iPhone users with Gmail accounts now have a dedicated app to help them manage their mail.

Out today, the free Gmail iOS app is geared toward iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch owners. Though Gmail users can already access their mail via the Web, through a mobile site, and by setting up an account on their iOS device, the new app tries to borrow from all those sources to offer a host of helpful features in one single place.

Like its web-based counterpart, the new app helps you organize your email by offering a priority inbox, which acts as home to what it considers important messages. You can follow a full trail of related e-mails by viewing conversation threads. And you can manage your mail by starring or labeling individual messages so that Gmail knows what’s important and what’s not.

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You can set up push notifications so that you’re alerted each time a new email comes through. A search option lets you find e-mail by key terms, though unlike the new Gmail Web page, the app offers no advanced search option.

Typing the first few characters of your recipient’s name or address brings up an autocomplete list where you can select the right person. You can also upload and attach any photo stored on your mobile device.

The app takes nice advantage of your device’s touchscreen. You can swipe down on your inbox to retrieve new mail and swipe to the right to view and navigate to the various labels and folders for your mail. iPad users can also view both the labels and emails at the same time through a splitscreen view.

Since Gmail is available in several other ways, many users may see no reason for a dedicated app. But this one is well designed and easy to use. Google said that it built the app with speed and efficiency in mind. And of course it’s free. iOS users who rely on Gmail should consider giving the app a spin.