# Passes review (2026): is it any good? > Creator memberships, paid messages, calls and content vault Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Passes is a platform where creators sell memberships, paid direct messages, one-on-one calls, livestreams, group chats, merchandise and digital goods. It also offers a content vault with scheduling and mass messaging to fans. The homepage says creators keep up to 90% of what they earn, and sign-up for fans and creators is free. - **Category:** Selling Digital Products - **Made by:** Passes Inc. - **Website:** https://www.passes.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Watch out: the homepage only says up to 90%, and no pricing or fees page was found. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Passes is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** No subscription fee is listed; the homepage says creators keep up to 90% of what they earn, and the exact split by account type is not shown in the page text read. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Creator account | $0 | Passes keeps a share of earnings; the homepage says creators keep up to 90%. A Creators+ program is listed in the FAQ, but its terms were not readable. | Read from https://www.passes.com/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Passes before buying. ## Key features - **Memberships:** Recurring tiered access for fans, listed as the most popular revenue stream. - **Paid DMs and 1:1 calls:** Creators can charge for direct messages and book paid calls, with an example 30-minute session shown on the homepage. - **Content vault and scheduling:** A vault to organize, price and lock exclusive content, with a smart scheduler for planning posts ahead. - **Mass DMs:** Targeted messages and promotions that reach many fans at once. - **Livestreams and group chats:** Paid livestreams and group chats for exclusive communities. - **Merch, digital goods and discounts:** Sells merchandise and digital items, with discounts and trials to convert fans. ## Good for - Creators who want memberships, paid messages and calls in one place - Creators who want to schedule and price exclusive content - Talent managers and streamers working with several creators ## Worth knowing - The revenue split depends on the account; the homepage only says creators keep up to 90%, and the FAQ answers were not readable here. - No pricing or fees page was found, so the share Passes keeps could not be confirmed. - The FAQ lists a question on iPhone, iPad and Android apps, but the answer was not readable; only the web is recorded. - Creators apply to join; the FAQ lists questions on eligibility and follower requirements. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Passes lets creators sell memberships, paid messages, calls and a content vault, with no subscription fee. The homepage says creators keep up to 90%, and we could not find a fees page that confirms what it keeps. - **Value for money: C.** No price is published beyond the homepage line that creators keep up to 90%, so there is nothing to grade against the category. C is where no price is published. - **Free plan and trial: B.** No subscription fee, so a creator pays only through a share of earnings. Creators apply to join, so it isn't open to everyone. - **Features: C.** Memberships, paid DMs and calls, a vault, mass DMs, livestreams, merch and digital goods. The FAQ answers on apps and the Creators+ terms could not be read. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and it is a web app where the work is building a page and its tiers, so it sits at C. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only on record. The FAQ lists a question on iPhone, iPad and Android apps, but its answer could not be read. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Passes's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among tools for selling digital products - Passes's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 11 of the 50 other tools for selling digital products we grade, and level with 11. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 23 of 50) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0). - Passes has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/digital-products ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Passes is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 28 of the 50 other tools for selling digital products grade higher. - You could make: Digital downloads: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Community, Digital downloads ## Alternatives - [Patreon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/patreon): Paid memberships, a shop and community for creators and their fans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/passes-vs-patreon) - [Ko-fi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ko-fi): Creator page for tips, memberships, a shop and paid commissions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ko-fi-vs-passes) - [Buy Me a Coffee](https://toolgpa.com/tools/buy-me-a-coffee): Creator page for tips, memberships and a simple shop. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buy-me-a-coffee-vs-passes) - [SubscribeStar](https://toolgpa.com/tools/subscribestar): Subscription platform for creators, billed as a share of earnings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/passes-vs-subscribestar) - [Memberful](https://toolgpa.com/tools/memberful): Membership platform for paid newsletters, podcasts and communities. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/memberful-vs-passes) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.passes.com/ - https://www.passes.com/creators - https://www.passes.com/faq Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/passes Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).