Lifetime Mac

$60 to $120

Professional tools. Still cheaper than a year of renting them.

21 apps
REAPERCockos Incorporated$60This version

The $60 tier stops at $20,000 yearly gross revenue; past that the licence is $225

Audio HijackRogue Amoeba$69This version

Major versions are a separate purchase — the jump from 3 to 4 cost $29

Postico 2Egger Apps$69This version

The licence covers Postico 2.x only, and Postico 3 will be a paid upgrade as 2 was

EagleFilerC-Command Software$69.99This version

Major versions are a paid upgrade, and upgrade discounts apply only if you bought direct from C-Command

Marked 3Brett Terpstra$69.99Lifetime tier

The $69.99 permanent unlock is introductory pricing and returns to $89.99 later

BookendsSonny Software$74.99Paid upgrades

Updates stop after two years unless you pay $49.99 for another window; the app keeps working

OmniFocus 4The Omni Group$74.99This version

The next major version will be a paid upgrade, historically around half list price

IconJarDavey Heuser and Curtis Hard$75Lifetime tier

The pricing page never states what future major versions the 75 dollar licence covers

iShowU Studio 2shinywhitebox$79Perpetual

$79 covers Studio 2 only — the quicker iShowU V6 recorder is a separate $89 app

UPDFSuperace Software Technology$79.99Lifetime tier

The AI Assistant is a separate US$69/year subscription, not part of the lifetime licence

ProxymanProxyman (TablePlus Inc.)$89This version

One year of updates; after that you keep every Pro feature, but not new releases

PastePaste Team$89.99Lifetime tier

At $89.99 the lifetime plan takes about three years of the annual plan to pay off

VectorStylerVectorStyler$95Perpetual

One person builds it, so "lifetime" means the app's lifetime rather than yours

DEVONthink 4DEVONtechnologies$99Paid upgrades

Updates stop after a year unless you pay to extend; the version you have keeps working forever

NovaPanic$99This version

The $99 covers one year of updates, then it auto-renews at $49/year unless you cancel

Sublime MergeSublime HQ$99This version

Updates stop after three years; your version keeps working but newer builds need a paid upgrade

Sublime TextSublime HQ$99This version

Updates stop after three years; your version keeps working but newer builds need a paid upgrade

TablePlusTablePlus Inc.$99This version

Updates stop after one year unless you renew; the app itself keeps working

EnpassEnpass Technologies Private Limited$99.99Lifetime tier

The lifetime tier is only reliably buyable as an App Store in-app purchase

InfuseFirecore$99.99Lifetime tier

The free app is deliberately limited — Dolby Vision, lossless audio and cloud sources are Pro

Canary MailCartasec Pte. Ltd. (Canary Mail)$100Lifetime tier

Apple's store sells a $99.99 lifetime bundle; the website's Pro+ lifetime is $300 for the same name