Our take
Pick AeroSpace if mac users who will stay on Free / MIT while they tile a first Finder + Terminal split — then keep it at $0, not Magnet $4.99 first unless they want App Store snap quarters, and not if they need a finished 1.0 (this is public beta). Pick Magnet if mac users on macOS 13+ who will pay $4.99 once while they snap a first quarter tile — not Rectangle’s Free OSS first unless they want a $0 Snap Areas
Best for
AeroSpace A tile you start at a public $
Magnet A snap you start at a public $
Free plan
AeroSpace No free plan
Magnet No free plan
Lowest paid
AeroSpace Not published by the vendor
Magnet Magnet (Mac App Store) $4.99
Watch out
AeroSpace Public beta / pre-1.0
Magnet macOS only
Last checked
AeroSpace 2026-10-23 · github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace
Magnet 2026-10-23 · itunes.apple.com/lookup
mac users who will stay on Free / MIT while they tile a first Finder + Terminal split — then keep it at $0, not Magnet $4.99 first unless they want App Store snap quarters, and not if they need a finished 1.0 (this is public beta).
Read the AeroSpace pagemac users on macOS 13+ who will pay $4.99 once while they snap a first quarter tile — not Rectangle’s Free OSS first unless they want a $0 Snap Areas prefs pane, and not a Windows build (there isn’t one).
Read the Magnet page
