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I have the agile store version of ipassword 5. Do I have to buy the Apple store version.

qdropout
qdropout
Community Member
in Mac

I have the Agile store version of 1Password 5. Do I have to buy the Apple store version in order to store on iCloud?

1Password Version: 5
Extension Version: 4.4.4
OS Version: OX 10.11
Sync Type: iCloud
Referrer: kb:sync-options, kb:icloud-needs-cloudkit, kb-search:convert agile version of ipassword 5 to apple store vetsion, kb-search:convert agile version of ipassword 5 to apple store version, kb:icloud-faq

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  • hawkmoth
    hawkmoth
    Community Member

    Yes, you will need to buy the Mac App Store version if you want to use iCloud. This is Apple's policy: they do not allow any applications access to the required CloudKit protocols, unless they sell the software through one of their own App Stores. AgileBits has no control over that, and they have often said that they wish things were otherwise in this regard.

    If you bought your license from AgileBits on their web store within the last 30 days, they will issue a refund on your request. You can then go to the Mac App Store and buy a license there, If you are outside of that refund window, there isn't any way for them to transfer your license to Apple, and Apple also provides no way for a developer to offer discounted pricing either.

  • Drew_AG
    Drew_AG
    1Password Alumni

    Hi @qdropout,

    Hawkmoth's answer is spot-on, and you can find more information about that here: Why does iCloud require iOS 8, OS X 10.10, and the Mac App Store?

    Unfortunately Apple doesn't currently provide a way to convert a license for the AgileBits Store version of 1Password to the Mac App Store version. So if you wanted the Mac App Store version of 1Password, you would need to purchase that separately.

    I wanted to mention that Dropbox sync is also a great sync option. It's how many of us here have always synced our 1Password data. 1Password is secure by design and your 1Password data is end-to-end encrypted, so with regard to security there's no difference between syncing 1Password data with Dropbox or iCloud. 1Password simply doesn't depend on the security of either to protect your data.

    Dropbox also has the advantage that it can be used to sync secondary vaults, and also share vaults with friends, family, and co-workers (it's not currently possible to share anything between iCloud accounts). And it's the only sync solution that works across all platforms supported by 1Password: Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android.

    I hope that helps, but if you have more questions about that, please let us know! :)

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