Airmail pricing, Pro and what's free

Airmail is a free download that works with one email account, and Airmail Pro costs $7.99 a month or $49.99 a year in the US App Store. The free version is how you try Airmail: its pages list no timed trial of Pro, and the one way to avoid a subscription is Airmail for Business, a $49.99 one-time purchase that leaves out the features that run on Airmail's servers.

Prices as of November 2026, from Airmail's Mac App Store listing, its Business listing and its help center. Apple sets the local price, so Airmail says the price "may vary by location and promotion."

Airmail plans and prices

Plan	Monthly	Yearly	What it adds	Limits
Free	$0	$0	Basic email	1 account, "limited capabilities"
Airmail Pro	$7.99	$49.99	More than one account, push notifications, Send Later, snooze, Smart Folders, iCloud sync	Renews on its own until you cancel
Ai Composer	$14.99	Not listed	AI writing tools in the composer	A second purchase, "Ai Composer," is $4.99 with no term stated
Airmail for Business	Not sold	$49.99, once	Pro features with no subscription	No realtime mailbox monitoring, Send Later or synchronized snooze

The Pro feature list comes from Airmail's Pro plans article. The Ai Composer lines come from the in-app purchases on the App Store listing.

Is Airmail free?

Yes, for one account. The App Store listing says "New Users can try Airmail without Multi Account, and limited capabilities," and Airmail's FAQ says "Airmail is free to use and limited to 1 account."

What the free version lacks is the list in the table: a second account, push notifications, Send Later, snooze, custom actions, per-account signatures, Smart Folders and sync between your devices. If you read one mailbox on one Mac and don't need those, you may never need to pay.

Some people already have Pro. The listing says "Airmail Pro is free for all users that are subscribed to Airmail Pro for iOS" or "have purchased Airmail 3 since 1st January 2019."

How much is Airmail Pro, and why do I see different prices?

The App Store lists "Airmail Pro Monthly" at $7.99 and "Airmail Pro Yearly" at $49.99. The yearly plan costs about half of twelve monthly payments.

Airmail's own pages don't agree with each other. One help article, Airmail Pro Subscription: Pricing and Plans, lists $7.99 and $49.99. The other Pro plans article lists $5.99 a month and $29.99 a year. The FAQ says "$9 per month or $49 per year (price varies by country and promotions)." All three are on Airmail's help sites as of November 2026.

Trust the App Store and the app. Airmail's FAQ says you can check your region's price "inside the app under Settings > Airmail Pro." Its price increase article calls the App Store listing and your Manage Subscription screen "always the current official figure." That article exists because Apple has emailed subscribers about a price increase. If you got that email, your options are to keep paying, to cancel, or to let Pro end and keep using Airmail in standard mode.

Does Airmail cost extra for AI?

It can. The App Store lists two AI purchases beside Pro: "Ai Composer" at $4.99 and "Ai Composer Monthly" at $14.99. The listing doesn't say what the $4.99 purchase covers or for how long.

Airmail's AI help article lists "expanding text, rephrasing, fixing grammar, adjusting tone (more friendly/formal), and predicting content." It says to "Subscribe to the AI feature if prompted (this is a Pro feature)." It doesn't say whether a Pro subscription includes Ai Composer, and it doesn't name the AI provider. Check the price on the purchase screen before you subscribe.

Is there a one-time purchase or lifetime license?

Yes. Airmail for Business is $49.99, paid once, on the App Store. Airmail's home page says it "has no subscription" and that the Pro features "are unlocked and require no subscriptions." It also says "Realtime inbox Monitoring Send Later are not present in this version."

The Business listing explains why. That version "does not use our backend servers for services like realtime mailbox monitoring, send later, and synchronized snooze." It needs macOS 12.0 or later, where the main Airmail app needs macOS 14.6 or later.

Airmail's FAQ calls Business "a tailored version of Airmail for companies, schools, and organizations," with centralized licensing, Mobile Device Management and volume licensing.

Does one Airmail Pro subscription cover my iPhone and iPad?

Yes. Airmail's help center says one subscription covers every device signed in to the same Apple ID, so you don't buy Pro again for your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Airmail runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Vision Pro (Airmail).

For family members on other Apple IDs, the listing only says "Some in-app purchases and subscriptions may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled." It doesn't say whether Pro is one of them.

Is there a student or team discount?

Airmail's pages list no student or education discount. Prices change with "location and promotion," so a sale may show up in the App Store. For a team, the FAQ points to Airmail for Business, which "supports volume licensing for institutions." It gives no volume prices.

How do I cancel Airmail Pro or get a refund?

Apple handles both. Airmail's FAQ says "Purchases are linked to your Apple ID," and Airmail can't see your Apple ID email address, so it can't cancel or refund for you.

To cancel on a Mac, open System Settings or the App Store, go to Subscriptions, select Airmail, then click Cancel Subscription. The App Store listing says the plan renews "unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period."

After you cancel, Pro stays on until the end of the period you paid for. Then Airmail runs in standard mode: "Advanced Pro-only features will be turned off, but you can resubscribe at any time."

For a refund, the FAQ says "Refunds are handled by Apple via reportaproblem.apple.com." Apple decides each request. Apple's own steps are on its subscription help page.

Is Airmail worth it?

Airmail Pro is worth paying for if you want one app on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, with many kinds of accounts. Its App Store listing names iCloud, Exchange, Gmail, Google Apps, IMAP, POP3, Yahoo, AOL, Outlook.com and Live.com.

It's less clear if you:

• Use one account. The free version already covers it.
• Only use a Mac and don't need push or Send Later. Business costs $49.99 once, the same as one year of Pro.
• Want AI writing. Ai Composer is a separate purchase, so the full price is more than $49.99 a year.

For side-by-sides, see Alrighty vs Airmail and Airmail vs Spark.

Cheaper options: Alrighty, Apple Mail and Thunderbird

If Pro's price is the reason you're looking, these cost less. Our Airmail alternatives page compares more apps by what each can't do.

Alrighty. A desktop mail app for Mac, Windows and Linux that puts iCloud, Gmail and Outlook accounts in one inbox. Its price is a 14-day trial with no card, then a Free plan or Pro. The Free plan has a small monthly AI allowance and doesn't sort mail into groups; Pro does both. There are no ads on any plan. It stops unwanted mail with one action, Stop mail, and its search runs on your Mac and matches what you mean, so "when is my flight" finds the airline's confirmation. Your own AI, such as Claude or ChatGPT's desktop app, can read your mail once you turn on Connect AI. What it can't do: it has no iPhone, iPad or Watch app, and it can't add Yahoo, AOL, POP3 or other IMAP accounts. See what Alrighty does.

Apple Mail. It comes with macOS, so it costs nothing and takes as many accounts as you add. Apple lists "iCloud, Gmail (Google), Exchange, school, work, or other" accounts (Apple).

Thunderbird. It's "Free forever," runs on Mac, Windows and Linux, and has a unified inbox (Thunderbird).

Questions

Does Airmail have a free trial of Pro?

Airmail's pages list no timed trial of Pro. The free version is the trial: one account with limited features. The App Store terms mention a "free trial period," but they don't say how long it is or who gets one.

What happens to my accounts if Airmail Pro ends?

Airmail says Pro features stay on until the end of the period you paid for. After that, Airmail runs in standard mode with Pro-only features turned off. You can subscribe again at any time.

Is Airmail for Business the same as Airmail Pro?

No. Business is a one-time purchase with Pro's features unlocked. It leaves out the features that need Airmail's servers: realtime mailbox monitoring, Send Later and synchronized snooze.

Can I buy Airmail outside the App Store?

No. Airmail's FAQ says "Airmail is available exclusively on the Apple App Store (iOS) and Mac App Store (macOS)" and "cannot be purchased from third-party platforms."