Lifetime Mac

$15 to $30

Roughly three months of the subscription it replaces.

23 apps
BetterTouchToolAndreas Hegenberg (folivora.ai)$15This version

The $15 licence stops getting updates after two years; only the $25 tier is a true lifetime

MoomMany Tricks$15This version

Major versions are a paid upgrade — Moom 3 to 4 cost owners $8 — and free updates run about a year

SwishChristian Renninger (Highly Opinionated)$16Perpetual

Useless without a trackpad; on a mouse-only Mac almost none of the gestures are reachable

DatoSindre Sorhus$18Perpetual

None found

ForkLiftBinaryNights$19.95This version

Updates stop when your one- or two-year window ends; the version you have keeps running

AsepriteIgara Studio S.A.$19.99This version

The $19.99 covers the 1.x series only; a future 2.0 would be a separate purchase

Boxy SVGJarosław Foksa$19.99Perpetual

Buy it on the Mac App Store — the developer's own site sells a separate web version

DownieCharlie Monroe Software$19.99Perpetual

Which sites work depends on constant updates; a redesign can break one for a while

PDF SqueezerWitt Software$19.99Perpetual

Compression only: no editing, OCR or signing, and a future major version may be paid

TotThe Iconfactory$19.99Perpetual

The iPhone and iPad app is a separate purchase from the Mac unlock

Yate2manyrobots$20Perpetual

One licence covers two Macs at a time, so a third means deactivating one

ScappleLiterature & Latte$20.99This version

A future Scapple 2 would be a separate purchase, as with Scrivener

BetterDisplaywaydabber (István Tóth)$21.99This version

One purchase covers about a year of updates, after which newer major versions are a fresh buy

CodeRunnerNikolai Krill$22.99Perpetual

Company or institution machines need the $15-per-computer site licence, minimum five

LunarAlin Panaitiu$23Perpetual

Whether hardware brightness control works at all depends on your monitor, cable and dock

TaskPaperHog Bay Software (Jesse Grosjean)$24.99This version

No iPhone or iPad app — on mobile you edit the file in someone else's text editor

BartenderSurtees Studios$25Paid upgrades

$24.99 buys Bartender 7 only; version 8 is a paid upgrade and Pro features are yearly

DevUtilsDevUtils$29This version

Updates stop after a year unless you renew at 40% off; your copy keeps working

Acorn 8Flying Meat Inc.$29.99Paid upgrades

Each major version is a fresh $29.99 purchase, not a discounted upgrade

AmadineBeLight Software$29.99Lifetime tier

The iPhone and iPad app is a separate purchase with its own monthly subscription

CaptoGlobal Delight Technologies$29.99Perpetual

The $29.99 tier is the discounted pack; the two full unlocks are $49.99

RetrobatchFlying Meat Inc.$29.99Paid upgrades

The nodes worth having are Pro-only, which is $49.99 rather than the $29.99 standard edition

Xnapper10xCompany, LLC$29.99This version

One year of updates included; another year costs 60% of what you first paid