Digital and Core share the same underlying training system. What changes is how you train: with or without Anchor Journals delivered to your door. This article breaks down what's in each membership, who each one is best for, and how to choose.
1. At-a-glance comparison
Digital | Core | |
Monthly price | $79/month | $99/month |
Annual price | $629/year ($52/mo) | $799/year ($67/mo) |
Neuroperformance Assessment (a new Assessment unlocks 45 days into each cycle) | ✓ | ✓ |
Neuroperformance Profile + Training Blueprint | ✓ | ✓ |
Daily Neuroperformance Training + Training Library | ✓ | ✓ |
ENCODED app (web + iOS) | ✓ | ✓ |
AI Coach (web app) | ✓ | ✓ |
Cycle Insights and progress tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
Anchor Journal shipments | Not included after your Activation 3-pack (use your own notebook) | 12 per year: one a month, or 3 every 3 months on annual |
Shipping to 33 countries | Not included | Free |
Available worldwide | ✓ | Where journal shipping is available |
Annual billing saves 33% versus monthly. You can switch between Digital and Core, and between monthly and annual, at any time in My account on the web.
If you're already a member: you keep your current pricing and plan for as long as you wish. We will never change your pricing or force you to change plans. Any pricing shown on this page applies to new members only.
2. Digital: $79/month or $629/year ($52/mo)
Train from anywhere. The complete ENCODED system, using your own notebook once your Activation 3-pack is used up. Available worldwide. This is the plan your membership continues on by default after Activation.
Digital is the right fit if:
You live outside the 33 shipping countries
You already love a specific notebook and want to keep using it
You want the lowest-cost way to keep training
You travel a lot and prefer a fully digital training stack
Digital is also the one plan you can buy inside the ENCODED iOS app as an in-app purchase; if you're billed through the App Store, manage the plan on your iPhone under Settings > Subscriptions.
3. Core: $99/month or $799/year ($67/mo)
The complete system, the way it was designed: the full software stack plus the purpose-built Anchor Journal delivered to your door.
Everything in Digital, plus:
12 Anchor Journals per year: one a month on a monthly plan, or 3 at a time every 3 months on an annual plan
Free shipping to 33 countries (check your country's status at checkout or in My account)
Core is the right fit if:
You want the physical journal alongside the software
You're committed to daily handwriting as the imprinting mechanism
You live in a country where journal shipping is available
4. How to choose: two questions
Do you want Anchor Journals delivered on an ongoing basis? If yes, choose Core. If no, stay on Digital.
Do you live in one of the 33 shipping countries? If yes, either works. If no, Digital is your membership (you can check your country's status at checkout or in My account).
5. How to start
If you're new to ENCODED, you start with ENCODED Activation: $279 to start ($200 Activation fee plus your first month), including your Assessment, Profile, Training Blueprint, onboarding and a 3-pack of Anchor Journals. After your first month, membership continues on Digital at $79/month. You don't have to settle the Digital-or-Core question on day one: switch to Core in My account on the web whenever you'd like journals to keep arriving.
If you'd rather start with insight alone, the Neuroperformance Assessment is $99 one-time, and the $99 applies toward Activation if you continue.
6. Switching later
Upgrades take effect immediately. The charge is prorated, and credit for the unused part of your current term carries over.
Downgrades take effect at your next renewal. You keep full access to your current tier through the end of the term you've already paid for, and you can cancel a scheduled downgrade any time before the renewal.
Need a break instead? On a monthly plan you can pause for 1, 2 or 3 months from My account: click Cancel membership and choose the pause option. On an annual plan, email [email protected] and we'll set it up. For the step-by-step walkthrough and how a pause works, see How to Cancel or Adjust Your ENCODED Plan.
What about Immersion?
Activation is the complete self-directed ENCODED Neuroperformance Training system. Immersion includes the complete ENCODED system plus personalized 1:1 guidance to help you understand your Profile, optimize your training and apply what you're developing directly to your life. You can start with the level that makes sense for you and add personalized guidance later if you want it.
Summary
Digital ($79/mo or $629/yr): the full system, your own notebook, worldwide; also available as an in-app purchase in the iOS app
Core ($99/mo or $799/yr): the full system plus 12 Anchor Journals a year delivered to your door
Both include the Neuroperformance Assessment, Profile and Blueprint, daily training, the AI Coach in the web app, Cycle Insights and the full app on web and iOS. The difference is journals.
New members start with Activation and continue on Digital by default; switch to Core any time from My account on the web.