diff --git a/app/Enums/AppModeEnum.php b/app/Enums/AppModeEnum.php
index 9a75881..f92857f 100644
--- a/app/Enums/AppModeEnum.php
+++ b/app/Enums/AppModeEnum.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ enum AppModeEnum: string
 {
     case APP = 'app';
     case SAAS = 'saas';
+    case DEMO = 'demo';
 
     public static function current(): self
     {
@@ -21,4 +22,19 @@ public function isSaas(): bool
     {
         return $this === self::SAAS;
     }
+
+    public function isDemo(): bool
+    {
+        return $this === self::DEMO;
+    }
+
+    public function requiresSubscription(): bool
+    {
+        return $this === self::SAAS;
+    }
+
+    public function allowsLogout(): bool
+    {
+        return $this !== self::DEMO;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
index 80375a9..12667ce 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public function login(Request $request)
 
     public function logout(Request $request)
     {
+        if (is_mode_demo()) {
+            return redirect()->route('dashboard');
+        }
+
         Auth::logout();
 
         $request->session()->invalidate();
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/DemoMiddleware.php b/app/Http/Middleware/DemoMiddleware.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c115ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/DemoMiddleware.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware;
+
+use App\Models\Planner;
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class DemoMiddleware
+{
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        if (! is_mode_demo()) {
+            return $next($request);
+        }
+
+        if (Auth::check()) {
+            return $next($request);
+        }
+
+        $planner = Planner::create([
+            'name' => 'Demo User',
+            'email' => 'demo-' . Str::uuid() . '@demo.local',
+            'password' => Hash::make(Str::random(32)),
+        ]);
+
+        Auth::login($planner);
+
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/RequireSubscription.php b/app/Http/Middleware/RequireSubscription.php
index c07b1d8..9ce8631 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/RequireSubscription.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/RequireSubscription.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Middleware;
 
+use App\Enums\AppModeEnum;
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ class RequireSubscription
 {
     public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
     {
-        if (is_mode_app()) {
+        if (! AppModeEnum::current()->requiresSubscription()) {
             return $next($request);
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Models/Planner.php b/app/Models/Planner.php
index f8307fd..42d9b22 100644
--- a/app/Models/Planner.php
+++ b/app/Models/Planner.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * @property int $id
  * @property static PlannerFactory factory($count = null, $state = [])
  * @method static first()
+ * @method static create(array $array)
  */
 class Planner extends Authenticatable
 {
diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index 59bc43a..55f6f40 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -14,4 +14,18 @@ function is_mode_saas(): bool
     {
         return AppModeEnum::current()->isSaas();
     }
+}
+
+if (! function_exists('is_mode_demo')) {
+    function is_mode_demo(): bool
+    {
+        return AppModeEnum::current()->isDemo();
+    }
+}
+
+if (! function_exists('allows_logout')) {
+    function allows_logout(): bool
+    {
+        return AppModeEnum::current()->allowsLogout();
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index 7fb61b3..578208e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Http\Middleware\DemoMiddleware;
 use App\Http\Middleware\ForceJsonResponse;
 use App\Http\Middleware\RequireSaasMode;
 use App\Http\Middleware\RequireSubscription;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
     ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware) {
         // Apply ForceJsonResponse only to API routes
         $middleware->api(ForceJsonResponse::class);
-
+        $middleware->web(DemoMiddleware::class);
         $middleware->alias([
             'subscription' => RequireSubscription::class,
             'saas' => RequireSaasMode::class,
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 09dd952..58954c9 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     */
 
     'mode' => env('APP_MODE', 'app'),
+    'demo_subscribe_url' => env('APP_DEMO_SUBSCRIBE_URL', 'https://dishplanner.app'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/resources/views/components/layouts/app.blade.php b/resources/views/components/layouts/app.blade.php
index d893086..fd3cd3a 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/layouts/app.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/layouts/app.blade.php
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
 </head>
 <body class="font-sans antialiased bg-gray-600 text-gray-100" x-data="{ mobileMenuOpen: false }">
     <div class="min-h-screen">
+        @if(is_mode_demo())
+            <!-- Demo Banner -->
+            <div class="bg-primary text-white text-center py-2 px-4 text-sm sticky top-0 z-[60]">
+                DEMO MODE.
+                <a href="{{ config('app.demo_subscribe_url') }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="underline font-semibold hover:text-gray-200 ml-1">
+                    Subscribe for only &euro;1 / month &rarr;
+                </a>
+            </div>
+        @endif
+
         <!-- Navigation -->
         <nav class="border-b-2 border-secondary shadow-sm z-50 mb-8 bg-gray-700">
             <div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
@@ -70,12 +80,14 @@ class="origin-top-right absolute right-0 mt-2 w-48 rounded-md shadow-lg bg-gray-
                                             Billing
                                         </a>
                                     @endif
-                                    <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
-                                        @csrf
-                                        <button type="submit" class="block w-full text-left px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-100 hover:bg-gray-600 hover:text-accent-blue">
-                                            Logout
-                                        </button>
-                                    </form>
+                                    @if(allows_logout())
+                                        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
+                                            @csrf
+                                            <button type="submit" class="block w-full text-left px-4 py-2 text-sm text-gray-100 hover:bg-gray-600 hover:text-accent-blue">
+                                                Logout
+                                            </button>
+                                        </form>
+                                    @endif
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -150,12 +162,14 @@ class="block text-2xl font-medium {{ request()->routeIs('schedule.*') ? 'text-ac
                             Billing
                         </a>
                     @endif
-                    <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
-                        @csrf
-                        <button type="submit" class="text-xl text-danger">
-                            Logout
-                        </button>
-                    </form>
+                    @if(allows_logout())
+                        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
+                            @csrf
+                            <button type="submit" class="text-xl text-danger">
+                                Logout
+                            </button>
+                        </form>
+                    @endif
                 </div>
                 @else
                 <div class="space-y-6 text-center">