Møt vs Gather
Last updated: July 2026
Gather turns remote work into a place: you have an avatar on a custom map, and video and audio fade in as you walk near other people, just like bumping into someone in a hallway. It scales to a whole company and runs in the browser or a desktop app. Møt strips all of that away — no map, no avatars, no walking around — just the faces of up to five people in an always-on-top circle in your corner.
Where Gather is the better fit
- A spatial map you move around, so conversations start and end by walking near people — much like a real office.
- Custom-built spaces with rooms, desks and objects for events, teams and whole companies.
- Proximity audio and video that scales well past a handful of people, across browser, desktop and mobile.
- A persistent place your whole team can drop into any time, not just a scheduled call.
Where Møt is the better fit
- No map and no avatar to move — just faces, a glance away, with zero navigation.
- An always-on-top corner circle that sits beside your work instead of a full-screen world to enter.
- Peer-to-peer by default: media goes straight between Macs, with an encrypted relay only if your network blocks a direct link — and even then the server never sees your video.
- A deliberate five-person cap that keeps it a room, not an office floor.
- No account, native to macOS, free during early access.
At a glance
| Feature | Møt | Gather |
|---|---|---|
| Metaphor | Faces in a corner circle | Avatars on a map you walk |
| Best for | A small team feeling together | A whole company in one space |
| Presence | Always-on-top corner circle | Spatial world in a window |
| Media path | Peer-to-peer between Macs | Server-relayed (spatial audio) |
| Room size | Up to five (hard cap) | Large spaces supported |
| Platforms | macOS only | Browser, desktop, mobile |
| Account | None | Account and a space to set up |
The verdict
Pick Gather if you want a persistent spatial office — a custom map with avatars and proximity audio that a whole team or event can wander around.
Pick Møt if you want the feeling of your people nearby without a world to navigate — just their faces in a quiet corner circle, up to five.
Questions
Is Møt a spatial office like Gather?
No. Møt has no map, no avatars and nothing to walk around — just the faces of up to five people in a corner circle. For a spatial office you move through, Gather is the right tool.
Can Møt hold a whole company like Gather?
No — Møt caps at five on purpose. Gather is built for large spaces and events; Møt is a small, private room.
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