Drifter
$9.99 / month
28 credits a day
- 14 Apprentice scenes, or
- 9 Chronicler scenes, or
- 5 Oracle scenes
- All worlds · full memory · free step-back · a free retell a day · one illustration per story
An evening of reading, every day.
Plans and credits
One credit is one scene.
Richer narrators cost 3 or 5. That is the whole system: one currency, no tokens, no wheels. Memory and stepping back are free on every plan; retelling a scene is free on the Apprentice and once a day on the richer narrators, after which it costs the narrator's price and the button says so. The price of a story is shown once, before it starts, never while you read.
Purchases open after the Play launch. Everything below is published so you know what is coming; nothing can be bought yet, and nothing is charged.
Free
Reading is free every day.
The Apprentice
Five scenes a day for your first week, then one a day, for good. Thirty welcome credits to try a richer narrator. No card, no ads.
- The whole story memory
- Step back free; retell free on the Apprentice
- One illustration per story
- A free ending for every story you begin
Subscriptions
A day of credits, every day.
Three sizes of the same thing. The allowance renews each morning and never piles up.
Most readers choose this
Wayfarer
$18.99 / month
72 credits a day
- 36 Apprentice scenes, or
- 24 Chronicler scenes, or
- 14 Oracle scenes
- All worlds · full memory · free step-back · a free retell a day · one illustration per story
Two stories at once, richer narrators.
Lorekeeper
$29.99 / month
125 credits a day
- 62 Apprentice scenes, or
- 41 Chronicler scenes, or
- 25 Oracle scenes
- All worlds · full memory · free step-back · a free retell a day · one illustration per story
The Oracle every day, without counting.
Credit packs
Or buy credits once.
Packs never expire and work with or without a subscription.
100 credits
$2.99
300 credits
$4.99
600 credits
$9.99
Best value
1000 credits
$12.99
What a scene costs
Three narrators, one memory.
| Narrator | Cost | Voice |
|---|---|---|
| The Apprentice | Free | Quick and clear. Keeps pace with a long night of reading. |
| The Chronicler | 3 credits / scene | Richer prose, sharper characters. Most readers choose this. |
| The Oracle | 5 credits / scene | The most vivid and the least predictable. |
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is a credit?
One credit is one scene told by the Apprentice. The Chronicler costs 3 credits a scene and the Oracle 5. A full story runs about 28 scenes, so a Chronicler story is roughly 84 credits. On a subscription an Apprentice scene draws 2 credits from the day; for free readers it costs nothing.
How does the daily allowance work?
A subscription gives you a fresh allowance of credits every day. It does not pile up: what you do not read today is not carried into tomorrow. That is what keeps the price fixed and the reading unhurried.
Do credit packs expire?
No. A pack is yours until you spend it, and it works alongside a subscription or without one.
What is free?
Reading with the Apprentice is free every day: five scenes a day for your first week, one a day after that, for good. New readers also get 30 welcome credits. Memory, stepping back, the story journal and one illustration per story are free on every plan; retelling is free on the Apprentice and once a day on the richer narrators.
When can I buy?
Purchases open after the Google Play launch. The plans are published now so you know what is coming; nothing is charged until then.