Subscription Terms
Effective date: September 7, 2026 · Last updated: September 7, 2026
The short version. Pillar is free to use for one posture session a day — every feature, one session. Pillar Premium removes the daily limit: as many sessions as you want, for as long as you want. It costs $28.99 per year, or $7.99 per week with a 7-day free trial. Either plan renews automatically until you cancel in your Apple Account settings, and Apple handles every payment and refund.
1. Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billing cycle | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $28.99 / year (about $2.42 / month) | Every 12 months | None — billed when you subscribe |
| Weekly | $7.99 / week | Every week | 7 days |
Prices are shown in US dollars. What you actually pay depends on your App Store country and is displayed in your own currency, including any applicable taxes, on the purchase screen before you confirm. The price on that screen is the one that counts.
2. What the free version includes
Everything the app does, once a day. Nothing is held back behind a badge:
- One posture session per day — any length, with live head-position tracking and nudges for the whole of it.
- Your own calibration, so the nudge threshold is measured from your body rather than an average.
- Pomodoro focus and break cycles, scored cycle by cycle.
- Today, Insights and your full session history.
- Every nudge and recovery cue, the Live Activity, and the Home and Lock Screen widgets.
3. What Pillar Premium adds
Unlimited sessions. That is the whole of it, and it is deliberate: a posture habit is built by sitting down to work more than once a day, so the daily limit is the only thing worth charging for. We would rather say that plainly than pad this list with features you already have.
- As many sessions as you want, any length, every day.
- No interruption when you start a second one, or a fifth.
How many sessions a day the free tier allows can change — we are still learning what a fair limit is. Any change applies to new subscribers first, and this page changes with it.
4. Free trial
The free trial applies to the weekly plan only. The annual plan has no trial — it is charged when you subscribe. Things worth knowing about the weekly trial:
- It runs for 7 days and is available to new subscribers only — one per Apple Account and subscription group. If you have already used a Pillar trial, you will be charged immediately instead.
- Cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends and you pay nothing. Otherwise it converts automatically to a paid weekly subscription at $7.99.
- If you switch to the annual plan while the trial is running, the unused part of the trial is forfeited and the annual price is charged straight away.
5. Auto-renewal
- Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase.
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- Your Apple Account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, at the price of your current plan.
- Cancelling does not refund the period you are already in — access continues to the end of it.
6. How to cancel
Cancellation is done in your Apple Account, not in Pillar — we have no way to cancel it for you.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap your name at the top.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Pillar, then Cancel Subscription.
You can also do it from the App Store app: tap your profile icon, then Subscriptions. Apple's own guide is at support.apple.com.
7. Refunds
Apple processes all payments for Pillar, so Apple also handles refunds — we cannot issue them. Request one at reportaproblem.apple.com: sign in with your Apple Account, find the Pillar charge and choose “Request a refund”. Refund decisions are Apple's, made under Apple's policies and applicable law. If you are a consumer in the EU or UK, your statutory withdrawal and refund rights still apply.
8. Restoring a purchase
Reinstalled Pillar, or moved to a new iPhone? Use Restore purchases in the app. Signed in with the same Apple Account, it re-checks your subscription with the App Store and re-enables Premium at no extra cost.
9. Changes to plans and prices
We may change prices, plans or what Premium includes. A price increase for an existing subscription takes effect only after Apple has notified you and, where Apple requires it, you have agreed — otherwise the subscription simply does not renew. If we materially reduce what an active paid subscription includes, we will tell you in advance so you can cancel first.
10. Apple's and RevenueCat's roles
Subscriptions are sold and billed through Apple's App Store and are also subject to the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. We use RevenueCat to verify whether a subscription is active; it receives a random app user ID, your purchase receipts and your subscription status, and no payment card details. See the Privacy Policy for the detail.
11. Contact
Anything unclear about a charge or a plan: glowdapp@gmail.com. These Subscription Terms form part of the Terms of Use.