Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're ready.

100 AI thoughts (≈10 First Read sessions) on signup, no credit card. Plus is $19 for a year of 450 AI thoughts included (≈45 First Read sessions); the Pass is $29 for 700 AI thoughts included (≈70 First Reads, multi-school with revisions). Same five-critic committee on the same sharper engine on both — the Pass just adds more thoughts and per-school Readiness Signals. Both are one-time — no subscription, no auto-renew.

  • Scaffolding Plus

    Same committee, same engine. Just fewer thoughts.

    $19for 1 year

    $19 for one full year of access. 450 AI thoughts running the full five-critic committee on the same sharper engine as the Pass — the budget option for a full applicant, way more thoughts than free. One-time payment; nothing to cancel.

    • 450 AI thoughts included (≈45 First Read sessions)
    • Full agent committee — same five critics, same engine as the Pass
    • Synthesizer Report with top-3 priority issues
    • Socratic revision loop on every essay
    • $9 for 50-thought top-ups when you need more
    • One-time payment — no auto-renew, no subscription to cancel
    • Fewer thoughts than the Pass (450 vs 700)
    • No per-school Readiness Signals
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    Scaffolding Pass

    One year of college essay help.

    $29for 1 year

    $29 for one full year of access. 700 AI thoughts included — enough for a typical multi-school applicant. $9 for 50 more if you need them. One-time payment; nothing to cancel.

    • 700 AI thoughts included (≈70 First Reads, multi-school with revisions)
    • First First Read free — try before you buy
    • Full agent committee (Senior Editor at V1; expanding through Mechanic 2+8)
    • Socratic revision loop on every essay
    • Per-school Readiness Signals
    • $9 for 50-thought top-ups when you need more
    • One-time payment — no auto-renew, no subscription to cancel

Start on the free tier — no card required. Upgrade to the Pass whenever you want sharper analysis and more thoughts.

What's a thought?

One thought is one piece of agent feedback — a single critique from the senior editor, one Socratic question, one structural note. A typical First Read produces about ten thoughts. The Pass's 700 included thoughts cover a multi-school applicant with revisions. Most students never see the cap. 100 AI thoughts (≈10 First Read sessions) on the free tier is enough for about ten First Reads — plenty to decide whether the committee finds things worth fixing.

What's the difference between Free, Plus, and the Pass?

Same agents, same five-critic committee, same Socratic revision loop on every tier. The free tier runs them on a faster, lighter AI that finds the same issues but reads them with a little less editorial bite; Plus and the Pass both run the full committee on our sharper engine. Free is 100 thoughts, one-time, no card. Plus is $19/year for 450 thoughts — the budget option for a full applicant. Pass is $29/year for 700 thoughts plus per-school Readiness Signals — for multi-school applicants. $9/50-thought top-ups available on both Plus and Pass; top-ups run on whichever engine your tier uses.

No surprise charges

The free tier requires no credit card. Plus and the Pass are one-time payments— pay once, get a full year, then it's done. There's no subscription, no auto-renew, no recurring charge. If you want another year next admissions cycle, you actively re-purchase.

Refund policy

Within three days of purchase, full refund — no questions, even if you've used it. Within seven days, full refund if you haven't spent any thoughts. After that, Plus and the Pass are non-refundable. The free tier has nothing to refund.

Are you a counselor?

The Counselor Circle gives independent college counselors a free Pass, referral codes for your students (20% off), and a structured channel to shape our V1.5 prompt iterations. Learn more →