Tasting packs
One-off sensory tastings without upgrading to Pro: what a pack includes, what it costs, how to buy it inside the app, and where your balance shows.
What they are
The sensory analysis module is included in the Pro and Studio plans. If you are on Starter and need occasional tastings — a client validation, one specific batch, a trial before deciding on Pro — tasting packs let you buy them one at a time without changing plans.
A pack is a number of tastings, consumed as you create them. While you have balance left, the whole sensory module opens for you: protocols, panelists, digital evaluations, results, and dossiers — everything the tasting you bought needs to work end to end, not just the create button.
The packs and their prices
| Pack | Price |
|---|---|
| 5 tastings | $4.99 |
| 10 tastings | $8.99 |
| 25 tastings | $19.99 |
Prices are shown in dollars (the whole application charges in USD) and come from the server catalog: if the pack prices are missing, the catalog didn't load — the application would rather show nothing than a price it can't guarantee.
Each pack expires 90 days after purchase. Unused tastings are lost at expiry, so the right pack is the one that matches your busy period, not the biggest one.
Where to buy them
Three places:
- The plans page (
/pricing), "Add-on tasting packs" section. You need to be signed in: it's the same screen where you change plans. - The public module demo (
/sensory-demo), below the plans table. Prices show there without an account, because that is the page someone who is not yet a customer can read. The purchase itself happens inside the application, while signed in. - The moment you need it: if you try to create a tasting without a Pro plan and without balance, the screen itself offers the pack alongside the option to upgrade.
Payment is by card, inside the application (Stripe embedded checkout): you never leave for another site. Once the payment goes through, your balance is credited immediately; if the confirmation is delayed, the application retries and tells you where to check — you're never left with a charge and nothing but an error.
Where your balance shows
In Settings → Usage (/configurations?tab=usage): how many tastings remain in each pack and when it expires. Consumption is automatic: when you create a tasting your plan doesn't cover, it's deducted from the active pack closest to expiry.
Worth knowing
- If you already have Pro or Studio, you can't buy them, on purpose: your tastings are unlimited and a pack would never be consumed. The packs section shows you no buy button.
- The server sets the price. The amount Stripe authorizes is verified against the catalog before anything is credited — at purchase and in the backup confirmation too.
- Buying twice by mistake does not credit twice. Each payment session credits exactly once, however many times it is retried.