diff --git a/src/views/pages.js b/src/views/pages.js
index 1467d8b..61b1a01 100644
--- a/src/views/pages.js
+++ b/src/views/pages.js
@@ -9,19 +9,26 @@ function escapeHtml(value) {
     .replaceAll("'", "&#39;");
 }
 
-function layout({ title, content }) {
+function shell({ title, content, compact = false }) {
+  const container = compact ? "max-w-xl" : "max-w-5xl";
+
   return `<!doctype html>
 <html lang="en">
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <title>${escapeHtml(title)}</title>
-    <meta name="theme-color" content="#1d232a" />
+    <meta name="theme-color" content="#0f172a" />
     <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest" />
     <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/daisyui@5/dist/full.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
   </head>
-  <body class="min-h-screen bg-base-200">
-    <main class="max-w-md mx-auto p-4 space-y-4">
+  <body class="min-h-screen bg-slate-950 text-slate-100">
+    <div class="fixed inset-0 -z-10 overflow-hidden">
+      <div class="absolute -top-24 -left-20 h-72 w-72 rounded-full bg-cyan-500/20 blur-3xl"></div>
+      <div class="absolute top-40 -right-20 h-80 w-80 rounded-full bg-emerald-500/20 blur-3xl"></div>
+      <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_top,rgba(30,41,59,.65),rgba(2,6,23,1)_45%)]"></div>
+    </div>
+    <main class="${container} mx-auto px-4 py-6 md:py-10">
       ${content}
     </main>
     <script>
@@ -33,68 +40,198 @@ function layout({ title, content }) {
 </html>`;
 }
 
-function renderHomePage({ authenticated, userId, balance, jobs }) {
-  const authBlock = authenticated
-    ? `<div class="alert alert-success text-sm">Signed in as <strong>${escapeHtml(userId)}</strong></div>`
-    : `<div class="alert alert-warning text-sm">Not authenticated. Add header <code>x-user-id</code> in API calls.</div>`;
+function nav({ authenticated, userId }) {
+  const right = authenticated
+    ? `<div class="flex items-center gap-2"><span class="badge badge-outline">@${escapeHtml(userId)}</span><form method="POST" action="/auth/logout"><button class="btn btn-xs btn-ghost">Log out</button></form></div>`
+    : `<a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary" href="/login">Get started</a>`;
 
-  const jobsMarkup = jobs.length === 0
-    ? `<p class="text-sm opacity-70">No jobs yet.</p>`
-    : `<ul class="menu bg-base-100 rounded-box border border-base-300">${jobs
-      .map((job) => `<li><a href="/audio/${job.assetId}">${escapeHtml(job.article.title)} (${job.status})</a></li>`)
-      .join("")}</ul>`;
+  return `<header class="navbar bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700 rounded-2xl backdrop-blur mb-6 md:mb-8">
+    <div class="navbar-start">
+      <a href="/" class="font-semibold tracking-tight">XArtAudio</a>
+    </div>
+    <div class="navbar-center hidden sm:flex">
+      <a href="/#how" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">How it works</a>
+      <a href="/#pricing" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">Pricing</a>
+      <a href="/app" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">Dashboard</a>
+    </div>
+    <div class="navbar-end">${right}</div>
+  </header>`;
+}
 
-  return layout({
-    title: "X Article to Audio",
+function renderLandingPage({ authenticated, userId }) {
+  const primaryCta = authenticated
+    ? `<a href="/app" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Open Dashboard</a>`
+    : `<a href="/login" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg">Start Free</a>`;
+
+  return shell({
+    title: "XArtAudio | Turn X Articles into Audiobooks",
     content: `
-      <section class="card bg-base-100 shadow-sm border border-base-300">
-        <div class="card-body p-4">
-          <h1 class="card-title text-lg">X Article to Audio</h1>
-          <p class="text-sm opacity-80">Webhook-first mention bot MVP with permanent paid unlocks.</p>
-          ${authBlock}
-          <div class="stats stats-vertical lg:stats-horizontal shadow mt-2">
-            <div class="stat py-3">
-              <div class="stat-title">Wallet Credits</div>
-              <div class="stat-value text-2xl">${balance}</div>
-            </div>
+      ${nav({ authenticated, userId })}
+      <section class="grid gap-4 md:gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 items-center mb-8 md:mb-12">
+        <div class="space-y-4">
+          <span class="badge badge-accent">Webhook-first automation</span>
+          <h1 class="text-4xl md:text-5xl font-black leading-tight">From X Article to audiobook in one mention.</h1>
+          <p class="text-slate-300 text-base md:text-lg">Mention the bot under a long-form X Article. We verify it, convert it, and return an access-controlled public link.</p>
+          <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-3">${primaryCta}<a href="/app" class="btn btn-outline btn-lg">See Product</a></div>
+          <p class="text-xs text-slate-400">Caller pays generation credits. Non-owners can unlock permanently with the same credit amount.</p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700 shadow-2xl">
+          <div class="card-body p-4 md:p-5">
+            <h2 class="font-bold">Live flow</h2>
+            <ol class="steps steps-vertical">
+              <li class="step step-primary">User mentions <code>@YourBot</code> on article thread</li>
+              <li class="step step-primary">Webhook validates article + charges credits</li>
+              <li class="step step-primary">Audio generated and linked publicly</li>
+              <li class="step">Others sign in and unlock access if needed</li>
+            </ol>
           </div>
         </div>
       </section>
-      <section class="card bg-base-100 shadow-sm border border-base-300">
-        <div class="card-body p-4">
-          <h2 class="font-semibold">Recent Audiobooks</h2>
-          ${jobsMarkup}
+
+      <section id="how" class="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3 mb-8 md:mb-12">
+        <article class="card bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="font-semibold">For creators</h3><p class="text-sm text-slate-300">Call the bot from X and track generated audiobooks in your dashboard.</p></div></article>
+        <article class="card bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="font-semibold">For listeners</h3><p class="text-sm text-slate-300">Open a public link, authenticate, then unlock once for permanent access.</p></div></article>
+        <article class="card bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700"><div class="card-body"><h3 class="font-semibold">For teams</h3><p class="text-sm text-slate-300">Credit ledger, idempotent webhooks, and predictable per-article pricing.</p></div></article>
+      </section>
+
+      <section id="pricing" class="card bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700">
+        <div class="card-body p-4 md:p-6">
+          <h2 class="card-title">Pricing logic</h2>
+          <p class="text-sm text-slate-300">1 credit up to 25,000 chars, then +1 credit for each additional 10,000 chars.</p>
+          <div class="stats stats-vertical md:stats-horizontal bg-slate-950/70 border border-slate-700 mt-3">
+            <div class="stat"><div class="stat-title">Included</div><div class="stat-value text-2xl">25k chars</div></div>
+            <div class="stat"><div class="stat-title">Step</div><div class="stat-value text-2xl">10k</div></div>
+            <div class="stat"><div class="stat-title">Max size</div><div class="stat-value text-2xl">120k</div></div>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </section>
     `,
   });
 }
 
-function renderAudioPage({ audio, accessDecision }) {
+function renderLoginPage({ returnTo = "/app", error = null }) {
+  const errorBlock = error ? `<div class="alert alert-error mb-3">${escapeHtml(error)}</div>` : "";
+
+  return shell({
+    title: "Sign in | XArtAudio",
+    compact: true,
+    content: `
+      ${nav({ authenticated: false, userId: null })}
+      <section class="card bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-700 shadow-xl">
+        <div class="card-body">
+          <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold">Sign in</h1>
+          <p class="text-sm text-slate-300">MVP login. Enter a username to create a local session cookie.</p>
+          ${errorBlock}
+          <form method="POST" action="/auth/dev-login" class="space-y-3">
+            <input type="hidden" name="returnTo" value="${escapeHtml(returnTo)}" />
+            <label class="form-control w-full">
+              <span class="label-text text-slate-200 mb-1">Username</span>
+              <input name="userId" required minlength="2" maxlength="40" class="input input-bordered w-full bg-slate-950" placeholder="matiss" />
+            </label>
+            <button class="btn btn-primary w-full">Continue</button>
+          </form>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    `,
+  });
+}
+
+function renderAppPage({ userId, summary, jobs, flash = null }) {
+  const flashMarkup = flash ? `<div class="alert alert-info mb-4">${escapeHtml(flash)}</div>` : "";
+
+  const jobsMarkup = jobs.length === 0
+    ? `<div class="text-sm text-slate-300">No generated audiobooks yet. Use the simulation form below or call the bot on X.</div>`
+    : `<div class="space-y-2">${jobs
+      .map((job) => `<a class="card bg-slate-950/70 border border-slate-700 hover:border-cyan-400 transition-colors" href="/audio/${job.assetId}"><div class="card-body p-3"><h3 class="font-semibold">${escapeHtml(job.article.title)}</h3><p class="text-xs text-slate-400">credits: ${job.creditsCharged} • status: ${escapeHtml(job.status)}</p></div></a>`)
+      .join("")}</div>`;
+
+  return shell({
+    title: "Dashboard | XArtAudio",
+    content: `
+      ${nav({ authenticated: true, userId })}
+      ${flashMarkup}
+      <section class="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3 mb-5">
+        <div class="stat bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700 rounded-xl"><div class="stat-title">Credits</div><div class="stat-value">${summary.balance}</div></div>
+        <div class="stat bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700 rounded-xl"><div class="stat-title">Audiobooks</div><div class="stat-value">${summary.totalJobs}</div></div>
+        <div class="stat bg-slate-900/70 border border-slate-700 rounded-xl"><div class="stat-title">Spent</div><div class="stat-value">${summary.totalCreditsSpent}</div></div>
+      </section>
+
+      <section class="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
+        <article class="card bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-700">
+          <div class="card-body p-4">
+            <h2 class="font-bold">Top up credits</h2>
+            <p class="text-xs text-slate-400">Dev shortcut for MVP. Production uses Polar webhook.</p>
+            <form method="POST" action="/app/actions/topup" class="flex gap-2">
+              <input name="amount" type="number" min="1" max="500" value="10" class="input input-bordered w-full bg-slate-950" />
+              <button class="btn btn-primary">Add</button>
+            </form>
+          </div>
+        </article>
+
+        <article class="card bg-slate-900/80 border border-slate-700">
+          <div class="card-body p-4">
+            <h2 class="font-bold">Simulate mention</h2>
+            <p class="text-xs text-slate-400">Simulates a webhook mention event and article conversion.</p>
+            <form method="POST" action="/app/actions/simulate-mention" class="space-y-2">
+              <input name="title" required class="input input-bordered w-full bg-slate-950" placeholder="Article title" />
+              <textarea name="body" required rows="4" class="textarea textarea-bordered w-full bg-slate-950" placeholder="Paste article text..."></textarea>
+              <button class="btn btn-accent w-full">Generate audiobook</button>
+            </form>
+          </div>
+        </article>
+      </section>
+
+      <section class="mt-5">
+        <h2 class="font-bold mb-2">Recent audiobooks</h2>
+        ${jobsMarkup}
+      </section>
+    `,
+  });
+}
+
+function renderAudioPage({ audio, accessDecision, userId }) {
   if (!audio) {
-    return layout({
+    return shell({
       title: "Audio not found",
-      content: `<div class="alert alert-error">Audio not found.</div>`,
+      compact: true,
+      content: `${nav({ authenticated: Boolean(userId), userId })}<div class="alert alert-error">Audio not found.</div>`,
     });
   }
 
-  const content = accessDecision.allowed
-    ? `<div class="alert alert-success">Access granted. Stream key: <code>${escapeHtml(audio.storageKey)}</code></div>
-       <div class="card bg-base-100 border border-base-300"><div class="card-body p-4"><h2 class="font-semibold">${escapeHtml(audio.articleTitle)}</h2><p class="text-sm">Duration: ${audio.durationSec}s</p></div></div>`
-    : `<div class="alert alert-warning">${
-        accessDecision.reason === "auth_required"
-          ? "Sign in required before playback."
-          : `Unlock required: ${accessDecision.creditsRequired} credits.`
-      }</div>`;
+  let action = "";
+  if (accessDecision.allowed) {
+    action = `<div class="alert alert-success">Access granted. This unlock is permanent for your account.</div>`;
+  } else if (accessDecision.reason === "auth_required") {
+    action = `<div class="alert alert-warning mb-3">Sign in to continue.</div>
+      <a href="/login?returnTo=/audio/${audio.id}" class="btn btn-primary">Sign in to unlock</a>`;
+  } else {
+    action = `<div class="alert alert-warning mb-3">Unlock required: ${accessDecision.creditsRequired} credits.</div>
+      <form method="POST" action="/audio/${audio.id}/unlock">
+        <button class="btn btn-primary">Pay ${accessDecision.creditsRequired} credits and unlock forever</button>
+      </form>`;
+  }
 
-  return layout({
-    title: "Audiobook",
-    content,
+  return shell({
+    title: `${escapeHtml(audio.articleTitle)} | XArtAudio`,
+    compact: true,
+    content: `
+      ${nav({ authenticated: Boolean(userId), userId })}
+      <section class="card bg-slate-900/85 border border-slate-700">
+        <div class="card-body p-4">
+          <h1 class="text-xl font-bold">${escapeHtml(audio.articleTitle)}</h1>
+          <div class="text-xs text-slate-400">Duration ~ ${audio.durationSec}s • Asset ${escapeHtml(audio.id)}</div>
+          ${action}
+          ${accessDecision.allowed ? `<div class="mockup-code mt-3"><pre><code>stream://${escapeHtml(audio.storageKey)}</code></pre></div>` : ""}
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    `,
   });
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  layout,
-  renderHomePage,
+  shell,
+  renderLandingPage,
+  renderLoginPage,
+  renderAppPage,
   renderAudioPage,
 };
diff --git a/test/views.test.js b/test/views.test.js
index 74ab814..3b53fdc 100644
--- a/test/views.test.js
+++ b/test/views.test.js
@@ -2,33 +2,53 @@
 
 const test = require("node:test");
 const assert = require("node:assert/strict");
-const { layout, renderHomePage, renderAudioPage } = require("../src/views/pages");
+const {
+  shell,
+  renderLandingPage,
+  renderLoginPage,
+  renderAppPage,
+  renderAudioPage,
+} = require("../src/views/pages");
 
-test("layout includes daisyui stylesheet and mobile-first wrapper", () => {
-  const html = layout({ title: "t", content: "x" });
+test("shell includes daisyui and pwa tags", () => {
+  const html = shell({ title: "t", content: "x" });
   assert.match(html, /daisyui@5/);
-  assert.match(html, /max-w-md mx-auto p-4/);
-  assert.match(html, /manifest.webmanifest/);
+  assert.match(html, /manifest\.webmanifest/);
+  assert.match(html, /serviceWorker/);
 });
 
-test("home page renders jobs list and wallet credits", () => {
-  const html = renderHomePage({
-    authenticated: true,
+test("landing page renders hero and flow sections", () => {
+  const html = renderLandingPage({ authenticated: false, userId: null });
+  assert.match(html, /From X Article to audiobook in one mention/);
+  assert.match(html, /id="how"/);
+  assert.match(html, /id="pricing"/);
+});
+
+test("login page renders username form", () => {
+  const html = renderLoginPage({ returnTo: "/audio/1" });
+  assert.match(html, /action="\/auth\/dev-login"/);
+  assert.match(html, /name="userId"/);
+  assert.match(html, /value="\/audio\/1"/);
+});
+
+test("app page renders stats and forms", () => {
+  const html = renderAppPage({
     userId: "u1",
-    balance: 7,
-    jobs: [{ assetId: "a1", status: "completed", article: { title: "Hello" } }],
+    summary: { balance: 4, totalJobs: 2, totalCreditsSpent: 2 },
+    jobs: [{ assetId: "1", status: "completed", article: { title: "Hello" }, creditsCharged: 1 }],
   });
 
-  assert.match(html, /Wallet Credits/);
-  assert.match(html, /7/);
+  assert.match(html, /Top up credits/);
+  assert.match(html, /Simulate mention/);
   assert.match(html, /Hello/);
 });
 
-test("audio page asks auth/payment when access is denied", () => {
+test("audio page shows unlock action when payment is required", () => {
   const html = renderAudioPage({
-    audio: { id: "a1", storageKey: "audio/a1.mp3", articleTitle: "A", durationSec: 30 },
+    audio: { id: "1", storageKey: "audio/1.mp3", articleTitle: "A", durationSec: 30 },
     accessDecision: { allowed: false, reason: "payment_required", creditsRequired: 3 },
+    userId: "u2",
   });
 
-  assert.match(html, /Unlock required: 3 credits/);
+  assert.match(html, /Pay 3 credits and unlock forever/);
 });
