What a business continuity tool costs after launch
Our plan — not a promise, but our current intent — is one simple flat plan: around $2.9/month or $29/year. One switch, one packet, everything included. No tiers, no per-feature gates, no "contact sales." If that ever changes, early-access users hear about it well in advance.
We'd rather charge one honest, boring price than run the usual playbook of free tiers that nag you and premium tiers that hold basic features hostage. The tool does one job; the pricing should too.
What's included
- Unlimited check-in schedules — set whatever heartbeat interval fits your life, and change it anytime.
- One encrypted handover packet — written by you, encrypted in your browser with AES-256-GCM before it ever reaches us.
- One trusted contact and one successor — the two roles in the release sequence.
- One-time reveal link — expires after 30 days or first use, so the packet can't circulate.
- Email reminders and notifications — 5 days of reminders before anything escalates.
- Manual "Release now" override — with typed confirmation, for when the handover should happen immediately.
The reassurance worth repeating
If you ever stop paying after launch, your switch pauses — it never releases. A billing problem will not hand your packet to anyone. The state machine simply freezes until you re-activate. This is a deliberate design decision, not an accident of the billing system: the cost of a false release is far higher than the cost of a paused switch.
And regardless of plan status, the security model is identical for everyone: zero-knowledge encryption, hashed tokens, one-time links. Security is not a paid upgrade.
Why not just use a password manager or a shared doc?
Password managers share credentials but not context; a shared doc has no trigger. Imok is built around the trigger — the heartbeat that detects your silence and the staged escalation that makes a false alarm nearly impossible. See how it works, or read what a dead man's switch is.
Pricing FAQ
Is Imok free?
Yes — Imok is completely free while in early access. No credit card, no trial countdown, no feature limits. After launch we plan one simple flat plan (around $2.9/month or $29/year), and early-access users will get advance notice before anything changes.
What happens if I stop paying after launch?
Your switch pauses — it never triggers a release. A lapsed subscription freezes the state machine where it is, so a billing hiccup can never cause your packet to be delivered. Re-activate and your switch resumes from a clean ACTIVE state.
Do you offer refunds?
While Imok is free there's nothing to refund. After launch, if the paid plan doesn't work for you, contact us within 30 days of a charge and we'll refund it — no forms, no retention scripts.
Why a subscription instead of a one-time purchase?
A dead man's switch has to keep working for years: sending emails, watching check-ins, storing your ciphertext, and being there on the worst possible day. A one-time price can't honestly fund that. A small flat subscription keeps the incentives aligned — we stay in business so your switch stays armed.
Do you sell my data?
No. Never. We can't even read your packet — it's encrypted in your browser before upload — and we don't sell, rent, or share your email address or usage data with anyone. The security model page details exactly what we store.
Still deciding? The full FAQ covers edge cases, or start free and see for yourself.