP/Exchange/POP3 across iOS, Android, and desktop with a unified inbox. It directly competes with MailTime on multi-account aggregation and consumer email UX.
  • Spike: Spike converts email into a conversational, chat-style interface very similar to MailTime. Both target the same pain point — making email feel like messaging — across mobile and desktop, making Spike the closest direct competitor.
  • Polymail: Polymail offers modern email with tracking, templates, and unified inbox features for professionals. It serves the same productivity-focused mobile/desktop email audience as MailTime, with overlap on multi-account support.
  • Spark by Readdle: Spark is a cross-platform email client from Readdle offering smart inbox, unified accounts, and team collaboration features. It targets the same professional/prosumer mobile email user MailTime addresses.

Emerging players

  • Front: Front is a team email management platform that turns shared inboxes into a collaborative, chat-like workflow. It represents the B2B/team evolution of the same conversational email UX that MailTime pioneered for consumers.
  • TypeApp Email: TypeApp is a multi-provider email client focused on unified inbox and cross-platform support (iOS, Android, desktop). It is comparable to MailTime as a smaller, niche challenger in the consumer multi-account email category.

Broad incumbents

  • Microsoft Outlook Mobile: Microsoft Outlook mobile offers unified inbox across Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo, and IMAP, with Copilot AI features layered in. As a free, broadly distributed client from a major incumbent, it constrains MailTime's addressable market.
  • Gmail (Google): Gmail is the dominant consumer email client on Android and widely used on iOS, with native smart categorization, conversation view, and now Gemini-powered AI features. It is the primary incumbent MailTime must differentiate against.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

MailTime social profiles

Digital presence

MailTime compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

MailTime financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

MailTime leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

MailTime funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

MailTime M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about MailTime

What does MailTime do?

MailTime builds and distributes a free mobile email client for iOS and Android that reformats cluttered email threads into clean, messaging-style conversation bubbles. The app connects to multiple email providers (Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud, AOL, GMX, and corporate mail) via IMAP, provides a smart inbox that separates personal mail from promotions, and operates under a freemium model. The company also offers MailTime AI, a separate AI-powered email assistant for enhanced email management.

Is MailTime a public or private company?

MailTime is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was MailTime founded?

MailTime was founded in 2014. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is MailTime based?

MailTime is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.

How does MailTime make money?

One revenue line is on record: mobile Application.

Who are MailTime's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Newton Mail, Edison Mail, BlueMail, Spike, Polymail and Spark by Readdle. Emerging players are Front and TypeApp Email. Broad incumbents are Microsoft Outlook Mobile and Gmail (Google).

Does MailTime have an API?

No public API is recorded for MailTime.

What industry is MailTime in?

MailTime's product category is Mobile Email Client Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAMAMAC, Email, Calendar & Scheduling, with a secondary code of BPAMACAA, Consumer Messaging Apps. Its SIC code is 7372.

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