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One-time purchase Mac apps
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Mac apps with a sourced one-time price
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PixelSnapOne-time or subscriptionOfficial: one-time purchase ($39+); also via Setapp subscription
- Price
- Website: USD $39/1 Mac, $69/2 Macs, $159/5 Macs, $309/10 Macs, all one-time; VAT may apply. More than 10 devices: contact sales. Update entitlement unspecified. Setapp: PixelSnap-only subscription from USD $25/year; membership Mac $14.99/month (1 Mac), Mac + iOS $18.99/month (1 Mac), Power User $22.99/month (4 Macs), plus tax. Annual membership totals unresolved. Website discounts: 30% students; 20% existing CleanShot X users. No Mac App Store purchase verified.
- Updates
- Direct: one-time purchase; updates may include fixes/updates/upgrades, but no promised update window or major-upgrade entitlement. Setapp Membership/single-app subscriptions: updates included/automatic. Setapp one-time single-app purchases: no automatic updates.
ShottrOne-time or subscriptionFreemium; official site one-time license ($12 Basic, $30 Friends Club), not subscription
- Price
- Website: Free indefinitely, with upgrade reminders after 30 days; Basic $12 one-time; Friends Club $30 one-time with experimental features and better support. Paid licenses cover one user on up to five Macs; multiple licenses can be purchased. Commercial use requires a license. Prices use '$' without an explicit ISO currency label; update entitlement is unstated. Mac App Store (US): unknown.
- Updates
- Official/direct: one-time purchase; app checks for updates and includes auto-update/download prompts. Future major-version payment terms: unknown. Mac App Store: no current Shottr listing or update terms found.
CleanShot XOne-time or subscriptionOfficial: one-time Basic ($35) with optional $19/year updates; Pro subscription ($10/user/mo billed annually); Setapp subscription available
- Price
- Website: Basic USD 35/59/139/269 once for 1/2/5/10 Macs; perpetual use, 12 months of updates, optional renewal USD 19/year. Pro USD 120/user/year; monthly billing offered, price officially unverified (independent source reports USD 12/user/month). More than 10 seats: contact sales. Student discount 30%; PixelSnap 2 discount 20%. Setapp: Mac USD 14.99/month (1 Mac), Mac + iOS USD 18.99/month (1 Mac), Power User USD 22.99/month (4 Macs); annual totals unverified. Mac App Store (US): matching app/
- Updates
- Official site: 1 year of updates included; renew updates for $19/year per seat or keep using the last version forever. Setapp: automatic updates included while subscribed.
XnapperOne-time or subscriptionOfficial: freemium; one-time licenses, optional paid upgrades; Team subscription
- Price
- Website: Free with watermark; Basic USD 29.99 once (1 Mac), Personal USD 54.99 once (2 Macs), Standard USD 79.99 once (3 Macs), all perpetual with 12 months of updates. Optional annual update renewal costs 60% of the original pre-discount purchase price. Team USD 60/device/year (USD 5/device/month billed annually); custom quotes above 100 devices. Mac App Store (US): native Mac app pricing unknown; the listing found is the separate mobile app. Setapp: Mac USD 14.99/month (1 Mac), Mac + iOS USD
- Updates
- Website license: perpetual use + 1 year of updates; renew at 40% off for another year. Major-upgrade payment: unknown.
CleanShotOne-time or subscriptionOfficial: one-time Basic + paid update renewal; Pro subscription; Setapp subscription
- Price
- Website: Basic USD 35 once/1 Mac, 59/2 Macs, 139/5 Macs, 269/10 Macs; perpetual use with 12 months of updates, optional update renewal USD 19/year. Pro USD 120/user/year or USD 12/user/month (monthly price independently corroborated). Setapp: Mac USD 14.99/month; Mac + iOS USD 18.99/month; Power User USD 22.99/month for 4 Macs; annual totals and other membership tiers unverified. Mac App Store (US): matching listing not verified. No ongoing free app tier documented.
- Updates
- Official: Basic includes 1 year of updates; optional renewal $19/year. Major-upgrade payment unknown.
Sitely 6One-time or subscriptionOfficial site: one-time purchase or annual subscription; 14-day free trial; paid upgrades for one-time licenses
- Updates
- Subscription: all updates to Sitely Pro included; one-time licenses get lifetime fixes and can opt in to upcoming upgrades as they go, so future major upgrades may require payment.
MaccyOne-timeOfficial site: free; Mac App Store: one-time purchase ($9.99)
- Price
- Website: free, full app; Mac App Store (US): USD 9.99 one-time app price. No advertised subscriptions or per-seat plans; App Store purchase supports development.
- Updates
- All updates/free major upgrades implied; app “will always be free”
PasteOne-time or subscriptionWebsite: subscription or Lifetime one-time; MAS: free download + IAP subs/Lifetime
- Price
- Website: Personal USD $29.99/year; Monthly and Lifetime offered, current prices unverified (previously published $3.99/month and $99.99 once); Teams monthly rate unverified, or $26.99/seat/year at five seats ($134.95/year total), with volume discounts at 5 and 10 seats. Mac App Store (US): free download with 7-day subscription trial; USD $3.99/month; $29.99/year; Family $59.99/year for up to six people; Lifetime $99.99 once, including future updates; Legacy $9.99 listed, interval and eligibility
- Updates
- All plans include continuous updates. Lifetime includes all future updates with no recurring charge; active subscriptions include updates while subscribed. Official sources do not state that future major versions may require additional payment.
PastebotOne-time or subscriptionDirect: one-time $39 + paid updates; App Store: subscription
- Price
- Website: 14-day free trial; $39 USD one-time incl. 1 year updates; $19 USD per additional year of updates. Mac App Store (US): free download; $24.99 Yearly Subscription; $2.99 Monthly Subscription
- Updates
- Direct: 1 year of updates included; renew updates for $19/year; keep last paid version. App Store: subscription updates managed by App Store.
- SnaplingOne-time
Freemium; website Pro one-time purchase ($29), Founding Edition $69
- Price
- Website: Free $0; Pro $29 one-time purchase; Founding Edition $69
- Updates
- Includes updates; future paid features may be included, but future major versions may require payment
- 4K Image CompressorOne-time
Official: freemium + $15 lifetime one-time Pro; paid Pro upgrades
- Price
- Website: Starter free; Pro $15/lifetime (one-time); Bundle 65.0/lifetime (currency not shown). Mac App Store (US): unknown
- Updates
- Lifetime Personal/Pro licenses; applies only to the purchased version and does not include upgrades to new major releases
ComprestoOne-time or subscriptionWebsite: one-time purchase; subscription indicated; free trial
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MonarchOne-timeOfficial: one-time purchase ($30/$39)
- Price
- Website: Freya $30 once for 1 Mac; Freyara x2 bundle $45 once for 2 Macs; Freyaga x3 bundle $60 once for 3 Macs; Freyaja x5 bundle $80 once for 5 Macs. 30-day free trial only. Prompto lifetime is coming soon, price TBA. Freya is perpetual use with updates for the purchased major version; optional major-version upgrades are $15/license.
- Updates
- Major-version updates included · $15 optional major upgrade
MotionikOne-time or subscriptionFreemium + one-time purchase; also annual plans
- Price
- Website: Free $0 free forever, watermark on exports, no device limit; Pay Once $59 one-time, lifetime desktop access/updates, up to 1 device; Annual $39/year billed yearly, latest updates while subscribed, up to 3 devices; Solo Cloud $78/year billed yearly; Team and Business are listed but current public prices were not found in opened official text. Mac App Store (US): no official listing found.
- Updates
- Lifetime updates
Screen StudioOne-time or subscriptionSubscription; legacy one-time licenses no longer sold
- Price
- Website: Personal Yearly $108/year ($9/mo shown, yearly plan), Personal Monthly $29/month; Teams Yearly $108/user/year ($9/user/mo billed yearly), Teams Monthly $29/user/month. Legacy one-time licenses are no longer sold to new customers. No official Mac App Store channel found.
- DebutOne-time
Official site: free trial; $59 one-time Lifetime license, then $79
- Updates
- Lifetime updates
- flowyOne-time
Official: one-time purchase; Mac App Store: paid upfront ($29.99), no IAP
- Price
- Website: $29.99 one-time lifetime license, lifetime use and all future updates included; Mac App Store (US): $29.99 one-time purchase, lifetime use and lifetime updates included.
- Updates
- Official website: one-time purchase; all future updates included, with no stated paid major-upgrade exception. Mac App Store: one-time purchase with lifetime updates included; version history shows major updates included.
- ShotGlassOne-time
Free to try; one-time purchase to export (website)
- Price
- Website: free trial; Personal $29 USD once, 1 device, lifetime use, 1 year updates; Beta/team $39 USD/year per seat, 3 Macs covered, latest version while subscribed.
- Updates
- 1 year of updates
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ScreenKiteOne-timeFreemium; Pro one-time purchase ($79.99 once, then $99.99)
- Price
- Website: Free $0 forever, export with watermark; Pro $79.99 once/lifetime for 3 Macs, founder price until Oct 31, 2026, then $99.99. No subscription or renewal.
- CANVIDOne-time or subscription
Official: free trial; $75 one-time Lifetime or $84/year subscription
- Price
- Website: Trial available but not a free tier/plan because export and quick-share links require purchase; Pro monthly $19/month (monthly option shown officially, price found in independent pricing sources); Pro yearly $84/year ($7/month billed yearly); Desktop Lifetime $75 once, with $159 also shown struck/previous; Desktop storage upgrade 25 GB $25 for one year, non-renewing; Cloud AI Credits $10 once for 1,000 non-expiring credits; Teams/multi-seat contact for pricing. Mac App Store (US): no on
- Updates
- Lifetime updates
Screen GlideOne-timeOfficial site: one-time purchase (Lifetime $39, was $79)
- Price
- Website: Lifetime License $39 USD one-time, use forever, free lifetime updates, up to 3 Macs. The site also says “Try Screen Glide for Free,” but does not define a current free tier as a plan. No official Mac App Store purchase channel found.
- Updates
- Lifetime updates
- CopyClipOne-time
One-time purchase with free trial
- Price
- Website: directs buyers to the Mac App Store; no separate price listed. Mac App Store (US): original CopyClip free; CopyClip 2 USD 7.99 one-time purchase. Update entitlement duration is unspecified.
- Updates
- Updates/improvements for the current app are included and delivered automatically via the purchase channel. Future major-version entitlement is not explicitly promised; historical CopyClip 1 to CopyClip 2 required a separate paid app, so future major versions may require payment.
SpencerOne-timeOne-time purchase
- Price
- $22.99 listed
- ZipicOne-time
One-time purchase
- Price
- $29.99 listed
- Updates
- Lifetime updates stated
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Does one-time purchase always mean lifetime updates?
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