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You optimized email speed. Now try making it end.

Superhuman made you faster at a game that never stops. Swizero replaces the infinite inbox with a ranked stack you finish in minutes.

Superhuman made you the fastest emailer alive. You are still checking at 11pm. What if speed was never the answer?

Superhuman

Speed without a finish line

Keyboard shortcuts. Split inboxes. AI triage. Every feature makes you faster at processing an inbox that refills the moment you leave. The faster you go, the more it grows. Inbox Zero is a daily battle you can win but never finish.

Swizero

A stack you finish

AI ranks your email by importance and presents only the ones that matter as swipeable cards. You swipe through the stack and watch it empty. When it is gone, email is done. Not Inbox Zero as a fleeting victory you lose in minutes. Done as in close the app and move on with your day.

Done

Feature-by-feature comparison

Not just checkmarks. Context on what each feature actually means for your daily workflow.

Philosophy

How it works

One makes you faster. The other gives you a finish line.

SwizeroA ranked stack you swipe through, then put your phone down
Swizero
SuperhumanAn infinite inbox you get faster at, but never leave

What done looks like

Superhuman measures speed to Inbox Zero. Swizero measures whether you can put the phone down.

SwizeroYou are done. You close the app and move on.
Swizero
SuperhumanInbox Zero achieved faster, then refilled

How you use it

Superhuman rewards your fingers on a keyboard. Swizero works with one thumb while you are still in bed.

SwizeroSwipe through a ranked stack
SuperhumanKeyboard shortcuts in a list view
AI Features

AI email ranking

How each app decides what you see first.

SwizeroOn-device ML ranks by importance
Swizero
SuperhumanSplit Inbox auto-categorization

AI summaries

SwizeroEvery card, one-line summary
SuperhumanThread summaries and instant reply suggestions

AI drafts

Both draft. Swizero never sends without your explicit approval.

SwizeroPre-written draft, never auto-sends
SuperhumanWrite with AI, auto-complete, tone adjustment

AI auto-actions

Superhuman's AI acts on your behalf. Swizero's AI prepares, then waits for you.

SwizeroNone. You always decide.
Swizero
SuperhumanAuto-labels, auto-triage, auto-send options
Privacy

Data handling

Where your email data lives and for how long.

SwizeroZero-retention cloud AI. Emails processed, never stored.
Swizero
SuperhumanCloud-based processing, stored for features

Ranking intelligence

SwizeroOn-device. Your patterns never leave your phone.
Swizero
SuperhumanServer-side AI models

Third-party training

SwizeroNever. Contractually guaranteed.
Swizero
SuperhumanUnclear retention policies
Platform

Mobile app

Swizero was designed for your thumb. Superhuman was designed for your keyboard.

SwizeroiOS (native, gesture-first)
Swizero
SuperhumaniOS (keyboard-first design adapted)

Desktop app

Superhuman has full desktop coverage today.

SwizeroNot yet (coming later)
SuperhumanMac, Windows, Web
Better

Email providers

SwizeroGmail at launch. Outlook planned.
SuperhumanGmail and Outlook
Better
Pricing

Monthly price

Superhuman costs 3-4x more per month.

Swizero$9.99/mo
Swizero
Superhuman$30/mo (Starter) or $40/mo (Business)

Annual price

Swizero$79.99/yr ($6.67/mo)
Swizero
Superhuman$300/yr ($25/mo) or $396/yr ($33/mo)

Free tier

SwizeroBeta waitlist (free during beta)
Superhuman14-day trial

A morning with each app

Same person. Same hundred-plus unread emails. Two different experiences.

Superhuman
7:02 AM

Open Superhuman. Over a hundred unread emails across Split Inbox categories.

Deep breath. Here we go.

7:04 AM

Cmd+K, Cmd+E, Cmd+Enter. Blaze through newsletters and notifications.

Fast. But fast at what, exactly?

7:18 AM

Hit the Important section. AI summaries help. Start drafting real replies.

7:34 AM

Inbox almost clear. But a fresh stack of emails arrived while you worked.

You cleared it once. It filled back up.

7:41 AM

Finally hit Inbox Zero. Close the app.

7:52 AM

Notification. 3 new emails already. Pull back in.

It never actually ends. You just stop checking.

39 minutes. Inbox Zero achieved. But it refills within the hour.

Swizero
6:48 AM

Still in bed. Pick up your phone. Open Swizero with one thumb. Your ranked stack is waiting.

No keyboard required. No laptop needed.

6:49 AM

First card: the same client thread that would have been buried in Split Inbox. One-line summary. Swipe right to flag it for a call later.

6:51 AM

Three newsletter cards in a row. Swipe left, left, left. Each one gone in under a second. No Cmd+K, no shortcut combos.

Faster than keyboard shortcuts, and you are lying down.

6:54 AM

Partner email needs a reply. AI draft is already written. Read it, fix one detail, swipe up to send. One hand the entire time.

6:56 AM

Last card in the stack. Swipe it away. Empty. You put the phone on the nightstand.

Eight minutes. Still in bed. You forgot about email before your feet hit the floor.

8 minutes, one thumb, still in bed. No keyboard shortcuts. No second session. Just finished.

Which one is right for you?

Be honest with yourself about what you actually want from email.

Choose Swizero if...

You have tried optimizing email and realized speed is not the problem. The problem is email never ends.

  • You want a clear finish line for every email session
  • You process email on your phone and want one-handed, gesture-first flow
  • You care deeply about email privacy and want zero data retention
  • You want the same AI capabilities at one-third the cost
  • You want AI that ranks and drafts but never acts without your approval

Choose Superhuman if...

You need the fastest keyboard-driven email client available and you process high volume every day.

  • You live on a desktop and want keyboard shortcuts over everything else
  • You need team workflows and your whole organization is already on Superhuman
  • You want CRM-style features and deep thread management for sales or support
  • You need Outlook support today
  • You thrive on keyboard-driven speed and process high volumes daily

Switching from Superhuman takes 2 minutes

What you keep, what changes, and what gets better.

Your Gmail stays untouched

Swizero connects via secure OAuth. Your existing labels, filters, and email history remain exactly where they are.

All your email, still there

Swizero surfaces the most important emails as cards. Everything else is still in Gmail whenever you need it.

From keyboard to gestures

Instead of keyboard shortcuts in a list, you swipe through a ranked stack. Most people adapt in one session.

From running to finished

The biggest shift: you stop chasing Inbox Zero every morning and start experiencing the relief of actually being done.

3x less cost

$9.99/mo vs $30-40/mo. Same AI capabilities where it counts. Better privacy guarantees.

Your mornings back

When email actually ends, you reclaim the 20-40 minutes per day you spent re-checking, re-sorting, and wondering if you missed something.

Two years on Superhuman and I was still checking at 10pm. Swizero takes me under ten minutes and then I am actually done. Turns out speed was not what I needed.

Beta tester, former Superhuman user

<10 min

Average session in beta

3x

Less expensive

0

Emails stored on our servers

100%

Human-in-the-loop

Ready for email that actually ends?

You mastered the shortcuts. Now try the thing Superhuman never offers: a session that finishes. No credit card. No commitment.