CREATOR ECONOMY
Passes
Passes is a creator commerce platform that gives creators the tools to monetize their fanbase directly. Instead of relying on ad revenue or platform algorithms, creators sell memberships, digital products, paid messages, video calls, and livestreams to their fans and keep 90% of what they earn. We built the product experience and the systems behind it, from the storefront creators sign into every day to the content protection that keeps their paid work from being copied.
Industry
Creator Economy
Status
Live in production
The challenge.
Creators were spread across half a dozen tools to run their business. One service for memberships, another for messaging, a separate processor for payouts, and nothing to stop fans from screenshotting paid content and sharing it for free. The goal was a single platform where a creator could set up every revenue stream, get paid quickly, and trust that the content they sold stayed behind the paywall.
What we built.
We built the platform as a React and TypeScript front end on a Node.js backend, with Stripe handling subscriptions, one-off purchases, and payouts. The bigger problem was content protection, so we added DRM-style anti-screenshot technology and per-fan watermarks that tie any leaked media back to the account it came from. Everything a creator needs sits in one account, from membership tiers and mass DMs to real-time earnings.
Authentication
One account for the whole business
The sign-in flow is the front door for every creator and fan on the platform. We kept it simple with email and password plus social login through Google, Facebook, X, and Twitch, so creators already active on those networks can get in without friction. The same account carries through to the storefront, the payout settings, and the messaging tools, so there is one identity behind every revenue stream.
- Email and social sign-in with Google, Facebook, X, and Twitch
- Single account ties together memberships, products, and payouts
- Multi-language support built into the entry point
Monetization and protection
Every revenue stream, with content kept behind the paywall
The platform lets creators earn through memberships, paid and mass DMs, group chats, 1:1 video calls, livestreams, merch, and digital products, all from one dashboard. Costing nothing to launch and keeping 90% of earnings with no hidden fees is the core promise. To protect what creators sell, we built anti-screenshot technology and unique per-fan watermarks, so paid content cannot be quietly captured and resold, and anything that does leak can be traced back to its source.
- Memberships, paid DMs, video calls, livestreams, merch, and digital products in one place
- Creators keep 90% of earnings with no hidden fees
- Anti-screenshot technology and per-fan watermarks protect paid content
How we built it.
The path from first conversation to a production system.
Map the revenue streams
Defined the full set of ways a creator earns, from memberships and DMs to calls and digital products, and designed one account to hold them all.
Wire up payments
Integrated Stripe for subscriptions, one-off purchases, and instant payouts so creators get paid without waiting periods.
Build content protection
Added DRM-style anti-screenshot handling and per-fan watermarking so paid media stays behind the paywall and leaks are traceable.
Ship and harden
Took the platform to production for thousands of creators and tuned it for real-time earnings and high-volume messaging.
The results.
What Passes delivers in production, and the core stack it runs on.
Creators keep 90% of revenue with no hidden fees, with the rest covering platform costs.
Memberships, paid DMs, group chats, video calls, livestreams, merch, and digital products in one account.
DRM-style screenshot blocking and per-fan watermarks keep paid content from spreading for free.
Running in production for thousands of creators across sports, music, fitness, and more.
React
TypeScript
Tailwind
Node.js
Stripe
PostgreSQL
Redis
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