Cost to finish is our modeled estimate of what you'd pay to watch a show from where the free episodes stop to the finale.
'Cost to finish' is the dollar figure — usually a range — that we estimate it takes to watch a show to its last episode, starting from the point where the free episodes run out. The apps rarely show it before you're invested, which is why we publish it.
It is always a modeled estimate, never a quoted price.
Paid episodes are the total episode count minus the free ones we observed. We multiply those paid episodes by the advertised per-episode coin price and a coin rate drawn from the app's published packages. The low end of the range assumes the best coin rate and no late-series price escalation; the high end assumes a smaller package's worse rate and the escalation patterns we've seen. Where a subscription could come out cheaper than coins, we compare against that too.
Because some inputs (in-app coin counts, late-episode escalation) aren't fully visible from outside the app, we publish a range rather than a single figure. Full detail is on the methodology page.
The figure is not a bill, a quote, or what you 'will' be charged. Promotional pricing, regional differences, app-store tax handling, and how fast you watch all move the real number. Estimates older than 90 days are pulled entirely rather than shown stale.
More terms in the glossary, or read how we estimate costs.