Not every Cult of Mac reader is all Mac, all the time. We know many of you use PCs for various reasons — and here’s the big Windows 11 sale you’ve been waiting for.
For a limited time, you can get a lifetime license to Windows 11 Pro for just $9.97 from Cult of Mac Deals.
ChatPlayground AI gives you easy access to more than 20 of the top AI models, all in one place — and all for one low price. It includes big names like ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Llama, Perplexity and Gemini, and it lets you send one prompt to multiple AIs simultaneously.
That means you can compare results to find the right AI tool for the job at hand, without jumping from one AI app to another. If you’re a heavy AI user, it will save you time as well as money. Normally $619, a lifetime subscription to ChatPlayground AI’s Unlimited plan is on sale now for only $59.97.
PDFs are arguably one of the most-used document formats by professionals, students and casual users alike. However, while they might be the best way to transmit documents, they’re not entirely easy to work with unless you own a capable PDF editor for Mac like PDF Expert.
Fortunately, this app makes handling, organizing, annotating, merging and editing PDFs effortless. And you can get a lifetime license to this award-winning Mac app for just $56 with code JULY30 (regularly $139.99).
Right now, a Bitdefender antivirus one-year subscription for PC is on sale for only $20.
Most Apple households have at least one Windows machine kicking around. Maybe it’s a kid’s school-issued laptop, a partner’s work computer or that aging gaming rig in the closet. Whatever the case, it needs proper antivirus protection, and a 1-year Bitdefender Antivirus Plus subscription for one Windows PC can get the job done. It’s only $19.99 (regularly $49.99).
The Voibe dictation app for Mac lets you talk instead of typing. It’s fast, efficient and works inside any Mac app. Plus, since it works offline, it’s totally private.
It’s a voice-first way to work across your Mac, without relying on cloud processing or extra apps. And right now, a lifetime subscription to Voibe costs just $49.99 (MSRP $149).
The M5 iPad Pro is the most powerful Apple tablet ever, with the same chip in the latest MacBook Air. And you can save $300 off the cost of the 13-inch variant, or save $250 on the 11-inch version. That drops the cost for both below what they were before last week’s price hike.
UPDATE: The deal on the 11-inch variant ended, but not the sale on the 13-inch one. But don’t wait — it could end any time.
iPad Pro is a very capable computer for creatives and digital nomads, thanks to the M5 processor. And don’t overlook the gorgeous OLED display and Mac-like operation thanks to iPadOS 26.
Apple Pencil Pro may have all the bells and whistles, but a lot of users don’t really need those. For a solid premium iPad stylus that does all the basic tasks like signing documents, note-taking and sketching, the Apple Pencil (USB-C) gets the job done just fine. And right now you can get the stylus on sale with an Apple Pencil (USB-C) deal at Amazon, making it even more affordable. It’s just $59 — a whopping 25% below the regular cost.
And if you do need the performance of the Apple Pencil Pro, grab it at 23% below its usual cost.
The SanDisk Extreme is a pocket-size 2TB SSD that’s speedy and reliable. It hits read speeds up to 1,050 MB/s and write speeds up to 1,000 MB/s over USB 3.2 Gen 2.
And right now, you can grab this tiny SSD (that’s gigantic on the inside) on sale for just $269.99. That’s nearly half off the regular price of $499.99.
Airfare is getting more expensive, and those prices won’t improve during peak travel times. With one of the best AI flight scanners on the market, and exclusive prenegotiated travel deals, OneAir’s Elite plan stands apart from the pack. It’s an AI travel app that can help you save on flights, hotels and rental cars for life.
And thanks to a limited-time sale, you can get a lifetime membership to OneAir Elite for just $99.99. That’s an 87% discount off the regular price of $790.
Apple substantially increased prices on Macs and iPads on Thursday, but those hikes haven’t affected the Amazon Prime Day deals. So if you might buy a Mac anytime soon, you really need to consider shopping on Amazon now.
Wait and you could end up paying a lot more later.
This sale drops the price of a massive 20TB of Internxt cloud storage to less than $500 — for life! Just pay once, and you’ll never need to worry about juggling files between devices.
It’s a simple solution to a modern problem, without the usual monthly fee. Jump on this deal now to secure a 20TB lifetime subscription, which usually costs $4,900, for just $499.99.
Prime Day is always an advertising blitz of products — what are the good products and what’s crap? At Cult of Mac, we put together the best Amazon Prime Day deals on the products we’ve actually used, reviewed and love.
While the occasion is as artificial and arbitrary as ever, the pressure is actually real this year. Apple CEO Tim Cook warned earlier this week that prices are inevitably going to rise sometime soon. So if you’ve been thinking about a new computer, now may be the best time.
We review tons of products, from official Apple products to top accessories offered to our staff. Take a look at some of our top recommendations this Prime Day.
Apple’s AirPods Max 2 headphones just dropped to their best price yet. You can snag a pair of the premium headphones for just $399 in all five colors available. That’s a crazy 27% discount off the $549 retail price.
You can turn your iPhone, iPad or Mac into a piano teacher with Flowkey’s interactive lessons, real-time feedback and song-first approach to learning.
Flowkey is designed to meet you where you are, whether you’ve never touched a keyboard or you already know your way around one. And it costs just $51 for three years with code SAVE15. A flesh-and-blood piano teacher might charge that much for a single lesson!
The iHealth Track blood pressure monitor offers an easy way to track your blood pressure at home. It syncs to your iPhone, tracks trends, and gives you real health data you can use.
And right now, you can get this highly rated home blood pressure monitor for just $24.99 (regularly $49.99) with free shipping to the contiguous United States.
AI writing tools work wonders, but AI detectors can flag your content if it leans too heavily on robo-prose. If you want your AI writing to be undetectable, you must edit all that content yourself, but it takes time to add the human touch. Sometimes, there just isn’t room in the schedule, but that’s OK. There’s a robot for that, too. You can use an AI humanizer like Undetectable Humanizer.
The Undetectable Humanizer transforms your AI-generated text into natural, human-like prose to help it bypass AI detection systems. This tool is a great get for writers, content creators and business owners who need to save as much time as they can when creating engaging content. A lifetime subscription to this effective AI humanizer’s pro plan is on sale now for $98 with code DEAL30 (regularly $2,880).
Need a portable SSD to add terabytes of capacity to your Mac or iPad? Prepare yourself for sticker shock — prices have taken quite a jump. Blame it on the severe global shortage of memory.
But you don’t have to pay more than necessary for that portable SSD. We can point you toward a few deals. Save up to 34%.
Not a fan of monthly fees for software like Microsoft 365? This deal lands you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Home & Business 2024 for Mac or PC.
It comes with all the Microsoft programs you know and love. And it’s on sale for a limited time. So instead of paying $249.99, you can get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Home & Business 2024 for $104.97.
Intuit QuickBooks Premier 2024 helps businesses track inventory, manage cash flow, create custom reports and monitor profitability from one place. And right now, you can save big-time on this essential business software.
You can get a one-user, one-year subscription to QuickBooks Premier 2024 for just $399.99 (MSRP $625).
A fantastic AirPods Pro 3 deal drops Apple’s excellent noise-canceling earbuds back to a record-low price of just $169 at Amazon. That’s an amazing $80 discount. And Best Buy has a deal almost as good.
In recent months, these earbuds have frequently been available for $199, and more recently dropped to $179, but they’ve never been down to the current price before. But for who knows how long? If you want the best deal ever on Apple’s best earbuds, move now before it disappears.
Update: After publication, Amazon appeared to quickly sell out, although you could still find the $169 deal by clicking the “Other sellers on Amazon” button. Now even that seems to have disappeared. However, the $169 deal could return. We’ve seen that in the past as Amazon grapples with shifting inventory.
AirPods Pro 3 bring new features, including Live Translation, a heart rate monitor, revved-up audio quality and redesigned ear tips for better active noise cancellation. Plus, like the previous model, they can even function as clinical-grade hearing aids.
Make no mistake: These are the best wireless earbuds you can buy for your iPhone, Mac and other Apple gear. Nothing can match how seamlessly AirPods integrate with Apple devices.
AI book generator EbookMagic can create publication-ready e-books, custom covers and even audiobooks in minutes. If you’ve got an idea you’d like to see in print, this is one of the fastest, easiest ways to make it happen.
And it won’t cost you a fortune. You can secure lifetime access to EbookMagic for just $39.99 (MSRP $149).
This Transfr Pro deal gives you lifetime access to a fast, secure file transfer service that offers unlimited file sizes, real-time tracking and professional delivery tools. And you can get it all for a one-time payment of just $99.99 (MSRP $499).
MacMagic is the Swiss Army knife of Mac utilities: It can perform scores of optimization tasks, from clearing gigabytes of storage to batch processing hundreds of files.
A MacMagic lifetime upgrades license is currently on sale for just $22.98 with code MACSAVE.
Looking for Claude AI training? The Claude AI Professional E-Degree consists of four courses, with more than 100 lectures, practical projects, automation training, integrations and AI workflow skills.
This hands-on educational bundle will teach you how to make the most of Anthropic’s popular AI — it’s on sale for just $19.99 (regularly $49).
Finding good AI tools isn’t the problem. Even the free version of ChatGPT can do a lot. The real frustration is that if you want good results for generating copy, creating images, transcribing text and doing a myriad of other AI tasks, you often need a whole pile of subscriptions, and those costs add up. The alternative is to get an all-in-one tool that brings top AI models together in one interface. Enter 1minAI.
The major benefits of 1minAI are organizational and financial. It gives you access to ChatGPT, Gemini Pro, Llama, Mistral AI and more. So you get all your AI tools in one place, and you don’t need to pay for a subscription to each one separately. For a limited time, you can get a lifetime sub to 1minAI for just $24.97.