Backing a project
What does it cost to back a project?
The fees come out of your pledge, with only the network fee on top. On the free plan that's 1.5% of the pledge plus a flat $0.99, so a $100 pledge puts $97.51 toward the goal. Browsing and creating an account are free.
What comes out of a pledge?
Our fee and the flat fee, as above. The percentage fee on a pledge follows the plan of the account making it. It's taken when the pledge is made, so it isn't returned if the campaign misses its goal. Paid plans aren't on sale today, so the published fee is the free plan's fee.
The network fee is paid on top, from your balance, and you see it before you confirm.
You can also add a tip for us when you back. It's optional and starts at zero.
If you back through someone's shared link, the campaign may pay them a share reward out of your pledge. It doesn't add anything to what you pay.
Why do small pledges cost more?
Because the flat fee is the same on every pledge. On a $100 pledge it's a small part. On the smallest pledge the contract accepts, $10, it's close to a tenth.
So if you like to back often, one larger pledge costs less in fees than several small ones. The fee calculator shows the difference for any amount.
What does adding money cost?
Adding money by card costs 0.25% plus a flat $0.99, and the network fee. Sending digital dollars you already hold costs only the network fee.
How adding money works
You add money by card on our payment partner's own page, with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card. It lands first in a deposit wallet for your account, and we move it to your own wallet within minutes, minus our fee of 0.25% plus a flat $0.99, and the network fee. The partner shows its own fee on its page.
What about withdrawing, or money left idle?
Withdrawing your balance has no platform fee. Money left sitting in your balance pays a small holding cost of 0.01% a week, never on what you've backed, and nothing on a balance of $10 or less.
How withdrawing works
You can send your stablecoin to any address you choose. The network fee comes out of your balance, and you see it before you confirm. Selling it for your local currency, to a card or a bank account, happens on a licensed provider's own screen, which verifies you and sets its own fee. The app offers that only where it's available.
Your next step
Type in the amount you have in mind and see what reaches the campaign, in the fee calculator. The pricing page has every fee in one place, and what digital dollars are explains the money itself.