[MrFoof]

I think I'd better describe it as, "It used to be a one-time charge for a license, but now you need to have a subscription."

You can still get stand-alone licenses, but they do suppress that. Part of that I believe is not running afoul of App Store rules, and also because most people are finding it via the iOS and Mac app stores.

I'm still using standalone licenses quite happily, and have no issue with buying new licenses when major versions get bumped.