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HEY and Pagkugi

Hosted mail and calendar service with the Screener, Imbox, Feed, and Paper Trail.

At a glance

The Screener, Imbox, Feed, Paper Trail, Reply Later, Workflows, spy-pixel blocking, calendar, and a distinctive workflow.

Where Pagkugi differs. A hosted service that owns the mail and the workflow, where Pagkugi keeps mail local and speaks standard protocols.

Status
Active, closed source
License
Proprietary subscription
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, TUI
Storage
Provider-owned mail; there is no local Maildir and no general IMAP access.
Website
https://www.hey.com/

Where HEY is better

  • The Screener keeps unknown senders out of the Imbox until approved.
  • Separate Feed and Paper Trail spaces for newsletters and receipts.
  • Reply Later, Set Aside, Workflows, Collections, and thread notes.
  • Spy-pixel blocking, a calendar, and a TUI.

Storage and ownership

Where the mail actually lives, and whether it survives the client.

Feature Pagkugi HEY
Open local storage Yes No
Maildir as the live store Yes No
Works offline Yes Limited

Accounts and protocols

The servers and providers the client can talk to.

Feature Pagkugi HEY
IMAP and SMTP Yes No HEY does not offer IMAP; mail is read in HEY or forwarded out.
POP3 No Not in the first release. No
Gmail account No Provider-specific account model is not supported. No
Microsoft / Exchange No Exchange-specific account model is not supported. No
JMAP No No

Reading

How a message is presented, and what happens to HTML.

Feature Pagkugi HEY
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. Yes
HTML converted to text Yes Varies
Conversation threading Yes Yes
Calendar invitations Limited A focused read-only viewer, not a calendar application. Yes HEY Calendar.

Writing and organizing

Composition, search, and the tools that shape a mailbox.

Feature Pagkugi HEY
Rich or HTML composition No Composes text/plain; Markdown composition is not released. Yes
Snooze or send later No Yes Reply Later and Bubble Up.
Full-text search Yes Yes
Custom incoming filters No The local filter engine is implemented but switched off. Limited Screener and Bundles, not a general rule engine.
Tags or labels No Read state only; no general labels or tags. Limited
Mailing-list actions Yes Limited Unsubscribe and The Feed.
Command palette or keyboard-first No Actions live in explicit context menus. Limited Keyboard shortcuts, not a palette.
Open-thread work view Yes Limited Reply Later and Set Aside, not a thread work view.

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi HEY
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. No
Phishing or sender checks Yes Yes Spam filters and the Screener.
Remote content blocked Yes Yes Spy-pixel blocker.
Built-in AI features No No assistant, by design. Yes HEY AI agents.

Platform and business

Where it runs, how it extends, and how it is sold.

Feature Pagkugi HEY
Graphical desktop app Yes No
Terminal interface No Yes HEY TUI.
Mobile app No Yes
Web or self-hosted No Yes
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No Yes Calendar, contacts, notes, and workflows.
Plugin or extension system No Limited AI agents and CLI.
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. No
No account with its maker Yes No

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