No subscriptions. Pay once for Pro and keep every current and future Pro feature for life — AI intent judgments are part of the deal, and you only top up if you run out.
Free
$0 forever
Up to 5 site rules
Intent check-in with a fixed pause
Notes only — no AI review unless you spend AI judgments
Fixed 2 daily exceptions
30 free AI intent judgments once you verify your account
Top up AI judgments without buying Pro — $3 per 5,000
Includes 10,000 AI intent judgments while the launch offer lasts (5,000 at the regular price), added to your Why First account when the purchase completes. Need more? Top up 5,000 judgments for just $3.
Pro is a lifetime license key you activate once. Activation sends the license key, an anonymous install ID, the product ID, the app version and your browser family to our license service — never a domain, a URL, an intent note or a statistic. Every later request — the background refresh and deactivation — sends only the signed credential and the app version. Offline, Pro keeps working through a grace period of 60 days by default (configurable between 30 and 90), then falls back to Free until the next successful check. Buying Pro or AI intent judgments also creates a Why First account: it holds your email, your orders, your entitlement and your judgment balance, and never your browsing.
Prices in US dollars.
Free vs Pro
Every difference, side by side
Nothing hidden in the fine print: this is the whole gradient, including the numbers you pay for.
CapabilityFreePro — Lifetime
Rules & gating
Site rules
Free · Up to 5
Pro · Unlimited
URL path rules & allowlist exceptions
Free · Domain & subdomain only
Pro · Path, wildcard, regex & exceptions
AI intent review
AI intent review with Clarify follow-ups
Free · Hosted model, metered by AI judgments
Pro · Hosted model, metered by AI judgments
AI intent judgments included
Free · 30, once you verify your account
Pro · 10,000 launch offer · 5,000 regular
Top-up packs
Free · $3 per 5,000 judgments
Pro · $3 per 5,000 judgments
Pause & exceptions
Check-in pause
Free · Fixed at 2 seconds
Pro · Adjustable, 2–10 seconds
8-second breath mode
Free · —
Pro · Included
Daily exceptions
Free · Fixed at 2
Pro · Any number, 0 turns them off
Weekly exception budget
Free · —
Pro · Included
Turn exceptions off entirely
Free · —
Pro · Included
Stats & data
Today, overview & 7-day summary
Free · Included
Pro · Included
30-day, day-by-day trends
Free · —
Pro · Included
Intent category breakdown
Free · —
Pro · Included
Data export
Free · JSON backup
Pro · JSON & CSV, scoped to a time range
Models & platform
Bring your own AI key or local Ollama
Free · —
Pro · Your own key or endpoint
Chrome & Firefox
Free · Included
Pro · Included
License activation & deactivation help
Free · —
Pro · Included
FAQ
Pricing questions
What does the launch price include?
One payment of $7.99 buys Pro for life and adds 10,000 AI intent judgments to your Why First account when the purchase completes. Once the launch offer ends, Pro costs $16 and includes 5,000 judgments. Nothing you already bought changes — the offer only decides what a new purchase contains.
What happens when my judgments run out?
Nothing is deleted and the rest of your plan keeps working. Top up 5,000 judgments for $3 whenever you want — a Free account can do that without buying Pro — and the balance stays in your account for as long as it exists.
Do I have to pay to use Why First?
No. Free is free forever: up to 5 site rules, a fixed 2-second pause, 2 daily exceptions, today/overview/7-day statistics, a JSON backup of everything on this device, and 30 AI intent judgments once you verify your account. Pro adds unlimited rules, URL path rules with allowlist exceptions, a configurable pause (2–10 seconds) with the 8-second breath mode, flexible daily or weekly exceptions, 30-day trends with intent categories, CSV export scoped to a time range, and your own AI key or endpoint.
Start free. Keep the pause that works.
Install it, try the check-in, and upgrade only if you want unlimited rules or your own AI key.