Creator and digital products simulator
Liberapay work simulator
Play a few minutes as a new Liberapay seller. Every fee, payout delay and sign-up rule comes from Liberapay’s real data where we have it, and everything else is labelled.
- No cut
- Paid after 30 d (assumed)
- 3–6 minutes
How this simulation works
Each game is one of ten templates for a kind of work, filled with this platform’s real data where we have it. Anything we don’t know is either the typical value for its platform type or a plain assumption, and is labelled so below. Demand, job volume and luck are simulated.
| What | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Platform cutNo cut is taken from your earnings. | 0% | Platform data |
| Days before money can be withdrawnPublished: "Donations go straight to your Stripe or PayPal account immediately, then Stripe pays out to your bank on its o…" | 30 d | Assumed |
| Minimum payoutThe game treats it as no minimum. | Not stated | Assumed |
| Buyer or advertiser pays per sponsor | $5 | Assumed |
| Sponsors per piece of work per month at the startMost pieces earn little; a rare one takes off. | 0.3 | Assumed |
| Chance a new piece becomes a hit (x10) | 4% | Assumed |
| Real-world benchmark (for comparison only)Most earn little - 60% of maintainers are unpaid, only 12% earn most income from it (Tidelift 2024) | — | Typical for type |
A simplified simulation based on Liberapay’s published rules, for learning only. It is not an earnings promise: real results depend on your skills, location, demand and Liberapay’s current rules.