Plan comparison

Free vs Pro limits, features, and pricing

Pricing plans

Starcat offers a free tier and Pro. Free covers Stars organization and search; Pro unlocks AI, the knowledge base, higher limits, and more.

Prices follow starcat.ink and in-app purchase screens. If this page disagrees with checkout, checkout wins.

Feature comparison

Feature	Free	Pro
GitHub Stars sync	✅	✅
Tag management	✅ (20 max)	✅ Unlimited
Notes and status	✅	✅
Full-text search (FTS5)	✅	✅
List filters	✅	✅
Language / tag views	✅	✅
Smart collections	✅ (4 max)	✅ Unlimited
GitHub Trending / Explore	✅	✅
Browser plugin	✅	✅
External web search (AnySearch)	✅	✅
Release subscriptions	✅ (5 repos)	✅ Unlimited
AI summary	❌	✅
AI tag recommendations	❌	✅
README translation	❌	✅
AI chat	❌	✅
Semantic search	❌	✅
RAG knowledge base	❌	✅
AI personal notes	❌	✅
Similar repo recommendations	❌	✅
Repo Health / OpenSSF	❌	✅
BYOK (bring your own AI key)	❌	✅
MCP / CLI bridge	❌	✅
Agent workspace	❌	✅ (Beta)

Pro pricing

Plan	Price	Notes
Pro Monthly	$3.99 / mo	Auto-renews monthly
Pro Yearly	$29.99 / yr	Auto-renews yearly (saves vs monthly)
Pro Lifetime	$39.99	One-time; up to 2 Macs for personal use

Where to buy

• Mac App Store: Starcat for GitHub
• Direct (website): starcat.ink

Pro entitlements match across channels. See Buy Pro.

BYOK mode

Pro users configure their provider API key under Settings → AI:

• Use your own API quota
• Requests go to your configured provider
• Switch models flexibly

See BYOK mode.

How to choose a channel

You care most about…	Suggestion
Apple ID billing and Family Sharing rules	App Store
Website Lifetime / Direct install	starcat.ink
Two Macs long term	Lifetime (Direct seat rules in License)
Try one year first	Yearly

Pro entitlements are identical across channels; purchase receipts do not transfer. See Restore purchase.