Whimscale Terms of Service

Effective date: 2026-06-22 · Last updated: 2026-11-04

The short version. Whimscale is a just-for-fun app. The comparisons are playful estimates, not advice. There is one optional purchase: a single one-time unlock - not a subscription. Everything runs on your iPhone.

1. Acceptance

By downloading or using Whimscale, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the app. Whimscale is published by an independent iOS developer (Apple Developer Team ID ZM8LF8494F).

2. What Whimscale is

Whimscale is an entertainment app. You enter a few numbers about yourself and the app turns them into playful, shareable comparison cards across a set of "lenses." Every comparison is a fun estimate produced by simple on-device arithmetic. Whimscale is not a calculator, a tracker, or an advice tool of any kind.

3. Not advice

Nothing in Whimscale is financial, medical, legal, fitness, or professional advice, and nothing in it should be relied on for any decision. The money lenses (for example, "your time is worth X") are for fun, not financial advice, and connect to no bank or financial account. The heartbeat, breathing, and lifetime lenses are playful estimates, not measurements; the app does not import medical records or use HealthKit; manually entered body-related values can still be sensitive personal information. The app uses no "time left to live" or lifespan framing.

4. The free app and the one-time unlock

Free includes 10 lenses across all six categories, standard-style card sharing, Seconds Alive plus automatic rotation of available free comparisons in the widget, and optional milestone notifications. The US $2.99 non-consumable unlock adds all 44 lenses, premium styles and pinning an available lens. Apple confirms localized pricing. There is no subscription or trial and no recurring billing. Restore Purchases restores eligible access under the same Apple account, not profile data. The purchase is not a guarantee of perpetual operation or future device compatibility.

5. What the unlock includes

6. Refunds

Apple processes payments and refund requests under its policies and applicable law. Non-waivable statutory consumer, refund and other remedies remain available.

7. Your content and your device

Profile data is local and there is no developer-operated recovery archive. Device backups depend on settings and a usable completed backup. Shared/saved cards, widget/notification caches, Photos and recipient copies can remain separately; clearing an input or deleting the App does not erase every copy.

8. Acceptable use

Use Whimscale for your own personal amusement. Do not attempt to reverse engineer, resell, or misrepresent the app, and do not present its playful estimates as factual measurements or professional advice to others.

9. Disclaimer of warranties

Whimscale is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The comparisons are approximate and for fun; the developer does not warrant that any figure is accurate, complete, or fit for any purpose.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the developer is not liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of Whimscale. Because the app is a novelty toy that gives you no advice, you should not rely on it for any decision.

11. Apple standard EULA

Unless you have signed a separate written agreement, your license to use Whimscale is also governed by Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Standard EULA"), available at apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula. Where these Terms and the Standard EULA differ, the more protective term for the user applies.

12. Changes

We may update these Terms as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected in the app and by the "Last updated" date above. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated Terms.

13. Contact

Questions: captainlongevity@gmail.com

When saved records cannot be opened

If the original local database cannot be opened, the updated App shows recovery guidance without creating an empty substitute database or starting normal profile tasks. It keeps original files without promising automatic repair. Earlier widget summaries, notifications or independently saved cards may remain. Temporary form previews and intentional in-memory preview/test databases are not generally prohibited.

Check available device storage, close and reopen the App, and contact support before deleting or reinstalling it. This recovery screen is not a backup, a repair guarantee or an automatic restoration of missing records. Older installed versions may behave differently until updated.

Field edits, widget copies and saved cards

Birthday onboarding previews remain in memory until the completion action successfully saves the birthday. My Data keeps raw numeric text while a field is being edited; complete nonnegative values are checked and saved when editing finishes. Incomplete or invalid text stays visible without silently clearing an earlier value. Opening a field does not round and rewrite existing precision. A failed field or favorite save reports an error, restores the operation’s earlier values and retains unrelated edits; failed fields offer retry. Closing the App or leaving a view can lose unsaved text and pending retry input. These temporary values are not a backup.

Birthday, height, weight, pay, salary, spending, movement and habit inputs can be sensitive personal information even though the App has no HealthKit or bank connection. Comparisons use typical constants and owner-entered numbers and are not actual biometric measurements, health interpretations, financial recommendations or predictions of remaining lifespan. Do not share a card containing information you are not authorised to disclose.

The App Group widget snapshot contains a birthday timestamp and the generated comparison title and headline; it does not copy every profile field. Free includes Seconds Alive and automatically rotating available free comparisons. Paid access lets you pin an available lens. Successful input changes refresh the summary; a valid profile with no ready comparison clears an earlier rotating headline. Widgets and optional milestone notification text can be visible outside the App. A failed database save does not publish its failed field value, but earlier summaries and schedules may remain until refreshed. Removing an input does not remove previously saved or shared images.

Generated card images contain the selected comparison, title, note and chosen style. The standard system share sheet may offer Save Image, which writes the generated card to Photos with add-only authorisation; Whimscale does not browse or import the photo library or capture camera images. Permission is requested only for the chosen system action, not during onboarding. Photos may sync or be backed up according to your Apple settings. A sharing destination receives the chosen card and may retain, forward or process it under its own policies. System rendering/sharing caches or temporary copies may remain after interruption or cleanup failure; no immediate or periodic purge is guaranteed.

Clear optional inputs through My Data and remove favorites through their controls. This changes the active profile after successful saves; there is no Recently Deleted or complete-profile archive export/import. Deleting the App normally removes its local container, but does not guarantee erasure of every App Group cache, system copy, Photos image, recipient copy or older device backup. Manage those copies separately. Generated cards are readable results and cannot restore your profile, favorites or settings. Device-backup recovery depends on a usable completed backup and Apple’s restoration process; we cannot retrieve that archive.

Purchase restoration feedback

In the updated App, Restore Purchases asks Apple to synchronize purchase information, then checks eligible verified access. An unsuccessful check, a cancellation and a response without an active eligible purchase have different messages and can be retried. A failed or cancelled check is not a finding that you never purchased. Check the Apple Account used for the original purchase if access cannot be restored. Restore Purchases does not create a new purchase or recover your locally stored records. Older installed versions may show earlier feedback until updated.