Spike: Email & Team Chat for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By niatish

  A great people focused email app

  Love the priority vs other granularity for notifications. I have been opposed to using email as chat; preferring tools like slack/messages to fill those gaps. This is the first tool to make me reconsider - it makes email feel like texting by removing the extraneous bits and making quick replies. I have many apps for communications based on the person of the context - and now for people who use email to quickly communicate I have an app for that too. This isn’t a replacement for my email app anymore than slack is a replacement for texting. Normally I turn off all email notifications and process my inbox on an alter schedule - but by using Spike I can now quickly reply to those people who see email more as chat.. in the same way I use wechat, line, Facebook messenger, etc. for those who prefer chat on this platforms. Given the chat like features such as read stays, grouping attachment in the same bubble - is really is just one more chat app for the people who prefer email.

  
  
• By shardtheatre

  Fast, Fun, Functional

  This is an updated review. I was experiencing difficulty with my iCloud account syncing, but that has been resolved. I’m giving 5 stars because this app does what I need it to do - and it’s fast, fun, and functional. Email works at lightening speed where other apps (even native apps) are sluggish and cumbersome. It’s fun to use! The layout is minimal and it’s easy to work quickly through the inbox. Finally, the thing works. I need something reliable for multiple accounts that will help me stay up to speed for personal and professional email. This is the best I’ve seen. One request - please allow me to choose whether or not to include a signature while typing an email. I’d love to have the choice to include it or not include it based on the kinds of emails I’m sending WHILE they are being composed. It’s too much of a pain to go into settings each time. This is a particular gripe when working in my professional inboxes. Sometimes I need that signature. Other times, I don’t need that full signature. Thank you for making something awesome!

  
  
• By David7756

  Great app—takes a while to learn the icons and ways to do things

  I have used many email apps. So far, this one is the most usable, at least for my personal use. (I use corporate Outlook on an exchange server at work.) I love the way that Spike is organized by People and looks like and is organized like text message chat. I also love (and find essential) that the people at the top of the list are the ones with the most recent emails. (It is hard to say emails, because they look like texts.) Yet when you send a “text”, the recipient sees what looks like a formatted email in the traditional appearance. I find myself reading, responding, moving, archiving, and trashing emails at lightning speed compared to other email apps! I have about 100,000 emails, and my backlog is disappearing fast!!! In the meantime, all my contacts must be amazed at how responsive I have become!!! Another great feature: my start-up questions were answered in a friendly and efficient manner within hours by real humans, not by automated responses or canned instructions.

  
  
• By SwainFlu

  Finally perfect

  I was searching for something after Outlook quit playing nice with my main email (Verizon, which is technically AOL Mail now) and repeatedly signing out of it and requiring me to log in at any given time. The final straw came when I checked my email on a Monday and I hadn't received an email since Friday. I found this app in a top ten list online, and now I wonder where it's been my whole iPhone life. I love the text conversation layout that makes it very easy to keep track of who you're replying to, especially in a group email where replies can be many. The "other" inbox, like Outlook, keeps the clutter separate and lets you focus on the important emails first. When I first downloaded and reviewed the app, the setting for calendars would not work for me no matter how many times I tapped that option in Settings, so I couldn't change them. I also wished there was a way to customize the swipe action like you can in Outlook. "Archive" is not important enough for me to swipe ALL the way left before I see the Trash option. However, both issues were resolved pretty quickly after the support team took a look. Therefore, I can't really find fault with this app. It's well worth trying out if you're looking for a solid third-party email solution on iOS. (There was a later issue with my account being wrongly flagged for having a custom domain and being pestered to subscribe to Spike Pro, but that was quickly resolved. Great customer service!)

  
  

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