Pricing — what we charge, what we never will
Last updated: 2026-05-03
Currently in open beta — Pro is not yet for sale.
This page exists so you know exactly what we will charge for, what we never will, and the seven rules we hold ourselves to. We will announce paid plans here when they go live; until then everything is free.
Our principle
We don't lock content — we charge for tools that make you stronger faster. Free is enough to learn at your own pace; Pro is for accelerating.
Free vs Pro
| Capability | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| N1–N5 vocab / kanji / grammar / articles | all | all |
| SRS + cross-device sync + weak-card review | all | all |
| Hover reader (full) | all | all |
| Basic mock exam (3-mode) | 3 / day | unlimited |
| Full JLPT-style mock (50q timed) | unlock via 65%+ | unlimited |
| Recent error log | last 3 | unlimited |
| Same-pattern / phonetic / confusable error grouping | count only | grouped + drill |
| Cross-mode insight (kanji 35% < vocab 78% → drill kanji) | — | all |
| Personalized 30-day study plan | 3-day preview | all |
| AI tutor / writing review / generated articles | 3 try / day each | all |
| Post-JLPT business / medical / legal packs | — | all |
| Export PDF report / mock score sheet | — | all |
Earn 24 hours of Pro by clearing the bar
Finish a full JLPT-style mock at ≥65% within the time limit and we unlock 24 hours of Pro for free. One claim per day, no payment, no card required.
Plans (when paid plans go live)
Same purchasing power across regions — never different value for different markets.
| SKU | USD | CNY | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| monthly | $4.99 / mo | ¥35 / 月 | Try-it-out tier — cheaper than Bunpro. |
| pass30 | $19.99 | ¥138 | 30-day pass — one-time, no auto-renew. Ideal for the run-up to JLPT. |
| yearly | $39.99 / yr | ¥288 / 年 | Recommended — 33% off vs monthly. |
| three-year | $89 | ¥629 | Three-year Pro Pass — our longest commitment. Replaces "lifetime". |
| founders | $39 | ¥288 | Founders Pass — first 200, 12 months. Launch-only. |
| student | $2.99 / $19.99 | ¥18 / ¥98 | Student rate — half off, .edu / verified Chinese university email. |
Why we don't sell Lifetime
Lifetime sounds nice — pay once, never pay again. We won't sell it, and we want to be honest about why.
- Pro includes AI features. Every prompt costs us money — over 5–10 years a Lifetime user can run a negative margin. Selling Lifetime would push us toward downgrading or sunsetting AI quality, which is worse for everyone.
- Lifetime locks our pricing forever. If we improve the product significantly, we'd have to either give it away to old buyers or build a separate "Pro Plus" tier — both bad UX.
- Lifetime accounts get resold on second-hand markets, which we can't realistically police without invasive tracking. Subscriptions don't have this problem.
Our longest commitment is the 3-year Pro Pass at $89 / ¥629. That's how far we can credibly promise to keep AI quality intact.
Seven rules we hold ourselves to
- 1 Cancel button on the first page of settings, one click. No five-step maze.
- 2 Auto-renew is OFF by default for monthly plans. You opt in if you want it.
- 3 We email 3 days before any renewal so you never get a surprise charge.
- 4 Refund policy: 7 days monthly / 14 days yearly / 30 days for 3-year Pass. No reason needed.
- 5 No dark patterns: no fake countdown timers, fake purchase counts, pre-checked boxes, or "1 spot left!".
- 6 Same purchasing power across regions. We won't price-discriminate between Taiwan and Mainland China.
- 7 No piracy hunting. We don't IP-block or fingerprint to detect cracked accounts. Learning software with anti-piracy aggression has bad karma.
Mainland China payment
Reality: Stripe doesn't work inside Mainland China. We're being upfront about this rather than pretending it's fine.
- At launch: international cards (Visa / Mastercard / Amex / UnionPay) only via Stripe. If you have an overseas card, you can buy normally.
- Within 1–3 months of launch: we plan to integrate a cross-border PSP (PingPong / LianLian / etc) so Alipay and WeChat Pay work for users in Mainland China.