$60 to $120, bought outright
Professional tools. Still cheaper than a year of renting them.
| Licence type | App | Price | Licence | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Audio HijackRogue Amoeba | $69 | This version | Major versions are a separate purchase — the jump from 3 to 4 cost $29 | |
| BookendsSonny Software | $74.99 | Paid upgrades | Updates stop after two years unless you pay $49.99 for another window; the app keeps working | |
 Canary MailCartasec Pte. Ltd. (Canary Mail) | $99.99 | Lifetime tier | The lifetime price is not printed on the pricing page — only Apple's listing shows $99.99 | |
 DEVONthink 4DEVONtechnologies | $99 | Paid upgrades | Updates stop after a year unless you pay to extend; the version you have keeps working forever | |
 EagleFilerC-Command Software | $69.99 | This version | Major versions are a paid upgrade, and upgrade discounts apply only if you bought direct from C-Command | |
 EnpassEnpass Technologies Private Limited | $99.99 | Lifetime tier | The lifetime tier is only reliably buyable as an App Store in-app purchase | |
 IconJarDavey Heuser and Curtis Hard | $75 | Lifetime tier | The pricing page never states what future major versions the 75 dollar licence covers | |
 InfuseFirecore | $99.99 | Lifetime tier | The free app is deliberately limited — Dolby Vision, lossless audio and cloud sources are Pro | |
| iShowU Studio 2shinywhitebox | $79 | Perpetual | $79 covers Studio 2 only — the quicker iShowU V6 recorder is a separate $89 app | |
 Marked 3Brett Terpstra | $69.99 | Lifetime tier | The $69.99 permanent unlock is introductory pricing and returns to $89.99 later | |
 NovaPanic | $99 | This version | The $99 covers one year of updates, then it auto-renews at $49/year unless you cancel | |
 OmniFocus 4The Omni Group | $74.99 | This version | The next major version will be a paid upgrade, historically around half list price | |
 PastePaste Team | $89.99 | Lifetime tier | At $89.99 the lifetime plan takes about three years of the annual plan to pay off | |
 Postico 2Egger Apps | $69 | This version | The licence covers Postico 2.x only, and Postico 3 will be a paid upgrade as 2 was | |
 ProxymanProxyman (TablePlus Inc.) | $89 | This version | One year of updates; after that you keep every Pro feature, but not new releases | |
 REAPERCockos Incorporated | $60 | This version | The $60 tier stops at $20,000 yearly gross revenue; past that the licence is $225 | |
| Sublime MergeSublime HQ | $99 | This version | Updates stop after three years; your version keeps working but newer builds need a paid upgrade | |
 Sublime TextSublime HQ | $99 | This version | Updates stop after three years; your version keeps working but newer builds need a paid upgrade | |
 TablePlusTablePlus Inc. | $99 | This version | Updates stop after one year unless you renew; the app itself keeps working | |
 UPDFSuperace Software Technology | $79.99 | Lifetime tier | The AI Assistant is a separate US$69/year subscription, not part of the lifetime licence | |
 VectorStylerVectorStyler | $95 | Perpetual | One person builds it, so "lifetime" means the app's lifetime rather than yours |