Pick BetterTouchTool if
mac users who will run the 45-day trial while they bind a first circle gesture — then Standard at ~$15 (2-year updates) or Lifetime at ~$25, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher.
Read the BetterTouchTool pageBetterTouchTool vs Lunar
Our take
Pick BetterTouchTool if mac users who will run the 45-day trial while they bind a first circle gesture — then Standard at ~$15 (2-year updates) or Lifetime at ~$25, not Raycast Pro $10 first unless they want a launcher. Pick Lunar if mac users who will stay on Free while they send a first DDC brightness to an external panel — then Lunar Pro at US$23 when they need Sync / Location / Clock beyond the trial, not
Best for
BetterTouchTool A gesture you start at a public $
Lunar Hardware brightness you start at a public $
Free plan
BetterTouchTool No free plan
Lunar $0 · dDC / Apple Native / Manual (capped) / Gamma fallback / CLI / input switching
Lowest paid
BetterTouchTool Standard $15
Lunar Lunar Pro $23
Next step up
BetterTouchTool Lifetime $25
Lunar
Watch out
BetterTouchTool Standard stops updates after 2 years
Lunar macOS-only
Last checked
BetterTouchTool 2026-10-23 · folivora.ai/buy
Lunar 2026-10-23 · lunar.fyi
Which one, then?
Pick Lunar if
mac users who will stay on Free while they send a first DDC brightness to an external panel — then Lunar Pro at US$23 when they need Sync / Location / Clock beyond the trial, not BetterDisplay Pro US$21.99 first unless they want HiDPI / virtual screens / PIP, and not if they are not on macOS.
Read the Lunar page