Our take
Pick CleanShot X if mac makers who will pay Basic $35 once (1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB) while they restore a first History capture — not Pro $10/user/mo first unless they need unlimited Cloud, custom domain, and team SSO, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one). Pick Magnet if mac users on macOS 13+ who will pay $4.99 once while they snap a first quarter tile — not Rectangle’s Free OSS first unless they want
Best for
CleanShot X A Mac capture you start at a public $
Magnet A snap you start at a public $
Free plan
CleanShot X No free plan
Magnet No free plan
Lowest paid
CleanShot X CleanShot Pro $10/user/mo yearly
Magnet Magnet (Mac App Store) $4.99
Next step up
CleanShot X CleanShot Basic $35/yr
Magnet
Watch out
CleanShot X macOS only
Magnet macOS only
Last checked
CleanShot X 2026-10-23 · cleanshot.com/pricing
Magnet 2026-10-23 · itunes.apple.com/lookup
mac makers who will pay Basic $35 once (1 year of updates, Cloud 1 GB) while they restore a first History capture — not Pro $10/user/mo first unless they need unlimited Cloud, custom domain, and team SSO, and not a Windows recorder (there isn’t one).
Read the CleanShot X pagemac users on macOS 13+ who will pay $4.99 once while they snap a first quarter tile — not Rectangle’s Free OSS first unless they want a $0 Snap Areas prefs pane, and not a Windows build (there isn’t one).
Read the Magnet page
