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We collect nothing

Mapple is an iOS country-guessing game. It runs entirely on your phone. There's no account, no server, no analytics — just you and a map.

Last updated · 2026-05-16

¶ What we collect

Nothing. Mapple has no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics, no telemetry, and no third-party SDKs. There is no Mapple server. I genuinely cannot see what you do in the app, because there's nowhere for that information to go.

The country map and all geography data are bundled inside the app. Mapple does not make network requests to play the game.

¶ How your data leaves your phone

It doesn't. Your guesses, streak, stats, passport, hints used, and Mapple+ unlock flag all live in UserDefaults on your device. None of it is transmitted anywhere.

If you delete the app, that data is gone. If you reinstall, it starts fresh. There is no cloud backup of Mapple state managed by me.

¶ In-app purchase

Mapple+ is a one-time $3.99 non-consumable purchase (mapple.plus). The transaction is handled end-to-end by Apple's StoreKit. I never see your payment method, your Apple ID, or your billing details.

The only thing Mapple knows after a purchase is a local boolean that says "this device unlocked Mapple+." That boolean is stored in UserDefaults like everything else.

¶ Push notifications

The daily 10am reminder is a local notification scheduled by iOS using UNCalendarNotificationTrigger. It's not delivered from a server. No push tokens are transmitted, and there is no remote notification infrastructure behind Mapple.

¶ Updates to this policy

If Mapple ever starts collecting anything, this page changes first and the "last updated" date at the top changes with it. Until then, this policy says "nothing" and means it.

¶ Contact

Questions, bug reports, or "wait really, nothing?" emails are welcome at brooke@brooke-builds-stuff.com.