Lifetime deal — one payment, no renewals
Collect a single payment for permanent access. The customer pays once and never renews — ideal for launch promos and AppSumo-style deals.
- One payment
- Permanent access
- No renewals ever
A lifetime deal collects a single payment for permanent access — no renewals, no recurring charges. It’s a powerful launch and cash-injection tactic. ArraySubs has a dedicated Lifetime Deal billing period: the customer pays once, gets the product as a managed subscription record (so access control and member tooling still apply), and is never billed again. This recipe sets one up.
- Customer pays $299.00 once and is never charged again.
- Access is permanent — no renewal date, no dunning.
- Still managed as a subscription, so access rules and roles apply.
- Perfect for launch, AppSumo-style, and founder deals.
The exact configuration
Enter these values and you have the setup live. Every field maps to a real ArraySubs setting.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Regular priceProduct → General tab | $299.00 (one-time) |
| SubscriptionProduct data panel | Enabled |
| Billing PeriodSubscription tab | Lifetime Deal |
| Billing IntervalSubscription tab | 1 (forced, locked) |
| Subscription LengthSubscription tab | Ignored for lifetime |
When to use this setup
Set it up in 3 steps
A step-by-step guide drawn from the ArraySubs user manual. Open the linked page for the full walkthrough and screenshots.
Set the one-time price
Create the product and set Regular price to the lifetime amount ($299.00).
Create & Configure Subscription ProductsChoose the Lifetime Deal period
In the Subscription tab set Billing Period = Lifetime Deal. The interval is forced to 1 and subscription length is ignored.
Create & Configure Subscription ProductsConfirm no renewal is scheduled
Verify the product page shows a one-time purchase and that no next-payment date is set on the resulting subscription.
Product Experience & Display
This recipe is built from these ArraySubs user-manual guides:
Notes & edge cases
Modules behind this recipe
The ArraySubs modules this setup relies on.
Subscription Products
Create and manage simple or variable subscription products with trials, signup fees, plan logic, and lifecycle behavior.
Member Access
Control who can see, download, and purchase content using flexible rules tied to subscriptions and roles.
Related setups to explore
Other configurations you can build with the same modules.
Prepaid run that auto-ends
Sell a fixed number of billing cycles that ends automatically — e.g. a 6-payment plan that stops after the 6th charge.
Founding-member locked price
Lock early subscribers into a low price forever, even after you raise prices for everyone else.
Free tier + paid upgrade
Offer a $0 ‘free forever’ tier alongside a paid tier on one product — the freemium model.
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