Buy once instead of Zight
2 apps in the directory cover what people use Zight for. Each one is a one-time purchase.
Zight costs about $119 a year. At that rate CleanShot X, the cheapest dollar-priced replacement at $35, pays for itself in 4 months.
Read the catch on each one before you switch — a one-time price is not automatically the better deal, and we say so where it is not.
The replacements
CleanShot X
screenshots, recording and annotation in one $35 app
$35 This version
Updates stop after one year unless you renew at $19; the version you own keeps working
ScreenSnap Pro
screenshots and screen recording with backgrounds, annotation and hosted links
$39 Perpetual
No free trial — you pay first and rely on the 30-day refund if it turns out not to be for you