diff --git a/app/Livewire/Customer/Dashboard.php b/app/Livewire/Customer/Dashboard.php
index 9818a50f..e82e03a0 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Customer/Dashboard.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Customer/Dashboard.php
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public function activeSubscription()
         return auth()->user()->subscription();
     }
 
+    #[Computed]
+    public function isCompedSubscription(): bool
+    {
+        return auth()->user()->hasCompedSubscription();
+    }
+
     #[Computed]
     public function subscriptionName(): ?string
     {
diff --git a/app/Livewire/MobilePricing.php b/app/Livewire/MobilePricing.php
index 4c71ecb6..1fe14e33 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/MobilePricing.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/MobilePricing.php
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public function createCheckoutSession(?string $plan, ?User $user = null)
             return;
         }
 
+        // Cancel any comped subscription before creating a new paid one
+        if ($user->hasCompedSubscription()) {
+            $user->subscription('default')->cancelNow();
+        }
+
         $user->createOrGetStripeCustomer();
 
         $checkout = $user
@@ -209,7 +214,7 @@ public function render()
 
             $subscription = $user->subscription('default');
 
-            if ($subscription && $subscription->active()) {
+            if ($subscription && $subscription->active() && ! $user->hasCompedSubscription()) {
                 $hasExistingSubscription = true;
                 $isAlreadyUltra = $user->hasActiveUltraSubscription();
 
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 82da1024..0aee5dbc 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -215,6 +215,27 @@ public function hasMaxAccess(): bool
         return $this->hasActiveMaxLicense() || $this->hasActiveMaxSubLicense();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the user's subscription is a comped (free) subscription.
+     * Covers both legacy comped (is_comped flag) and comped Ultra price.
+     */
+    public function hasCompedSubscription(): bool
+    {
+        $subscription = $this->subscription();
+
+        if (! $subscription || ! $subscription->active()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ($subscription->is_comped) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        $compedPriceId = config('subscriptions.plans.max.stripe_price_id_comped');
+
+        return $compedPriceId && $this->subscribedToPrice($compedPriceId);
+    }
+
     public function hasActiveUltraSubscription(): bool
     {
         $subscription = $this->subscription();
diff --git a/tests/Feature/MobilePricingTest.php b/tests/Feature/MobilePricingTest.php
index 47b4973f..5a919e53 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/MobilePricingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/MobilePricingTest.php
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public function ultra_subscriber_sees_already_on_ultra_message()
     }
 
     #[Test]
-    public function comped_max_subscriber_sees_upgrade_button()
+    public function comped_max_subscriber_sees_checkout_button()
     {
         $user = User::factory()->create(['stripe_id' => 'cus_'.uniqid()]);
         Auth::login($user);
@@ -155,7 +155,37 @@ public function comped_max_subscriber_sees_upgrade_button()
             ->create(['stripe_price' => self::MAX_PRICE_ID]);
 
         Livewire::test(MobilePricing::class)
-            ->assertSee('Upgrade to Ultra')
+            ->assertSeeHtml('wire:click="createCheckoutSession(\'max\')"')
+            ->assertDontSee('Upgrade to Ultra')
+            ->assertDontSee('on Ultra', escape: false);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function comped_ultra_price_subscriber_sees_checkout_button()
+    {
+        $compedPriceId = 'price_test_comped_ultra';
+
+        config([
+            'subscriptions.plans.max.stripe_price_id_comped' => $compedPriceId,
+        ]);
+
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['stripe_id' => 'cus_'.uniqid()]);
+        Auth::login($user);
+
+        $subscription = Cashier::$subscriptionModel::factory()
+            ->for($user)
+            ->active()
+            ->create([
+                'stripe_price' => $compedPriceId,
+            ]);
+
+        Cashier::$subscriptionItemModel::factory()
+            ->for($subscription, 'subscription')
+            ->create(['stripe_price' => $compedPriceId]);
+
+        Livewire::test(MobilePricing::class)
+            ->assertSeeHtml('wire:click="createCheckoutSession(\'max\')"')
+            ->assertDontSee('Upgrade to Ultra')
             ->assertDontSee('on Ultra', escape: false);
     }