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Account help
How do I restore a purchase?
Choose Restore Purchases in the paywall or Profile using the Apple Account that made the purchase. Use your linked Catalyst account when returning on another device. If access is still wrong, contact info@catalystlearn.app with the app version and what you see; never send passwords or card details.
How do I delete my account?
Find Delete account in Profile, or Profile → Settings in newer versions, and follow the confirmation. You can request deletion while subscribed. If an older version blocks it or the request fails, email info@catalystlearn.app. Cancel Apple billing separately in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. See the privacy policy for retained records and shared catalogue recordings.
The basics
What is Catalyst?
An audio-first learning app. You pick a path — a short, ordered sequence of lessons on a single topic — and listen on your own schedule. The catalogue is curated and written to be heard, not scraped book summaries or a podcast back-catalogue.
How is it different from a podcast, an audiobook, or a course?
Catalyst gives you an ordered sequence around one subject or practical problem. Each lesson builds on the last and is written for listening, with examples you can use in your work or everyday life.
How long are the lessons?
Most lessons run about ten to twenty minutes. You decide when, and how many — there's no schedule the app invented for you. Pick it up on the train, on a walk, while the coffee brews.
Who is it for?
People who want to keep learning and keep growing — and put what they learn to use in their work and their lives. If you have a stack of books you meant to finish and a commute you'd rather not spend scrolling, it's built for you.
Paths & generating your own
What does it mean to "generate" a path?
Enter a topic and choose the available length, writing model and voice. Catalyst uses AI to create a sequence of lessons. Generated paths are saved to your account and are not individually human fact-checked; they can contain errors.
What are generation credits?
Learner includes 70 credits a month and Professional includes 135. Catalogue and free access do not include generation. The cost depends on the selected duration and narration option, and the app shows it before you confirm. Monthly credits do not roll over. Listening to released curated paths does not spend generation credits.
Who makes the curated content?
Catalyst edits and reviews its curated paths before publication. There are 15 released paths and sprints, including From Technical Expert to Commercial Thinker, Ask Better Questions and Negotiate Without Giving Away Margin. Generated paths follow a separate AI process.
Plans & payment
What does Catalyst cost?
Start free with rotating Introduction paths. Catalogue provides released curated access; Learner adds 70 generation credits per month and Professional adds 135. See the plans on the home page. Apple displays the price in your local currency before you purchase.
What's in the free version?
Around five eligible released Introduction paths rotate each month. An eligible path you start remains available on that account after it rotates out. Free access does not include generation.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. On your iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions and Catalyst. Cancelling stops the next renewal; access normally continues until the paid period ends. Deleting your Catalyst account does not cancel Apple billing.
Do you offer education or lower-income pricing?
If the price is the only thing in the way, write to info@catalystlearn.app with a sentence about your situation, and we'll work something out.
Devices & getting it
How do I get it?
Catalyst is available for iPhone. Download it from the App Store. You can also read a full Stoicism lesson on this website before you decide.
Is there an Android version?
Catalyst is on iPhone first. An Android version is planned — the quickest way to hear the moment it lands is to leave your email on the home page.
Can I read or listen on the web?
The complete first lesson of Stoicism is free to read on this website, alongside path outlines and selected excerpts. Listen to the released audio catalogue in the iPhone app.
Can I listen offline?
A completed download feature is not part of the current release promise. Use an internet connection to load and play lessons; temporary caching is not a guarantee of offline access.
Principles & trust
Do you use streaks or send pushy notifications?
No. Engagement on Catalyst comes from finishing things and getting better at them — not from a streak you're afraid to break or alerts you didn't ask for. You can set one gentle daily reminder if you want it, and nothing if you don't.
Do you run ads or sell my data?
Never. There are no ads, and we don't sell your data. We make money when the product is worth paying for — that's the whole model. See our privacy policy for the details.
Where does my progress live?
Learning progress is stored against your Catalyst account, with some state cached on your device. Optional Sign in with Apple helps you return to a linked account. For a copy of your personal data or a deletion request, contact info@catalystlearn.app. The app does not currently promise notes or progress export controls.
Still wondering something?
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