Does the person receiving a share have to pay?
Never. A free account is enough. The plan is paid for by whoever shares: that is why the free plan includes three read-only shares, so you can see what it is like.
Why is Pro so cheap?
Because Pro's value appears when the context becomes shared work. Anyone using Cobrain alone can stay on the free plan; anyone collaborating pays a simple, predictable price.
Can I pay today?
Yes: from your account you pick Pro or Team, monthly or yearly, and pay by card on Stripe. You cancel whenever you like, from the same place, and the plan stays until the end of the paid period.
How does Team work?
Whoever pays for the Team has their personal brain plus the Team's brain, named after the squad. They buy seats at the price shown above, from 3 up, the first being their own. Then, from «Manage the Team», they give each collaborator a seat and choose where they write, some folders or the whole Team brain. Whoever has a seat also has Pro in their own brain for as long as they stay; anyone who already had their own Pro finds it paused, and it resumes where it was the day they leave. One person can hold seats in several Teams. People outside the squad read the folders you share with them.
And if a collaborator leaves?
You take their seat back and they return to the free plan, with their own Cobrain untouched: nothing is deleted. The Team's brain stays with the Team. And if the person paying leaves, they hand the Team to another admin, who takes it over by paying: the brain, seats and shares stay where they are.
What happens to my notes if you shut down?
You take them away whenever you want, including right now: they are .md files in folders, exportable in one go. There is nothing to convert.