Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
Floodtide
- 1Runs onMac
- 2Costsfree trial
- 3Silent installationYes
- 4Bulk app updatesYes
- 5Custom app supportYes
- 6Update rollbackYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: bhopstudio.com
Overview
Floodtide is ranked #9 of 32 in software update tools on Specifiction. It runs on macOS. A free trial is offered.
Floodtide plans and pricing
All plans3 Macs £10.99 once £10.99 once 3 Macs · unlimited apps · all 1.x updates bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
10 Macs £19.99 once £19.99 once 10 Macs · no per-seat fee · all 1.x updates bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
For business Not published Contact us for more than 10 Macs more than 10 Macs · office, school or fleet bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on software update tools
- Free plan
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- Silent installation
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- Bulk app updates
- Yesbhopstudio.com
- Custom app support
- Yesbhopstudio.com
- Update rollback
- Yesbhopstudio.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Floodtide checks Mac applications for updates and lets users update supported apps in one place.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Supported macOS
- Floodtide runs on macOS 13 Ventura or later.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- CPU support
- Floodtide supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Update sources
- Floodtide checks Sparkle feeds, its signed catalog, Electron feeds, Homebrew Cask, GitHub Releases and the Mac App Store.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Automatic updates
- Floodtide can check on a schedule, show a menu-bar count and install updates that the user has allowed.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Backups and undo
- Floodtide can retain replaced app versions for three days, a week, two weeks or a month and restore a retained backup with Undo Last Update.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Coverage
- The coverage page lists 4,795 apps, including 3,263 matched through Homebrew and 1,532 covered through Floodtide's signed catalog.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Security checks
- Before replacement, Floodtide verifies downloads by checksum or code signature and requires the new build to carry the same Apple developer identity as the installed app.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Apple notarization
- The app is signed and notarised by Apple.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Privacy
- Installed-app inventory stays local by default, optional usage analytics are off until enabled, and Floodtide says it does not sell or share data for advertising.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Trial behavior
- The 14-day trial has all features unlocked without a card or account; afterward scanning remains free while installing requires a license.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Support is available by email or Discord, and both channels connect users with the person who wrote the code.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Notable limits
- Floodtide leaves apps requiring administrator approval, vendor installers or newer macOS versions for the user to handle and does not automatically close open apps.bhopstudio.com · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- bhopstudio.com/floodtide· checked 30 Sept 2026
- bhopstudio.com· checked 30 Sept 2026
- bhopstudio.com/floodtide/docs· checked 30 Sept 2026
- bhopstudio.com/floodtide/coverage· checked 30 Sept 2026
- bhopstudio.com/floodtide/privacy· checked 30 Sept 2026
- bhopstudio.com/floodtide/buy· checked 30 Sept 2026