Is there more than one subscription type?

We introduced SparkChess Premium Live as a prepaid subscription in 2014 as a result to changes in Chrome Web Store. Users could purchase one-month, six-month, and one-year subscriptions. At the end of the period, users had to manually renew.

The system worked as an alternative to the download options for Windows and Mac.

As time passed, more and more users opted for the online service.

In 2025, we introduced a more streamlined subscription, that works the way virtually all subscriptions work – paid monthy or annually until canceled.

The old prepaid subscription remains available as fallback and for specific cases, such as promotions.