Pricing

A working sketch of how Loupe will be priced. This isn't a final number — it's the reasoning, so you can tell whether the answer will work for you.

Status: pre-launch. Pricing below is the direction we are planning to ship, subject to change based on what beta users actually need. If you joined the waitlist, you'll see the final numbers before they're public.

The three tiers

Free — forever, no account required

Two devices paired directly (your Mac and your iPhone).
Public signaling endpoint (theloupe.team) included.
End-to-end encryption on every session.
Source-available, build it yourself if you prefer.

This tier is the test: if Free is good enough, we're done. If Free forces you to self-host to be happy, we have work to do.

Personal — for people with several devices

Roughly €3/month or €30/year. Targets users who want to control their home Mac, work Mac, and HTPC from a single iPhone (and back).

Up to 5 devices paired to one account.
Use the public signaling endpoint, or point the apps at your own.
Persistent pairing — no need to re-scan QR codes.
Email support, 48-hour response time.

Pro — for power users and small teams

Roughly €8/month or €80/year. The Power-User tier.

Unlimited devices, unlimited sessions.
Multi-monitor selection (when we ship it).
Encrypted session recording for debugging.
Priority email support, 24-hour response time.
Early access to private beta features.

Self-host — always free, always allowed

Loupe is source-available. Self-host the signaling + TURN stack on a $5/month VPS and nothing changes about the apps. You don't need any tier to do this. If you self-host, Loupe receives nothing from you.

Why this shape?

Free is the front door

We don't gate the magic behind a paywall. The 50 ms latency, the E2E encryption, the Apple-native feel — those are not Pro features. They're why Loupe exists.

Personal is for "I just want it to work"

The friction in the Free tier isn't the price — it's the cognitive load. Re-scanning QR codes when you change Wi-Fi. Re-pairing when your Mac updates. Personal removes that load. €3/month is roughly the cost of one coffee, and the people who'd pay for it are the ones who'd notice.

Pro is for "this is part of my workflow"

Pro exists because some users want to drive three monitors from an iPad, or record themselves teaching a class via screen share, or use Loupe as a tool of their trade. They're willing to pay real money, and they expect real responsiveness from us.

No B2B tier (yet)

We're deliberately not selling "Loupe for Teams" until the product is right for individuals first. A remote desktop that breaks on a freelancer's Mac breaks even harder inside a support team. We will get there — but not in 2026.

What we won't do

No usage-based pricing. Your screen time is not a meter.
No "unlock 4K" upsells. If your hardware can do it, you'll get it.
No ads. Ever. Not in the apps, not on the site, not in your inbox.
No selling or renting your data. We don't have any; see /privacy.

Have thoughts? Reply to the waitlist email when you get one, or open a discussion on GitHub Discussions.