Qiari offers three subscription tiers in 2026: Basic at $9.99/month, Core at $19.99/month, and Ultra at $34.99/month, along with a separate Practitioner tier for wellness professionals working with clients. Most new users start on Core, which unlocks personalized sessions and AI-driven recommendations. A free trial is available before any payment is required.
That's the short answer. The longer answer is more interesting, because Qiari cost only makes sense once you understand what you're actually paying for and how it compares to the hardware-based side of frequency wellness. If you're weighing whether to spend $20 a month on an app versus a few hundred (or a few thousand) on a device, the math matters. So does understanding what each tier actually does.
What's Included in Each Qiari Subscription Tier
Every Qiari plan gives you access to the core app experience: intention-based sessions, a scheduling layer, and the wellness practice framework David Wong built the platform around. What changes between tiers is how much personalization you get, how many sessions you can run, and whether you get access to advanced features like AI-driven session recommendations and priority scheduling.
Basic Plan: Entry-Level Frequency Wellness
At $9.99/month, Basic is the cheapest way to see if remote frequency wellness resonates with you at all. You get a curated library of session experiences organized by intention (sleep, calm, focus, energy), a limited number of scheduled sessions per week, and access to the intention-setting workflow that makes Qiari feel different from a passive meditation app.
Basic is intentionally minimal. It's the "does this even feel like something?" tier. If you're brand new to frequency wellness and want to test the concept without committing, the beginner guide to your first month with Qiari is worth reading alongside a Basic subscription.
Core Plan: The Most Popular Choice
Core sits at $19.99/month and is where most subscribers land. This tier unlocks the AI personalization layer, which is the piece that makes Qiari feel adaptive rather than generic. Sessions get recommended based on your stated intentions, your usage patterns, and the time of day you tend to engage. You also get an expanded session library and unlimited scheduling.
If you want to build a real daily practice (as opposed to using the app once every two weeks and forgetting about it), Core is the tier that supports that habit. The 15-minute daily practice framework is designed around what Core users can access.
Ultra Plan: Power Users and Practitioners
At $34.99/month, Ultra adds priority session scheduling, extended session lengths, deeper customization of intention profiles, and access to advanced session categories that aren't available at lower tiers. This is the plan for people who are running multiple sessions per day, layering different intentions across morning and evening, or using Qiari as one component of a larger biohacking stack.
Ultra makes sense if you've already spent two or three months on Core, know you use the app daily, and want more control over the experience.
Practitioner Tier: How It Differs From Consumer Plans
The Practitioner tier is a separate product, priced higher than Ultra, aimed at coaches, energy workers, and wellness professionals who want to run sessions for clients. It includes client management features, session assignment workflows, and the ability to schedule experiences on behalf of others. If you're a professional, the Practitioner vs Subscriber tier breakdown covers the differences in detail. For most individual users, this tier is unnecessary.
How Qiari Pricing Compares to Device-Based Alternatives
Here's where Qiari's positioning gets interesting. Frequency wellness, historically, has been a hardware category. If you wanted to explore this space, you bought a device. Qiari inverts that model by offering the intention-and-session layer as software, which changes the cost math dramatically.
Qiari Subscription vs. Buying a Qi Coil (One-Time Cost)
A Qi Coil (the hardware ecosystem Qiari's founder David Wong also built) is a one-time purchase in the hundreds to low thousands, depending on the model. That's a real commitment, especially if you haven't yet felt whether frequency wellness is something you personally respond to.
Qiari Core, at $19.99/month, costs about $240 per year. Even after two full years of Core, you've spent less than most entry-level frequency devices. That's the core cost comparison worth sitting with. Qiari isn't trying to replace hardware for people who already know they love it. It's trying to be the sensible way in for people who don't yet know.
The Qi Coil vs Qiari comparison goes deeper on when each makes sense.
Monthly Cost Breakdown: App vs. Hardware
If you amortize a $600 device over three years, you're at roughly $16.66/month, which is close to Core. But that comparison misses two things. First, the device has no personalization layer or scheduling structure, so you're paying for the hardware and providing your own practice. Second, you have to be sure you want it before you buy. Qiari lets you find out. Cancel any month. No sunk cost.
Are There Hidden Fees or Cancellation Charges?
No. Qiari runs on a standard month-to-month subscription model. You pay for the tier you're on, and you can cancel at any time from your account settings. There are no cancellation fees, no exit charges, and no long-term contracts. If you cancel mid-cycle, you retain access until the end of the billing period, then the account converts to inactive. Your intention history and preferences stay saved in case you return.
Payment is handled through standard app-store billing (on iOS and Android) or through the web platform directly. Prices are quoted in USD; regional pricing may vary slightly based on local tax and app-store adjustments.
Free Trial and Money-Back Options
Qiari offers a free trial so you can experience sessions before paying anything. The free trial versus paid tier breakdown walks through what you can and can't do during trial. Generally, the trial gives you a taste of Core-level features so you're evaluating the version most people actually subscribe to, not a stripped-down demo.
How to Test Qiari Before Paying
The honest recommendation: don't decide on Qiari after one session. Frequency wellness is an experiential practice, and one session in a new app tells you almost nothing. Use the trial to run at least five to seven sessions across different intentions (morning energy, evening sleep, mid-day focus) and see whether the experience feels meaningful. The signup and first-week guide has a suggested rotation.
Does Qiari Offer Annual Discounts or Bundle Pricing?
Yes, annual subscriptions are available at a discount versus the monthly rate, typically saving the equivalent of two to three months per year on Core and Ultra tiers. Bundle pricing that combines Qiari with Qi Coil hardware or educational content is occasionally offered through the broader ecosystem, though these are promotional rather than standing pricing structures. If you know you're going to stay for a year, annual is the better deal. If you're not sure, start monthly and switch later.
Which Qiari Plan Should You Actually Choose?
This depends on where you are in the frequency wellness journey and how much you already know about your own response to intention-based sessions.
Basic vs. Core: When to Stay Entry-Level
Basic works if you want the cheapest possible way to have Qiari in your life as an occasional tool, not a daily practice. If you're using the app twice a week for wind-down sessions and that's it, Basic is enough. But if you find yourself wanting personalization, wanting the AI to actually learn your patterns, or wanting to run more than a handful of sessions per week, Core pays for itself in relevance. Most users who start on Basic and stay engaged upgrade to Core within the first two months.
When Ultra Makes Sense (and When It Doesn't)
Ultra makes sense when you're running multiple sessions daily, layering intentions, and using Qiari as a real cornerstone of your wellness routine. It does not make sense as a first-month subscription. Nobody should buy Ultra without spending time on Core first, because you won't know what advanced features you actually want until you've hit the ceiling of the standard experience. If your Core usage is casual, Ultra will feel like paying for capacity you don't use.
Qiari is a wellness experience, not a medical treatment. Consult a qualified healthcare provider for any medical conditions or before making changes to your health routine.
Ready to Find Your Own Frequency?
Qiari cost, at the end of the day, is less about dollars per month and more about whether the sessions do something for you personally. Nine dollars, twenty dollars, thirty-four dollars: none of those numbers matter until you've actually sat with a session and noticed whether your own RESONANCE with the experience is real. That's what the free trial exists for. Start there, run a week's worth of sessions across different intentions, and let the answer come from your own body rather than from a pricing page.