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BetterTouchTool pricing
BetterTouchTool publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, BetterTouchTool pricing is $12/one-time across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $12/one-time
- Model
- One-time purchase
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
BetterTouchTool plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Licence | $12/one-time | 3 | Entry tier |
| Lifetime Licence | $24/one-time | 3 | +$12/one-time, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Standard Licence
$12/one-timeThe entry tier. It covers free updates for two years, app keeps working on the last version after that, single user licence.
Lifetime Licence
$24/one-timeOver Standard Licence, this tier adds:
- Free updates for as long as the app exists
- Also available bundled through Setapp
What the product covers
The full BetterTouchTool feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Gesture customisation
- Keyboard shortcut remapping
- Window snapping
- Touch Bar customisation
- Scripted actions
- Floating menus and widgets
People bring BetterTouchTool in for a power user who wants every trackpad gesture and shortcut on the machine remapped to a specific action, someone with accessibility needs who benefits from remapping input devices away from default behaviour, a user who wants window snapping bundled with much broader system customisation rather than a single-purpose app, someone already on a setapp subscription who wants bettertouchtool included rather than purchased separately. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to BetterTouchTool are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Utilities
Too few utilities tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterTouchTool (this page) | $12/one-time | One-time purchase | - | |
| Calsense | On request | quote | - | vs BetterTouchTool |
| Find My | Free | Free, built into Apple hardware and iCloud | - | vs BetterTouchTool |
| Google Lens | Free | Free, bundled into other Google apps | - | vs BetterTouchTool |
| Hazel | $42/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs BetterTouchTool |
| Karabiner-Elements | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs BetterTouchTool |
| Kap | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs BetterTouchTool |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the BetterTouchTool badges page.
Before you pay for BetterTouchTool
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between $12/one-time and $24/one-time, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare BetterTouchTool against the tools that do have one before committing.
BetterTouchTool runs on mac, and is published by Folivora AI of Germany. The full record is on the BetterTouchTool review, and the rest of the category is under best utilities tools.
BetterTouchTool pricing questions
- How much does BetterTouchTool cost?
- BetterTouchTool publishes 2 tiers, from $12/one-time for Standard Licence up to $24/one-time for Lifetime Licence. The cheapest paid tier is $12/one-time.
- Does BetterTouchTool have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: BetterTouchTool is listed as One-time purchase. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Standard Licence and Lifetime Licence on BetterTouchTool?
- Lifetime Licence costs $24/one-time against $12/one-time, and adds free updates for as long as the app exists, also available bundled through setapp.
- Is the Lifetime Licence plan on BetterTouchTool worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is free updates for as long as the app exists, also available bundled through setapp. It costs $24/one-time against $12/one-time for Standard Licence. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which utilities tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 utilities tools listed alongside BetterTouchTool have a free tier: Find My, Google Lens, Karabiner-Elements, Kap, Deluge.
- What am I actually paying for with BetterTouchTool?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a power user who wants every trackpad gesture and shortcut on the machine remapped to a specific action, someone with accessibility needs who benefits from remapping input devices away from default behaviour, a user who wants window snapping bundled with much broader system customisation rather than a single-purpose app.
- Does BetterTouchTool charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these BetterTouchTool prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare BetterTouchTool against before paying?
- The closest utilities tools in this directory are Calsense, Find My, Google Lens, Hazel. Each has a side-by-side comparison with BetterTouchTool covering price, platforms and features.