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 at a glance
This page describes what each tier will include when it's fully shipped. The column on the right is honest about where each feature actually stands today: shipped means you can use it right now, beta means it's live for some users but not all, planned means we have scoped it and it's on the roadmap but the code does not exist yet. Anything we haven't written down here is not promised.
Planned Pro features are not billed until shipped. Anything currently labelled planned in the table below will be removed from the Pro tier (or clearly marked as "Pro — coming soon, no charge until launch") until the code is in a TestFlight or notarized build. We will not start charging the Pro subscription for any feature that is not yet shipped to the user.
| Feature | Free | Personal (€3) | Pro (€8) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two paired devices (Mac ↔ iPhone) | shipped | shipped | shipped |
| Public signaling endpoint | shipped | shipped | shipped |
| End-to-end encryption (DTLS-SRTP) | shipped | shipped | shipped |
| DTLS-fingerprint pinning (ADR-003) | shipped | shipped | shipped |
| Up to 5 paired devices | — | planned | shipped |
| Persistent pairing (no QR re-scan) | — | planned | shipped |
| Email support, 48-hour response | — | planned | shipped |
| Unlimited devices and sessions | — | — | shipped |
| Multi-monitor selection | — | shipped | beta |
| Encrypted session recording | — | — | planned |
| Priority support, 24-hour response | — | — | planned |
| Early access to private beta features | — | — | planned |
| Self-host the signaling + TURN stack | shipped | shipped | shipped |
Beta features are live in code and tested but not yet enforced end-to-end on every connection. Planned features are on the public roadmap; we will move them to shipped only when they actually work for everyone, not when they look good in a pitch deck.
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.
- Email support, 48-hour response time.
Persistent pairing (no QR re-scan) is planned for Personal —
the table above shows the current row-by-row status, mirrored on the
public roadmap.
Pro — for power users and small teams
Roughly €8/month or €80/year. The Power-User tier.
- Unlimited devices, unlimited sessions.
- Priority email support, 24-hour response time.
- Early access to private beta features.
The status of every Pro feature, including Multi-monitor selection
and Encrypted session recording, is tracked row-by-row in the
table above (look for the shipped, beta, or
planned pill) and mirrored on the public
roadmap.
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.