Unless this is WaniKani’s way of rolling out micro-transactions, I just wonder why this question was added into the FAQ at all? Every other question, even amidst the jokes, has a truthful answer in it somewhere. It seems out of place.

e running a live test of our sale page ahead of our official sale, which begins on Wednesday, December 20th. If you don’t want to wait until next week, you’ll have the next few hours to check out our sale page and upgrade to Lifetime!
If you currently have a monthly or annual subscription, the proration amount will be automatically refunded after you purchase Lifetime. You’ll be asked to pay the full sale price of USD 199.00 (+tax) and you won’t see a proration discount on the final checkout scre
No, I’m also freemium, although the tool is very good and is helping me a lot to learn both Japanese and English, I highly recommend it!! However, even with the discount it ends up being quite expensive for those who live in Brazil.
I can assure you we will not be charging micro transactions!
-Nick at WK
I’ve actually purchased lifetime twice, on this account and my original @andrewkfiedler where I’m already level 60. I don’t know why I did that, some weird anxiety around doing a real account reset Honestly the cost feels cheap compared to how much I’ve gotten out of it.
1/4 of the way to 60 again, no regrets. I like focusing on the little intricacies this time around.
Highly recommend lifetime to folks, if you’re a like me who goes a bit slower. I think my first completion took around 6 years! Never give up! Go at a pace you’re comfortable with.
All is good! I’m a LIFER now! Thank you!
Got my lifetime now, been waiting for a couple months, glad I catched it today!
But hey I think the “The “Last” Lifetime Sale Ever” comes trough a little misleading, you shouldnt mislead customers into thinking this is their last chance? Maybe they want to wait a year? IDK.
appears to have worked great for me on macos (firefox).
You forgot to update last year’s text
Thanks for bringing this up, we’ve noted this!
But hey I think the “The “Last” Lifetime Sale Ever” comes trough a little misleading, you shouldnt mislead customers into thinking this is their last chance? Maybe they want to wait a year? IDK.
We do include that we will most likely have a sale next year, although we don’t guarantee it. But honestly, if a learner is nowhere near clearing the first three levels, we encourage them to wait since it’s still a big decision!
-Nick at WK
Woot! Thank you for the opportunity to test and obtain the discount early.
Upgraded via variation 5 on my ipad Safari browser. Paid via Apple Pay. Status updated to Lifetime, emails received but I did not get the correct prorated refund. I’ll send an email on that.
All variations look good in Safari. You may want to look at the “What will you do with all this Lifetime Money?” question. It may be a joke?
Yes please do, we have been having some issues with certain proration refunds!
-Nick at WK
Using Safari 17 on macOS.
Everything worked as expected, including the emails.
Everything worked well on my heavily-hardened version of Firefox.
Status updated & email came through.
Everything worked fine on Chrome. All emails received Thanks!
I wish there was a price in BRL, I’m willing to buy but 199 USD are equivalent to R$988,00
Since you are on level 2, my advice would be to complete the free levels first, up to level 4 and then re-evaluate if Lifetime is the right choice.
-Nick at WK
Everything went smoothly.
Running on Brave browser on a PC, upgraded from 1 year membership payed for with Paypal. I recieved the proration refund email instantly after purchase, despite reading I would have to email you for a manual refund.
Hopefully the refund goes through
Thanks!
The sale test is officially over! Success!! Thanks to everyone who commented on the thread and let us know your purchase was a success or if you had an issue.
The sale will officially begin on Wednesday, December 20th! If you’re waiting to purchase, we will see you then!
Until then, happy studying!
-Nick at WK