XCT Pro: pay by card or on Ko-fi — annual billing and a launch price

Site news · 2026-08-26

Pro can now be paid annually for the first time , and there is now a second way to pay for it. Card checkout has been added on Stripe , alongside the Ko-fi membership that has always run XCT Pro. Both are first-class — same $3.99 a month, same Pro — so pick whichever suits you. Already on Ko-fi? Nothing you need to do.

Annual, at a launch price

📅 $34.99 for a year until 26 September , then $39.99.

💵 Monthly stays $3.99 .

🧮 Paying monthly for a whole year comes to $47.88 — so the launch annual price saves you $12.89 , a little over three months free.

Card checkout needs no link code

Stripe carries your account id through checkout itself, so Pro switches on the moment the payment clears — nothing to copy, nothing to wait for. On Ko-fi you add your XCT-XXXXX code to the membership message and we match it to your account; if it ever misses, message us and we will link it by hand in a minute.

Billing you can change yourself

💳 Change your card, switch between monthly and annual, or cancel — all from the billing portal on the Pro page , no message to us required.

🏷️ Promo codes work at checkout.

🔒 We never see or store your card details — payment happens on Stripe's own checkout page.

Ko-fi is still a full option.

The Ko-fi membership is not going anywhere and it is not a lesser way to pay: same price, same Pro, and if you are already subscribed there your access carries on exactly as it is. Plenty of people would rather support through Ko-fi, and that is genuinely welcome. The only things card billing adds are the yearly plan and the self-serve billing portal.

If you do want to switch: subscribe on the Pro page , then cancel your Ko-fi membership. Do it in that order and there is no gap — Ko-fi Pro stays live for 33 days after your last payment, so the two simply overlap for a few days. There is no need to time it carefully, and nothing to ask us for.

Any trouble at all, message us and we will sort it out. 👋