{"id":"licensing-payments.how-do-i-know-which-plan-i-have","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-know-which-plan-i-have","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"licence-status","title":"Licence status and offline use"},"question":"How can I tell whether I have a Lifetime licence or a subscription?","alt_questions":["which plan did I buy","is my licence lifetime","check plan type storage studio","monthly or annual which do I have"],"short_answer":"Settings → License names your plan, or sign in to your account on our website. Subscriptions show a next renewal date; Lifetime has none.","answer_markdown":"Open **Settings → License**. The status card names your plan — Monthly, Annual or Lifetime — along with your licence email and when you were licensed. A subscription shows its next renewal date; Lifetime has no renewal date at all.\n\nOn our website, [your account](/account) shows the same on **Overview** and **Licences**, with your next payment on **Billing**. Your receipts and the \"You're all set\" screen you saw at activation show the plan too.","answer_html":"<p>Open <strong>Settings → License</strong>. The status card names your plan — Monthly, Annual or Lifetime — along with your licence email and when you were licensed. A subscription shows its next renewal date; Lifetime has no renewal date at all.</p>\n<p>On our website, <a href=\"/account\">your account</a> shows the same on <strong>Overview</strong> and <strong>Licences</strong>, with your next payment on <strong>Billing</strong>. Your receipts and the &quot;You&#39;re all set&quot; screen you saw at activation show the plan too.</p>","answer_text":"Open Settings → License. The status card names your plan — Monthly, Annual or Lifetime — along with your licence email and when you were licensed. A subscription shows its next renewal date; Lifetime has no renewal date at all.\n\nOn our website, your account shows the same on Overview and Licences, with your next payment on Billing. Your receipts and the \"You're all set\" screen you saw at activation show the plan too.","tags":["plans","license pane","status"],"related":[{"id":"licensing-payments.where-is-the-license-pane","question":"Where do I see my licence and plan details?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/where-is-the-license-pane"},{"id":"licensing-payments.what-does-the-lifetime-licence-include","question":"What does the Lifetime licence include?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-does-the-lifetime-licence-include"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-04","title":"How can I tell whether I have a Lifetime licence or a subscription? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Settings → License names your plan, or sign in to your account on our website. Subscriptions show a next renewal date; Lifetime has none.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Licensing & payments","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/"},{"name":"How can I tell whether I have a Lifetime licence or a subscription?","path":"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-know-which-plan-i-have"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-know-which-plan-i-have","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-04","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How can I tell whether I have a Lifetime licence or a subscription?","alternateName":["which plan did I buy","is my licence lifetime","check plan type storage studio","monthly or annual which do I have"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Open Settings → License. The status card names your plan — Monthly, Annual or Lifetime — along with your licence email and when you were licensed. A subscription shows its next renewal date; Lifetime has no renewal date at all.\n\nOn our website, your account shows the same on Overview and Licences, with your next payment on Billing. Your receipts and the \"You're all set\" screen you saw at activation show the plan too.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-know-which-plan-i-have"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\" aria-current=\"true\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#free-trial\">The free trial</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#trial-extension\">Extending your trial and free offers</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#plans\">Plans and pricing</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#buying\">Buying, coupons and onboarding codes</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#activation\">Activating your licence</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-key\">Your licence key</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#macs\">Your licence and your Macs</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#subscription\">Managing your subscription</a> <span>26</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#refunds\">Refunds, charges and disputes</a> <span>7</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-status\">Licence status and offline use</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#inner-circle\">Inner Circle (founder) offer</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#versions\">Updates and Mac compatibility</a> <span>3</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">How can I tell whether I have a Lifetime licence or a subscription?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> · <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-status\">Licence status and offline use</a></p>\n<h1>How can I tell whether I have a Lifetime licence or a subscription?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Settings → License names your plan, or sign in to your account on our website. Subscriptions show a next renewal date; Lifetime has none.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Open <strong>Settings → License</strong>. The status card names your plan — Monthly, Annual or Lifetime — along with your licence email and when you were licensed. A subscription shows its next renewal date; Lifetime has no renewal date at all.</p>\n<p>On our website, <a href=\"/account\">your account</a> shows the same on <strong>Overview</strong> and <strong>Licences</strong>, with your next payment on <strong>Billing</strong>. Your receipts and the &quot;You&#39;re all set&quot; screen you saw at activation show the plan too.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-04\">October 4, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/where-is-the-license-pane\">Where do I see my licence and plan details?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-does-the-lifetime-licence-include\">What does the Lifetime licence include?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-know-which-plan-i-have.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/how-do-i-know-which-plan-i-have.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}