Bonfiyah Friends · Referral program
Refer a friend. Both sides get a free month.
Share your unique Bonfiyah Friends code. When a friend signs up using it, Apple credits both of you with a free month at your respective tiers. Your friend claims your invite in the Bonfiyah app, and their free month comes as an Apple offer code they redeem with one tap. Every Bonfiyah Friend can earn new credits during their first 180 days as a member — already-banked credits stay yours forever. Free users can share too — your banked month redeems the moment you upgrade to Pro or Pro AI.
Find your code
Open Bonfiyah on iPhone → Settings → Bonfiyah Friends. Your unique code and a tap-to-copy invite link live there. Every Bonfiyah account gets one — including Free.
Share with a friend
iMessage, email, AirDrop, social, group chat — wherever you'd recommend an app you actually use. Your invite link opens a Bonfiyah page with your code on it. Your friend installs Bonfiyah from the App Store, then taps Claim on that page, which opens the app and applies your invite. When a free-month offer code is ready for them, the app opens Apple's redemption sheet with it filled in; they tap Redeem and the free month attaches to their first billing cycle.
Both sides get a free month
When a referred friend signs up, Apple immediately credits them with a free month at the tier they chose. Your account banks one free month, lockboxed for thirty days while we make sure the friend stays subscribed. After the lock-in clears, the credit applies automatically against your next renewal — Apple extends your subscription's renewal date by a month at no charge. You can bank new credits during your first 180 days as a Bonfiyah Friend — already-banked credits stay yours forever.
The math
Twelve referrals = a free year.
On Pro AI at $19.99/mo, twelve successful paid signups earns you twelve free months — your full year covered. There's no cap. Sixteen referrals and you're a year ahead. Twenty-four and you're two years ahead.
Most apps cap referral rewards because the unit economics don't work past a certain point. Bonfiyah's don't — every paid signup is genuinely valuable to us, and every retention month earned through a referral is genuinely valuable to you. So no cap.
Worked example
You're a Pro AI subscriber paying $19.99/mo. You refer 6 friends over a year. Each completes 30 days on a paid tier.
- • Your 6 free months are credited at your renewals → $119.94 saved
- • Your 6 friends each got their first month free → they each saved $19.99 (Pro AI) or $14.99 (Pro)
- • Combined value to your network: roughly $240 across 7 people
Eligibility & fair use.
Who can refer
Any Pro or Pro AI subscriber. Free users can share their code too — credits bank against your account and apply automatically once you upgrade.
Who can be referred
New Bonfiyah users only. Existing subscribers using a code don't earn the credit on either side — Apple ignores it as a no-op.
When credits apply
Your friend's free month attaches at signup through Apple's redemption sheet. Your free month banks immediately on Bonfiyah's side, then locks in for thirty days. After the lock-in window the credit applies to your next renewal — Apple extends your subscription's renewal date by a month automatically. If a referred friend cancels and refunds within the lock-in window, the corresponding banked credit reverses.
Tier-aware reward
Your banked credit is tier-aware — a Pro AI subscriber's free month is worth $19.99 of Pro AI; a Pro subscriber's free month is worth $14.99 of Pro. The friend's tier doesn't change the size of your reward; their reward is sized by what they choose.
180-day referrer window
Every Bonfiyah Friend gets a 180-day window — exactly six months from the day you claim your code in-app — to refer new users. After that, your code retires from the program; already-banked credits on your account are not touched and continue to redeem at your renewals until used up. The window keeps the program tight and fair: everybody gets exactly the same 180 days, regardless of when they joined. (180 is the value the backend enforces; we say "180 days" rather than "six months" so the page and the code agree to the day.)
Fair use
Codes are for personal sharing with friends, family, colleagues, and your network. Mass-spammed codes, paid placements, fake-account farms, and obvious abuse get the credit reversed and the code may be deactivated. We've kept the fair-use rules deliberately light because most people don't need rules to share an app they like.
Bonfiyah Friends FAQ
The questions that actually come up.
How does Apple credit the free month?
Bonfiyah uses Apple's Promotional Offer Code system. Your invite link opens a Bonfiyah page with your code. Your friend installs Bonfiyah, then taps Claim on that page, which opens the app and applies your invite; when a free-month offer code is ready for them, the app opens Apple's redemption sheet with it filled in. They tap Redeem, and Apple applies the discount directly to the first billing cycle. For the referrer's free month, Bonfiyah's backend asks Apple to extend your subscription's renewal date by a month after the friend's lock-in window clears. The whole flow runs on Apple's servers; we just orchestrate it.
What's the lock-in window for?
If a referred friend cancels and refunds within the first thirty days, we reverse the corresponding banked credit on your account. We honor the same thirty-day money-back promise we make to every Bonfiyah subscriber, so your reward only locks in once the friend's signup actually sticks. After day 30, your credit is yours — it'll redeem at your next renewal regardless of what the friend does later.
Why does my code retire after 180 days?
Every Bonfiyah Friend gets a 180-day window — exactly six months from the day you claim your code in-app — to refer new users. After that, your code retires from the program; friends who try to redeem it will be told the code has expired and they can sign up at standard pricing. Already-banked credits on your account are not touched; they'll continue to redeem at your renewals until used up. The window keeps the program tight and fair — everybody gets exactly the same 180 days, regardless of when they joined. The 180-day value is the canonical figure the backend enforces (`REFERRER_ELIGIBILITY_DAYS = 180`), so the page and the app agree to the day.
How does the Bonfiyah Friends referral program work?
Every Bonfiyah account — including Free — has a unique referral code under Settings → Bonfiyah Friends. Share the code or invite link. When a new user signs up using it, Apple credits them with a free month at signup, and your account banks one free month — locked in after the friend's first thirty paid days, then redeemed automatically at your next renewal.
Can I stack referrals?
Yes. Refer 12 paid signups during your 180-day referrer window and your next year is free, automatically. You can bank up to 12 free months at a time; as they redeem at your renewals, room frees up to earn more. Free months apply at your subscription's renewal cycle and Apple handles the proration.
What if my referred friend cancels?
If a referred friend cancels within the first 30 days, the credit is reversed on both sides. After day 30, the credit is locked in for both you and them — your free month stays even if they later cancel.
Does Free → Free work?
No. Both sides need to be on a paid tier (Pro or Pro AI) for the credit to apply because there's no subscription to credit on the Free tier. If you're a Free user and you refer a friend who signs up to Pro, the friend gets the credit and you get a credit banked — applied automatically when you upgrade.
Can I share my code on social media?
Yes — within reason. The code is for personal sharing with friends, family, colleagues, and your network. Mass-spammed codes (paid placements, scraper accounts, fake reviews) are detected and the credits don't apply. Bonfiyah reserves the right to deactivate codes used in violation of the fair-use policy.
Is there a difference between referring a Pro signup vs a Pro AI signup?
Either earns one free month at the tier you're currently on. A Pro AI subscriber referring a Pro signup gets one free month of Pro AI credited. A Pro subscriber referring a Pro AI signup gets one free month of Pro credited. The reward scales with your tier, not your friend's.
When are referral credits applied?
Credits are applied at your next renewal — Apple skips that month's charge. Stack multiple referrals and each one extends your subscription by another free month at successive renewal cycles.
Don't have your code yet?
Subscribe to Pro or Pro AI to unlock your unique referral code. Pro is $14.99/mo. Pro AI is $19.99/mo. Or start on the Free tier — no card required — and your banked credits redeem the moment you upgrade.
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