8 Best Apps to Email Yourself
on iPhone (2026)

Simple Memo - for Obsidian is a purpose-built "email yourself" app inspired by the discontinued Captio. In the developer's August 2026 benchmark it was ready to type 0.4 seconds after the tap (iPhone 16e, warm launch). It is built with UIKit, and a toast confirms each send. Notes are sent via Cloudflare Workers + Resend API. The standout feature is its offline architecture: notes are encrypted with AES-GCM on-device and stored in a local outbox. When connectivity returns, they send automatically. Memo bodies are not persistently stored on our servers.

The free plan allows 3 sends per day with no time limit. Premium ($2.99/month or $29.99/year) unlocks unlimited sends.

Boomerang is a straightforward app with a 4.9/5 rating from 206 reviews (March 2026). Set your email address once, then send notes with a single tap. The interface is minimal and distraction-free. It supports multiple destination email addresses, which is useful if you separate personal and work notes.

It is free to download; its App Store listing (checked September 25, 2026, under the new name “Yoyo : Email myself”) offers an in-app purchase for a secondary address and mentions sending multiple files from the share extension. The listing does not describe offline sending or encryption, so those are not verified here. In our March 2026 test, a "Boomerang sent!" toast appeared after sending and the text cleared, keeping you in the app for follow-up notes.

Note To Self Mail (4.8/5, 360 ratings) is the most established app in this category. It can send through your own email account (SMTP), so notes need not pass through the app developer's sending service. That suits users who want to send from their own mail infrastructure.

The free version covers basic note-to-email. The one-time Pro upgrade ($4.99 in the US App Store, September 2026) adds photo and file attachments, sketches, audio notes and document scanning. Its App Store listing also mentions Siri shortcuts and Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets.

Email Me covers the broadest set of platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. The core workflow is similar -- open, type, send -- with the addition of voice memos and photo attachments.

Its App Store listing (checked September 25, 2026, now under the name “Audio Notes | Email Me”) offers weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly subscriptions and a lifetime purchase, and says notes written on the Apple Watch while offline stay queued and send when a connection returns. In our March 2026 test it closed itself after sending and returned to the Home Screen, a "fire and forget" design that suits single notes.

Pigeon is a newer entrant focused on one-tap emailing with Apple Watch support. The tagline "Use your inbox as your second brain" targets productivity-focused users. It supports sending notes, links, reminders, and ideas. The Share Sheet integration lets you email yourself content from any app.

It had 13 ratings (4.5/5) in March 2026. Unlimited sending needs Pigeon Pro, a one-time purchase, and the developer says an offline mode has been added (US App Store listing, checked September 24, 2026).

Drafts is not a dedicated email-yourself app -- it is a text capture powerhouse with an extensive action system. You can configure a Mail Action to send notes to yourself, but the workflow requires more taps than purpose-built alternatives. Where Drafts shines is if you need to process text before sending: append to a note, format as Markdown, split into tasks, then email.

In the developer's August 2026 benchmark Drafts was ready to type 0.9 seconds after the tap in its fastest of five runs (median 1.45 seconds; iPhone 16e, warm launch). Emailing a draft goes through the action menu (3+ taps total). The free version works for basic capture. Pro ($1.99/month or $19.99/year, as of June 2026) unlocks creating and editing actions, themes, and workspaces; free users can run the built-in and Directory actions. Apple Watch and Mac support are included.

If you refuse to install another app, Apple Notes with the Share Sheet is the simplest alternative. Write a note in Apple Notes, tap Share, select Mail, and send to yourself. The workflow takes 4+ taps, more steps than the dedicated apps, but it requires zero downloads and zero accounts.

The main disadvantage is friction. Every send requires choosing the recipient, confirming the subject, and tapping send in the Mail compose screen. For frequent notes, those extra steps add up.

iOS Shortcuts lets you build a custom "send to self" workflow for free. Create a shortcut that prompts for text input and sends it via the Mail action to your own address. Add it to your home screen for one-tap access. The result is a functional, zero-cost email-yourself solution.

The limitations: no dedicated UI (you get a system dialog), no offline queue, no send history, and the initial setup requires some technical comfort with the Shortcuts app. For developers and tinkerers, this is a perfectly valid approach.

You want the app to close itself after sending: Email Me (as observed in our March 2026 test).

You want to start typing quickly, plus offline + encryption: Simple Memo - for Obsidian (ready to type 0.4s after the tap in the August 2026 benchmark, warm launch on iPhone 16e; AES-GCM encrypted offline queue).

You want a free app with a simple flow: Boomerang (free to download; an in-app purchase adds a second address).

You care most about privacy: Note To Self Mail (it can send through your own email account via SMTP, so notes need not pass through the app developer's sending service).

You need Apple Watch + Mac support: Email Me or Drafts (both support iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch).

You process text before sending: Drafts (actions, Markdown, append-to-note, then email).

You refuse to install any app: Apple Notes + Share Sheet or iOS Shortcuts (free, built-in).

You used Captio and want the closest replacement: Simple Memo - for Obsidian (same philosophy: launch, type, send, clear).