Calm email,
without
the cloud.
Vela connects directly to your mailbox. Mail never touches our servers — it stays on your device, encrypted at rest. One subscription, every mailbox, every calendar, every task list, in one calm app.
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Vela is not a server.
Most email apps route your mail through their own infrastructure — to scan it for ads, to train models, to sell metadata. Vela doesn't. The app on your phone talks directly to Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, or IMAP. Your mail is encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. AI runs on your device. We have no servers that hold your mail. There's nothing for us to leak, sell, or monetize. Ever.
Mail, calendar, tasks — in one calm place.
Three apps Apple ships separately, redesigned around a single rhythm. Real provider sync. Real local AI. No relays.
Every mailbox in one app
Gmail, Outlook, iCloud Mail, and any standards-compliant IMAP / SMTP server. Vela+ unlocks unlimited accounts and All Inboxes — every mailbox merged into one chronological view.
Calendar & tasks, finally connected
Day, week, month, agenda. Recurring events, alerts, subtasks. Two-way sync with Apple Calendar and Reminders so the rest of your devices stay in step.
On-device AI
Summary chip on every thread, smart-reply drafts, and a tone meter while you compose. Powered by Apple Foundation Models on iOS 18+. No keys, no relays, nothing leaves the device.
Widgets that earn the screen
Inbox, tasks, and calendar widgets in every size — plus the Vela Today combined widget that stacks them in one tile. All running off the same on-device store.
Aliases & Hide My Email
Sign up for things without giving out your real address. Hide My Email when you're on iCloud; plus-addressing on Gmail, Outlook, Fastmail, and IMAP for everyone else.
VIPs & quiet hours
Mark senders as VIPs so they're the only ones who ping during quiet hours. Snooze threads with wake-on-reply. Triage Mode clears 200 emails in under 10 minutes.
Free is genuinely useful. Vela+ unlocks the rest.
One simple subscription. Cancel any time through your Apple ID. No ads, ever.
Free
- One mailbox (Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, IMAP)
- Full mail · swipes · VIPs · quiet hours
- Calendar (Day, Month, Agenda)
- Tasks (Today + All)
- 3 aliases per month
- Inbox / Tasks / Calendar widgets
Vela+
- Unlimited mailboxes · All Inboxes view
- On-device AI (summary, smart reply, tone meter)
- Recurring events, subtasks, smart lists
- Apple Calendar & Reminders sync
- All widget sizes · Vela Today widget
- Multiple signatures · per-account defaults
- Unlimited aliases & Hide My Email
- Custom app icons
Bring the calm back to your inbox.
Vela is in private beta on TestFlight. Email support@velamail.app with the subject "TestFlight" and your Apple ID's email — we'll add you to the next round.