Membership and billing
Memberships fund Glass and keep the community free from advertising, behavioral profiling, sponsored posts, and algorithmic pressure. Prices below are in US dollars; app stores may use local currency and include regional taxes.
Choose a membership
Viewer is free. Browse, search, appreciate, use every supported platform, and follow up to three members. Posting and Series require a paid plan.
Standard is $39.99 per year or $6.99 per month. It includes unlimited posting, full community access, a public profile, Series, and custom iPhone and iPad app icons.
Patron is $129.99 per year. It includes Standard plus early access, three one-year gift links each membership year, a Patron badge, and exclusive app icons.
If you are setting up Glass for the first time, Getting started covers account creation and your first steps.
Try a yearly plan for seven days
New yearly Standard and Patron memberships include a seven-day free trial with full access. Monthly memberships begin immediately and do not include a trial.
A payment method is required. You are not charged until the trial ends and can cancel beforehand to avoid a charge. Website payments are handled by Stripe; Glass does not see or store your full card details.
If you never begin a paid membership, Glass keeps your account and username for nine months in case you return. Reminders are sent before the account, its data, and the username are deleted at the end of that period.
Manage your subscription where you started it
Your billing provider controls plan changes, payment methods, renewals, and receipts. Membership Settings shows where you subscribed.
glass.photo: Open Profile > Settings > Membership to change plans, update your card, cancel renewal, or resume.
Apple: Open Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions on your device or use Apple's subscription page.
Google Play: Open Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions in Google Play.
Changing from website Standard to Patron credits unused time toward Patron. Apple starts Patron immediately and handles its own credit. Your provider shows the amount and effective date before other plan changes are confirmed.
What happens when you cancel
Cancelling stops future renewals. Paid access continues until the end of the current billing period, then the account moves to Viewer. Existing photos and Series stay on your profile, but you cannot publish or add to Series, and the profile becomes members-only.
You do not need to delete your account to stop paying. Deletion permanently removes the account and content. Scheduling deletion stops a website subscription from renewing, but App Store and Google Play billing must be cancelled with Apple or Google. See Privacy, safety, and your data for deletion and retention details.
Refunds and invoices
Apple handles App Store refunds through Apple Support or reportaproblem.apple.com. For a recent website charge, email support@glass.photo with your account email and the charge. Glass can consider website charges from the past 30 days. Gift card purchases are final.
Website invoices arrive by email from invoice+statements@glass.photo. Apple receipts are in your purchase history and at reportaproblem.apple.com.
Give a year of Glass
Patrons receive three single-use gift links each membership year after the trial ends and paid membership begins. Each gives a new member one free year. A payment method is required, and the plan renews at the regular price unless cancelled. The links are in Profile > Settings > Invitations.
You can also buy a one-year Standard or Patron gift card at glass.photo/gift-card. Gift cards do not expire and can be used by a new member, someone whose paid plan ended, or someone on a free trial. An active subscriber must wait for the current plan to end. One gift card can be redeemed per person and cannot be combined with another gift or discount.
Invite another photographer
Every member has a personal link under Profile > Settings > Invitations. A new member who starts a web subscription through it gets $10 off the first year and automatically follows you. Patron gift links appear on the same screen; only one offer can be applied to a signup.