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Ulysses pricing
Ulysses 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 30 August 2026, Ulysses pricing is $5.99/month 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
- $5.99/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Ulysses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Subscription | $5.99/month | 5 | Entry tier |
| Annual Subscription | $39.99/year | 6 | +$34/year, 1 more feature |
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.
Monthly Subscription
$5.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers ulysses on all macs, ipads, and iphones, full icloud synchronization, frequent improvements and updates, new releases via app store, apple family sharing for up to 5 family members.
Annual Subscription
$39.99/yearOver Monthly Subscription, this tier adds:
- Student discount available
What the product covers
The full Ulysses 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
- Distraction-free writing
- Markdown support
- Syntax highlighting
- Organization with sheets and groups
- iCloud sync
- Dark and light themes
- Full-screen mode
- Search and filter
People bring Ulysses in for writing and editing on apple devices, cross-device document synchronization, markdown-based writing. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Ulysses are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Productivity
Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $22/month. Ulysses starts at $5.99/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses (this page) | $5.99/month | subscription | - | |
| Memtime | €10/month | subscription | - | vs Ulysses |
| Bring! | Free | Free, with an optional paid Premium tier for extras | - | vs Ulysses |
| Bluemail | Free | quote | - | vs Ulysses |
| Alfred | Free, then £34/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Ulysses |
| Day One | Free | Free tier plus subscription | - | vs Ulysses |
| Canary Mail | Free | Per user per year, or one-time purchase | - | vs Ulysses |
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 Ulysses badges page.
Before you pay for Ulysses
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 $5.99/month and $39.99/year, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Ulysses against the tools that do have one before committing.
Ulysses runs on macos, ios, ipados, and is published by Ulysses (The Omni Group) of Lisbon, Portugal. The full record is on the Ulysses review, and the rest of the category is under best productivity tools.
Ulysses pricing questions
- How much does Ulysses cost?
- Ulysses publishes 2 tiers, from $5.99/month for Monthly Subscription up to $39.99/year for Annual Subscription. The cheapest paid tier is $5.99/month.
- Does Ulysses have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Ulysses is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Monthly Subscription and Annual Subscription on Ulysses?
- Annual Subscription costs $39.99/year against $5.99/month, and adds student discount available.
- Is the Annual Subscription plan on Ulysses worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is student discount available. It costs $39.99/year against $5.99/month for Monthly Subscription. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Ulysses expensive for a productivity tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 4 productivity tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $22/month; Ulysses starts at $5.99/month.
- Which productivity tools can I use without paying?
- 6 of the 8 productivity tools listed alongside Ulysses have a free tier: Bring!, Bluemail, Alfred, Day One, Canary Mail.
- What am I actually paying for with Ulysses?
- The record lists 8 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for writing and editing on apple devices, cross-device document synchronization, markdown-based writing.
- Does Ulysses 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 Ulysses 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 Ulysses against before paying?
- The closest productivity tools in this directory are Memtime, Bring!, Bluemail, Alfred. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Ulysses covering price, platforms and features.