Stripe - Anything

Accepting Payments: The Stripe Overview Video

Overview

Anything’s built-in Stripe integration lets you add payments to your web app. You can collect payments for:

• Monthly subscriptions (like $20/month for Pro access)
• One-time purchases (like $100 for lifetime access)
• Multiple pricing tiers (Basic, Pro, Enterprise)
• B2B invoicing (for custom work or consulting)

Mobile Apps: Stripe is for web apps only. iOS mobile apps must use RevenueCat (Beta) for all payments and subscriptions.

Setup

1. Connect Stripe Account
   Complete your Stripe onboarding in your Anything dashboard. This links your app to your Stripe account so you can receive payments.

2. Enable Authentication
   You’ll want users to sign in so you can track who has paid for what.

   "Allow users to login so we can track free vs paid customers"
   

3. Update the builder with your desired pricing model or pricing system

   "Setup a Pro plan, allow them to create 50 to-do tasks after paying 19.99 a month in Stripe, keep free users at 10."
   

How It Works

Simple Version:

1. User clicks “Upgrade” button in your app
2. Stripe checkout page opens in a popup window
3. User enters payment info and completes purchase
4. Your app automatically detects they’ve paid and unlocks features

Key Features

✨ No setup required

• No need to create “Price IDs” in Stripe dashboard
• No webhook configuration needed
• Prices are defined by your direct instructions to the builder

✨ Smart Status Checking

• Your app automatically polls to check if users have paid
• Works on web apps
• Caches results for better performance

✨ Works in preview and live

• Automatically handles test vs live Stripe keys
• Creates and manages Stripe customers for you
• Works in Anything’s preview environment

Common Pricing Models

Monthly Subscriptions

Pro Plan: $20/month
Business Plan: $50/month
Enterprise: $100/month

One-Time Purchases

Lifetime Access: $200 one-time
Premium Features: $50 one-time
Event Ticket: $25 one-time

What You Get

When you implement Stripe, Anything automatically provides:

• Backend routes for creating checkout sessions
• Frontend hooks for checking payment status
• Customer management in Stripe
• Proper error handling
• Web payment flows

Testing

Anything defaults to test mode while in the builder/preview system, so you can test checkout immediately.

Test Credit Cards:

Successful payments:

• Visa: 4242424242424242
• Mastercard: 5555555555554444
• American Express: 378282246310005

Failed payments:

• Card declined: 4000000000000002
• Insufficient funds: 4000000000009995
• Expired card: 4000000000000069

Test details:

• Expiry date: Any future date (e.g., 12/25)
• CVC: Any 3 digits (e.g., 123)
• ZIP code: Any valid ZIP (e.g., 12345)

Technical Implementation

Anything automatically handles the payment flow for your web app:

1. User clicks payment button in your web app
2. Stripe checkout page opens in a popup window
3. User completes payment with their preferred method
4. Webhook updates user’s account with purchased items
5. App automatically detects payment and unlocks features