LifetimeMac

Buy once, own forever

One payment. Updates included, indefinitely.

AppPriceLicenceThe catch
Boxy SVGJarosław Foksa$19.99PerpetualBuy it on the Mac App Store — the developer's own site sells a separate web version
CaptoGlobal Delight Technologies$29.99PerpetualThe $29.99 tier is the discounted pack; the two full unlocks are $49.99
ChronoSyncEcon Technologies$49.99PerpetualSyncing to another Mac properly wants ChronoAgent, a separate $19.99 purchase
CodeRunnerNikolai Krill$22.99PerpetualCompany or institution machines need the $15-per-computer site licence, minimum five
DatoSindre Sorhus$18PerpetualNone found
DaVinci Resolve StudioBlackmagic Design$295PerpetualThe free version already covers most 8-bit UHD work — check you actually need Studio
DownieCharlie Monroe Software$19.99PerpetualWhich sites work depends on constant updates; a redesign can break one for a while
DropzoneAptonic$35PerpetualThe free tier is deliberately basic — the actions worth having sit behind the $35 Pro licence
eM ClienteM Client Inc.€39.95PerpetualVIP Support is free for the first year only, then needs a paid extension
Final Cut ProApple$299.99PerpetualSome premium content is Creator Studio subscribers only, and Motion and Compressor cost extra
ForkDan Pristupov and Tanya Pristupova$59.99PerpetualNothing on the site promises free major upgrades, so a paid version 3 is possible
GoodTaskhaha Interactive$39.99PerpetualThe iPhone and iPad app is a separate purchase from the Mac one
HomerowDexter Leng$49.99PerpetualOnly works as well as an app's accessibility support; some Electron apps expose almost no labels
iShowU Studio 2shinywhitebox$79Perpetual$79 covers Studio 2 only — the quicker iShowU V6 recorder is a separate $89 app
Logic ProApple$199.99PerpetualMac only, and Logic Pro for iPad is subscription-only rather than part of this purchase
LunarAlin Panaitiu$23Perpetualwhether hardware brightness control works at all depends on your monitor, cable and dock
MacWhisperGood Snooze€64PerpetualSome optional AI features call out to cloud APIs you pay for separately
MagnetBOOTCODE A.S.$4.99PerpetualApp Store only, so there is no trial, and updates have slowed to occasional minor fixes
Micro SnitchObjective Development Software GmbH$3.99PerpetualIt reports that the mic or camera turned on — it cannot block anything
PDF SqueezerWitt Software$19.99PerpetualCompression only: no editing, OCR or signing, and a future major version may be paid
PermuteCharlie Monroe Software$14.99PerpetualPermute 4 needs macOS 26 on Apple silicon; older Macs buy Permute 3 instead
Pixelmator ProApple (originally Pixelmator Team)$49.99PerpetualThe one-time build is drifting behind the subscription one, which gets the Warp Tool exclusively
PixelSnap 2MTW (Make the Web)$39PerpetualThe buy page never says how long updates last, so treat a version 3 as a likely paid upgrade
PopClipPilotmoon Software$26PerpetualThe cheap $12 tier stops getting updates after two years; $26 buys the one that never does
Radio SilenceRadio Silence$9PerpetualNo upgrade policy is stated, so treat the $9 as buying the version shipping today
Rectangle ProRyan Hanson$9.99PerpetualNo published upgrade policy, so a future Rectangle Pro 2 could be a second purchase
ShottrShottr$12PerpetualScreenshots only — there is no video, GIF or screen recording at any price
SwishChristian Renninger (Highly Opinionated)$16PerpetualUseless without a trackpad; on a mouse-only Mac almost none of the gestures are reachable
TimematorCatforce Studio$39PerpetualThe iPhone app is a separate $7.99 purchase, and the Mac licence covers two Macs
TotThe Iconfactory$19.99PerpetualThe iPhone and iPad app is a separate purchase from the Mac unlock
VectorStylerVectorStyler$95PerpetualOne person builds it, so "lifetime" means the app's lifetime rather than yours
Vellum180g$199.99PerpetualBuying Ebooks then upgrading to Press costs $19.99 more in total than buying Press up front
Wipr 2Kaylee Calderolla$4.99PerpetualBlocking outside Safari needs the separate, recurring Filtr subscription
Yate2manyrobots$20PerpetualOne licence covers two Macs at a time, so a third means deactivating one