The sandbox is free, but data persistence is one of the premium features (though there is also a free trial for premium).
My thought process was that I wanted to make as much of the planning functionality as I could free to try and low-friction. I'm always open to feedback on pricing model though. Sounds like you would prefer to see a level of persistence in the free tier? If you have more thoughts on how that should work, let me know!
If you want to make it a lifetime thing maybe consider giving 6+ month trials to hook people in and show skin. I considered this for this type of app. Congratulations on the launch!
I think you could easily use it to drive a point home: It's designed to be a for life SaaS -- and you believe in that design so much that the first year of many to come is on you.
I'm slightly confused by the pricing. Is the free plan persistent only in 1 browser? Have I understood that right?