Choose your Floodtide licence.
Pay $14.99 once to keep installing updates on 3 Macs. The licence itself never renews, and no account is needed. All 1.x updates are included, with a 14-day refund if it is not for you. Scanning stays free.
“It replaced MacUpdater and Latest for me immediately. This is the updater we have been waiting for.”
Prefer to try first? Download the 14-day trial. Already bought? Find my license.
Want more of your apps covered? The Tide is an optional add-on for apps Floodtide cannot check on its own: about 50 more each week, researched by hand, plus newer-version notes for apps with no source at all. Floodtide does not change without it. Every licence gets the Tide free for a month. Then it’s £9.99€11.99$13.99 a year, or half price (£4.99€5.99$6.99) if you bought Floodtide before the Tide opened. Add it to any licence from the Tide page or your account.
What the licence covers
One purchase unlocks installing on 3 Macs at once. Scanning, the coverage list and the version comparison are free forever on any number of Macs, because an updater that will not tell you what is out of date until you pay is not telling you anything useful. Paying unlocks the part that writes to your Applications folder.
Seats are not tied to specific hardware. Deactivate a Mac you no longer use, from inside Floodtide or from your account page, and the seat is immediately available again.
What happens after you pay
Payment goes through Stripe, so card details never touch this site. When it clears you land back here on a page showing your licence key, and the same key arrives by email. If the email goes astray you can have it sent again at any time.
Before you buy
Check your own apps first. The coverage chart is searchable and honest about what Floodtide cannot handle, including why DaVinci Resolve is not on it. If the apps that matter to you are not covered, the trial will show you that in a minute and you should not buy.
Coming from something that shut down? The MacUpdater page explains what is the same, what is different, and what Floodtide deliberately does not do.
Questions before buying
Is this a subscription?
The licence is paid once: $14.99, and it is yours, including every 1.x update; if there is ever a 2.0 it is half price for owners. The only thing that can renew is the Tide, an optional $13.99 a year add-on, and only if you add it. It covers apps Floodtide cannot check on its own: about 50 more each week, researched by hand, plus newer-version notes for apps with no source at all. Skip it and nothing changes.
What is the 6-Mac licence?
The same licence, activating on 6 Macs instead of 3, for $27.99 paid once, and cheaper than two of the $14.99 licences. There is no per-seat fee and no renewal on it. Like the 3-Mac licence it is a personal licence, for one person or one household and the Macs they own; a company, school or agency uses Floodtide for Teams.
Can I buy Floodtide for a business?
Yes, through Floodtide for Teams: one key for 5 to 500 Macs, paid per Mac, monthly or yearly, with an invoice carrying your VAT number and purchase order, the Tide included and support from me by email. The 3-Mac and 6-Mac licences are personal licences for one person or one household, so an organisation should not buy those. Anything else a company needs before it can buy: email raf@bhopstudio.com.
What does "3 Macs" mean?
One licence activates Floodtide on 3 Macs at the same time. They do not have to be bought together or set up at once. If you replace a Mac, deactivate it from inside Floodtide or from your account page and the seat comes straight back.
What happens after I pay?
Stripe takes the payment and sends you back to a page showing your licence key immediately. The same key is emailed to the address you paid with. Paste it into Floodtide under Preferences, and the trial banner disappears.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes, and you should. The download runs a 14-day trial with everything unlocked, no card and no account. After 14 days Floodtide keeps scanning and telling you what is out of date for free, and only the installing locks.
What if I want a refund?
Email raf@bhopstudio.com within 14 days of buying and the payment goes back through Stripe. The 14-day trial is there so that you can find out whether Floodtide covers your apps before any money changes hands.
Do I have to make an account?
Only if you want one. The licence key works on its own. An account exists so you can see which Macs are activated and move a seat, and you can make it later with the email you bought with.