Alternatives to Shortwave
11 other apps on MAgentScout help with handle my email inbox, improve my writing and schedule my calendar automatically. Listed alphabetically; not a ranking.
About Shortwave
AI email client with a conversational assistant that organizes your inbox, writes and improves emails, answers questions and sends calendar invites.
- Agent level
- Acts on your behalfDeveloper states · checked Nov 4, 2026You confirm before it acts (developer states)
- Platforms
- iOSAndroidDesktopWebDeveloper states
- Pricing
- Pricing not yet verified
Also helps with: Handle my email inbox
| App | Agent level | Confirms first? | Platforms | Pricing | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Mail | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroidDesktop | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Spark Mail | Acts on your behalf | Developer doesn’t say | iOSAndroidDesktop | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Spike | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroidWebDesktop | Pricing not yet verified | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Superhuman Mail | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroid | Subscription | Nov 4, 2026 |
Also helps with: Improve my writing
| App | Agent level | Confirms first? | Platforms | Pricing | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Mail | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroidDesktop | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Spark Mail | Acts on your behalf | Developer doesn’t say | iOSAndroidDesktop | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
Also helps with: Schedule my calendar automatically
| App | Agent level | Confirms first? | Platforms | Pricing | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akiflow | Plans multi-step tasks | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroidWebDesktop | Pricing not yet verified | Nov 4, 2026 |
| BeforeSunset AI | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSWeb | Pricing not yet verified | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Motion | Plans multi-step tasks | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroidWebDesktop | Subscription | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Saner.AI | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroid | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Spark Mail | Acts on your behalf | Developer doesn’t say | iOSAndroidDesktop | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Structured | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroidWebDesktop | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Superhuman Mail | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSAndroid | Subscription | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Trevor AI | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | AndroidWeb | Freemium | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Vimcal | Assistant: answers and suggests | Not applicable (doesn’t act for you) | iOSWebDesktop | Subscription | Nov 4, 2026 |
Unless a label says otherwise, facts are what each developer states, checked on the date shown. Sources are on each app’s page.
Questions
- Which alternatives to Shortwave can act on your behalf?
- Spark Mail, per each developer’s description.
- Which alternatives to Shortwave plan multi-step tasks?
- Akiflow and Motion, per each developer’s description.
- Which alternatives to Shortwave are on Android?
- Akiflow, Canary Mail, Motion, Saner.AI, Spark Mail, Spike, Structured, Superhuman Mail and Trevor AI, per each developer’s store listing.
- Which alternatives to Shortwave are on iPhone?
- Akiflow, BeforeSunset AI, Canary Mail, Motion, Saner.AI, Spark Mail, Spike, Structured, Superhuman Mail and Vimcal, per each developer’s store listing.
- Which alternatives to Shortwave are free or freemium?
- Canary Mail, Saner.AI, Spark Mail, Structured and Trevor AI, per each developer’s pricing information.
Apps are listed in alphabetical order; order is not a ranking. No app pays to be listed. How we check apps.