I made an app that turns your email inbox into tinder

Ikram HasanIkram Hasan
5 min read

Are you drowning in a sea of unread emails? Do you find yourself scrolling endlessly, trying to clean up the clutter? Managing your inbox can feel like a never-ending chore, but what if it could be as easy and fun as swiping through Tinder? That’s exactly why I built InboxSwipe - an app that transforms your Gmail inbox into an intuitive swipe-based experience, making email management fast, fun, and effortless.

💡 The Idea

The idea for the app came to me during my college days, around 7-8 years ago when I missed an important job acceptance email due to my cluttered inbox. By the time I saw the email, it was already too late. I was thinking of ways to help me stay on top of my emails, and a tinder style swipe based ui was what I thought would be the best way to achieve this. The reason it took so long to start working on the project was because I wanted the app to be incredibly secure by default and didn’t know how to achieve this at that time. But now with more than 6 years of industry experience, being a senior software engineer, I thought it would be a good time to tackle this.

📩 The Email Overload Problem

Let’s face it - email overload is a real struggle. Studies show that the average person receives over 120 emails per day, and if you’re like most people, your inbox is probably cluttered with newsletters, promotions, spam, and important work emails buried in the mess. The traditional method of sorting emails- clicking checkboxes, selecting bulk actions, and manually unsubscribing - is slow and frustrating.

That’s where InboxSwipe comes in. Instead of wasting time clicking through menus, just swipe your way to a clean inbox.

🎯 How InboxSwipe Works

InboxSwipe gamifies email management with a Tinder-style card interface. Instead of a traditional email list, each email appears as a card on your screen, and you can take action with just a swipe:

  • Swipe Left ⬅️ – Delete unwanted emails instantly

  • Swipe Right ➡️ – Mark emails as starred for easy access later

  • Swipe Up ⬆️ – Unsubscribe from newsletters with one tap

  • Swipe Down ⬇️ – Block spam senders forever

No more tedious selections, no more overwhelming email lists - just simple, intuitive swiping.

✨ Customizable Swipes for Maximum Efficiency

One of the best things about InboxSwipe is that it’s fully customizable. You’re not stuck with default actions - you can assign swipes to match your workflow. Choose from actions like:

Archive – Keep emails but remove them from your inbox
Delete – Permanently remove emails with a single swipe
📩 Mark as Read – Instantly clear unread notifications
Mark as Starred – Highlight important messages
📌 Mark as Important – Prioritize crucial emails
🚫 Unsubscribe & Delete All – Wipe out junk emails forever!
🗑️ Unsubscribe & Delete Current – Remove only the latest email from a sender
🔕 Unsubscribe – Stop future emails without deleting past ones
🔒 Block – Prevent unwanted senders from ever contacting you again
🙅‍♂️ Do Nothing – Skip an email without taking action

This level of customization ensures InboxSwipe works exactly how you want it to, making email cleanup a seamless experience.

📬 Supports Multiple Gmail Accounts

If you manage multiple Gmail accounts, InboxSwipe makes it easy to switch and clean up all your inboxes in one place. Whether it’s personal, work, or business emails, InboxSwipe helps you declutter effortlessly.

🧠 Powered By AI

InboxSwipe has an AI powered reply feature that allows you to quickly jot down a reply for an email. This allows you to get through your emails very easily. You can also compose emails manually, for which we have a great block based editor right in the app. Keep in mind we do our best to strip any personally identifiable information before sending it to the AI, however, if you still don’t want to use this feature, it is completely optional. We don’t do any kind of AI processing without the user’s explicit consent.

⏳ Try InboxSwipe Free for 7 Days!

InboxSwipe offers a 7-day free trial so you can experience the magic before committing. After that, you can choose between:

💰 Monthly Plan: $7.99/month
💰 Yearly Plan: $69.99/year (Get 3 months free!)

With unlimited swipes, unlimited accounts, unlimited ai replies, and a hassle-free inbox included in all the plans.

🔔 Stay on Top of Your Inbox With Daily Reminders

Life gets busy, and it’s easy to forget about email maintenance. InboxSwipe sends you scheduled daily reminders to clean up your inbox so you never let emails pile up again. This feature is disabled by default and you can enable it by going to the settings page and choosing your preferred time to receive the notification.

🛡️ Secured by default

I built InboxSwipe with security and privacy in mind. It is not an afterthought.

  • Your email content is never stored on our server/database. The app follows a zero knowledge strategy when it comes to fetching and sending your emails

  • Sensitive information is encrypted with AES-258-GSM encryption algorithm which provides both authentication and encryption

  • InboxSwipe passed the CASA tier two security audit by TAC Security which is a google endorsed security audit farm

  • You can opt-out of any kinds of anonymous analytics and error reporting right from the app with only one tap in settings.

📱 Screenshots

📥 Download InboxSwipe Today!

If you’ve ever wished for a fast, intuitive, and enjoyable way to manage emails, InboxSwipe is the answer. Say goodbye to clutter and hello to Inbox Zero with just a few swipes.

Download InboxSwipe now and take control of your inbox! 🚀📩


Website: https://inboxswipe.com

App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inboxswipe-reach-inbox-zero/id6742030436?platform=iphone

Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ikramhasan.inbox_swipe


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