# Gmail - Email by Google

> Secure, fast & organized email

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id422689480](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id422689480)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id422689480`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Google
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (2,436,602 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.0.260824
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2011-11-02
- **Size:** 712 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gmail-email-by-google/id422689480)
- **Website:** [https://mail.google.com](https://mail.google.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://policies.google.com/privacy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)

## Description

The official Gmail app brings secure, fast, and organized email to iPhone and iPad, enhanced with AI-powered features. Gemini enables summarized emails, draft/refine responses, and fast in-app search, while real-time notifications, spam protection, and multi-account support keep you productive across providers.

The app integrates with Google Meet and Chat from Gmail, allows creating Calendar events from messages, and supports contextual summaries and smart replies for efficient collaboration. Some Gemini features may require Google One AI; internet connection is required; availability varies by language and country.

## Rankings

- #161 — Overall
- #1 — Keep Up With Emails
- #7 — Paths to Productivity
- #1 — email
- #1 — gmail
- #2 — mail

## Review summary

User reviews show the app is essential for work and personal use and is widely adopted (including by schools). However, recurring issues include weak search (especially across labels), stability problems and login flakiness, privacy concerns about AI scanning, intrusive ads, and notable mobile feature gaps (templates, paste as plain text). Overall sentiment is mixed: valuable but reliability, privacy, and usability gaps frustrate many users.

### Pros

- Great for both work and personal use.
- Widely used, including by schools and institutions.
- Long-time users rely on it for work.

### Cons

- Poor search functionality, including inability to search labels.
- Stability and reliability issues, including crashes, white screens, and flaky sign-in.
- Privacy concerns about AI scanning and forced features.
- Ad clutter from sponsored content in the inbox.
- Missing essential mobile features (mobile templates; paste as plain text).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id422689480)