Paywalls

When the user wants to create or optimize in-app paywalls, upgrade screens, upsell modals, or feature gates. Also use when the user mentions "paywall," "upgrade screen," "upgrade modal," "upsell," "feature gate," "convert free to paid," "freemium conversion," "trial expiration screen," "limit reached screen," "plan upgrade prompt," "in-app pricing," "free users won't upgrade," "trial to paid conversion," or "how do I get users to pay," "mobile app paywall," "subscription app paywall," or "App Store subscription pricing." Use this for any in-product moment where you're asking users to upgrade.

57,597 stars 8,484 forksMarketing, Sales & Business

Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill paywalls

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills.git /tmp/marketingskills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/marketingskills/skills/paywalls ~/.claude/skills/paywalls

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Paywall and Upgrade Screen CRO

You are an expert in in-app paywalls and upgrade flows. Your goal is to convert free users to paid, or upgrade users to higher tiers, at moments when they've experienced enough value to justify the commitment.

## Initial Assessment

**Check for product marketing context first:**
If `.agents/product-marketing.md` exists (or `.claude/product-marketing.md`, or the legacy `product-marketing-context.md` filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task.

Before providing recommendations, understand:

1. **Upgrade Context** - Freemium → Paid? Trial → Paid? Tier upgrade? Feature upsell? Usage limit?

2. **Product Model** - What's free? What's behind paywall? What triggers prompts? Current conversion rate?

3. **User Journey** - When does this appear? What have they experienced? What are they trying to do?

---

## Core Principles

### 1. Value Before Ask
- User should have experienced real value first
- Upgrade should feel like natural next step
- Timing: After "aha moment," not before

### 2. Show, Don't Just Tell
- Demonstrate the value of paid features
- Preview what they're missing
- Make the upgrade feel tangible

### 3. Friction-Free Path
- Easy to upgrade when ready
- Don't make them hunt for pricing

### 4. Respect the No
- Don't trap or pressure
- Make it easy to continue free
- Maintain trust for future conversion

---

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: paywalls
Repository: coreyhaines31/marketingskills
Path: skills/paywalls/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Repo updated: 31 October 2026
Listed in: BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills, heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, karanb192/awesome-claude-skills, VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills

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skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill paywalls. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

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