HEY
Email service and calendar with sender screening, from 37signals
What is HEY?
HEY is a standalone email service from 37signals. Signing up gives you a new @hey.com address, or a custom domain on HEY for Domains, instead of a client for an existing Gmail or Outlook account. First-time senders wait in a Screener until you approve them, while newsletters and receipts are routed to their own Feed and Paper Trail. A calendar is included, and mail is read in HEY's own apps because IMAP and POP are not supported.
HEY is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per year (HEY for You, annual billing only). See every plan
Good for
- People ready to move to a new email address and a different inbox routine
- Anyone who wants to approve senders before they can reach the inbox
- Small teams that want email on their own domain with thread sharing
Worth knowing
- HEY is its own email provider, not a client for Gmail or Outlook; existing mail history is not imported, only forwarded going forward.
- IMAP and POP are not supported, so HEY works only in its own apps.
- HEY for You is billed annually only, and HEY for Domains is billed monthly with no free trial.
- There is no free plan.
Key features
- The Screener
- First-time senders land in the Screener, where you approve or block them before any of their email can reach your Imbox.
- Imbox, The Feed and Paper Trail
- Mail from approved senders goes to the Imbox, newsletters are shown in a feed-style reader, and receipts and confirmations are filed in the Paper Trail.
- Reply Later and Set Aside
- Move emails that need an answer into a Reply Later pile and work through them in Focus & Reply. Set Aside keeps messages on hand for reference.
- HEY Calendar
- A calendar is included with HEY for You and HEY for Domains and lives in the same apps as email.
- Spy pixel blocker
- Blocks tracking pixels in incoming email and identifies the companies trying to track whether you opened a message.
- Workflows and Collections
- Workflows track an email through stages you define, and Collections bring several related threads together on one page.
HEY pricing
- Starts at
- $99 per year (HEY for You, annual billing only)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial of HEY for You, no credit card required. HEY for Domains has no free trial.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| HEY for You | $99per year | A personal @hey.com address with HEY Calendar, 100GB of storage, apps on every platform and a HEY World blog. |
| HEY for Domains | $12per user / month, billed monthly ($10 for the first user) | Email on your own domain for multiple users, with thread sharing, private team comments and email aliases. |
| HEY for Families | $179per year, in total | Adds up to 4 additional people, each with their own @hey.com address, calendar and account. |
Read from hey.com on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with HEY before you buy.
How people rate the HEY app
4.6
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars85%
- 4 stars7%
- 3 stars2%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star5%
4,325 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Is HEY free?
No, HEY is a paid product, but you can try it first. 30-day free trial of HEY for You, no credit card required. HEY for Domains has no free trial.
How much does HEY cost?
HEY lists 3 plans. HEY for You: $99 per year. HEY for Domains: $12 per user / month, billed monthly ($10 for the first user). HEY for Families: $179 per year, in total. Prices were read from hey.com on Oct 4, 2026.
What platforms does HEY work on?
HEY is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.
How is HEY rated?
HEY's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4,325 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.
Is HEY open source?
HEY is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 4, 2026.
Who makes HEY?
HEY is made by 37signals LLC.
What are the alternatives to HEY?
The closest alternatives to HEY in our directory are Proton Mail, Superhuman Mail, Spark Mail, Shortwave and SaneBox. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with HEY.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.