Pay once. Or not at all.
Scan and look for free. If the app finds your files, you pay once. Use it as often as you like, updates included. No subscription. Ever.
Free
- Choose the drive
- Back up, bit for bit
- Scan
- Look at everything found, full-size previews included
If it finds nothing, it costs nothing.
Recover
once
Taxes are shown at checkout for your country.
- Save the files, as often as you like, from every card and drive
- Every Mac you own
- All future updates included, for life
- Never expires
- No account, no login
Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Klarna or local methods. No account needed.
How the license works
Right after payment the license key appears in the browser and is sent by email too. Lost it? Request it again. It starts with RETR-. You enter it once in the app. The key is verified offline: no server, no account, no expiry, all Macs you own.
Refunds
No refunds. Retriever shows you every file before you pay; you buy the saving of files you have already seen. By purchasing you agree to immediate delivery of the key and waive your right of withdrawal. Exceptions: double purchase, key not delivered.
Compared
The established tools cost three to six times as much, and their cheapest plan is often a subscription. Retriever shows you your files first and asks for one payment.
| Retriever | Disk Drill PRO | EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 29 USD once | 89 USD per year, or 149 USD once | 89.95 USD per month, 119.95 USD per year, or 169.95 USD once |
| Subscription | No | Yearly, or a one-time license | Monthly, yearly, or a one-time license |
| See your files before paying | Yes, full-size previews | Yes, in the free Basic edition | Yes, and 2 GB recovered free |
| Macs | Every Mac you own | 3 devices, Mac and Windows | One Mac |
| Updates | All future updates, for life | While the subscription runs, or for life with the one-time license | One month, one year, or for life, by plan |
| Refunds | No, you see every file first | No, non-refundable | 30-day money-back guarantee |
Prices as shown on the makers' websites on 5 September 2026: Disk Drill PRO and EaseUS. Disk Drill's one-time price was a promotion, the regular price is 199. Disk Drill in USD as quoted by Macworld; the maker's site showed us 79 EUR per year and 119 EUR once. Check before you rely on them.
Requirements
- macOS 13 or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel
- An administrator account
- Free space the size of the drive, on the Mac or an external drive, for the backup
- App languages: English and German