Penvia
Updated 8 November 2026
Why a messenger-style inbox
A classic inbox lists every email in arrival order, so a reply from a client sits between a newsletter, a receipt and a shipping notice. Penvia separates the people you talk to from everything else. The inbox you open is short and personal, and it reads like your messages.
How Penvia organises your mail
- Chats: every person you write with becomes one conversation. Several addresses of one person are combined, and emails with several people open as one group conversation.
- Updates: newsletters, receipts and notifications sort themselves here, on your device.
- Files: every attachment from every account in one searchable list.
- Orbit: who is waiting for your reply, and whose reply you are waiting for. How Orbit works.
The full email is one tap away
Replies look like chat bubbles and quoted text is tidied away, but nothing is lost: tap a bubble to open the complete email exactly as it was sent, with images, links and attachments. You reply like a message, and Penvia sends a normal email through your own provider, so the other person receives a normal email.
Smart help, on your device
Where Apple Intelligence is available, Penvia uses Apple's on-device model for summaries and smart reply suggestions. Your mail is not sent to an AI server, and Penvia works fully without Apple Intelligence.
Questions
Is Penvia a new email address?
No. Penvia is an app for the accounts you already have: Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud and any IMAP account. Your address and your provider stay the same.
Is Penvia free?
Yes. Penvia is free with two email accounts. Optional Penvia Pro adds up to five accounts and extras such as Remind me if no reply and Quiet hours.
Will the people I write to notice anything?
No. They receive a normal email from your usual address.
Does Penvia work on iPad and Mac?
Yes. Penvia runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac with the same Chats, Updates, Files and Orbit, and one Penvia Pro subscription covers all of them with the same Apple Account.
