When you add an app to Wavebox, it has its icon and color so it's easily recognizable in the Webdock and toolbars. Apps normally have a set of capabilities such as web notifications, unread badges and more.

Boosted apps have some extra superpowers. You can tell if an app is boosted when adding it through the store as indicated by the purple rocket icon...

Boosted apps have a purple rocket icon

When you add a boosted app, you'll find that it has some extra capabilities such as

  • Badges and notifications that continue to sync in realtime when the app is sleeping
  • Enhanced notifications that provide additional information such as sender, icons etc
  • Unread information in popovers and Wavebox mini
  • Quick actions to compose, create and more
  • Additional URL handlers, such as handling email links  

Some of the apps that are boosted, include Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Freshdesk, Trello, ClickUp and more