iPhonefreak width="190"

I will admit that I was initially super excited about ibisMail when it was released back in early March, however it was initially buggy and did not really work well enough for me.

Just to give a quick refresher; here is a quote with my original thoughts;

“Now back to my experience with ibisMail, I had intended to spend a full day with ibisMail and write up some initial thoughts, but the app (at least for me) is so unstable that it is unusable. I will also say that I am not giving up hope just yet, but as of now ibisMail is not yet ready to replace my default Mail app.”

But after a recent post about my unused apps and a comment asking me about the current state of ibisMail I decided to give it another try.

Anyway, as of now ibisMail has been updated and is now at version 1.4.0. In terms of current pricing, ibisMail is $3.99. I am also happy to say that those issues surrounding stability have since been taken care of. I have been using the app for about three days now and it has not given me any trouble.

That said I would be willing to recommend it, but I am not sure it will be right or needed for everyone.

In regards to my latest experience, the few annoyances that I found are basic. One annoyance is that I cannot swipe to delete an email (like in the default Mail.app). You also cannot set ibisMail to check for mail on any schedule — its limited to manual checking. Of course, having to check manually is not all that bad, especially when you toss in a push notification system such as Growl.

Other drawbacks include the lack of exchange support, which considering how Google is now offering push email by way of exchange that may be a big issue for some.

Looking at the feature list, ibisMail does have a lot to offer, however most of the features are also supported in the default Mail.app. One exception to that rule is the ability to have a unique signature for each email account, which for me is a plus considering I have a personal and work related email on my iPhone.

Other nice features are the ability to create default templates for replies and forwards, set up a startup passcode for some added privacy, change the font size and set the preview of the email to be anything from nothing to 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 lines.

Bottom line, I cannot say that anyone at this point will really need to replace the default Mail.app on the iPhone with ibisMail, but I can say that having already purchased it and the fact that it does not crash constantly I will keep using it.

[ibisMail (App Store link)]