The Passion.io Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Passion.io in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Passion.io
The Insider’s Guide
Branded mobile app for courses, memberships and community
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among course and community platforms, read from Passion.io’s own pages.
Made by Independence284, Inc. · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Passion.io’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Passion.io’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.6
GPA, above 0 of the 41 other course and community platforms we grade
Passion.io lets coaches and creators publish their own mobile app that delivers courses, memberships, group communities and direct messages to customers. Plans differ by branding, App Store listing and the number of AI messages included. Every plan includes an AI coach trained on the creator's content. A done-for-you tier is sold through the vendor's team.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Passion.io, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Building and branding an app and its store listing is real work.
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Best for a creator wanting a course in their own app
Passion.io builds a branded mobile app for courses, memberships and community, from $119 a month on annual billing.
- 2
Paid plans start at $119 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $119 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly).
- 3
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 4
Your own app
Customers get an app for courses, videos and memberships. Your own branding starts on Scale, and a store listing under your name on Expand.
- 5
Courses and drip content
Interactive courses with quizzes, progress tracking and timers, released on a schedule; advanced drip content starts on Scale.
- 6
Communities and messaging
Group communities, chats and one-to-one messages inside the app; advanced versions from Scale.
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A 1.6 GPA, above 0 of 41
That is against the other course and community platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace Passion.io you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Passion.io at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $119 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Independence284, Inc.
- Category
- Courses & Communities
- Our grade
- 1.6 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for a creator wanting a course in their own app
Passion.io builds a branded mobile app for courses, memberships and community, from $119 a month on annual billing. Your own branding needs the $279 plan and a store listing under your name needs $599, and there is no free plan or trial.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Launch is $119 a month on annual billing, but your own branding needs Scale at $279 and your own store listing needs Expand at $599, in the dearest tenth where courses tools start at $143. |
| Free plan and trial | F | No free plan and no trial on the pricing page. |
| Features | C | Your own app, courses with drip content, communities, an AI coach, in-app payments, push notifications and offline mode. Its focus is the app, a smaller job than a full course platform. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. Building and branding an app and its store listing is real work. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iOS and Android, with 2 integrations on record. No desktop program. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Passion.io is for
- Fits if your audience would rather use an app than a website
- Works for creators who already sell courses and want a mobile home for them
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want to try it free, as there is no free plan or trial
- Pricey if you want your own branding, which needs Scale at $279 a month
- Tight if you want a store listing under your name, since that needs Expand at $599 a month
- Watch out: Apple, Google and Stripe fees apply on top of the PassionPayments fee, which the page gives as 3.9% on Launch
- Watch out: Passion Plus has no published price
Good to know
Good for
- Coaches who want customers to use a mobile app
- Creators selling memberships, videos and courses in one place
- Teams that want the vendor to handle store submission
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan or trial listed on the pricing page; the cheapest plan is $119 a month on yearly billing.
- Your own branding needs Scale, and a store listing under your name needs Expand at $599 a month.
- Apple, Google and Stripe processing fees apply on top of the PassionPayments fee, which the page gives as 3.9% on Launch.
- Passion Plus has no published price.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$119
A month to start
Passion.io is a paid product, starting at $119 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly).
No free plan and no trial on the pricing page.
Launch
$119
per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
Your own app, basic communities and drip content, one-to-one messaging, courses priced up to $10k, email support and 3,000 AI messages. PassionPayments fee 3.9%.
Scale
$279
per month, billed annually ($349 billed monthly)
Everything in Launch, plus your own branding, Zapier, advanced communities, DMs and drip content, chat support and 7,500 AI messages.
Expand
$599
per month, billed annually ($699 billed monthly)
Everything in Scale, plus an App Store and Google Play listing, Apple and Google Pay, unlimited users, products and videos, offline mode and 20,000 AI messages.
Passion Plus
Custom
Price agreed on request. Adds custom analytics, fast content migration, app submission by the vendor, a success manager and 60,000 AI messages.
Read from passion.io on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
The pricing page says annual billing saves 20% against paying month to month: Launch $119 instead of $149, Scale $279 instead of $349, Expand $599 instead of $699.
Stated on passion.io
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Branded mobile app for courses, memberships and community. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, app builder, online courses, community, chatbots.
Your own app, courses with drip content, communities, an AI coach, in-app payments, push notifications and offline mode.
- Your own app
- Customers get an app for courses, videos and memberships. Your own branding starts on Scale, and a store listing under your name on Expand.
- Courses and drip content
- Interactive courses with quizzes, progress tracking and timers, released on a schedule; advanced drip content starts on Scale.
- Communities and messaging
- Group communities, chats and one-to-one messages inside the app; advanced versions from Scale.
- AI coach
- A context-aware AI coach trained on your content answers members, with monthly Conversational AI messages that rise by plan.
- In-app payments
- One-off and subscription payments, with a PassionPayments fee that falls from 3.9% on Launch to 1.9% on Passion Plus.
- Push notifications and offline mode
- Unlimited push notifications and offline mode are listed on Expand.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Zapier
- Stripe
Passion.io is made by Independence284, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
0/41
Other course and community platforms it is graded above
Passion.io's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 41 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 6 of 41) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $119 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 31 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 42 course and community platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Passion.io’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 41
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 41
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 41
- CEase of useAbove 4 of 41
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 6 of 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 39 course and community platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Passion.io is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Passion.io you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 38 of the 41 other course and community platforms grade higher. It costs $1,428 a year.
What you could make
- Online courses: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- A members' space with posts, chat and events that people keep coming back to.
- A chatbot builder hooked into the messaging apps.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- People on the other end: coaches. No app builder makes those.
What this rests on. Passion.io’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Mighty Networks, Kajabi, Thinkific, Heartbeat and Circle
The 5 tools Passion.io is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Mighty Networks
Free trial · from $79/mo
Community platform with courses, livestreams and paid memberships.
- Passion.io also covers app builder and chatbots.
- Mighty Networks also covers workflow automation.
- 2.0GPA
Kajabi
Free trial · from $143/mo
All-in-one platform for selling courses, coaching and communities.
- Passion.io also covers app builder and chatbots.
- Kajabi also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and paid newsletters.
- 2.4GPA
Thinkific
Free trial · from $82/mo
Course, community and membership platform for experts and academies.
- Only Passion.io lists iOS and Android apps.
- Passion.io also covers app builder and chatbots.
- Thinkific also covers invoicing.
- 2.6GPA
Heartbeat
Free trial · from $40/mo
Paid community platform with courses, events and member payments.
- Only Heartbeat lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Passion.io also covers app builder and chatbots.
- Heartbeat also covers workflow automation.
- 2.8GPA
Circle
Free trial · from $89/mo
Community platform with courses, events, payments and branded apps.
- Passion.io also covers app builder and chatbots.
- Circle also covers workflow automation and email campaigns.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Passion.io free?
No. Passion.io is a paid product, starting at $119 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly).
How much does Passion.io cost?
Passion.io lists 4 plans. Launch: $119 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly).
What platforms does Passion.io work on?
Passion.io is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Passion.io offer any discounts?
Passion.io publicly lists the following: Save 20% with yearly billing.
Does Passion.io have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Passion.io is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Passion.io have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Passion.io is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Passion.io open source?
Passion.io is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
What does Passion.io integrate with?
Passion.io's listing names Zapier and Stripe. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Passion.io?
Passion.io is made by Independence284, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Passion.io?
The closest alternatives to Passion.io in our directory are Mighty Networks, Kajabi, Thinkific, Heartbeat and Circle.
How does Passion.io compare with other course and community platforms?
Passion.io's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 41 other course and community platforms we grade, and level with 3.
Is Passion.io good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Passion.io D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $119 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 31 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Passion.io?
To replace Passion.io you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Passion.io’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Passion.io's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Independence284, Inc. Prices change, so check passion.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
5,038
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
739
price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Passion.io, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/passion-io
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Passion.io’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Passion.io is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Independence284, Inc. Prices and plans change: check passion.io before you buy.