SavvyScratch Pricing: Why It Costs $5/Month (And Why That's Actually Cheap)

SavvyScratch Pricing: Why It Costs $5/Month (And Why That's Actually Cheap)

12/29/2025

SavvyScratch Pricing: Why It Costs $5/Month (And Why That's Actually Cheap)

Meta Description: SavvyScratch costs $5/month or $50/year for real-time lottery scratch-off odds across 9 states. Here's exactly why we charge what we do - and why we can't be free.

Look, I'll cut right to it: SavvyScratch costs $5 per month or $50 per year. Not free. Not $20/month. Exactly $5.

And no, that's not random. There's a reason we chose those exact numbers, and it has everything to do with the scratch-off tickets you're already buying.

How Much Does SavvyScratch Cost?

$5 per month or $50 per year gets you unlimited access to:

That's it. One price, everything included.

The yearly plan works out to $4.17/month if you pay upfront. That's less than a single losing scratch-off ticket per month.

Why SavvyScratch Isn't Free

I get asked this constantly: "Why can't you just make it free?"

Because free comes with hidden costs, and I'm not interested in playing those games.

The Hidden Costs of "Free" Services

Every free service makes money somehow. Usually it's one of these:

Selling your data. Your email, your location, your buying habits - all packaged up and sold to advertisers or data brokers.

Intrusive ads. Pop-ups, auto-playing videos, sponsored content disguised as recommendations. They need to make money somehow.

Freemium bait-and-switch. Free for the basic stuff, but if you want anything actually useful? That'll be $19.99/month.

I've been in professional gambling for years. I played tens of millions of poker hands, learned blackjack card counting from some of the best players in the game, and spent years doing casino advantage play. The one thing I learned? If you don't know how someone's making money, you're probably the product being sold.

What We Don't Do

SavvyScratch doesn't:

  • Sell your email to anyone
  • Show you ads while you're checking odds
  • Collect unnecessary data
  • Lock features behind "premium" tiers
  • Share your location or betting patterns with third parties

Your subscription pays for the service. That's the deal. Clean, simple, honest.

Why $5 and $50? (It's Not Arbitrary)

Here's where it gets interesting.

I didn't pull these numbers out of a hat. I chose $5/month and $50/year specifically because they match the price points you're already comfortable with.

Matching Ticket Price Psychology

When you walk into a gas station or convenience store, what are the most common scratch-off price points?

$1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $30.

$5 is that sweet spot - not the cheapest tickets, not the premium ones. It's where most players naturally gravitate because it feels like you're getting real value without breaking the bank.

So I priced the monthly subscription at exactly $5. One premium scratch-off ticket per month. That's your cost to know which tickets actually give you the best odds.

The $50 annual plan? That's ten $5 tickets. Or five $10 tickets. Point is, it's a number that makes sense in lottery terms.

The Coffee Shop Test

Another way to think about it: $5 is less than most people spend on coffee in a single day.

I'm not saying you should give up coffee (I certainly haven't). I'm saying $5 is an amount most people spend without thinking about it. But when you use that $5 to make smarter decisions about which tickets to buy, you're probably saving way more than $5 in avoided bad bets.

What Your Subscription Actually Pays For

Now let's talk about where that $5 actually goes. Because running this service isn't free, and I want you to know exactly what you're paying for.

Two Full Mobile Apps

We have native apps for iOS and Android. Not just a mobile-responsive website (though we have that too). Actual apps.

Building and maintaining mobile apps means:

  • Paying Apple's $99/year developer fee
  • Paying Google's $25 one-time fee (plus ongoing support)
  • Regular updates for new iOS and Android versions
  • Push notifications for major odds changes
  • App store optimization and compliance
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

Most small services don't bother with real mobile apps because they're expensive and time-consuming. We did it anyway because checking lottery odds on your phone while you're at the store is kind of the whole point.

The Backend Infrastructure

Here's where it gets technical (but important):

We maintain servers and databases that run 24/7 across 9 states. That means:

  • Cloud hosting costs (servers don't host themselves)
  • Database storage for millions of data points
  • CDN (Content Delivery Network) to make the site fast everywhere
  • SSL certificates for security
  • Automated backups
  • Monitoring systems to catch problems before you see them

The Web Scraping Operation

This is the big one. Getting real-time lottery data across 9 states isn't as simple as copying numbers from a website.

We have to:

Scrape multiple state lottery websites daily - Sometimes multiple times per day when odds change frequently

Deal with bot detection systems - State lottery sites don't want bots scraping their data, so they have systems to block automated access. We have to work around these (legally) using:

  • Rotating IP addresses
  • Request timing variations
  • User agent rotation
  • Rate limiting on our end
  • Fallback systems when sites change their layouts

Handle different data formats - Every state presents their lottery data differently. California's website looks nothing like Texas's, which looks nothing like New York's. We have to parse all of them, normalize the data, and present it consistently.

Validate data accuracy - Before we show you odds, we verify the numbers are correct. Cross-referencing, sanity checks, automated testing.

Update when sites change - State lottery websites redesign or restructure their data constantly. When they do, our scrapers break, and we have to fix them fast.

This isn't a one-time setup. It's ongoing maintenance, constant babysitting, and regular updates to keep everything running smoothly.

The Professional Analysis

I'm not just aggregating numbers. I'm applying a winning gambler's playbook to scratch-offs to help you understand what those numbers actually mean.

That includes:

This is the competitive advantage. Most lottery odds sites are run by enthusiasts. SavvyScratch is run by someone who's made a living finding edges in games of chance. I know why top prizes are the only thing that actually matters in scratch-offs, and how to help you avoid the common traps most players fall into.

Why We Could Never Be Free

Let me break down the monthly costs to run SavvyScratch:

  • Hosting and infrastructure: ~$150-200/month
  • Mobile app maintenance: ~$50-100/month (averaged over time)
  • Web scraping tools and proxies: ~$100-150/month
  • Development time and updates: Several hours per week
  • Customer support: A few hours per week

That's easily $400+ per month in hard costs, not counting my time.

To make SavvyScratch free, I'd need to:

  • Show ads (which nobody wants)
  • Sell user data (absolutely not)
  • Charge for "premium" features (defeats the purpose)
  • Find outside funding (means answering to investors instead of users)

Or I could just charge what it actually costs to run the service, plus a reasonable margin so I can keep doing this long-term.

$5/month from enough subscribers covers costs, pays for continued development, and keeps the service honest. No data selling, no ads, no bait-and-switch.

Is SavvyScratch Worth $5/Month?

Here's the math:

If you buy two $5 scratch-off tickets per month, you're spending $10. If SavvyScratch helps you avoid even one bad ticket every other month, you've broken even.

In reality, most users tell us they save way more than that because they:

Try It Risk-Free

Still not sure? You can cancel anytime. No contracts, no cancellation fees, no hassle.

Sign up for a month, check the odds on the tickets you were going to buy anyway, and see if the service pays for itself. If it doesn't, cancel before the next month bills.

But I'm betting (pun intended) that once you see which tickets you've been wasting money on, you'll stick around.

Start your $5/month subscription → Try the $50/year plan →

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you offer a free trial? Not currently. At $5/month, we're already priced low enough that most people just try it for a month to see if it's worth it. We'd rather keep the price low than add free trial complexity.

Can I get a discount? The yearly plan at $50 is already discounted (works out to $4.17/month). We don't run sales or promos because we're already charging the minimum sustainable price.

What payment methods do you accept? Credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay - anything Stripe processes. We don't see your card details; Stripe handles all of that securely.

Can I cancel anytime? Yep. Cancel whenever you want. No questions asked, no retention tactics, no "are you sure?" emails.

Do you cover my state? We currently cover California, Texas, Illinois, New York, Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Ohio. More states coming as we scale.

What if my state's lottery website changes? We monitor all state lottery sites daily. If something breaks, we fix it fast - usually within hours. You'll get accurate data or we'll let you know something's temporarily down.

The Bottom Line

SavvyScratch costs $5/month or $50/year because:

We're not free because free isn't honest. No data selling, no ads, no games.

$5 matches ticket psychology. It's the price of one scratch-off, which makes the value obvious.

Real infrastructure costs real money. Two mobile apps, 9-state web scraping, 24/7 servers, and professional analysis aren't free to maintain.

We chose sustainability over shortcuts. A low, fair price that covers costs and keeps the service running long-term.

If you're serious about playing scratch-offs with better odds instead of blind luck, $5/month is probably the cheapest edge you'll ever buy.

Get started with SavvyScratch →

Doug | Founder, SavvyScratch Professional gambler, poker player, and advantage player - now applying that same edge-finding mindset to lottery scratch-offs