Upgrade path
Upgrade for immediate headroom
Use Pricing when you already need longer drips, recurring heavy workloads, or always-on access. This is the fastest path when deadlines are already stacked.
See upgrade detailsDripwriter Free
Start on Free. Unlock more when your network actually uses it.
The Free plan is real: it gets you into paced Google Docs drips right away. When you need more, you can either upgrade or keep stacking Day Pass inventory through invites that turn into valid Drips or confirmed purchases.
Free gets you in. Invites help you keep going. Pro unlocks the always-on path.
What the Free plan already covers
This page does not invent a second Free promise. It reuses the same public plan definition as Pricing.
FreeForever free
Get started with paced writing.
- Daily word limit: 250
- Up to 1-hour drips
- Basic drip pacing
- Google Docs syncing
- Queue priority: Standard
Where Free stops
If you need longer drips, heavier workloads, existing-doc access at scale, or repeat high-intensity windows, you will eventually want either Day Pass inventory or Pro.
Free → Invite → Day Pass → Pro
Keep Free for the baseline. Use invite momentum for extra 24-hour windows. Upgrade when the workload becomes constant.
Two ways to go beyond Free
One path is direct: upgrade when you already know you need the extra surface area. The other path is slower but free-friendly: invite people who actually need the product, then let progress turn into Day Pass inventory.
Invite path
Invite to keep unlocking Day Passes
Free users can keep accumulating medals from real usage and confirmed paid events. Every 2 medals automatically lands as 1 available Day Pass in inventory, ready when you choose to activate it.
Open the share pageWhat this can look like in the wild
These are illustrative paths based on the current rules — not guaranteed outcomes. They show why sharing to the right circles can matter more than blasting a link everywhere.
Example path
Maya
Unlocked
Unlocked 3 Day Passes
Shared in
Shared her link in a graduate writing Discord, a class Slack, and a small thesis WeChat group.
Used for
Used them across a take-home exam week, a literature review sprint, and a thesis chapter cleanup weekend.
How it stacked: 2 friends completed a valid Drip, 1 bought a Day Pass, and 1 later upgraded to Pro monthly.
Example path
Julian
Unlocked
Unlocked 4 Day Passes
Shared in
Dropped his link into a study subreddit DM thread, a campus group chat, and an X post aimed at deadline-heavy students.
Used for
Spent them on a finance problem set, a coding assignment weekend, a case-study rewrite, and a last-minute paper polish block.
How it stacked: 2 friends bought a Day Pass and 2 friends later upgraded to Pro monthly.
Example path
Priya
Unlocked
Unlocked 3 Day Passes
Shared in
Shared in a research Slack, a TA prep group, and an alumni WhatsApp where people swap writing tools before finals.
Used for
Used the inventory for scholarship essays, stats homework deadlines, and a dissertation formatting push without paying for a full month.
How it stacked: 3 friends completed a valid Drip and 1 friend later upgraded to Pro yearly.
Simple rule table
Use the full rules page for edge cases. This table is just the quick mental model.
Friend actionWhat lands in your progressWhat the system does
Completes a first valid Drip+1 medalKeeps accumulating toward the next Day Pass
Buys 1 Day Pass+2 medalsEvery 2 medals automatically turns into 1 available Day Pass
Buys 1 Pro monthly plan+2 medalsProcessed the same way as Day Pass progress
Buys 1 Pro yearly plan+3 medalsAt least 1 Day Pass lands in inventory, with remaining progress still carried forward
Day Passes land in inventory first. The 24-hour timer does not start until you manually activate one.
Why this still feels fair to the person you invite
The idea is not to drag friends into an empty referral loop. The invitee gets real product value too.
Start with Free. Keep the upgrade path and invite path both open.
If you need more right away, go to Pricing. If you want to stretch Free further first, keep sharing into places where the tool actually solves a problem.