# Start a free trial and choose a plan

Source: https://help.contextli.com/articles/start-a-free-trial-and-choose-a-plan

Your first paid Contextli plan starts with a 7-day free trial (one trial per account). Click **Start 7-day free trial** in the app, or pick a plan on [contextli.com/pricing](https://contextli.com/pricing). You add a card at checkout, but you are not charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel any time before then.

## The plans

- **Free**: 100 credits every month, to try Contextli at your own pace.
- **Starter**, **Pro** and **Pro Plus**: paid plans, billed monthly or annually.
- **Lifetime**: a one-time purchase with no subscription.

Plans differ in credits, features and the number of devices. Compare them on [contextli.com/pricing](https://contextli.com/pricing).

## Start your trial in the app

1. Open **Settings** > **Account** > **Manage billing**.
2. Click **Start 7-day free trial**.
3. Choose your plan and monthly or annual billing on the pricing page that opens.
4. Complete checkout with the same email as your Contextli account. You enter your card, but nothing is charged until the trial ends.
5. Back in the app, the billing screen shows **Free trial** and the date under **Trial ends**.

New accounts are also offered the trial right after setup. The Chrome extension has a **Start 7-day free trial** button too.

## Start from the website

1. Go to [contextli.com/pricing](https://contextli.com/pricing).
2. Pick monthly or annual billing and click your plan.
3. Enter your Contextli email and complete checkout. You enter your card, but nothing is charged until the trial ends.
4. Sign in to the app with that same email. Your plan works on your devices, up to your plan's device limit.

## Who gets a trial

There is one free trial per account. If you already used a trial, had a paid subscription before, or are on a lifetime plan, checkout starts your plan without a trial.

## What happens when the trial ends

Your card is charged and your plan continues on the billing you chose. If you do not want to continue, cancel before the date shown under **Trial ends**. See [Cancel your subscription](/articles/cancel-your-subscription).

## Already used your trial or on a plan?

- If you already used your trial, the billing screen shows **Upgrade Plan** instead of the trial button.
- If you are on a paid plan, you see **Manage Plan**. To switch plans, see [Change plan, update your card or download invoices](/articles/manage-your-subscription-and-invoices).
- If you subscribed in the iPhone app, you see **Manage in App Store**. See [Manage or cancel a subscription bought in the App Store](/articles/manage-an-app-store-subscription).

Have a lifetime or AppSumo code? Follow [Redeem a lifetime deal or AppSumo code](/articles/redeem-a-lifetime-deal-code) instead.

## Related articles

- [How credits work](/articles/how-credits-work)
- [Change plan, update your card or download invoices](/articles/manage-your-subscription-and-invoices)
- [Cancel your subscription](/articles/cancel-your-subscription)
- [Redeem a lifetime deal or AppSumo code](/articles/redeem-a-lifetime-deal-code)