
Take a look, or keep reading for the deeper dive. Your choice is between Gmail and Outlook.īefore diving in, this quick table highlights some of the major points of comparison between Gmail and Apple Mail.

If you use a Windows PC or Android phone, the decision is made for you already: Apple Mail simply isn't available. Given the fundamental differences between Gmail and Apple Mail, I'm going to be comparing the experience of using the iOS Gmail app and the iOS Apple Mail app (called Mail) on an iPhone, and to a lesser extent, using the Gmail web app and the macOS Apple Mail app (again, just called Mail) on a Mac. I've used both of these apps in the past, and to write this comparison, I spent lots of time revisiting them. (Apple offers its own email service, iCloud Mail, but that's not what we're looking at here.) But you can use almost any email service with it-including Gmail. You can then use any of the Gmail email clients-the web app, iOS app, and Android app-to access it, or you can use a different email client, like Outlook or Spark.Īpple Mail is just an email client that's available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

The Gmail email service sends and receives emails.
