It just needs to be proven and matured a bit more. It doesn't give the impression that much time has been spent building it. There is no indication that a third party has reviewed it for potential problems.
I don't think that's too high a standard. There is a Gmail email client, Mimestream, that you have to fully trust to use the Gmail API responsibly. It's gone through an extensive security review from Google's side to be allowed to use that API at a high volume. It was also in beta for a couple years and fixed a ton of bugs and edge cases during that period. There is evidence that a small team was hired which put more eyes and specialized minds on issues.
Mimestream has well exceeded the threshold to be trusted. I think this app could get to the threshold sometime next year if they work and communicate the right way. I kind of doubt they will spend that effort.
That's my opinion as an actual potential user (unlike those wanting it to be made of entirely locally run services, who weren't going to use it anyway.)
"It's gone through an extensive security review from Google's side to be allowed to use that API at a high volume."
Every app that has access to the Gmail API has been through this process including Inbox Zero. But I agree that you can have more trust in products that have been on the market for longer.
The safest way to run the app is to self-host but I agree that's a hassle for most to do.
I don't think that's too high a standard. There is a Gmail email client, Mimestream, that you have to fully trust to use the Gmail API responsibly. It's gone through an extensive security review from Google's side to be allowed to use that API at a high volume. It was also in beta for a couple years and fixed a ton of bugs and edge cases during that period. There is evidence that a small team was hired which put more eyes and specialized minds on issues.
Mimestream has well exceeded the threshold to be trusted. I think this app could get to the threshold sometime next year if they work and communicate the right way. I kind of doubt they will spend that effort.
That's my opinion as an actual potential user (unlike those wanting it to be made of entirely locally run services, who weren't going to use it anyway.)