Pricing. Inbox protection that pays for itself.
Rythm is an email paywall for Gmail and Outlook, a bouncer for your inbox. One plan, full protection, cancel anytime. People you already know walk right in. Unknown senders pay a small cover charge you set, and the money settles straight to your wallet.
One plan
Full protection. Your inbox, your rules. Cancel anytime.
Secure My InboxPay by card via Square, or by Lightning. Annual Lightning subscribers receive one bonus month (no extra cost).
Why pricing this low works
The subscription is $1.65 a month (about $21 a year). The default cover charge for unknown senders is roughly four cents, and it settles to your wallet. The math works out: roughly 525 paid strangers a year (about 1.4 a day) covers the subscription. Everything beyond that is yours.
We keep pricing this low on purpose. There’s no lock-in. We earn your business every month.
How Rythm pricing compares
Rythm is roughly 5× cheaper than Hey.com, 4× cheaper than SaneBox, and 18× cheaper than Superhuman. It’s also the only one where unknown senders pay you.
| Tool | Annual cost | vs Rythm | Who pays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rythm | ~$21 | — | Senders pay you |
| Hey.com | $99 | 5× more | You pay |
| SaneBox | $84–$432 | 4–21× more | You pay |
| Clean Email | $120 | 6× more | You pay |
| Superhuman | $360 | 18× more | You pay |
Payment options
Pay with a card (processed by Square) or by Lightning. The product is the same either way.
- Monthly card subscription — $1.65/month
- Annual Lightning subscription — 12 months for the price of 11 (one bonus month, no extra cost)
- No setup fee, no onboarding fee, no hidden charges
Pricing FAQ
Is there a free trial?
Rythm’s monthly price is low enough that a free trial isn’t necessary — one month costs less than a cup of coffee. Cancel anytime from your dashboard and your inbox returns to exactly how it was.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. One click in your dashboard. No phone call, no retention screen. When you cancel, Rythm stops processing your email and there are no leftover labels or lingering changes.
What happens to my guest list if I cancel?
Your guest list data is yours. You can export it as JSON before cancelling, or request deletion. Either way, when you leave, nothing lingers.
How do I pay by Lightning?
During checkout, pick the annual Lightning option. You’ll see a Lightning invoice for 12 months minus one (because one month is included at no extra cost). Pay from any Lightning wallet.
Are there any hidden fees?
No. $1.65/month is the whole price for the subscription. The cover charge paid by unknown senders is set by you and settles directly to your wallet.
Does Rythm take a cut of the cover charge?
The cover charge settles to your wallet. Rythm sets aside a small safety buffer from each payment to cover the network fees for moving the money; any unused buffer stays with Rythm (this is how the “keep the change” revenue model works). On a ~$0.04 payment, what lands in your wallet is essentially the full amount.
Ready to give your inbox back?
$1.65 a month. One plan. Cancel anytime.
Secure My Inbox