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You have two email addresses in both Tuta and Mailbox? Any particular reason for that, that you could share with us? ๐
I have two domains, one in each of Tuta and Mailbox. It was originally so I could try both out, but now I figure it doesn't hurt to keep 'em separated. I'm still new to non-proton so I am sort of still feeling things out.
Nothing really too interesting or tricky about it, just bred out of curiosity.
Ah I see. So now to the possibly tough question, if you had to choose only one, or recommend only one of them to someone who wants to make a minimal amount of new email addresses, which one would you recommend over the other? ๐ Or maybe a third option?
I think I'd need some more time to really answer, but on the outset, I find Mailbox.org's interface more intuitive with more settings and generally feels cleaner and more streamlined. Creating aliases and domain aliases in mailbox seems more proton-like in its simplicity.
Tuta I think is more private and secure, but bits of their interface and app need polish. One reason I think Tuta is more secure despite them both touting security and privacy is that Mailbox search works immediately, whereas Tuta requires you to agree to a permission and states it stores everything locally to you so it may take up space. I think Tuta isn't doing any server-side indexing of any kind? Unsure.
edit: Mailbox doesn't have a native app, and Tuta has a native app but I think it's largely a webview. Notifications work OK but you'll click on a notification and then have to wait for the app to actually connect and resync before you can view it.