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Spike vs Bartender

Side-by-side comparison of two indie startups from the Startup Spotlight directory.

Option A
Spike

Spike

Productivity

The chat-style email app.

Spike transforms email threads into chat-like conversations — a tiny Tel Aviv team built it as a calmer Slack-meets-email.

Founder
Dvir Ben-Aroya
Founded
2014
Team
11-50
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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Option B
Bartender

Bartender

Productivity

Take control of your menu bar.

Bartender lets you organize, hide, and customize macOS menu-bar items — an essential power-user tool from a tiny UK studio.

Founder
Ben Surtees
Founded
2012
Team
1-10
Listing
Free (nofollow)
Listed
May 2026
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