Alternatives

Products that do what Wave does

Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

1
Hello for iOS▲125
Instantly start chatting with people in your local area
2015
2
Anchor Interviews▲345
Call anyone and instantly broadcast the conversation
2017
3
Hop▲171
Turns email into a chat interface
2014
4
Send▲131
Instant messaging meets email (by Microsoft)
2015
5
MailTime 2.0▲143
Go through your email as fast and easy as text-messaging
2015
6
Dart for iOS▲118
Concise email. One tap replies.
2015
7
Talkshow▲299
Texting in public
2016
8
Public▲205
Group chats. Great conversations. 💬
2016
9
Wave X — Reactions & New Stories▲134
The fastest way to send content and react to it
2017
10
Lukewarm Emailer▲267
Build a list of people on Twitter, reach out w/ a cold email
2014
11
Point for iOS▲243
Send and discuss links with friends, now on your iPhone
2015
12
Crystal▲162
Suggests the best way to communicate with people over email
2015
13
Hop Email Video Calls▲135
Talk face-to-face and make calls right in your inbox
2017
14
Favorite Contacts▲104
Communicate quickly with people that you contact most often
2017
15
Shout▲207
Exchange Anything with the people around you
2014
16
Confr▲60
Super fast phone conferencing via email
2014
17
Chat.cc▲137
Turn your email conversations into a real-time chat
2014
18
Mailburn▲216
Turns Gmail into WhatsApp for work
2015
19
Hooks Chats▲117
Push notifications meet real time conversations
2016
20
Beacon▲204
Signal your availability and hang with friends
2017
21
Plain▲209
Tinder for email
2016
22
Apple Business Chat▲292
New way for businesses to connect with customers directly
2017
23
Talko▲265
Live & asynchronous voice communications on mobile
2014
24
Introbot▲159
Connect people easily with simple emails intros
2015

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