Pricing

One plan, three ways to pay

Every subscription includes all of Wakaru — dual subtitles, AI word alignment, pronunciation, flashcards, and sync. Choose how often you pay.

Start with 7 days free. No card required.

You get one free trial with your Wakaru account. Try everything first, then choose a subscription when you’re ready. The trial ends without an automatic charge.

6 MonthsSave 14%
$35.99 Billed every six months Equivalent to $6.00/month

All features included

  • Japanese + English subtitles
  • AI word alignment
  • Word meanings + pronunciation
  • Saved words + flashcards
  • Vocabulary + settings sync
Start the free trial

7 days free · No card required

YearlyBest value · Save 28%
$59.99 Billed yearly Equivalent to $5.00/month

All features included

  • Japanese + English subtitles
  • AI word alignment
  • Word meanings + pronunciation
  • Saved words + flashcards
  • Vocabulary + settings sync
Start the free trial

7 days free · No card required

✓ Ready to subscribe? Start from your account page. Checkout runs on Polar, our payment partner; your card never touches our server.

✓ 14-day money-back guarantee on your first purchase: email [email protected] and it’s refunded, no questions asked.

✓ Cancel anytime; your plan runs to the end of the period you paid for.

Prices in US dollars. Sales tax or VAT is added where the law requires it.

Why paid

Where the money goes

Every episode you watch is word-aligned by an AI model, and every word you hover is spoken by one. That costs us real money per episode — a subscription keeps it running without ads or selling anything about you. One person builds Wakaru; your $6.99 is the whole business model.

Questions

Billing, honestly

What happens when the trial ends?

Wakaru stops working until you subscribe — it tells you plainly in the extension, nothing is charged silently. Your saved words are never locked away: the word list, flashcards, and exports keep working even with no active plan.

Do I need to choose a subscription before the trial?

No. The free trial includes every feature, and starting it does not commit you to a billing interval. Choose monthly, six-month, or yearly billing when you subscribe. Six-month and yearly subscriptions are paid in full at the start of each billing period; the monthly equivalents above are for comparison.

How do I cancel?

From your account page once subscribed, or by emailing [email protected]. Cancelling stops the renewal; you keep access until the paid period ends.

Is a Crunchyroll subscription included?

No — Wakaru runs on top of your own Crunchyroll subscription and is not affiliated with Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll ended free ad-supported viewing at the end of 2025, so you need an active plan (or their free trial) there.