Comments on: MailPlane: Not Worth the Price

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:13:00 +0000

As a Mac user you should realise that the price goes beyond just the app itself… “Build quality” and customer service set the Mac apart from its Windows PC rivals. I feel the same way about MailPlane. I do agree that if the price was about a third cheaper I would’ve ponied up the money by now. As it is I’m going to use the app until the 30-day trial is up to give me the most time possible before buying. But for me, I’ve seen no flaws and it’s the only app I’ve used that does everything I need. So to me, it’s worth the money. But true, any more than $25 and I’d probably be looking elsewhere.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:34:00 +0000

Even after the trial expires you can still use it with only limited features which is still on par if not better than the other free apps available out there. I’m a fan.

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:13:44 +0000

$25 is peanuts for a solution that allows me to deal with a half dozen Gmail accounts. I am a partner in two firms, both of which use google apps. Mailplane allows me to easily keep up to date with all the sprawl in browser tabs. Infact, I think I saved at least $25 today in lost productivity trying to navigate all those browser tabs. Hurray for Mailplane.

By: Lvwolfman

Lvwolfman — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:21:54 +0000

I completely disagree. While MailPlane may be “just a wrapper” for gmail in a browser and with a few goodies tacked on, for those of with a number of GMail/Google Apps accounts, it is a real time saver. I have seven gmail accounts. Yes, I could use one account for all of them except for the fact that neither GMail, nor MailPlane has a way to send BCC to the sending address. I.E., One of my accounts is our tech support account in the office. If I reply, a copy doesn't go back to the account, so the others don't know that I've answered. A BCC would do it, but I don't want my personal mail being BCC'd there as well. So by using a a different Gmail/Apps account for each external mail account, each can have its own BCC settings. Best of all, none of this fills my hard drive.

By: Andy (zenom)

Andy (zenom) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:21:13 +0000

Completely agree. I just find it hard to pay the $25, for the simple features. Maybe he needs a “lite” version without some of the screenshot tools etc., that they can sell for $10-15 for those who just want the multi-account type settings. For now I am just using Fluid for gmail.

By: likeit dude

likeit dude — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:53:20 +0000

I like it alot. I have 4 gmail accounts and can easily access them when needed– much quicker than logging out from one etc– if I use gmail va browser

By: davidnlevy

davidnlevy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:11:45 +0000

I agree that the utility is low for the cost. I love the notifier portion of mailplane, but I want to use all the google labs stuff. I want to live in the cloud and prism let's me do that more easily.

By: davidnlevy

davidnlevy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:11:45 +0000

By: hansmpziezo

hansmpziezo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:29:10 +0000

I completely agree with the author of this article. In addition I need to say that I regret that Mailplane still makes me grab the browser for a mobileme account that it cannot access…

Mailplane is nice, but way overpriced. For a $10 I would not hesitate, now I am moving away. The browser itself isn't that bad anyway Too bad for the Mailplane developers. IMHO they'd better be fair and collect a small amount from many people, adding up to a substantial amount.

PS: like the author I am pay for my software, as should everybody. However, I like to get value for money. Mailplane does offer a lot, but not value for money.

By: rje

rje — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:33:43 +0000

You're cheap. It's the 25 bucks that galls you, not the app.