As with the calendar entry limitations, you don't have precise control over the times set for task reminders and due dates. ![]() To each task you can assign a due date, set a reminder a few minutes before the due date, and add a note. You can create a task by dragging and dropping any message from your inbox into the Task List. This feature creates a short to-do list that appears to the right of your inbox. I like the feature, although I'd like it more if I could customize the length of time.Īnother option is the Task List. The Dashboard also shows the number of new messages received since you last checked, as well as the total number of messages received today. During those 30 minutes, you should curb your desire to check your inbox. When you enable the Dashboard and choose to display it, Hiri places a summary box over your inbox, which has a timer at the center that counts down from 30 minutes. The next option, called Dashboard, discourages you from checking your inbox obsessively. If you receive a message in your Action (or primary) inbox that you quickly realize isn't important, you can drag and drop it into the FYI area, too. Essentially, Hiri creates a new folder for you where it will sort messages that likely aren't of critical importance. The first option, called Action/FYI Split, automatically filters emails sent to you on which you are CCed. You can control how much history of your email to include, whether one month, three months, six months, a year, two years, or all of it.īefore you get too far with Hiri, it's in your interest to explore the Skills center, where you learn about different features and choose which ones to enable. Once you set up the app and connect your account, Hiri will pull email for you into the new interface. There are no mobile apps at this time, which is a real drawback, considering how much time we spend on our mobile devices. You download and install it on any computer where you want to manage your email. Hiri is an alternative app for managing email from Exchange, Office 365, or a Microsoft email account (such as, Live, Hotmail). The top tier of service is for enterprises, and that pricing is not public. Team has a base cost of $149.76 per year, which includes three accounts, with an additional $49.92 per year tacked on for every additional account. In each of these cases, Boomerang actually charges by the month, but I've calculated the annual cost for ease of comparison.ĪctiveInbox, which turns your inbox into a to-do list, has four tiers of service. Sanebox offers flexible payments, too, with options to pay monthly, annually, or every two years.Ī year-long subscription to Boomerang for Gmail costs $59.88 for Personal, $179.88 for Pro, and $599.88 for Premium. The most inclusive option, Dinner, costs $299 per year. Snack, the first option, costs $59 per year. ![]() But it's helpful nonetheless to compare their prices to get a sense of how much is reasonable to pay for a service designed to improve email. They all do something slightly different. Hiri isn't the same as Sanebox, Boomerang, Nudgemail, or other email assistant apps. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Boxer Pro (for iPhone) Review The star among them remains Sanebox, a PCMag Editors' Choice. There are some email assistant services that work within your current email app, rather than replace it, so you never have to learn the ins and outs of a new interface, like you do with Hiri. Additionally, to use Hiri, you have to use the Hiri app, which has a totally different interface and suite of tools than what you get from Outlook or whatever other app you use for email currently. It doesn't support Gmail or other non-Microsoft accounts, which rules it out as an option for many. Hiri only works with Microsoft accounts, namely Office 365 ($69.99 Per Year at Microsoft Store) (Opens in a new window) hosted Exchange on Windows, Mac, and Linux, ,, and MSN.com. It only works with Microsoft email, however, and it doesn't offer any mobile apps. Its price is competitive and its features are actually beneficial. In short, Hiri has tools that make email less awful. A to-do list off to the right side of the screen holds synopses of messages that you've turned into tasks. A dashboard with a timer discourages you from checking your inbox obsessively. It adds a wealth of tools designed to make email better. This downloadable app is an alternative interface for your Microsoft email account. A whole class of productivity apps has emerged to mitigate some of email's inherent problems, and Hiri is one such contender. Working people continue to see email as a necessary evil. ![]()
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