Unite: what the free tier covers
Unite Pro, the Mac app from BZG that turns a website into a standalone app, costs $39.99 one time for one Mac, $59.99 for three Macs, and $99.99 for five Macs, and the first app is free with no time limit. Those figures come from the official Unite Pro purchase page, checked on 18 October 2026. The licence covers the 1.x series only, so a future 2.0 would be a paid upgrade. There is also a subscription route through Setapp, which carries a condition the purchase page does not spell out. The sections below cover what the free app can and cannot do, what a licence unlocks, how the three ways to pay compare over time, and the small print that changes the real cost.
One note before the numbers. "Unite" is also the name of a business phone and video service from Intermedia, and most results for this search are about that product. Its official pricing page lists a Pro plan at $27.99 per user per month and an Enterprise plan at $32.99 per user per month. If that is the Unite in question, this page will not help. Everything from here on is about the Mac app.
What the free tier actually includes
The free tier is limited by count, not by time. According to the Activating Unite Pro article in the BZG knowledge base, without a licence you can create one app, use all features within that app, and edit it as many times as you like. There is no trial clock and no feature that switches off after a week.
That single app is not a cut down version. It gets the same modes as a paid app: a normal window, a menu bar app that drops down from the top of the screen, and a sidebar app that stays docked to the edge of the display. It gets the built in ad blocker, user scripts and styles, per site zoom, link forwarding rules, and dock badges for supported services. The product page lists all of these without marking any as paid only.
What the free tier does not include is anything that involves more than one app or moving apps between machines. The knowledge base names four things a licence adds:
| Capability | Free tier | Licensed |
|---|---|---|
| Number of apps | 1 | Unlimited |
| Export apps as .uniteconfig backups | No | Yes |
| Import apps from backups | No | Yes |
| Migrate Unite 6 apps to the Pro format | No | Yes |
The practical consequence is that the free app works as a full trial of one site. Pick the site that gets lost among browser tabs most often, build it as the free app, and use it for a couple of weeks. That answers more about notifications, sign in persistence, and link handling than any feature list, because those behaviours depend on the site rather than on the tool.
The system requirement is the first thing to check, before any of the prices matter. The Getting Started article lists macOS 15 or later, with both Apple silicon and Intel Macs supported. A Mac still on macOS 14 Sonoma or earlier cannot run the current version at all.
The one time prices, by number of Macs
Direct purchase is a one time payment, handled by Paddle, which emails the licence details after checkout. The price depends only on how many Macs the licence covers.
| Licence | Macs | Price (USD) | Price per Mac |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mac | 1 | $39.99 | $39.99 |
| 3 Macs | 3 | $59.99 | about $20.00 |
| 5 Macs | 5 | $99.99 | about $20.00 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Quoted on request | n/a |
Every tier includes unlimited apps, bug fixes and minor updates within 1.x, support, and the ability to export apps to other licensed users. The purchase page states a 14 day refund window, and seats can be added to an existing licence by contacting BZG.
The gap between the first two tiers is the interesting part. Twenty dollars more triples the number of Macs. A laptop and a desktop is an ordinary setup, and the knowledge base is explicit that each licence can be activated on one Mac at a time. On the single Mac licence, moving work between two machines means choosing Deactivate License from the Unite menu on one Mac, then Register License on the other, with an internet connection both times. The article also lists the error "License Code Has Already Been Utilized", which is what appears when the first Mac was never deactivated. For anyone with two Macs, the 3 Mac licence removes that chore for the price of a lunch.
The five Mac tier costs the same per Mac as the three Mac tier, so it only makes sense with four or five machines. The purchase page FAQ refers to these tiers as Solo, Pro, and Family licences, which suggests the five Mac option is aimed at households rather than teams. Teams are pointed to the enterprise contact instead.
The Setapp route and its 30 day check in
The purchase page offers a second way to get the same software: Setapp, a subscription service that bundles a large catalogue of Mac apps. The BZG page describes it as "from $9.99/m" with seven days free. Setapp's own pricing page, checked on the same day, shows the Mac plan at $14.99 per month plus tax, billed monthly, with a note that yearly billing saves up to 40 percent. The monthly figure on Setapp's site is the one to plan around.
At $14.99 a month, Setapp costs more than the single Mac licence after three months. For several Macs, Setapp's Power User plan is listed at $22.99 per month for up to four Macs, which passes the $59.99 three Mac licence in the third month. It only comes out ahead when several other apps in the catalogue are genuinely in daily use, at which point Unite Pro is effectively included at no extra cost.
There is one condition attached to this route that matters more than the price. The knowledge base states that apps created with a Setapp activated copy of Unite Pro require the main Unite application to be opened at least once every 30 days, so the subscription can be verified. If more than 30 days pass, the created apps show a dialog titled "Subscription Verification Required" instead of the website. Opening Unite Pro clears it immediately.
The people most likely to hit this are exactly the people the tool suits best: those who launch their created apps from the Dock every morning and never open the builder again once the apps are set up. A recurring calendar reminder solves it. So does buying the licence directly, where no check in is mentioned.
Setapp activation also needs no licence key. Installing Unite Pro through the Setapp app activates it automatically, and Pro features stay available while the subscription is active.
Costs that do not appear on the price card
Three conditions change the long term cost, and none of them sit next to the price.
Major versions are paid again. The licence is for "Unite Pro 1.x use only". The purchase page FAQ explains the reasoning: BZG licenses by major version to avoid recurring charges while still funding development, and usually offers discounts for upgrading. The evidence for what that discount looks like is on the same page: owners of Unite 6 can get up to 35 percent off when upgrading to Unite Pro. Budgeting for a similar step at the next major version is realistic.
Export is the moving tool, and it is paid. The import and export article describes the .uniteconfig file as the way to move apps to a new Mac: export each app, copy the files over by AirDrop, iCloud Drive, or USB, then choose File, Import on the new machine. Both steps require an active licence. The file carries the app name, URL, icon, display mode, creation settings, tab configuration, and saved window size. It does not carry cookies or sessions, saved passwords, bookmarks, history, or user scripts and styles. So even with a licence, signing in again on the new Mac is part of the move.
Licences do not stretch across people. The purchase page FAQ states that Unite apps cannot be shared with unlicensed users. A colleague who imports a .uniteconfig file needs their own Pro licence to do it.
Discounts worth checking before paying full price
Three routes on the BZG site reduce the cost of Unite Pro itself, and none of them appear on the main price card. A fourth offer on the same page applies to the sister product instead.
- Upgrade from Unite 6: up to 35 percent off for owners of the previous generation.
- Student discount: 20 percent, through a student software retailer linked from the purchase page FAQ.
- Bundle with Coherence: BZG's other site to app tool, which uses Chrome based browsers instead of WebKit, saves 20 percent against buying both separately.
The fourth offer is a loyalty discount of up to 35 percent, but the purchase page attaches it to Coherence for users of other BZG apps, not to Unite Pro.
The bundle prices on the Coherence and Unite comparison page are $59.99 for one Mac, $79.99 for three, and $139.99 for five, in US dollars with tax possibly added.
| Bundle | Price | Stated saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mac | $59.99 | $19.99 |
| 3 Macs | $79.99 | $39.99 |
| 5 Macs | $139.99 | $59.99 |
The bundle is only worth it for a specific reason. The same comparison page states plainly that Unite does not support third party extensions, while Coherence apps support Chrome extensions such as password managers and grammar checkers. It also lists typical app sizes of about 90 MB for Unite apps against 200 MB or more for Coherence apps. Someone whose daily sites split into a group that needs extensions and a group that does not has a reason to own both. Anyone else is paying for a second engine without a use for it.
How the totals compare over three years
Most people asking about pricing are really asking which route is cheapest for their situation. The answer depends on two counts: how many Macs, and whether anything else in the Setapp catalogue is in use. Using the figures above, here is what three years costs, assuming no paid major upgrade arrives in that time.
| Situation | Direct licence | Setapp, monthly at $14.99 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mac, only this app wanted | $39.99 | about $540 |
| 2 or 3 Macs | $59.99 | about $828 (Power User plan at $22.99) |
| Needs extensions on some sites too | $59.99 bundle (1 Mac) | depends on catalogue |
| Already pays for Setapp | $39.99 extra | $0 extra |
The last row is the only one where Setapp wins outright. For everyone else, the direct licence is cheaper by a wide margin, and the gap widens every month.
It also helps to compare against the wider category before deciding. Tools that turn a website into a standalone Mac app differ on three axes that matter more than headline price: whether the free tier is bounded by time, by features, or by number of apps; whether payment is one time or recurring; and which browser engine the apps run on, which decides whether extensions work. A WebKit based tool like Unite is light and close to Safari. A Chromium based tool can run extensions such as 1Password or uBlock Origin. Checking the list of supported services for a given tool is a quick way to see whether the sites on a shortlist have been tested, and the guide for any such tool shows what is set at creation time and what can be changed later.
What to change first
Confirm the Mac is on macOS 15 or later, then spend the free app on the one site most often lost among tabs and use it for two weeks. If no second site comes up, the right spend is zero. If one does and there are two Macs, the 3 Mac licence at $59.99 is the sensible start, and if some of those sites need browser extensions, compare it against a Chromium based option such as Kagemusha before buying.
Frequently asked questions
Is the free version of Unite Pro a time limited trial?
No. The free tier lets you create one app and keep using it with no expiry. All features work inside that app, and it can be edited as often as needed. The limit is the number of apps, not the number of days.
How much is Unite Pro for two Macs?
There is no two Mac tier. The options are $39.99 for one Mac, $59.99 for three Macs, and $99.99 for five Macs, as a one time payment. With two Macs, the three Mac licence avoids having to deactivate and reactivate the licence each time work moves between machines.
Do Unite 6 licences work with Unite Pro?
No. Unite Pro is a new major version with its own licence. Owners of Unite 6 are offered up to 35 percent off the upgrade, and moving Unite 6 apps into the Pro format requires an active Unite Pro licence.
Why do Unite apps show "Subscription Verification Required"?
That dialog appears when Unite Pro was activated through Setapp and the main Unite Pro application has not been opened for more than 30 days. Opening Unite Pro once clears it, and the apps resume straight away. Direct licences are not described as having this check in.
Can Unite apps use Chrome extensions like 1Password?
No. BZG's own comparison page states that Unite does not support third party extensions. Its sister tool Coherence, which runs on Chrome based browsers, does, and the two can be bought together as a bundle from $59.99.