Moom vs Swish

Moom

• Mac users who rearrange the same windows each time they dock a laptop
• People who want both mouse-driven and keyboard-driven window control
• Buyers who prefer a one-time license that covers all of their Macs

Swish

• MacBook and Magic Trackpad users who prefer gestures to keyboard shortcuts
• Multi-monitor setups where windows move between screens often
• Buyers who want a low one-time price, or who already pay for Setapp

Moom

• macOS only; Moom 4.6 requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or newer.
• Moom 4 is sold only on the Many Tricks site. The Mac App Store carries Moom Classic, the older Moom 3, at $6.99.
• A license includes at least one year of updates. Later updates may be paid, though the purchased version keeps working.
• There is no direct Shortcuts support; the FAQ says some features can be reached through AppleScript.

Swish

• macOS only, version 12 and above. It is not on the Mac App Store because it cannot run sandboxed.
• It is designed mainly for the Magic Trackpad; a third-party mouse needs a separate app such as Mac Mouse Fix to emulate touch gestures.
• A license can be active on two Macs at a time and has to be unlinked in Settings before moving to another Mac.
• The Buy button shows a price that Paddle localizes by country; $16 is the US figure.

Moom

Pop-up palette

Hovering over a window's green button shows a palette of move and zoom actions. It can be customized with up to 61 actions, including folders, layouts and grids.

Saved layouts

Save the positions of a set of app windows and restore them later, for example when a laptop connects to an external display. Any-window layouts apply to the most recently used windows instead.

Snap and drop zones

Drag a window to a snap zone to move and zoom it. A saved layout placed in a snap zone turns its window positions into drop targets.

Custom actions and chains

Custom actions can be chained to run as one combined step or as a loop that advances each time it is used, and organized into nested folders.

Hover

Hold a set of modifier keys and move the mouse to move or resize the window under the pointer, even one in the background, without clicking.

Keyboard control

With the keyboard features enabled, windows can be moved, resized, centered and placed on an on-screen grid without the mouse, and custom actions run from a hot key.

Swish

Title bar snapping

A quick swipe on a window's title bar snaps it into position, in place of dragging the window to a screen edge.

Grids and shared dividers

Snapping supports 2×2, 3×2 and 3×3 grids, and dragging the divider between snapped windows resizes several of them at once.

Close, minimize and full screen

Pinching in closes a window, swiping down minimizes it and pinching out sends it full screen, replacing the three title bar buttons.

Screens and spaces

Swipes move windows between displays according to how the monitors are physically arranged, and further gestures work with macOS spaces.

Keyboard hotkeys

Arrow, WASD, IJKL and Dvorak hotkeys trigger the snapping, screen and spaces actions, configured in the Advanced tab of the settings.

30 gestures, each switchable

The site counts 30 window, Dock and menu bar gestures. Each can be turned on or off by clicking its icon in the settings window, which also includes a tutorial.

Moom

• Moom$15

  one-time purchase, license valid forever

  Moom 4 with at least 1 year of updates. One license covers every Mac you use and the family members in your household.

Swish

• Swish license$16

  one-time purchase (US price; Paddle localizes it elsewhere)

  A full license with no recurring cost, for personal use on two computers. One license can be active on two machines at a time.

• Setapp subscription$9.99

  per month, after 7 days free, for the whole Setapp catalog

  Swish is also available through Setapp, a subscription that the Swish site says includes more than 200 Mac and iOS apps.

Moom

• Other savings

  $8 upgrade for existing Moom owners

  People who bought an earlier Moom, from the Mac App Store or directly, can upgrade to Moom 4 for $8 instead of paying the $15 new-license price.

• Lifetime license

  Perpetual license with a year of updates

  A license is perpetual and not a subscription: you own the version you bought, plus any updates released during at least the first year.

• Other savings

  Discounts for buying several licenses

  The license FAQ says Many Tricks has multi-item discount pricing and can work out a custom discount for larger quantities.

Swish

• Education

  33% off for students

  The Swish FAQ says students get 33% off by sending an email from a .edu address.