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 prefs pane, and not a Windows build (there isn’t one).
Read the Magnet pageMagnet vs Swish
Our take
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 prefs pane, and not a Windows build (there isn’t one). Pick Swish if mac trackpad users who will finish the trial then buy US$16 to Activate a first dock app — not Rectangle Free first unless they want keyboard snaps, and not if they need a tiling WM.
Best for
Magnet A snap you start at a public $
Swish Trackpad window gestures you start at a public $
Free plan
Magnet No free plan
Swish No free plan
Lowest paid
Magnet Magnet (Mac App Store) $4.99
Swish Swish $16
Watch out
Magnet macOS only
Swish macOS-only
Last checked
Magnet 2026-10-23 · itunes.apple.com/lookup
Swish 2026-10-23 · highlyopinionated.co/swish
Which one, then?
Pick Swish if
mac trackpad users who will finish the trial then buy US$16 to Activate a first dock app — not Rectangle Free first unless they want keyboard snaps, and not if they need a tiling WM.
Read the Swish page