CrashWhyPricing
Free to find the cause. Pro to keep watch.
Seeing what went wrong is free. Pro is for when you want CrashWhy to keep watch, remember longer and tell you outside Windows.
Free
$0
Everything you need to answer "why did my PC crash?"
- Past-records check: every blue screen, shutdown and restart Windows still has, explained
- Live CPU, memory, disk and network view
- Problem cards with buttons you confirm yourself
- Defender status and current startup list
- Windows notifications
Pro
$19 one-time · up to 3 PCs
Lifetime updates. No subscription.
- CrashWhy keeps its own 30-day crash history — even after Windows clears its logs — and detects repeats
- Alerts by Telegram, Discord or email
- Warning when a new program sets itself to start with Windows
- 30 days of security event matches, with alerts
- One-click fixes (turn on unwanted-app blocking, quick scan)
Checkout is not open yet. Early testers may receive a redeem code — enter it in the app under Settings → License. After checkout opens, the license key comes in the Lemon Squeezy purchase email and goes in the same box.
Compare Free and Pro
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Live CPU, memory, disk, network and top processes | Yes | Yes |
| Cause cards (hung windows, CPU hogs, GPU memory, low memory, commit limit) with actions you confirm | Yes | Yes |
| Blue screen and unexpected shutdown cause with suggestions | Past-records check (everything Windows still has) + each event explained | + CrashWhy keeps 30 days after Windows clears its logs, repeat detection, memory evidence |
| Security check — Defender status, unwanted-app blocking, last scan | View | View + fix buttons |
| Startup programs | Current list | Alert on new entries + remove with backup |
| Security event rules (Sigma) | Last 24 hours | 30 days + alerts |
| Alerts | Windows notifications | + Telegram bot, Discord webhook, email (SMTP) |
| Process-spawn storm detection | Card | + automatic lower priority for programs you choose |
| History of live readings (CPU, memory, disk, network) | 2-hour view | 30 days kept by CrashWhy + CSV export |
| Video editor pack (Media Encoder speed, media cache, encode benchmark) | — | On / off |
| License | — | 3 PCs, one-time payment |
Questions about paying
Is it a subscription?
No. Pro is a single $19 payment with updates included.
Who handles payment?
Payment will be handled by a reseller (merchant of record) that collects any sales tax or VAT for your country. CrashWhy is made by oddlab.
Refunds
We plan a 30-day full refund. See the refund policy.