ReadingCredits

How credits work, without the fine print

September 19, 2026 · 3 min

A small stack of plain paper tokens on pale linen, next to an open notebook.

The loudest complaint against sites like this is not the price. It is not being able to find the price before spending. We solved that the obvious way: it is all written down.

You start free

The first messages in every conversation are on us, and we do not ask for a card to give you that. The logic is simple: if the conversation is not good, you should not have paid for it.

Then credit per action

A message costs less, a voice note costs more, a photo costs more still. Every price sits in your wallet and is the same price charged at the moment. No hidden fee, no rate that shifts as you use it.

Credit does not expire

What you bought stays. It does not vanish at the end of the month or rot because you spent two weeks away.

Why there is no subscription

Subscriptions are great for whoever charges and bad for whoever forgets to cancel. We would rather you buy when you want and stop when you want, without hunting for a hidden button.

Questions people ask

Do I need to add a card before I can start talking?

No, not for the first messages: those are free and ask for nothing upfront. Only once you go past that point and decide to keep going does credit come into it, and you see the price before you spend it.

Does credit work in every conversation or do I need to buy it again for each one?

The same credit works across the whole platform, it is not locked to one conversation. You choose where to spend it, and the only thing that changes the price is the type of message: text, voice or photo.

What happens if I run out of credit and do not buy more?

The conversation simply pauses until you top up, there is no automatic charge and nothing renews without you asking for it. Since credit does not expire, whatever is left from last time is still sitting there waiting.

Start free, spend when you want

The first 10 messages in every conversation cost no credit at all, so you can learn the system before spending anything.

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