Shortwave
AI-nativeSave hours each day with the Shortwave Agent — organize, schedule, write and search with just a prompt
shortwave.com Google Play App StoreProductivity & Collaboration / Email Clients & Inbox
- Monthly visits
- 203.8K
- Up11.0%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $30/mo
- Higher than 93% of peersNiche median $9.4/mo
- Launched
- 4y ago
- 2022-02-15 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
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Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- I’m thrilled to finally be able to show everyone what we’ve been working on for the last 2 years. We’re re-inventing the email experience to help you email smarter and faster, so you can get more done, and maybe even actually enjoy your inbox. When we launched Firebase here 10 years ago, HN was tough but fair, and I expect no less this time around! I hope yo
Store data
AI-native email for teams
- Rating
- ★ 4.381,147 ratings
- Install scale
- 50,000+Min 50K installs
- Price & IAP
- FreeNo in-app purchases
- First released
- 2023-08-01Store metadata
Bug fixes
Share, collaborate, and get things done like never before "The AI revolution is coming for your email" – Business Insider "This app is like ChatGPT for your email, and it changed my life" – Digital Trends "The Google Inbox successor I’ve been waiting for" – The Verge **Currently only available for Gmail & Google Workspace accounts** 👫 SHARE & DISCUSS EMAILS WITH YOUR TEAM Get the right people involved and bring everyone up to speed fast with private team comments and live thread sharing. Assign emails to teammates to delegate next steps. ✨ YOUR AI EMAIL ASSISTANT You and your team can write emails, improve drafts, schedule meetings, analyze threads, translate text, and more using Shortwave’s powerful AI Assistant. ✍️ WRITE EMAILS WITH AI Write personalized emails with AI in seconds, or use instant AI replies to get full drafts in just one tap. Shortwave learns your unique writing style and even facts about you from the emails you send. 📝 IMPROVE AND PROOFREAD DRAFTS Complete your drafts, adjust length and tone, translate into other languages, and more with a built-in AI editor. 🔎 SEARCH AND FIND ANSWERS Use AI-powered search to find emails fast, or to analyze your entire team's emails & attachments for the answers you need 📅 SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH AI Spend less time juggling calendars with AI-powered scheduling features. Create events, send AI-generated scheduling emails, accept calendar events with one click, and more. 📚 GET ORGANIZED WITH SPLITS AND BUNDLES Focus your time & attention by dividing your inbox into tabs for important emails, specific senders, labels & even custom queries. Use bundles for fast triage of promotions, newsletters, updates, and other automated emails. ✅ TURN EMAILS INTO TODOS Transform your overflowing inbox into an organized list of action items. Group, rename, prioritize, and add notes, right in your inbox. ⏰ SET DELIVERY SCHEDULES Avoid interruptions by deferring when emails arrive in your inbox, so you only receive emails when you want them. 👀 VIEW READ STATUSES See when people read your emails to get the context you need to prioritize your time and write effective follow-ups. Close more deals and collaborate better with your team. 🛑 SCREEN UNWANTED SENDERS Guard your inbox from noise with one-click block and unsubscribe. 🔔 FINE-TUNE PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Granular push controls let you minimize distractions with personalized alerts for specific senders and types of emails. ⚙️ CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING Customize AI prompts and automate your team’s work with AI Snippets & AI Automations. Adjust tons of details in settings, and make Shortwave yours with custom colors and beautiful light & dark modes. 👥 MANAGE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS Organize all of your Gmail accounts from one app and seamlessly switch between them in a single swipe. 🔄 SYNCS WITH GMAIL Migrate seamlessly to Shortwave from your existing Gmail or Google Workspace account with all of your labels, filters, and other settings imported. If you have questions or want to learn more about Shortwave and best practices, you can find resources here: https://www.shortwave.com/docs/
- Rating
- Rating not syncedRating count not synced
- New ratings last mo
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- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- Current version
- —Store metadata
Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct84%
- Organic Search8%
- Social3%
- Other4%
Countries
- United States52%
- Germany20%
- Netherlands6%
- South Korea6%
- Japan3%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 1999-03-26
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| shortwave | 11.6K |
| shortwave mail | 560 |
| shortwave email | 530 |
| spike-mail alternative | 350 |
| wave ai email | 260 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: # Start your 14 day free trial · 3 paid tiers ($30–$120) · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page
Entry price $30/mo, Higher than 93% of peers; “Email Clients & Inbox” median is $9.4/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshotsDesign
Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + input layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“Automate your email with AI”
Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
Conversion path: Centered Headline + Input + Interactive Hero Demo / Tool → Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar: Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Direct Action Command
- Centered Prompt / Input
- Customer Logo Wall
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 7.0
- Color & Contrast
- 7.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 7.0
- Craft & Polish
- 7.0
- Distinctiveness
- 6.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter
- Hero layout
- Centered Headline + Input
- Primary visual
- Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Dark · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Large Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Gradient Glow
Luminous radial glows and translucent glass panels, widely used across modern AI products.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #0b1024;
--surface: #232a48;
--foreground: #f4f6fb;
--muted-foreground: #a7adc4;
--accent: #3d6bff;
--radius: 16px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #0B1024 (~72%) · Surface #232A48 (~8%) · Text #F4F6FB (~10%) · Muted Text #A7ADC4 (~5%) · Accent #3D6BFF (~5%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Centered Headline + Input
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up · Trust bar uses Customer / Press Logo Strip
- Headline hook: Direct Action Command
- Hero components: Centered Prompt / Input, Customer Logo Wall
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and customer / press logo strip.
- Visual summary: Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + input layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.
## Avoid
- Muddy low-contrast text over gradients
- Overuse of full-screen rainbow backgrounds
- Cluttered dense tables in the hero
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Shortwave cost?
- Business: $30/mo; Premier: $45/mo; Max: $120/mo. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Shortwave get?
- Vaneform estimates 203.8K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Shortwave and what platforms does it support?
- Shortwave is catalogued under Email Clients & Inbox: Save hours each day with the Shortwave Agent — organize, schedule, write and search with just a prompt. Supported platforms: Mobile App.
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