Premium
Exactly what Premium adds over the free tier, how to buy, manage, or restore it, and how gift codes work.
Premium is the paid Bonded tier. The free tier is real and permanent — you can host one ritual a week on Starter, up to 4 questions, and join anyone else's ritual without limit.
What Premium Adds
| Benefit | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Decks | Starter and 36 Questions | All 10 decks |
| Hosted rituals | 1 per rolling week | Unlimited |
| Ritual length | Up to 4 questions | 2, 4, 6, or 10 |
| Saved Memory Capsules | Preview only | Full archive |
| Connection Insights | No | Yes |
| Sending pings | No | Yes |
| Profile prompt answers | 4 | 10 |
| Profile card colours and feelings | No | Yes |
| Premium badge on your profile | No | Yes |
| Joining someone else's ritual | Yes | Yes |
Purchase and Manage Premium
When a free account taps a Premium action, Bonded opens the RevenueCat-powered store paywall with the currently available App Store packages and localized prices. The store confirmation is authoritative; prices and trial availability vary by platform, country, and active offer.
- To start Premium, use Start Premium in Settings, or tap any locked Premium feature.
- Active members use Manage Premium in Settings to open platform subscription management.
- To recover a prior purchase, open Settings > Restore purchases while signed into the Bonded account and the Apple ID used for the purchase.
- A successful purchase or restoration refreshes the account's Premium entitlement immediately.
Premium can also come from a gift code, a web purchase, or a grant. Bonded checks the server first, so entitlements that never existed in the store still unlock the app.
Redeem a Gift Code
Redeem a gift code on the web at https://play.bonded.studio/redeem. Redemption is not shown in the iOS app, where subscriptions are handled through the App Store.
- Open Settings and tap the Gift codes card.
- Enter the code and tap Check code. Bonded normalizes it to uppercase and validates it first.
- Review whether it grants a fixed number of Premium days or lifetime access.
- Tap Redeem now. A valid, unused code activates Premium on the signed-in account.
Premium Troubleshooting
| Problem | Meaning | What to try |
|---|---|---|
PREMIUM_REQUIRED | The feature is only available with Premium. | Use free features, or start/restore Premium. |
| Premium deck is locked | Your account is not currently Premium. | Choose Starter, or complete the store purchase. |
| Purchase flow does not open | Store services, RevenueCat configuration, or the network is unavailable. | Check the network and store account, then retry. |
| "Your purchase went through, but we could not confirm it yet" | The entitlement sync did not complete. | Wait a moment and try again. You will not be charged twice. |
| "You already have this subscription" | The store already owns it. | Bonded runs a restore automatically. |
| Premium status not active | The entitlement has not refreshed, expired, or belongs to another account. | Sign in with the correct Bonded and store accounts, then use Restore purchases. |
| Nothing to restore | No purchase was found for the current Apple ID. | Switch to the store account originally used, or contact store support. |
INVALID_GIFT_CODE | The code is malformed or not found. | Re-enter the complete code. |
GIFT_CODE_EXPIRED / GIFT_CODE_DISABLED / GIFT_CODE_DEPLETED / GIFT_CODE_NOT_YET_ACTIVE | The code expired, was disabled, is fully used, or is not active yet. | Ask the sender or support for a valid code. |
ALREADY_REDEEMED | You already redeemed this code on this account. | No action needed; Premium is already applied. |
Next steps
If this does not resolve the issue, check the related path below or use the support checklist with the exact error or screen name.
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