# Whisperr vs Superwall

Superwall and Whisperr do different jobs. Superwall is a paywall and subscription platform: it shows and tests the screens where users start a subscription, without app releases. Whisperr works after that: it reads subscription events, including Superwall's, decides which users need a retention message, writes it, and sends it by push or email through your own providers.

Updated 2026-10-20. HTML: https://whisperr.net/compare/whisperr-vs-superwall

## At a glance

| | Whisperr | Superwall |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it is | A retention engine that decides, writes and sends messages per user | A paywall and subscription platform |
| Where it acts | After the purchase: inside the user's life with your app, by push and email | At the paywall: the screens where users start or restart a subscription |
| What you test | Every message against a 10% holdout, with retention and revenue kept once each group has 200 users | Paywall layout, copy, prices and offers in A/B/n tests |
| Messages | Push and email, written for each user, through your own providers | Trial reminders as local notifications; other campaigns through connected messaging tools |
| Subscription data | Reads events from Superwall, RevenueCat or Adapty | Its own subscription backend, with Stripe web checkout |
| Pricing | Free up to 1,000 users; paid from $49 a month; 30-day free trial | Infrastructure free; paywalls free up to $10k a month in paywall revenue, then 1% of all of it |

## What Superwall does well

Superwall lets a team change and test paywalls without shipping an app update. Its editor builds paywalls without code, campaigns target them by user attributes, behaviour and subscription state, and A/B/n tests compare layouts, copy, prices and offers. It also handles trial reminders as local notifications and win-back paywalls, and connects to messaging tools for campaigns. The price lines up with your results: the infrastructure is free, and paywalls stay free until they bring in $10k a month, then cost 1% of the revenue they bring in.

## How Whisperr works differently

A lot of churn starts after the purchase, when a user opens the app less and less. Whisperr watches each user's product events and subscription events, including the ones Superwall sends, and decides whether a message would help. When it would, Whisperr writes it for that user and sends it by push or email through your own providers (OneSignal, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Apple Push, Expo, Postmark, Resend or SendGrid).

Its built-in subscription moments are a trial about to end, a failed payment, and a user who turned off auto-renew but still has access.

## Which should you choose?

They answer different questions, so a subscription app can use both:

- **Superwall** answers "which paywall and offer converts best?"
- **Whisperr** answers "which subscribers are drifting, and what should each of them hear?"

If you only have budget for one, start with the bigger leak. If many users see the paywall and few pay, start with the paywall. If users pay and then fade out, start with retention.

## Pricing

Superwall's subscription infrastructure is free at any scale, and paywalls are free up to $10k a month in paywall-attributed revenue; above that, they cost 1% of all paywall-attributed revenue. Whisperr is free up to 1,000 users; Solo is $49 a month for 5,000 users, and every paid plan starts with a 30-day free trial. [Full pricing](https://whisperr.net/pricing.md).

## FAQ

### Does Whisperr work with Superwall?

Yes. Whisperr connects to Superwall and reads its subscription events, so trial-ending, failed-payment and renewal-off moments can trigger a retention message from Whisperr.

### Does Superwall send push or email?

Superwall schedules free trial reminders as local notifications on the device, set up in its paywall editor. For push, email and SMS campaigns it connects to messaging tools. Whisperr sends retention messages through your own push and email providers.

### How much does Superwall cost compared with Whisperr?

Superwall's subscription infrastructure is free at any scale, and its paywall product is free up to $10k a month in paywall-attributed revenue; above that, it costs 1% of all paywall-attributed revenue. Whisperr is free up to 1,000 users and its paid plans start at $49 a month, each with a 30-day free trial.

### Should I use Superwall or Whisperr to reduce churn?

Use both for different moments. Superwall shapes the paywall and offers users see when they subscribe or come back to a paywall. Whisperr catches users drifting away inside the app and reaches them by push or email before they cancel.

## Sources

Checked 2026-10-20.

- [Superwall](https://superwall.com/)
- [Superwall pricing](https://superwall.com/pricing)
- [Superwall, free trial reminders](https://superwall.com/features/free-trial-reminders)
- [Superwall, automated messaging and win-back](https://superwall.com/solutions/automated-messaging-and-winback-campaigns-for-mobile-apps)
- [RevenueCat, Superwall integration](https://www.revenuecat.com/docs/integrations/third-party-integrations/superwall)