it is not a lie, because free version of Valentina Studio works without any artificial limits. Just take a work. No traps. No Time limits, no record limits. and so on.

Pro version adds advanced features. Such as Report Editor, SQL Diff. Forward engineering, and so on.

But again, this not limits to use for FREE such features as: Schema Editor, SQL Editor with auto-completion, diagrams with reverse engineering, import, export, dumps, Data editor, ....

where you see lie ???

Aha :) this was developer of "SQLite professional" -- Kyle Hankinson. Okay Kyle, then answer to you is: FREE edition of Valentina Studio can do in x10 times more than $9 "SQLite Professional". e.g. Diagrams, Query Builder, unique Related Data Editor, and so on.

At least as of 14 June 2013, what we can download from the "download" link above is not a free app; it's a demo app that force quits in 10 minutes.

You have to go to the Mac App Store to get the real free version.

I don't think it to be a "lie" but isn't it cumbersome?

rinopo, I think you have not catch.

Read please carefully that dialog on start. It says something: You can register to get free serial. Until that it will work 10 min per start.

You need just click button REGISTER. You will see one more dialog. Enter name + email, and in few minutes you will get free serials for 3 OS.

Enter serial and this 10 min dialog will be removed.

Why we have this 10 min? Because otherwise what should do app without serials at all? We decide to give this 10 min, until you wait your letters with free serials.

I hope now it is more clear. In App Store yes, things are even more simple, because no need to have serials. Works mechanism from Apple.

Thanks for the clarification, rz192072.
Apparently I haven't caught it.

So either you have to give your email, or you have to go to the App Store.

And I agree that even the free version is very useful.