$120 and up, bought outright
The big outright purchases — where buying beats renting fastest.
| Licence type | App | Price | Licence | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DaVinci Resolve StudioBlackmagic Design | $295 | Perpetual | The free version already covers most 8-bit UHD work — check you actually need Studio | |
 Final Cut ProApple | $299.99 | Perpetual | Some premium content is Creator Studio subscribers only, and Motion and Compressor cost extra | |
 Foxit PDF Editor 14 (Perpetual)Foxit Software | $209.99 | This version | You own version 14; version 15 is a new purchase, and cloud and AI features are excluded | |
 Logic ProApple | $199.99 | Perpetual | Mac only, and Logic Pro for iPad is subscription-only rather than part of this purchase | |
 OmniPlan 4The Omni Group | $199.99 | This version | A future OmniPlan 5 is a separate paid upgrade, historically discounted for existing owners | |
 PDF ExpertReaddle | $139.99 | Lifetime tier | Readdle states new features may cost extra, and the licence covers the Mac app only | |
 ScreenFlowTelestream | $199 | Paid upgrades | Major versions are paid upgrades, and Telestream does not publish the upgrade price | |
 SketchSketch B.V. | $120 | This version | Updates stop after a year, and the licence buys the Mac app alone with no trial first | |
 StrongboxPhoebe Code Limited | $124.99 | Lifetime tier | Lifetime costs five years of the yearly plan before it starts paying off | |
 TinderboxEastgate Systems | $289 | Paid upgrades | A year of upgrades is included, then a new version costs $98 or $83 a year to stay current | |
 Vellum180g | $199.99 | Perpetual | Buying Ebooks then upgrading to Press costs $19.99 more in total than buying Press up front |