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Overview

Spike

4.7

(45)

Pricing

Starting at $5.00 per month

About Spike

Spike is an AI-powered email app built for professionals and small teams who live in their inbox. It turns traditional email into a clear, chat-like workspace—making communication faster, simpler, and more personal.

If you’re tired of long threads, cluttered formatting, and endless CCs, Spike helps you get back to what matters: the conversation itself. Every message feels like a natural chat, while keeping the reliability and structure of email.

Spike combines everything you need to stay organized in one place: email, chat, video meetings, notes, and calendar. You don’t have to switch between apps or learn new tools—Spike works on top of your existing email accounts like Gmail, Outlook, and iCloud.

Who Spike Is For:

Spike is ideal for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and growing teams who rely heavily on email but want something faster and more human. Whether you manage clients, coordinate projects, or run customer communication, Spike keeps your workflow smooth and your inbox under control.

What Makes Spike Different;

Email, Reinvented: Chat-like interface removes clutter and makes every conversation easy to follow.

AI Productivity Tools: Summarize long threads, suggest replie...

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Spike Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $5.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Basic

$5.00

per user, per month

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Spike Features

Popular features found in Email Management
Alerts/Notifications
Archiving & Retention
Autoresponders
Canned Responses
Contact Management
Data Recovery
Email Marketing
Email Monitoring
Search/Filter
Shared Inboxes
Signature Management
Spam Blocker
More features of Spike
Activity/News Feed
Address Book
Audio Calls
Brainstorming
Calendar Management
Calendar/Reminder System
Calendar Sync
Chat/Messaging
Collaboration Tools
Color Codes/Icons
Commenting/Notes
Communication Management
Conferencing
Customizable Templates
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Discussions/Forums
Document Management
Document Storage
Drag & Drop
Email Management
Email Templates
Encryption
Event Calendar
File Management
File Sharing
Inbox Management
Live Chat
Meeting Management
Meeting Notes
@mentions
Messaging
Mobile Access
Mobile Alerts
Multi-Language
Notes Management
Prioritization
Projections
Project Management
Real-Time Chat
Real Time Editing
Real-Time Notifications
Real Time Synchronization
Real-Time Updates
Recurring Tasks
Reminders
Scheduling
Screen Sharing
Softphone
Tagging
Task Editing
Task Management
Task Progress Tracking
Task Scheduling
To-Do List
Transcripts/Chat History
Video Chat
Video Conferencing

Spike User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

73%

20%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.6

Value for money

4.5

Customer support

4.4

Functionality

4.5

Vvs V.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2025

A User-friendly email tool for faster communication

I've had a good overall experience with the spike. It reduces inbox clutter and saves time by making, email correspondence feel like instant messaging.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Spike able to make email feel like a straightforward chat conversations appeals to me. The user interface is simple, quick and intuitive. Dedicated areas for team discussions, projects and clients. it's very convinient to have a single inbox for all e-mails, the chat style inbox speeds up communication.

Cons:

Email syncing occasionally takes a little longer than with traditional clients. Search could be more effective and notifications from mobile apps can occasionally be delayed. I sometimes have trouble with attachments with spike, particularly when i update my account settings or add pictures to email signatures

Michael H.

Verified reviewer

Professional Training & Coaching

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed September 2020

eMail made modern, simple and transparent

It's a bit of a change of approach, coming from more classical email services, but I'm finding myself drawn more and more to this app, and it has effectively supplanted my use of all other mail clients. I find the message-centred (i.e. like a chat thread) approach enlightening and very efficient. The learning curve has been very shallow (i.e. I've learned a lot / feel comfortable using Spike in a short time) and I'm really enjoying using the App!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

+ The ease of use - everything is in one place, and it's easy to concentrate on the information in the messages, rather than filtering through quoted text or long emails that duplicate something already on my computer. + The modern approach - as much as business is still formal, and we value salutations and signatures, they distract from the message we are sending, and email is being supplanted by chats/blogs/... And Spike embraces this trend without losing the formality (it's just hidden) + The semi-automatic email account setup - Spike recognised (in most cases) what kind of email account I had (Gmail, or Exchange, or IMAP) and pre-filled parts of the server data (or eliminated me having to enter it at all) which made setting up accounts a breeze. + The incredibly fast customer service - The CS team is really fast (and personable, and friendly and helpful) when I have an issue. And I feel super well-taken-care-of. Not a given in today's fast moving automated world.

Cons:

There are still a few growing pains, and some features are not fully implemented yet. Some things that aren't working perfectly are the calendar integration, .ics files/invitations, and sometimes Spike won't recognise the email/name I'm typing in to give me reasonable proposals.... But these are minor details in the great scheme of things, and given the age of the app, there are truly very few bugs or glitches!

Reasons for choosing Spike

This was a transition based on a new option being available, and stood in comparison to the system I was currently using.

Reasons for switching to Spike

Transparency / visibility leading to ease of use Rapid Customer Service response time Ease of transition Novel approach (topic/people focus, simplified front e

Vendor Response

Thank you so much for your encouraging star ratings, Michael! Currently, RSVPs can only be answered through the desktop version, but we've upvoted this to be considered by our dev team in future updates. If we can ever help with any technical issues, feel free to message us at chat@spikenow.com

Replied May 2023

Brandi A.

Verified reviewer

Cosmetics

Self-Employed

Used daily for free trial

Review source

Reviewed July 2023

Spike

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I liked the voicemail messages and the text-to-speech. It makes it easy to multitask by having your email read out loud. Or on the other side, being able to record a message instead of typing out the email.

Cons:

What I least liked about the product was sometimes there was a long delay in my message delivery. There were times when I didn't get the messages at all.

Adir R.

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed October 2020

An awesome email client

Overall - a great app and reasonably priced. Highly recommended.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The way Spike sorts emails is genius. It turned my inbox into a chat-like experience, where emails are grouped by people and not threads/topics - so it actually feels like I'm using a IM and not an outdated email client.

Cons:

Some of the more advanced features still need some work. I'd love to see tagging in notes (so collaboration would be smoother), or the option to add a call link into an invite directly (like in Google Calendar).

Reasons for choosing Spike

Pricing + collaborative features.

Reasons for switching to Spike

Spike just made Gmail obsolete for me. I get most of the features in one app without the need to switch to other apps in G-suite.

Vendor Response

We're glad you're enjoying Spike's powerful inbox and conversational email client, Adir. Collaborative Notes are displayed on the right side of the note if you click on the little bubble on the upper part, providing you the name of the user, the time, and what was added by it, hope this is what you are referring to. If you ever need assistance, we're here: chat@spikenow.com

Replied May 2023

Bakari C.

Verified reviewer

Media Production

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed April 2022

Best email client I’ve used

Great experience. With Spike, I spend less time processing emails than with any other email client I’ve used.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I’ve used five different mail clients, including Apple Mail, and none of them has made managing emails easier than Spike. You can use Spike to divide your priority for your non-priority emails, but I use the Unread and Read emails setup. Viewing my emails in the Recent pane means that I'm not distracted by the clutter of previously read and viewed emails. The Unread pane gives a clean Inbox when I'm done processing the emails, but I also click and see my read previously read emails. The ability to snooze emails is another feature not found in many email clients. The snooze feature allows me to use Spike as part of my task management processes. I can snooze emails and show them back up when I need them. Spike also has a fast search feature, so I have less of a need for saving and tagging emails to different folders. Because Spike also reveals search results of archived emails, I archive about a third of my emails so emails don't clutter my Inbox. Spike has several valuable features, including email templates, tagging, and quick responses. Best of all, Spike is free for personal use, though I would pay to use it.

Cons:

Wish there was a way to click on a calendar date in an email and have it added to the Spike Calendar. Smart email folders might also be useful for Spike.

Reasons for switching to Spike

Cleaner, faster interface.

Vendor Response

Thanks so much for your feedback, Bakari! We're happy that you love the Spike email client! That's music to our ears! The idea of clicking on a calendar date and creating an event is currently not supported by us, but we've shared it with our dev team to consider in future updates. Regarding the 'smart email folders' we would like you to elaborate on this and email us at chat@spikenow.com so we can review this and evaluate if this is already set up or if it's also a feature request. We are looking forward to your updates.

Replied May 2023

Aury F.

Verified reviewer

Construction

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed June 2022

Wasn't expecting to be this satisfied. It's amazing.

I wasn't expecting this much efficiency in one app. As a project manager I have to closely follow up emails and people and spike makes it a 100% easier and quicker. The look and feel of the platform makes you digest information and send it without feeling the burdensome feeling of sending an email, you feel like you're just sending a text message. It also groups media files just like WhatsApp so if you can't recall the email title, you can just click on the contact and access to the media files sent and received.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love the way it takes out the extra elements in a mail like images and branding, and makes it 100% text. Which helps you get to the point and understand what need to be understood.

Cons:

The searching tool could be better. It's not bad, but it's not accurate enough.

Reasons for switching to Spike

The look and feel of the platform. The "text message" feeling it gives to emails.

Vendor Response

Thanks for your love and honest feedback, Aury. Spike's conversational style of email makes professional communication a breeze. If you have any questions, feel free to chat with us at chat@spikenow.com

Replied May 2023

Francisco O.

Verified reviewer

E-Learning

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2023

Beautiful Platform but bad interactions with customers

The platform is great, but company comms are awful. Hard to believe.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

All inboxes in one view and powerful search.

Cons:

The team comms are sent via a no-reply email. So you cannot reply using Spike. You need to create a new email conversation to get in touch and report issues. They also use inbox spam messages to promote their features, which feels spammy and awful when you have 10+ accounts connected.Product-led strategy is lost. App spamming messages come first, even before proper new feature announcements come to us via an actual email.

Isabella H.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2020

Unify different ways of interaction for a strong telecommunication tool.

We use this software to unify common emails, with advanced messaging that integrates better additional functionalities for an improvement in productivity that is frequently carried out, especially when we address communication issues, in order to acquire a sophisticated context, for each one of the conversations that are usually established internally in the company, above all to reduce the clutter of data and messages that are made daily, in order to offer a much faster and more solid service.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This software unifies all the inboxes that a company can have, in a single interface, to achieve a more prudent concentration by needing to manage all its calls, text messages, emails, calendars and among many other qualities that can be attended from this system for a speed of response, especially when the support services are established by email or telephone means, being one of the systems that I like the most, since we can perform many operations at the same time thanks to Spike.

Cons:

It would be quite useful if this system will integrate a better appearance in its internal interface, because it is somewhat old, and it would be convenient for improvements, for a modern appearance in its entirety, in order to acquire a dynamic and incredible appearance once we want to use This software, for our needs, relevant, mentioning that an update so that its functionalities can be faster, is not a bad idea to implement, since it is somewhat slow in these collaborative processes.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the kind words, Isabella! We're glad you're loving Spike app and all of the productivity tools it offers. If we can ever help with anything, feel free to message us at chat@spikenow.com

Replied May 2023

George G.

Verified reviewer

Museums and Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2019

Makes email significantly less terrible!

I've been using it for over a year now both personally and professionally, and believe strongly that it makes the email experience significantly smoother and more enjoyable.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Among the various tools looking to make email better, I believe this one does it best. It's strength is in truly stripping the junk away from messages—layers of quoted previous messages, long signature bars, etc.,—and turns it into iMessage/text like bubbles. When you're shooting messages back and forth to dozens of people, being able to keep up with conversations with simple bubbles is a super help. Yet, when you need to see the originally formatted message with the quoted text, it only takes one click to go back and forth again.

Cons:

It still acts and feels like beta software. The interface can be clunky at times, file handling isn't as robust as other email tools, moving messages to folders isn't possible. There's been some feature creep too as they seek to monetize, looking to make group messaging and voice/video chats.

Vendor Response

Keep enjoying Spike, George! If we can ever help with anything, feel free to message us at chat@spikenow.com or follow us on @SpikenowHQ on Twitter for updates and great tips

Replied May 2023

Dennis F.

Verified reviewer

Religious Institutions

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed May 2022

The best Email app for Apple ecosystem!!

I enjoy emails now because of Spike.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Being able to manage my emails in a chat format and getting rid of spam, junk, etc with such ease is great.

Cons:

The limit to just two email accounts for free is the only thing I wish they would change. Or at least offer an 3 email plan which didn’t involve such a high price.

Reasons for switching to Spike

Simplicity of messaging style and being able to clear my emails easily.

Vendor Response

Thanks for leaving a review, Dennis. Spike is free for 1 email address. If you need help connecting more email addresses, we'd be happy to help! Drop us a message at pro@spikenow.com, thanks!

Replied May 2023

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