Yes, Shortwave is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
🤔 The Shortwave app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
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All this app needs is integrated spam viewing and a combined inbox. With these two features the app is the best replacement for Inbox I’ve ever seen. Edit: They saw this review and added the feature!! Fantastic app and responsive developer team!
If they had unified inbox
All this app needs is integrated spam viewing and a combined inbox. With these two features the app is the best replacement for Inbox I’ve ever seen.
I have used this app for a while. I cannot find a way to turn off the new(ish) ‘AI summary’ feature. I will be using a different email client.
I come from using gmail directly and wow this has changed the way I email. I can quickly get to inbox 0 and I love using threads to group emails together and form a concise todo list with it. I also love asking the AI tool to draft an email to someone. This is REALLY good.
No other options, and Gmail is a terrible option for anyone that is concerned about privacy. When/if they open the app up to other types of email accounts, I might try it again… Will update my review if so.
They took my email address and started spamming me. Update: Newsletters have already been turned off in Settings. It looks like some employee was able to grab my email address and send me email. “ Browser not supported To use Shortwave, please update your browser to a more recent version and try again” “AI assistant for iOS” “multi select meet AI” “Reminders to follow up” Endless popups, unusable.
They took my email address and started spamming me. Update: Newsletters have already been turned off in Settings. It looks like some employee was able to grab my email address and send me email. “ Browser not supported To use Shortwave, please update your browser to a more recent version and try again” “AI assistant for iOS” “multi select meet AI” “Reminders to follow up”
I’ve never been happier with and email app. I’m an avid emailer and I’m super impressed
After years of searching for a Google Inbox replacement I found it!….only for its ridiculously expensive and non competitive pricing structure. To activate this for my work email and personal would be $15/month….$180/year. I don’t mind paying for a great app, but to put this in the perspective: Spark Mail is 1/3 the cost at $60/year and has similar bundling features, AI summary/composing, AND works with non-Gmail accounts AND has a unified inbox. Canary Mail, which although different does contain intelligent tools to achieve inbox zero, and has similar AI summary/compose features, compatibility with non-Gmail accounts, and a unified inbox ….and if I go hog-wild and buy their MacOS + iOS bundle I would still only pay $35/year…approx 1/5 the cost. (They also offer a lifetime, non-subscription option). I could go on. There are many other email app options and few touch Shortwaze’s exorbitant pricing. I want Shortwave to take my money! Even without a unified inbox or the ability to use with my iCloud email. I ask myself: if Shortwave is better…is it really 3x better than Spark? 5x better than Canary? Its good, but not THAT good.
