Postinfo

Postinfo is an official Android app launched by India Post. These applications offer powerful features, integrating email tracking, postage, calculator, branch location lookup, offline record saving, and other functions, allowing users to track emails for various service types. With Postinfo, users can track the location of letters and parcels using a unique tracking number and check the status of both domestic and international mail. Additionally, the app offers an email information retrieval service, which you can download for offline viewing.

Highlights:

Tracking:

The tracking facility on this mobile app allows users to track various types of mail items, such as Speed Post, Registered Letter, Insured Letter, and more. Users simply need to enter the article number and tap the Track button to view the status. Additionally, users can save the results for future reference and share them through various Android native sharing apps.

Post Office Search:

Users can search for post offices by entering the first three characters of the office name or the postal code. The app provides a list of matching post offices, and by selecting a specific row, users can view details such as the name of the post office, street address, contact information, division name, etc. The app also includes an offline pincode search feature that helps users find the nearest post office, locate post offices on Google Maps, and make calls to post offices.

Postage Calculator:

This feature calculates the postage (tariff) based on the weight entered by the user for various items like ordinary letter, speed post (domestic), registered letter, ordinary parcel, and more. The app also considers distance when calculating the domestic speed post tariff. There are five slabs of tariffs based on distance: local, up to 200 KM, 201 to 1000 KM, 1001 to 2000 KM, and above 2000 KM.

Insurance Premium Calculator:

Through Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance, the Department offers various types of life insurance policies. This calculator allows users to check the premium payable for all eligible types of Postal/Rural Postal Life Insurance policies based on their input.

Features:

Shipment tracking

Shipment tracking is one of the app's most popular functions. By simply entering the tracking number of your order, whether domestic or international, you can see all the points where it has passed through. As a result, you can get the latest updates on your order directly to your smartphone.

Calculate the cost of your shipments

If you want to send a shipment, Postinfo has a calculator to help you see how much it might cost depending on factors such as size, volume or distance to be sent. You can send letters, packages, boxes and much more, and the app will help you know exactly how much everything costs.

List of post office locations

Postinfo has a complete list of all post offices in India. If you give the app access to your location, it will tell you which is the closest to you. You can also search by postal code or office name. By tapping on an office, you will see information such as the location, opening hours, address or telephone number.

Calculate interest rates and insurance

Another useful feature of Postinfo is the interest rate calculator for loans and insurance. In addition, you can even see the monthly payments in each case.

Pros & Cons:

Pros

Tracked several India Post mail and parcel services

Saved shipment details for offline reference

Included postage, insurance, and interest calculators

Supported PIN code branch searches and record sharing

Cons

Officially discontinued and replaced by Dak Sewa

Users reported crashes, slow performance, and unresponsive tracking

Final Words:

The app extends beyond single-query searches by allowing users to save tracking results. Users can save shipment tracking information to maintain a history of items sent or received, and share this data with other applications or contacts. This combination of storage and distribution options addresses practical use cases where users need to reference multiple shipments or coordinate shipment information with others.