Mosaic vs Superkey (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Superkey grades higher than Mosaic: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mosaic grades higher on features. Superkey grades higher on value for money and ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mosaic
Drag-and-drop window layouts for the Mac
Superkey
Mac hyper key, key remapping and keyboard screen clicking
Which one is for you
Pick Mosaic if
- Fits if you want to lay windows out by dragging on a Mac
- Works for people with more than one display
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: prices are in pounds and the dollar amount is only shown at checkout
- Watch out: the vendor says major upgrades may carry an optional fee
- Tight if you want the Pro tools and use on 5 Macs, as that's the £29.99 edition
- Not for you if you're on Windows, as Mac with macOS 10.13 or higher is required
Pick Superkey if
- Fits if you bind a launcher or window manager to a hyper key on a Mac
- Works for people who want to click on-screen text from the keyboard
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you are on Windows or Linux, or on a Mac older than macOS 14
- Tight if you stay free, as the free part is a 20-day trial
- Watch out: Seek relies on OCR and can miss small text or text near lines
- Watch out: one license is active on 3 devices at a time, and the page does not say whether the price is one-time
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMosaicFair | 2.4GPASuperkeyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStandard is £14.99 and Pro £29.99 one-time, roughly the middle of what one-time window tools cost. The dollar price isn't shown. | BUS$15.99 for a license, below the category's $19 middle one-time price, though the site does not spell out whether it is one-time. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 7-day free trial of the complete feature set. The page doesn't say if a card is needed. | CA 20-day trial, with no card mentioned on the page, and no free plan after it. |
| Features | BDrag-and-drop and custom layouts, view modes and groups, multiple displays, Pro tools and an iOS remote. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job. | CHyper key, a trackpad gesture, remapping checkboxes and Seek, but the FAQ admits OCR can miss small text or text near lines. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and building custom layouts takes some learning. | BNo rating on record, but it is a Mac app you install and start with a few checkboxes. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA Mac app with an iOS remote. Setapp is also offered. No Windows or web version. | CMac only, with Rectangle Pro and Charmstone as the listed integrations. |
| Best for | drag-and-drop window layouts on Mac | a hyper key and keyboard clicking on a Mac |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Mosaic and Superkey. How we grade
Where they differ
- Mosaic also covers window management.
- Superkey also covers keyboard and mouse remapping.
At a glance
| Mosaic | Superkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | £14.99 one-time (Standard Edition) | US$15.99 |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of the complete feature set. | Free for 20 days, then purchase |
| macOS | ||
| Made by | Light Pillar Software Ltd | Ryan Hanson |
| Price read from | lightpillar.com | superkey.app |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mosaic
- Priced in pounds; checkout shows the equivalent in other currencies, so the dollar amount is not on the page.
- Mac only, requiring macOS 10.13 or higher.
- The vendor says major upgrades may carry an optional fee.
Superkey
- Requires macOS 14 or later.
- Seek uses OCR and can miss small text or text near lines, per the site's FAQ.
- One license is active on 3 devices at a time.
Key features
Mosaic
- Drag and drop layouts
- Drop a window on a layout in the panel to resize and move it.
- Custom layouts
- Create basic or advanced layouts, plus single-use layouts with Quick Layout.
- View modes and groups
- Choose where layouts appear and assign a different group of layouts to each view mode.
- Multiple displays
- The layout panel follows a window to another monitor.
- Pro tools
- The page lists keyboard shortcuts, Quick Positions, Auto Layout, Window Capture and Touch Bar support under Pro features.
- iOS remote
- A companion app on the App Store can apply a layout from an iPhone or iPad.
Superkey
- Hyper key
- Converts Caps Lock or any modifier into the four-modifier hyper key for use in other apps' shortcuts.
- Touch gesture
- A one-finger slide from a trackpad corner or top edge can activate the hyper key.
- Seek and click
- Matches typed text on screen using OCR and clicks it, so you can navigate without a mouse.
- Simple remappings
- Offers common remappings as checkboxes, such as Caps Lock to another key.
Plans
Mosaic
Standard Edition£14.99
one-time purchase
Core feature set on a single Mac, with free bug fixes and optional paid upgrades.
Pro Edition£29.99
one-time purchase
Complete Pro feature set on up to 5 Macs; the iOS remote control app needs this edition.
Superkey
LicenseUS$15.99
purchase; one license works on 3 devices
The site shows a single purchase price; whether it is a one-time payment is not spelled out.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mosaic or Superkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mosaic starts at £14.99 one-time (Standard Edition), and Superkey starts at US$15.99.
Which has a free plan, Mosaic or Superkey?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Mosaic nor Superkey has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
More comparisons
How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.