Fees & pricing

Voting

Browsing and voting are free.

Credits

1¢ credit ≈ $0.01 USD in MVP test mode. Buy on web checkout (cards / Apple Pay / Google Pay). Mobile deep-links to web — not IAP.

Creation fee (scales with your settings)

Creators pay a creation fee up front that grows with contest knobs. Prize seed is escrowed in addition to the fee. See the live breakdown on /create.

• Base: $1.49
• Reach: City +$0 · State +$1.99 · National +$4.99 · Global +$9.99
• Capacity (primary lever): $0.45 per max entry slot (cap $80.00)
• Signup window: $0.15 / day
• Contest span: $0.20 / day
• Prize seed fee: 2% of seed (seed itself also escrowed)
• Extra winners: $1.49 each beyond 1st place
• Recurring series: +$4.99
• Featured boost: +$9.99

Creator cut (Option A)

After the platform rake, creators keep a configurable share of the remaining entry fees (default 25% of post-rake). That cut is held in contest escrow and credited to the Creator at settlement. The rest of the post-rake remainder plus any prize seed funds winners. Default prize seed is $0; create UI shows Creator net if full.

Winning structure

Creators choose 1 winner (100%) or N winners with custom percent splits that must sum to 100%. Settlement pays prize escrow according to that structure after the hold window, and releases the creator cut to the host's credit balance.

Entry rake

Default 15% of each contestant entry fee → platform. Of the remainder: creator cut (above), then prize escrow (shown before enter / on create).

Payout hold

Default 14 days after contest end before Connect transfer (chargeback window).