Subscription & pricing
Solo journaling is free forever. Premium features are $9.99/month or $59.99/year. Annual works out to $5/month — the better deal. New users get a 30-day free trial of premium on first install.
Open Heart's pricing is simple. Free is real. Premium has one tier with two billing options. No upsells, no hidden tiers, no "lifetime" gimmicks.
Plans
| Free | Premium monthly | Premium annual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo journaling | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Feeling tracking | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Crisis resources | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Biometric lock | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Recovery phrase | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Data export | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Couples mode | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI conversation starters | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI coaching | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Weekly insights | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Monthly reflections | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Therapist export | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Repair check-ins | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Custom check-in day | — | ✅ | ✅ |
| Price | $0 | $9.99/month | $59.99/year ($5/month) |
Free trial
- 30 days of full premium on first install
- Starts on first launch — no credit card needed
- All premium features unlock right away
- After 30 days: premium turns off, solo journaling keeps working
We pick 30 days on purpose. A weekly check-in cycle takes a week. Four cycles is the minimum to know whether the rhythm fits your relationship. Three days isn't enough.
Annual is the better deal
Annual works out to $5 a month. Monthly is fine if you want to test the water; annual is what we recommend if you've decided this works for you.
How billing works
Billing happens through Apple (on iPhone) or Google (on Android). Open Heart never sees your card details.
- Renewals happen automatically until you cancel.
- Cancel any time — features stay active until the end of the current billing period.
- Refunds go through Apple or Google directly, not us.
Family Sharing & inherited Pro
If your partner subscribes, you get premium too while you're paired. We call this inherited Pro. (Inherited Pro)
Apple's Family Sharing also works — one annual subscription covers up to 5 people in your Apple Family.
What you don't get
- No "lifetime" tier. We don't think we can promise lifetime support honestly at this stage.
- No therapy-client discount yet. Email hello@myopenheart.co if you're a therapist with clients on Open Heart and we'll figure something out.
- No ads, ever. We won't sell ads against your journal entries because we can't read them.
How to subscribe
- Tap any locked feature (or Settings → Premium)
- Choose annual or monthly
- Confirm with Face ID, Touch ID, or your fingerprint via Apple's or Google's purchase prompt
- Premium activates right away
Related
Read this page as plain markdown: /docs/account/subscription.md