Patreon is ending per-creation billing.
Folloverse keeps it alive.
Charge fans only when you publish - with monthly fan caps, optional paid posts, and predictable payouts. Built for creators whose best work does not fit a monthly quota.
"Chapter 23: The Turning Point"
Fans who set a 2-post/month limit are not charged if this is their 3rd post this month.
$2,020 queued gross. $121.20 platform fee.
Patreon is retiring legacy per-creation billing
Per-creation billing charges your patrons each time you publish a paid post, rather than on a fixed monthly date. Patreon offered it as a legacy option, but is now requiring every creator still on per-creation or first-of-the-month billing to move to monthly subscription billing. One-to-one migration help from Patreon's support team ends on September 30, 2026, and the forced migration completes on November 1, 2026.
The change is driven largely by Apple's in-app purchase rules, which don't accommodate Patreon's per-creation model on iOS. When Patreon converts a per-creation page to a subscription, it sets the new monthly price by taking your per-post price and multiplying it by the most paid posts you published in any of the previous three months. A creator who occasionally shipped several paid posts in a month can land on a higher monthly price than their patrons expect — which is exactly the kind of surprise that drives fans to cancel.
If charging fans only when you actually publish matters to your income and your audience's trust, it's worth setting up an alternative before the deadline rather than after. That is what the rest of this page walks through.
Last updated June 7, 2026
Here is the simple path.
Folloverse is especially built for creators who used Patreon's legacy per-creation model and do not want to be forced into monthly subscription pressure.
Create your Folloverse creator page
Create a membership tier
Tell your fans why you are moving
Publish paid posts only when it makes sense
Keep fans protected with monthly caps
A clean per-post billing flow.
When you publish a paid post, Folloverse queues charges, checks fan caps, applies the platform fee, and moves the payout through a predictable process.
Example
$5 per paid post x 412 fans = $2,060 queued before caps and fees.
Fan caps checked
Supporters with a monthly limit are protected from extra charges.
Paid or free
You decide whether each post should trigger billing.
Fee applied
Simple platform pricing: 0% for 3 months, then 6%.
Payout processed
Queued charges move into a predictable creator payout.
The full billing cycle, animated.
From tier creation to monthly payout, including fan caps in action.
Stop charging fans for months when you did not publish.
Monthly subscriptions work for some creators. But if your work comes in essays, episodes, artworks, releases, or deep creative bursts, per-creation billing is often fairer: fans pay when you actually ship.
Monthly subscription
A fan pays $8/month. The creator posts 1 article that month, busy with life, travel, and another project. The fan pays $8 for that one article. Then considers cancelling.
Per-creation billing
The fan pays $5 per post. The creator posts 1 article that month. Fan pays $5, exactly what the content was worth. No awkwardness, no guilt on either side.
Simple by design.
Four steps. No hidden complexity.
Create a membership tier
Pick a price per post: $3, $5, $10, whatever fits your content. That's what each fan pays every time you release a paid post.
Membership tier · Per-creation
Supporter, $5 per post
Fan subscribes and pays entry fee
When someone subscribes, they pay a one-time entry fee equal to one post's price. It protects creators without surprising fans and keeps access fair for existing supporters.
Entry fee = 1 post price · Closes the free-access window
Publish and choose what to charge
Each time you post, you decide whether to charge for it. Free updates and announcements stay free. Charged posts bill all active subscribers.
When publishing a post
Get paid on the 1st
All charges from the previous month are settled and paid out on the 1st. Predictable and automatic.
Monthly payout
February 1st
Built to protect fans and creators.
Per-creation billing only works when both sides feel in control. These safeguards make the model practical instead of risky.
Fan monthly caps
Fans can limit how many paid posts they are charged for each month, so support stays comfortable.
Entry fee
A one-time entry fee can reduce drive-by access and keep paid archives fair for existing supporters.
Optional paid posts
Every post does not need to be billable. Charge for the work that should be paid, keep updates free.
Transparent fees
0% platform fee for your first 3 months. Then 6%, with simple pricing creators can understand.
Payout timing
Charges are queued through the month and processed on a predictable payout schedule.
No surprise billing
Fans see the per-post model and can set caps before charges stack up.
For those who post
irregularly.
If your output doesn't fit a neat monthly calendar, monthly billing is the wrong model for you.
Podcasters
Bill when an episode actually ships, whether that is twice a month or after a longer production sprint.
Comic & manga artists
Let chapters, comics, illustrations, and releases take the time they need without turning every month into a quota.
Writers & authors
Use per-post billing for essays, serialized fiction, research letters, or deep dives that arrive in bursts.
Tutorial & deep-dive creators
Charge for substantial tutorials and lessons instead of rushing thin updates to justify a subscription.
Independent creators
Keep the promise simple: fans support the work when you publish the work.
Irregular publishers
If your best work does not fit a fixed calendar, your billing model should not force one.
Questions creators ask before switching.
What is per-creation billing?
Per-creation billing is a payment model where fans are charged each time a creator publishes a paid post, rather than automatically every month. Fans only pay when new work ships, usually with an optional monthly cap so costs stay predictable. It suits creators whose output does not follow a fixed monthly schedule.
Who is Folloverse for?
Creators who want to charge per post instead of forcing fans into a monthly subscription.
What happens if I do not publish?
Fans are not charged for new paid posts unless you publish one.
Can fans limit how much they spend?
Yes. Fans can set monthly caps so they never pay more than they are comfortable with.
Do I have to charge for every post?
No. Creators can choose which posts are paid and which posts are free.
Is this only for Patreon creators?
No. It is built for any creator who wants per-creation billing, but it is especially useful for creators affected by Patreon's move away from legacy per-creation billing.
When should I switch?
If per-creation billing is important to your income and audience trust, it is better to prepare before the November 1, 2026 Patreon migration deadline.
Keep billing fans only when you create.
Folloverse is in private beta for creators who want to preserve per-creation billing before Patreon's migration deadline. Simple platform pricing so creators can keep more of what they earn.
0%
platform fee · first 3 months
6%
platform fee after that
Free
to set up · always