Wild that apps used to be completely local, no accounts, no uploads, and we're back to that as a value prop.

Agreed but I guess at the same time those who spend money to develop software need to find ways to monetise I just wish they were not so predatory. Everything is a subscription now siphoning money out of users on a monthly basis.

Except the part of them actually being native to the OS they are running on.

A recommendation I make where I can: OpenShot. FOSS, cross-platform, no accounts and very capable and easy to use.

Thanks, added to my list.