Lifetime Mac

$30 to $60

The usual price of a serious indie Mac app, paid once.

39 apps
BikeHog Bay Software$30Paid upgrades

Only the direct licence is perpetual; the Mac App Store version is a subscription that stops working

PopClipPilotmoon Software$32Perpetual

The cheap $12 tier stops getting updates after two years; $26 buys the one that never does

AgendaMomenta B.V.$34.99Lifetime tier

The one-time unlock covers today's features plus one year of new ones, not everything after that

Beyond Compare 5Scooter Software$35Paid upgrades

Three-way merge is Pro only, so the $35 Standard edition will not serve as a git merge tool

CleanShot XMTW (Make the Web)$35This version

Updates stop after one year unless you renew at $19; the version you own keeps working

DropzoneAptonic$35Perpetual

The free tier is deliberately basic — the actions worth having sit behind the $35 Pro licence

FissionRogue Amoeba$35This version

Major versions are a separate $15 purchase, though new ones come along rarely

Keyboard MaestroStairways Software$36Paid upgrades

Major versions are a paid upgrade, currently $25, and arrive roughly every couple of years

HoudahSpotHoudah Software$39This version

HoudahSpot 7 will be a paid upgrade; a version 6 licence covers 6.x releases only

PixelSnap 2MTW (Make the Web)$39Perpetual

The buy page never says how long updates last, so treat a version 3 as a likely paid upgrade

ScreenSnap ProMorgan$39Perpetual

No free trial — you pay first and rely on the 30-day refund if it turns out not to be for you

TimematorCatforce Studio$39Perpetual

The iPhone app is a separate $7.99 purchase, and the Mac licence covers two Macs

Default Folder XSt. Clair Software$39.95Paid upgrades

Major versions are a paid upgrade, $9.95 to $19.95, roughly every five to seven years

1Blocker1Blocker LLC$39.99Lifetime tier

Lifetime lasts as long as the company keeps shipping blocklist updates

GoodTaskhaha Interactive$39.99Perpetual

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

SpamSieveC-Command Software (Michael Tsai)$39.99This version

Filtering only happens while your Mac is awake, so your iPhone sees unfiltered mail first

HazelNoodlesoft$42This version

Major versions are a separate $20 upgrade, roughly every few years

SuperDuper!Shirt Pocket$43.95This version

A much older licence pays again for each new major version, discounted at best

TransmitPanic$45This version

A future Transmit 6 would be a separate purchase, as the jump from 4 to 5 was

SoundSourceRogue Amoeba$49Paid upgrades

Each major version is a separate purchase — the upgrade to SoundSource 6 costs $25

2DoGuided Ways Technologies (Fahad Gilani)$49.99Paid upgrades

Updates stop eighteen months after purchase unless you pay a discounted renewal

BusyCalBusyMac$49.99Paid upgrades

The licence never expires but includes only 18 months of updates

Calendar 366Dominik Stoisits$49.99Lifetime tier

The $49.99 unlock is an in-app purchase, and separate iOS-only unlocks are sold alongside it

Carbon Copy ClonerBombich Software$49.99This version

CCC 8 will be a paid upgrade, discounted for existing owners

ChronoSyncEcon Technologies$49.99Perpetual

Syncing to another Mac properly wants ChronoAgent, a separate $19.99 purchase

HomerowDexter Leng$49.99Perpetual

Only works as well as an app's accessibility support; some Electron apps expose almost no labels

iA WriterInformation Architects GmbH$49.99This version

Each platform is a separate purchase, and major versions may cost extra

Pixelmator ProApple (originally Pixelmator Team)$49.99Perpetual

The one-time build is drifting behind the subscription one, which gets the Warp Tool exclusively

Things 3Cultured Code$49.99This version

Each platform is a separate purchase — the iPhone app is another $9.99

TypinatorErgonis Software$49.99This version

Basic buys Typinator 10 only; the next major version is a separate paid upgrade

xScopeThe Iconfactory$49.99Paid upgrades

Major versions are a paid upgrade, historically 50% off if you already own one

CharlesXK72 Ltd (Karl von Randow)$50Paid upgrades

The next major version costs 40% of what you paid; your licence stops before it

RightFontRightFont$59Paid upgrades

One Mac per licence, and updates stop after a year unless you pay half price again

MarsEdit 5Red Sweater Software$59.95Paid upgrades

Major versions are a separate paid upgrade, at about half price for existing owners

Arq BackupHaystack Software$59.99Paid upgrades

Updates stop after one year unless you pay $25 a year; your version keeps working

BBEditBare Bones Software$59.99Paid upgrades

Major versions are paid upgrades, currently $29.99 to $39.99 every couple of years

ForkDan Pristupov and Tanya Pristupova$59.99Perpetual

Nothing on the site promises free major upgrades, so a paid version 3 is possible

Scrivener 3Literature & Latte$59.99This version

Scrivener 4 will be a new purchase, at a discount for owners of 3

SecretsOuter Corner, Unipessoal LDA$59.99Paid upgrades

Editing and Sharing unlock separately; both together is $79.99, not $59.99