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Stay pricing
Stay 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 15 September 2026, Stay pricing is free, then $5/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
- Free, then $5/one-time
- Model
- One-time
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Stay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 | Entry tier |
| Lifetime | $5/one-time | 4 | +$5/one-time, 4 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.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers limited functionality.
Lifetime
$5/one-timeOver Free, this tier adds:
- All features
- iPhone, iPad and Mac
- Lifetime updates
- No subscription
Where Stay stops being free
Free, Free
- Limited functionality
Lifetime, $5/one-time
The first thing you pay for:
- All features
- iPhone, iPad and Mac
- Lifetime updates
- No subscription
What the product covers
The full Stay 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.
core
- Tampermonkey and Violentmonkey compatibility
- Userscript management
- Dark mode
- One-time purchase across platforms
productivity
- Cross-device bookmark sync
- Download manager
People bring Stay in for running tampermonkey scripts on safari, running userscripts on iphone and ipad, syncing bookmarks across apple and non-apple devices, managing downloads into categorised folders on ios, forcing dark mode on sites that do not offer it. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Stay are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Browser Extensions
Too few browser extensions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay (this page) | Free, then $5/one-time | one-time | - | |
| Arc | Free | Free | - | vs Stay |
| Hemingway Editor | Free, then $8.33/month | - | - | vs Stay |
| Momentum | Free | - | - | vs Stay |
| Privacy Badger | Free | free | - | vs Stay |
| LanguageTool | Free | freemium | - | vs Stay |
| Ghostery | Free | - | - | vs Stay |
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 Stay badges page.
Before you pay for Stay
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 Free and $5/one-time, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Stay runs on safari, ios, macos, and is published by Stay. The full record is on the Stay review, and the rest of the category is under best browser extensions tools.
Stay pricing questions
- How much does Stay cost?
- Stay publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to $5/one-time for Lifetime. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Stay have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers limited functionality. Paying starts at $5/one-time for Lifetime.
- What is the difference between Free and Lifetime on Stay?
- Lifetime costs $5/one-time against Free, and adds all features, iphone, ipad and mac, lifetime updates, no subscription.
- Which browser extensions tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 browser extensions tools listed alongside Stay have a free tier: Arc, Hemingway Editor, Momentum, Privacy Badger, LanguageTool.
- What am I actually paying for with Stay?
- The record lists 6 features across 2 areas: core, productivity. In practice it is brought in for running tampermonkey scripts on safari, running userscripts on iphone and ipad, syncing bookmarks across apple and non-apple devices.
- Does Stay 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 Stay 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 Stay against before paying?
- The closest browser extensions tools in this directory are Arc, Hemingway Editor, Momentum, Privacy Badger. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Stay covering price, platforms and features.