The AccountSlayer blog
Prices, plans and eligibility rules for the subscriptions people actually pay for, checked against each provider's own pricing page and dated so you can tell when.
Streaming
Seven days, on both paid tiers, for new and eligible subscribers only. It auto-renews unless you cancel. The real decision is Fan versus Mega Fan, and it comes down to device count.
Gaming
Netflix has never had a Switch app and does not list any Nintendo system as supported. Hulu and Twitch are already gone, and Crunchyroll on Switch shuts down on 30 October 2026.
Gaming
Bronze through Diamond, how the weekly promotion works, and the part most people get wrong: your leaderboard is not other learners of your language. It is everyone, across every course.
Gaming
Invite-only, and no member can invite you. The criteria are unpublished, the widely repeated figures are Board Level 11 and 35 days played, and the club is a loyalty programme for spending — not a source of free rewards.
Streaming
Netflix has no student plan, no student verification, and no education pricing anywhere. Three things do genuinely lower the cost, and one widely repeated trick will get your account blocked.
VPN & security
The advertised $3.49/month is a 27-month intro rate. What matters is the renewal — Basic goes to $139.08/year. Here is every tier with both numbers side by side.
AI tools
Free to $990/month across six published tiers. The prices are the easy part — the thing that decides your bill is credits, and the gap between Creator and Pro is nine times the price for five times the credits.
Streaming
Essential is $8.99/month or $89.99/year. Premium is $13.99/month or $139.99/year. The annual plans save two months; the tier difference is Showtime and your local CBS feed.