All Apps Pass vs Buying Apps One by One: Which Pays Off, and When?
Every Pai Digital app is sold two ways: on its own, or inside the All Apps Pass. The prices are public and settled — individual apps at $6/mo, the Pass at $72/mo for the whole catalogue — so the honest comparison is simple arithmetic. This page runs it, including the case where buying one by one genuinely wins.
Key takeaways
- One app, used well: $6/mo (or $61.20/yr, $120 lifetime) beats $72/mo. If you truly only need one, buy one.
- The break-even is twelve: twelve individual apps on monthly billing cost the same $72 as the Pass — which covers every app in the catalogue.
- The same maths holds annually: $61.20/yr per app against $734.40/yr for the Pass, or $1,440 lifetime.
- Pai Trading is the exception on both routes: $30/mo or $306/yr, sold separately, and not part of the Pass.
🎁 Free companion for this guide
The free Free Gifts pairs with this guide — and All Apps Pass puts it into practice, starting with a free trial.
The side-by-side
| Buying one by one | All Apps Pass | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $6 per app | $72 for every app |
| Annual / lifetime | $61.20/yr · $120 lifetime, per app | $734.40/yr · $1,440 lifetime |
| What you get | Exactly the apps you pick | The whole catalogue under one membership |
| Break-even | Wins while your real app count is small | Wins from twelve monthly apps up — and for households sharing |
| Pai Trading | Separate on both routes: $30/mo or $306/yr — never in the Pass | |
The price list both routes share
There is one schedule for everything: an individual app is $6 a month, $61.20 a year, or $120 lifetime. The All Apps Pass is $72 a month, $734.40 a year, or $1,440 lifetime, and covers every Pai Digital app in one membership. Pai Trading stands apart at $30 a month or $306 a year — it is not in the Pass, on either route. Every app on both routes starts with a free trial, so the comparison can be run with real use, not guesses.
Where one-by-one honestly wins
If your life needs exactly one tool — Pocket PDF Studio for documents, Freedom Clock for bill days — $6 beats $72 every month of the year, and our product pages will happily sell you the single app. The same is true at two or three apps: $12–$18 a month against $72. A bundle only pays when the bundle gets used; a membership covering apps you never open is not a deal, it is a donation. Start with the trial of the one app you need.
Put this into practice: All Apps Pass
Every Pai Digital app in one membership — $72/mo, $734.40/yr or $1,440 lifetime, with free trials on every app. Pai Trading is separate.
The All Apps Pass is $72/mo, $734.40/yr or $1,440 lifetime — every app, one membership.
Where the Pass pulls away
The arithmetic flips as the second and third needs arrive — a PDF tool this month, a ledger next quarter, a learning app for the kids. Twelve apps bought monthly equal the Pass exactly at $72, and the Pass charges that once for the whole catalogue. On annual plans the pattern repeats: $61.20 per app per year against $734.40 for all of them. Households are the Pass's natural home: different people, different apps, one membership.
The verdict: count your real apps, then choose
Count the apps you would genuinely open in a normal month. One to three: buy them one by one and keep the change. Four or more — or a household sharing across people — run the Pass trial and let a month of real use referee. Either way, start with the free trials, and remember Pai Trading is decided separately at $30/mo or $306/yr. Prices in USD, trials on everything — the way our product pages have always stated it.
Put it into practice
Every Pai Digital app in one membership — $72/mo, $734.40/yr or $1,440 lifetime, with free trials on every app. Pai Trading is separate.
Get the free Free Gifts All Apps Pass
Or get every Pai Digital app in one plan: the All Apps Pass — $72/mo, $734.40/yr or $1,440 lifetime, with free trials on every app.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pai Trading included in the Pass?
No — Pai Trading is $30/mo or $306/yr, sold separately, on both routes. It is the one product that never joins the Pass.
Can I switch from individual apps to the Pass later?
Both routes stay open: start with the single app you need, and if your count grows, take the Pass then. Questions about an existing account go through the Support page — a human reads them.
Which route do families pick?
Households are the Pass's natural case: different people using different apps under one membership usually pass the break-even quickly. Solo users with one clear need usually save by buying that one app.
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