Mailstrom
Mailstrom is a paid, web-based email client for taking bulk actions on crowded inboxes.
What Mailstrom is
Mailstrom is a paid, web-based email client for taking bulk actions on crowded inboxes. It can delete, archive, or move hundreds or thousands of messages, and it groups related mail so an entire bundle can be handled together. The Unsubscribe feature sends a request email or opens an unsubscribe page when no address is available. Subscribers can create custom rules that filter messages and move incoming mail into folders; Chill returns selected messages on a chosen date, while Expire removes them after a selected period. Mailstrom connects through IMAP, with examples including Gmail, Outlook, AOL, iCloud, Yahoo, and Microsoft Exchange accounts that have IMAP enabled. It cannot connect to providers without IMAP. There is no free plan, but a one-time trial provides a snapshot of the latest 5,000 messages and actions on 25% of messages without a credit card. Basic costs $9 a month for one account and up to 10,000 emails; Plus costs $14 a month for three accounts and up to 250,000 emails; Pro costs $29.95 a month for 20 accounts and unlimited inbox size.
Good
- Bulk delete, archive, and move actions
- Groups related messages
- Unsubscribe tool included
- Custom automatic cleanup rules
- Supports major IMAP providers
Watch out
- No free plan
- IMAP is required
- Trial limits actions to 25% of messages
- Chill and Expire require subscription
Who it suits
It suits people managing large IMAP inboxes who want bulk cleanup, unsubscribe actions, and automatic rules. Users should confirm their provider supports IMAP before signing up.
Verdict
Mailstrom focuses on high-volume inbox cleanup through grouping, bulk actions, unsubscribe requests, and rules. Its IMAP requirement and plan limits are key considerations before connecting an account.
Plans and prices
From Mailstrom's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $9 a month | 1 email account · Up to 10,000 emails · 200 smart filters · Unlimited email removal · Chill, Expire & Block |
| Plus | $14 a month | 3 email accounts · Up to 250,000 emails · 400 smart filters · Unlimited email removal · Chill, Expire & Block |
| Pro | $29.95 a month | 20 email accounts · Unlimited inbox size · 1,000 smart filters · Unlimited email removal · Chill, Expire & Block |
| Basic | $59.95 a year | 1 email account · Up to 10,000 emails · 200 smart filters · Unlimited email removal · Chill, Expire & Block |
| Plus | $99.95 a year | 3 email accounts · Up to 250,000 emails · 400 smart filters · Unlimited email removal · Chill, Expire & Block |
| Pro | $199.95 a year | 20 email accounts · Unlimited inbox size · 1,000 smart filters · Unlimited email removal · Chill, Expire & Block |
The facts
Each one read from Mailstrom's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Bulk cleanup
- It lets users delete, archive, and move messages by the hundreds or thousands.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Chill and Expire
- Chill returns selected messages to the inbox on a chosen date, while Expire removes selected messages after a chosen period; both are subscriber features.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Email data
- Mailstrom says it stores subject lines and metadata on its servers, while it can access email contents when displaying messages.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Email providers
- The FAQ names Gmail, Outlook, AOL, iCloud, Yahoo, and Microsoft Exchange accounts with IMAP enabled as supported connection examples.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Filters and rules
- Subscribers can create custom rules to filter messages and automatically move incoming messages into folders.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Inbox grouping
- Mailstrom identifies bundles of related mail so users can act on groups of messages at once.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy and compliance
- Mailstrom states it is committed to compliance with European GDPR standards and lists email providers, Google, Stripe, IBM Softlayer, and Amazon AWS among data-processing vendors.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Protocol limitation
- Mailstrom works using IMAP and cannot connect to email providers that do not support IMAP.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- The FAQ says IMAP passwords are stored with 256-bit salted AES encryption and OAuth is used when available.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- Mailstrom directs users with questions or issues to [email protected].checked 8 Oct 2001
- Unsubscribe
- The Unsubscribe feature sends an unsubscribe request email or opens the unsubscribe page in a new tab when no unsubscribe address is available.checked 8 Oct 2001
- What it does
- Mailstrom is a web-based email client for taking bulk actions on inbox messages.checked 8 Oct 2001
The company
- Founded
- 2013checked 28 Sep 2001
- Headquarters
- Baltimore, Maryland, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2001
- Maker and location
- Mailstrom says it is made by 410 Labs, whose contact address is in Baltimore, Maryland.checked 8 Oct 2001
Money
- Trial limits
- The free trial is a one-time inbox snapshot, loads at most the latest 5,000 messages, and permits actions on 25% of messages without a credit card.checked 8 Oct 2001
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