- Best for
- People and small teams who want email to feel like chat
- Price
- Freemium · from $6/month
Free: One email account, basic features and limited AI queries - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows
- Made by
- SpikeNow Ltd.
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.5★ (4.2K) · Android 4.1★ (19K)
What it is
Spike turns email from Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and Yahoo into chat-like conversations, with team chat, notes, video calls and a calendar in the same app. Its Magic AI summarises threads, drafts and suggests replies, ranks messages and summarises PDFs.
What the AI does
- Thread summaries
- AI drafting and suggested replies
- Message ranking and inbox organisation
- PDF summaries
- AI search
Pros and cons
- Free plan includes some AI
- Cheap paid plans
- Chat, video and calendar built in
- Every major platform
- Users report sync and notification delays
- Chat-style layout isn't for everyone
- AI is less advanced than the leaders
How it scores
Email help quality6
Ease of use7.5
Features7
Value for money8
Platforms9.5
Handy all-round AI at a low price, but few independent tests of its AI quality.
Feature checklist · 6 of 9
- ✓Works with both Gmail and Outlook accounts (yes)
- ✓Summarises long email threads (yes)
- –Drafts replies in your own writing style (no)
- ✓Automatically sorts or prioritises your inbox (yes)
- –Ask AI questions about your inbox (no)
- ✓Free plan includes AI features (yes)
- ✓iPhone and Android apps (yes)
- ✓Team collaboration or shared inboxes (yes)
- –Helps schedule meetings from email (no)
How we score apps →
Alternatives
See all Spike alternatives, ranked →
- Gmail with Gemini 8.3/10Anyone already using Gmail who wants AI help without switching apps
- Superhuman Mail 8.0/10Professionals who handle a lot of email every day and will pay for speed
- Spark Mail 8.0/10People juggling several email accounts who want AI help at a low price
- Shortwave 7.6/10Gmail and Google Workspace users who want an AI-first inbox
Gmail with Gemini vs Spike
Sources
