# Latest review (2026): is it any good? > Free Mac app that checks which of your apps need updates Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Latest is a free, open-source app for macOS that checks whether your installed apps are up to date. It lists which apps have updates, shows what changed and lets you update them from one window. It supports apps from the Mac App Store and apps that use Sparkle for updates. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** max.codes - **Website:** https://max.codes/latest/ - **Runs on:** macOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use Windows or Linux, as it is Mac only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Latest is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Latest | $0 | Free and open source; the site offers an optional donation. | Read from https://max.codes/latest/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Latest before buying. ## Key features - **Update overview:** Lists which installed apps changed, with a summary of what is new in each. - **One-window updating:** Update apps right from the list, or update all apps at once. - **Installed update notes:** Shows release notes for updates already installed, such as one from yesterday. - **Store and Sparkle apps:** Supports apps from the Mac App Store and apps that use the Sparkle updater. - **Touch Bar support:** Browse updates and update all apps from the Touch Bar. - **Source available:** The source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license. ## Good for - Mac users with many apps from outside the Mac App Store - People who want one place to see what changed in updates ## Worth knowing - Covers only Mac App Store apps and Sparkle-based apps; other updaters are not checked. - Mac only, and the site lists no paid support tier. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Latest is a free, open-source Mac app that lists which of your apps have updates and updates them from one window. It only checks Mac App Store apps and apps that use Sparkle, so anything with its own updater is not covered. - **Value for money: A.** Free and open source under GPL-3.0, with an optional donation. That is under 60% of the cheaper quarter. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright with no cap and nothing locked. - **Features: C.** Lists updates with release notes and updates apps from the list. It covers only App Store and Sparkle apps, so apps with their own updaters are missed. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record. Open it and it lists your updates, with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Mac only, with Touch Bar support. No Windows, phone or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from max.codes's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among desktop utilities - Latest's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 61 of the 96 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 21. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 53 of 96) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). - Latest has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Latest is free, so making your own would save you nothing. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: A real app for macOS. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Mac App Store, Sparkle **Tags:** Open source, File management ## Alternatives - [Setapp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/setapp): One subscription for a catalog of 300+ Mac and iOS apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/latest-vs-setapp) - [CleanMyMac](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanmymac): Mac cleanup, malware removal and maintenance in one app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanmymac-vs-latest) - [AppCleaner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/appcleaner): Small Mac utility that uninstalls apps and their leftover files. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/appcleaner-vs-latest) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://max.codes/latest/ - https://github.com/mangerlahn/Latest Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/latest Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).