Preside
by Preside
What Preside is
Preside is an iOS mobile email app for managing messages, accounts, and tasks from a phone or iPad. It offers a unified inbox, predictive folder suggestions, quick filing, batch moves and deletes, folder search, and movement of email between accounts. Users can configure swipe actions, notifications, color rules, buttons, fonts, presets, and more than 20 color themes. Emails can become tasks in compatible services, with integrations including Reminders, Exchange, Toodledo, OmniFocus, Things, Evernote, Drafts, and others listed by the maker. Preside describes support for IMAP, Exchange ActiveSync, Exchange Web Services, and POP3, while discouraging POP3. iPad users get multi-pane and resizable layouts, drag-and-drop filing, Slide Over, and Split Screen. In its default configuration, data stays locally; the maker says usage analytics are not collected. iOS file protection and S/MIME certificates are supported.
Who it suits
Preside is aimed at power email users such as attorneys, executives, IT experts, and people who file messages into folders or task apps. It suits iOS users who want extensive inbox customization and local data storage.
What it does well
- Unified inbox manages multiple accounts
- Predictive filing and batch actions speed organization
- More than 20 color themes
- iPad supports multi-pane layouts
- Local storage is the default
What to know first
- Folder-suggestion filing is limited to 600 monthly on free version
- POP3 is strongly discouraged
- Most Exchange provisioning policies are not enforced
- Available on iOS only
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | Premium color themes · Copy folder trees · Unlimited usage · Priority support | On request |
| Free version | Most functionality included · folder-suggestion filing limited to 600 times per month | Free |
| Premium (1 year) | 1-year subscription; does not auto-renew · Removes usage limits · premium themes · copy folder trees · priority support · one subscription covers all iOS and iPadOS devices | $24.99 a year |
| Premium (1 month) | 1-month subscription; does not auto-renew · Removes usage limits · premium themes · copy folder trees · priority support · one subscription covers all iOS and iPadOS devices | $4.99 a month |
As preside.io lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Preside provides detailed filing, customization, task links, and iPad workspace features for mobile email management. The free version includes most functionality, while paid subscriptions remove usage limits and add themes, folder-tree copying, and priority support.
Facts from Preside's own pages
- Analytics
- The maker says Preside does not collect app usage or analytics data; it notes that Apple may collect anonymous usage data that can be disabled in iOS Settings. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- App coverage
- mobile · preside.io, 20 Sept 2026
- Calendar tools
- Yes · preside.io, 20 Sept 2026
- Compatibility limitation
- The maker says Preside does not enforce most Exchange ActiveSync provisioning policies, although it lists account-only remote wipe and S/MIME certificate support. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The app offers configurable swipe actions, notification and coloring rules, more than 20 color themes, presets, and configurable buttons and fonts. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Email filing
- Features include predictive folder suggestions, quick filing, batch moves and deletes, folder search, and moving email between accounts. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Email integrations
- The setup FAQ describes support for IMAP, Exchange ActiveSync, Exchange Web Services, and POP3, while strongly discouraging POP3. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · preside.io, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Santa Cruz, California, United States · preside.io, 28 Sept 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes it as designed for power email users, including attorneys, executives, IT experts, and people who file email into folders or to-do apps. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- iPad features
- On iPad, Preside offers a multi-pane layout, resizable panes, drag-and-drop filing, and Slide Over and Split Screen support. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yes · preside.io, 20 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says email and account data are stored locally and are not uploaded to its servers in the app's default configuration. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Preside is a full-featured, productivity-focused mobile email app for managing email from a mobile device. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says the app uses iOS file protection to encrypt data at rest and supports S/MIME certificates. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support and feedback requests can be sent to [email protected], and premium subscribers receive priority responses. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Task integrations
- The product page lists integrations including Toodledo, Exchange/Outlook, OmniFocus, Appigo Todo, Things, The Hit List, Evernote, Drafts, and Notebooks. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Tasks
- Users can add emails as tasks in compatible third-party apps and manage tasks through Reminders, Exchange, or Toodledo accounts. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
- Unified inbox
- Yes · preside.io, 20 Sept 2026
- Usage limit
- The current free version allows folder-suggestion filing 600 times per month; the maker says limits may change and the in-app screen has the latest limit. · preside.io, 11 Oct 2026
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