Keychain only
Passwords and Google sign-in tokens stay in the macOS Keychain on your Mac. Nowhere else.
Like Spark, minus the cloud.
Spark keeps your sign-in tokens, and for some accounts your password, on Readdle's servers.
zora keeps them in your Mac's Keychain, and talks to your mail provider directly.
Nothing in between.
Readdle's privacy page explains that Spark stores account access on its servers to power push, send later and team features. zora has no servers to store anything on.
Straight to your provider
zora connects directly to Gmail, iCloud or your IMAP server. Nobody else receives your mail, including me.
No tracking
Remote images stay blocked until you ask. No analytics, no telemetry.
What will feel familiar.
A calm inbox
Content first, quiet chrome around it. Conversations open beside the list, so you never lose your place.
Several accounts
Gmail, iCloud, Fastmail, Yahoo or any IMAP account, in one window.
AI if you want it
Summaries, suggested replies and writing help, off by default and run with your own OpenAI, Anthropic or xAI (Grok) key.
What's different.
Gmail labels, as labels
Labels, nested ones included, threads, spam and trash behave like Gmail.
Keyboard first
A command palette on ⌘K, plus J K to move, E to archive and R to reply.
Pay once
No monthly plan and no AI tier. One lifetime license with every feature.
Fair to say.
Spark does things zora doesn't. Better you know before you switch.
Mac only
No zora for iPhone, Android or Windows. Keep Spark or your phone's mail app there, everything stays in sync on the server.
No teams
No shared inboxes, shared drafts or team comments. zora is for one person's mail.
No snooze or send later
Not yet, anyway. If you live by these, Spark may still suit you better.
Pay once. Keep it.
A lifetime license costs about as much as a year or two of a premium email plan. Then it's yours.
No subscription. One payment. Try every feature free for 14 days first, no account needed.
Nothing to import. zora connects to the accounts you already have. Spark keeps working until you're sure.
One person, no investors. No growth targets, no upsells, no acquisition email.
Your mail, and nobody else's servers.
Requires macOS 14 or later.
Spark and Readdle are trademarks of Readdle Inc. zora is an independent app and is not affiliated with Readdle.