I get hundreds of emails every day. I use my iPhone several times throughout the day to check and respond to any important emails. However, I strongly believe that checking my Inbox frequently actually reduces my productivity. On the contrary, I can’t turn off push notifications for email due to the sheer volume of mails I receive. Therefore, I needed a solution which would do away with the hassle of checking of my Inbox regularly and yet keep me informed of any urgent emails. I stumbled across AwayFind and with what I’ve seen so far, it looks good for my email needs.The name ‘AwayFind’ implies that the app would take you away from your Inbox and still find all urgent/ important emails for you. The AwayFind app connects to a user’s email account and sends push notifications when the user receives urgent messages. Though the one time step process is time consuming, it actually helps users save time every time they need to check high priority emails.
Once installed, the app prompts you to Login to your account or to create an account. I did not have an AwayFind account so I chose the latter option. It prompted me to enter the email address that I’d like to be monitored with AwayFind. I entered my gmail id and it asked me to choose a username. On clicking ‘Create User’, it prompted me to sign in with my gmail credentials. Once I signed in, the app asked for permission to access my Gmail account. Once I granted the permission, it asked me to allow push notifications.
The app then prompts you to add people who send you the most urgent messages. There’s an option to pick contacts from the Address Book as well as enter email addresses manually. On the next screen, the AwayFind app shows alert settings for whether the app should send alerts on when the identified people email me. It also shows a Calendar setting to alert me when I received an email from a person whom I’m supposed to meet after a stipulated time.
Users can customize their app settings by clicking on the ‘Settings’ button in the top left corner of the app.
When you receive an email from a sender in the ‘Urgent’ list, the app shows a push notification as follows.
To open the email, click on the ‘View’ button and the app opens it. No more distractions and no need to check your Inbox every few minutes. AwayFind offers a free plan which works for 1 email account (GMAP/ IMAP only). The free version does not have calendar integration and voice alerts. It can scan for urgent messages 3 times per hour. Users can switch to Monthly Starter ($15/month) or Yearly Pro ($139/year) to add more email accounts, increase scan frequency and get enhanced worldwide SMS and voice alerts.
If you are looking for a solution to manage your email volume to increase your productivity, I’d recommend you try AwayFind!