Sites / AI chat wrapper / LLM subscription aggregator
Duck
duck.ai · AI chat wrapper / LLM subscription aggregator
The observed flow may be easy to read as a low one-time payment rather than a recurring subscription.
Observed 2026-07-06 No payment entered Cancellation not tested Draft — pending human review
57
High caution
Subscription Clarityconf. Medium
Top answer
- Is it a subscription? The captured flow showed pricing, plan, trial, upgrade, usage-limit, or billing evidence before payment. This is an observed subscription-risk signal, not a legal conclusion.
- Observed pricing: 2021 €.
- Observed terms or limits: DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION Subscribers get • Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices. DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms Payment will be charged automatically to your Apple Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use that email address to verify your subscription..
- Model/provider claims observed: Voice; AI models; AI Models.
Key observations
- Route label: Product-site route. The public walkthrough starts at the product flow and omits non-material acquisition checks.
- Entry handling: CheckoutSignal tried duck.ai first when a subdomain was provided, then used duck.ai for the final capture path.
- Account/free prompt trigger: A free prompt, credit, message-limit, or prompt box was observed or attempted.
- Stop point: Stopped before payment details, wallet authentication, consent submission, or payment attempt.
No card details were entered, no wallet was authenticated, no recurring-billing consent checkbox was submitted, and no payment was attempted.
Charged today
2021 €
Renews to
DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION Subscribers get • Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices. | DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms Payment will be charged automatically to your Apple Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. | You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use that email address to verify your subscription.
Flow walkthrough
Real capture screenshots, in order. Payment was not submitted; the flow stopped at: Stopped before payment details, wallet authentication, consent submission, or payment attempt.
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pricing or plans
A Observed model/provider claims
Observed: “Voice; AI models; AI Models”. Model/provider claims explain the advertised value proposition for the AI chat wrapper without extending beyond visible text.
B Observed pricing text
Observed: “2021 €”. Visible price and plan language are core evidence for whether the subscription terms are clear before payment.
C Observed subscription, limit, or billing language
Observed: “DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION Subscribers get • Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices.”. Trial, renewal, limit, credit, or billing terms affect how users understand the paywall before payment.
No observations pinned to this step.
No observations pinned to this step.
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Stop point — no payment entered
No observations pinned to this step.
Key terms observed
Is this a subscription?
Did the observed flow start a recurring subscription? Yes — the paid recurring plan was reached before the stop point
Did the page disclose a recurring renewal? Yes — DUCKDUCKGO SUBSCRIPTION Subscribers get • Our VPN: Secure your connection on up to 5 devices. | DuckDuckGo Subscription Pricing & Terms Payment will be charged automatically to your Apple Account until you cancel, which you can do in app settings. | You have the option to provide an email address to activate your subscription on other devices, and we will only use that email address to verify your subscription.
Was the renewal visually prominent? Low prominence — fine print below the plans
Was the CTA clear that a subscription starts? Mixed — the CTA was framed around downloading, not subscribing
Was a free / lower-cost path visible? Not clearly observed
Was cancellation visible before payment? Referenced but not tested by CheckoutSignal
Is Duck legit?
Short answer
CheckoutSignal does not decide whether Duck is legit. This profile documents
the pre-payment flow observed on 2026-07-06. The caution label reflects
subscription-clarity signals from that flow, not a legal conclusion or a
product-quality judgment.
What charge is this?
Descriptors are published as fact only when verified. Community reports are labeled as such. No billing descriptor was verified by a CheckoutSignal transaction.
What was not tested
- Payment completion not tested.
- Card entry not tested.
- Wallet authentication not tested.
- Consent-checkbox submission not tested.
- Email verification not tested.
- Cancellation not tested.
- Refund not tested.
- Billing descriptor verification not tested.
- Post-payment email receipts not tested.
- Alternate geo/device variants not tested.
How to cancel Not tested
Routes found before payment:
- The payment screen referenced cancellation in account settings.
- Save screenshots of every cancellation attempt, with dates visible.
- Ask for written confirmation that no further charges will occur.
Asking for a refund
Facts from the observed flow you can cite:
- The checkout emphasized 2021 €.
- Renewal terms appeared in lower-prominence text.
- The CTA did not clearly state that a subscription starts.
Scorecard
Draft score 57/100 High caution
The captured flow showed pricing/paywall/subscription evidence for an AI chat wrapper or LLM subscription aggregator. These severities are DRAFT pending human review.
| Criterion | Weight | Severity (0-5) | Confidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription vs one-time clarity | 25 | 3 | Medium | Subscription, trial, renewal, usage-limit, credit, or plan language appeared in the captured flow. |
| Renewal price & frequency clarity | 20 | 3 | Medium | Observed prices: 2021 €. |
| Visual prominence of recurring terms | 15 | 3 | Medium | Draft severity is based on captured screenshots/text; visual prominence needs human review. |
| Consent & CTA clarity | 15 | 3 | Medium | Payment or checkout language appeared before any payment attempt. |
| Trial / free / low-price framing | 10 | 3 | Medium | Trial, free, message, credit, or usage-limit framing appeared in the captured flow. |
| Express-checkout risk | 5 | 2 | Medium | No express checkout method was observed. |
| Free / lower-cost path clarity | 5 | 2 | Medium | Credit/message limit language suggests a constrained free or lower-cost path, but post-limit behavior needs review. |
| Seller support & cancellation visibility | 5 | 2 | Medium | Cancellation/support visibility was not tested beyond captured public pages. |
The Subscription Clarity Score measures observed pre-payment subscription clarity. It does not determine whether a company violated the law.
Scores shown here are DRAFT. Severities were assigned from the run report as a modeling step and have not yet passed human review.
Community reports
No community reports have been published for this profile yet.
Company response & corrections
No company response has been recorded for this profile. Corrections and company responses are always free. If you represent Duck, see For businesses and Corrections.
This profile documents what CheckoutSignal observed in one pre-payment flow on the date shown. It is not legal advice, not a final legal conclusion, and may not reflect every version of the site. Payment was not submitted and cancellation was not tested.
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Route note: Public walkthrough starts at the product flow; non-material acquisition checks are omitted from screenshots.