Spike is an email application for Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android and the web, which enables users to view email in a chat-like, conversational format, with additional features built-in.
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| Developer(s) | ChatFlow Ltd.[1] |
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| Initial release | 2013[2] |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android, web |
| Available in | 10 languages |
List of languages English; Catalan, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian | |
| Type | Conversational email |
| Website | spikenow.com |
History
Founded in 2013[2] by Erez Pilosof and Dvir Ben-Aroya,[3] Spike is a software application that puts existing e-mails into a multimedia messaging, chat-like interface enhanced with video and voice calls. The application was initially named Hop.[4]
In 2019, the developers completed a $5 million funding round including investment from Wix.com and NFX Capital.[2]
In 2021 Spike announced a collaboration with Meta to launch on the Oculus Store and would become one of the first productivity apps to launch in Meta's new virtual world, known as the Metaverse.[5]
Mode of use
The app enables users to organize email into three types of "conversations,"a traditional inbox/sent format, by subject, or by people. Spike users can also make audio and video calls to each other, and other features include a calendar, contact list, and Groups.
Spike is available for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android, and as a web version,[3] and works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Yahoo! Mail and IMAP email providers.[6]