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Password managers you buy once.

Buy pwSafe 2, and mostly because of its file format: it writes a Password Safe vault that other software can open, so you are never trapped. aWallet is the healthiest of these on the evidence, and the one to pick if you also carry an Android phone. oneSafe+ is the nicest to use daily. Read the catch on every one of these before you commit — a password manager is the worst place to discover you cannot get your data out.

The filter. Every app here is a single purchase. None of them can start charging you monthly for what you already bought. See every app under this rule ›
Top pick

pwSafe 2 - Password Safe

Huvisoft B.V.
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$2.99 once4.7★ (5,108)Updated Sep 5, 2026
Verdict
The only one here that stores your vault in an open format other software can also read, which means a bad year for the developer is not a bad year for your passwords.
Best for
Someone who wants a vault they could still open in ten years, with or without this app.
The catch
Syncing is the running complaint — fifteen of the last two hundred reviews say it fails, mostly over Dropbox — and reviewers say opening a local copy now pushes you toward paid cloud storage.
One-time purchaseOpen vault formatDropbox or iCloud

aWallet Cloud Password Manager

Petr Synek
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$9.99 once4.9★ (1,923)Updated Jun 15, 2026
Verdict
The healthiest app in this category by the numbers — the highest rating here, and not one review in the recent record reporting it broken or losing anything.
Best for
Someone who keeps one vault across an iPhone and an Android phone and needs it to open on both.
The catch
Syncing runs through your own Dropbox or Google Drive rather than iCloud, so the vault sits in a third place you also have to keep secure — and the recent review record is thin enough that there is less evidence here than for the others.
One-time purchaseDropbox or Drive syncAlso on Android

oneSafe+ password manager

Lunabee Pte. Ltd.
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$4.99 once4.8★ (4,357)Updated Sep 21, 2024
Verdict
The nicest of these to actually live in, with decoy vaults and self-destruct options that the others do not bother with.
Best for
Someone who will use it daily and cares that it does not feel like a database.
The catch
It only exports to its own format, so reviewers who wanted to leave found they could not take their passwords with them. A few also report losing data outright.
One-time purchaseNo subscriptionDecoy vault

Password Manager-

广栋 莫
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$5.99 once4.6★ (6,463)Updated May 9, 2025
Verdict
Cheap, plain and widely owned, with autofill that works and very little else to it.
Best for
Someone storing a short list of logins who does not want to think about it.
The catch
Three of the last two hundred reviews describe losing their entire vault, and there is no export anyone else can read, so there is no way to keep a copy elsewhere.
One-time purchaseAutofilliPhone and iPad

Side by side.

AppPriceVault formatSyncs withExports toUpdated
pwSafe 2 - Password Safe$2.99Password Safe (open)iCloud, DropboxOpen formatSep 5, 2026
aWallet Cloud Password Manager$9.99PrivateDropbox, DriveOwn formatJun 15, 2026
oneSafe+ password manager$4.99PrivateiCloudOwn format onlySep 21, 2024
Password Manager-$5.99PrivateiCloudOwn format onlyMay 9, 2025

Who should skip this entirely.

Most people should skip this entire category. iCloud Keychain is free, built into every Apple device, syncs without setup and fills passwords in Safari and apps. More than that: a password manager is only as safe as its maintenance, and buying one outright means nobody is being paid to keep patching it. Several apps here have gone years between updates. If you want a vault someone is actively maintaining, a subscription is the honest price of that, and you should pay it.

Questions.

Is a one-time-purchase password manager a bad idea?It can be. The money that keeps a vault patched has to come from somewhere, and reviewers of several apps here report long gaps between updates. Buy one because you want the file format or the offline vault, not only to avoid a subscription.
Why is 1Password or Bitwarden not here?1Password is subscription-only and Bitwarden is free with a paid tier, so neither passes the rule this list is built on. Both are maintained, which is worth something.