For teams of 4 to 40 · Free 14-day trial
Warmbox is an anonymous compliments inbox for small teams. Teammates write short kind notes throughout the week. Every Friday afternoon, everyone receives theirs.
What your team sees
No names. No pressure to reciprocate. No algorithmic feed turning appreciation into a performance. Just the words your teammates actually wrote, landing on Friday when the week needs it most.
Your inbox · this week
Hi Maya 👋 — you got 4 notes this week.
How it works
Paste in email addresses or share a link. Teammates join in under a minute — no app, no account required to send notes.
Throughout the week, anyone can write a short note for any teammate. Short and honest. Notes wait, sealed, until Friday.
At 4 PM on Friday, every inbox fills. Names never appear. What does appear is exactly what your teammates meant to say.
Why we built it
"Most teams are full of people who care about each other and never quite manage to say it. Not because they don't mean to. Because there's never a right moment, and saying it out loud feels like a lot. We built Warmbox to handle the moment for them."
— Warmbox, founded by a team that worked in silence for too long
Real teams
“I've been in tech for eleven years. Nobody ever told me what they actually thought. The first Friday I got a note, I teared up a little. That's embarrassing to admit but it's true.”
Priya M.
Senior Engineer
8-person product team
“Our retros were honest but nobody talked about the human stuff. Warmbox fixed that without making anyone give a speech.”
Jordan T.
Engineering Manager
Remote team of 12
“We tried Slack shoutouts. It died after two weeks. Warmbox is still going six months in because it's low-effort and private.”
Sofia R.
Head of Design
Agency team of 9
Questions
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14 days free. After that, free forever for one Friday delivery per month — or continue with unlimited deliveries for $9/month.
Takes 2 minutes to set up. Your team gets their first inbox this Friday.
The Warm Room
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