Spinkle Terms of Use

Effective date: 25 October 2026

These terms are an agreement between you and Yağız Ada Umur, an independent developer based in Çanakkale, Türkiye ("we", "us"), the maker of Spinkle. They cover your use of the Spinkle app for iPhone and iPad and of this website. By downloading or playing Spinkle, you agree to them. They're short, so please read them.

1. Apple's standard license applies

Your license to use Spinkle is granted under Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Standard EULA"): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

These terms add a few game-specific points to the Standard EULA. If anything here conflicts with the Standard EULA, the Standard EULA applies. Apple isn't a party to these terms, and we, not Apple, are responsible for Spinkle and its content.

2. Who can use Spinkle

Spinkle is rated 13+ on the App Store. You can use it if you're allowed to use the App Store where you live. If you're under the age of majority where you live (18 in Türkiye), please make sure a parent or guardian has read and agreed to these terms with you.

3. Using the app fairly

Spinkle is for your personal, non-commercial entertainment. Please don't:

copy, modify, reverse-engineer, resell or redistribute the app
extract, copy or reuse the song list, the daily puzzles, the previews or the cover art
use bots, scripts or modified versions of the app, or send fake results to the global "How others guessed" stats
interfere with the app, Apple's services or other players
use the app in any way that breaks the law

4. Music, cover art and trademarks

Song previews, cover art, song titles and artist names are provided by Apple through Apple Music and the iTunes Store, and they belong to the artists, record labels, music publishers and other rights holders. They appear in the game so you can identify songs and discover music, and every revealed song links to its page on Apple Music. Using the app doesn't give you any rights to this content.

Artist and song names are used only to identify the music. Spinkle isn't affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Apple or by any artist, record label or music publisher. Apple, Apple Music, iTunes, iCloud, Game Center, iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Songs can disappear or change if Apple stops offering a preview. Song details such as release years are collected with care, but they can contain mistakes. If you're a rights holder, see our Music & Copyright page.

5. Our content

Apart from the music content described above, the app and this website belong to us: the Spinkle name and logo, the design, the artwork, the text, the selection and order of songs in the categories and daily puzzles, and the software. You may share your result cards and results freely. Everything else needs our written permission.

6. Spinkle Pro

Pro is a one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks all practice categories and the daily archive.
Apple sells Pro, shows you its price in your currency before you buy, processes your payment and links the purchase to your Apple Account. Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions apply to the purchase.
If you reinstall the app or switch devices, use "Restore Purchases" to get Pro back. Pro isn't shared through Family Sharing.
Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies and the law that applies to you: https://reportaproblem.apple.com
Categories and songs change over time. Pro always includes every category available in the app.

7. What's free

Today's daily songs and the free practice categories are free for everyone, and Spinkle has no ads. Without Pro, you also get one free round a day in any Pro category. It comes back at midnight, your local time. It's tracked only on your device, so it can't be saved up or moved to another device.

8. Game Center

Leaderboards and achievements use Apple's Game Center, which is optional. Game Center is Apple's service under Apple's terms, and other players may see your Game Center nickname, photo and scores depending on your Game Center settings. Please play fairly: we may ask Apple to remove scores that were obviously faked.

When you share a result card or text, you choose where it goes, and the rules of that app or site apply. Please don't edit result cards to make them look like real results you didn't get.

10. Your stats and your privacy

Your stats, streaks and daily results are stored only on your device. If you delete the app or lose your device, they may be lost, and we can't restore them. The global "How others guessed" numbers are anonymous and approximate. Our Privacy Policy explains what information the app and this website use.

11. Changes to the game

We keep improving Spinkle, so we may update, change or remove features, categories, songs and daily puzzles. We may also stop offering the app. If we do, we'll try to give notice in the app or on this website. Some parts of the game, such as song previews, Game Center and the global stats, depend on Apple's services and may stop working if Apple changes or ends them.

12. Ideas and feedback

We love hearing ideas. If you send us suggestions, we may use them to improve Spinkle without owing you anything for them.

13. No warranty

Spinkle is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent the law allows, we don't make any promises about the app beyond those in the Standard EULA. We can't promise that the app will always be available, error-free or that every song will always play.

This doesn't affect the rights you have as a consumer under the law of the country where you live. For example, if you're a consumer in the EU, the UK or Türkiye, you have legal rights if digital content you paid for is faulty.

14. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we aren't liable for indirect or consequential losses, such as lost data or lost profits, and our total liability to you for anything related to Spinkle is limited to the amount you paid for Pro.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes our liability for intent or gross negligence, for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or any other liability that can't be limited or excluded under the law that applies to you.

15. Ending these terms

You can stop using Spinkle at any time by deleting the app. If you seriously break these terms, for example by cheating with bots or copying the app's content, your license ends as described in the Standard EULA. Sections 4, 5 and 12 to 17 continue to apply after these terms end.

16. Governing law and disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. The courts and enforcement offices of Çanakkale, Türkiye have jurisdiction over any dispute, unless the law gives you the right to go to a different court.

If you're a consumer, this choice doesn't take away the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live or your right to bring a claim there. In Türkiye, you can also apply to the Consumer Arbitration Committee (Tüketici Hakem Heyeti) or the Consumer Court (Tüketici Mahkemesi) under Consumer Protection Law No. 6502.

Before going to court, please email us. Most problems can be solved quickly that way.

17. General

Changes to these terms. If we change these terms, we'll update this page and the effective date at the top. If a change is significant, we'll also mention it in the app's release notes. If you keep using Spinkle after a change, the updated terms apply.
Whole agreement. These terms, the Standard EULA and our Privacy Policy are the whole agreement between you and us about Spinkle.
Severability. If a court finds part of these terms invalid, the rest still applies.
No waiver. If we don't enforce a part of these terms right away, we can still enforce it later.
Transfer. We may transfer these terms to someone who takes over Spinkle, as long as your rights under them aren't reduced.
Translations. If we provide these terms in another language and it differs from this English version, the English version applies, unless the law where you live requires otherwise.

18. Contact

Questions about these terms: yadaumur@gmail.com

Publisher details: see our Legal Notice page.