Terms of Use
Battles With Friends ("the app") is licensed to you under Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Standard EULA"). These Terms of Use add the rules below for subscriptions, in-app purchases and playing with other people. If these terms and the Standard EULA conflict, the Standard EULA applies to the license itself.
1. The game
The app is a turn-based naval strategy game. Games against the computer, the campaign and tournaments work without any account. Online play needs an iCloud account; leaderboards can also use Game Center. Online features depend on Apple's services and may be unavailable at times.
2. Premium subscription
- Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly. It removes ads between games and shows a Premium badge. The price for your region is shown in the app before you buy.
- Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase.
- The subscription renews automatically at the same price for the same period unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends.
- You can manage or cancel the subscription in your App Store account settings (iOS Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions) or with Manage Subscription in the app's Store. Cancelling stops the next renewal; Premium stays active until the end of the period you paid for.
- If a free trial or introductory offer is shown, any unused part of it ends when you buy a subscription.
- Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies (reportaproblem.apple.com).
3. Doubloons, cosmetics and the Battle Pass
- Doubloons are an in-game virtual currency. You earn them by playing and can also buy packs. Doubloons can only be spent on cosmetic items (ship skins, board themes, profile frames, hit effects); they have no cash value, can't be transferred or exchanged, and give no gameplay advantage.
- Doubloons and items bought with doubloons are stored on your device. Deleting the app or resetting progress removes them and they can't be restored.
- Cosmetic bundles and the Battle Pass premium track are one-time purchases restored with Restore Purchases on any device signed in to the same Apple Account.
- Each Battle Pass season lasts eight weeks and is sold only while it runs. Buying a season's pass unlocks that season's premium rewards; rewards you claim stay yours after the season ends.
- Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may change.
4. Community rules
Captain names, chat messages and profiles are created by players. When you play online you agree not to:
- harass, threaten, bully or impersonate anyone;
- post hateful, sexual, violent or otherwise offensive content, including in your captain name;
- share personal information about yourself or others;
- spam, advertise, or send links to other services;
- cheat, exploit bugs, or use a modified app to read hidden fleets or alter results.
The app filters offensive language, but filters aren't perfect. You can block any player and report messages or captains in the app (from the chat screen or the player's profile). We review reports, aim to act on them within 24 hours, and may remove offensive names or profiles and exclude players who break these rules from online play, without notice.
5. Your content
You're responsible for what you post. You allow us and your opponents to store, display and transmit your captain name, profile statistics and chat messages as needed to run the game.
6. Ads
Players without Premium see full-screen ads between games, served by Google AdMob. See the Privacy Policy.
7. Changes and availability
We may update the game, these terms and the items on sale. If we make significant changes to these terms, we'll update the date above and tell you in the app. We may suspend or end online features, in which case games against the computer keep working.
8. Disclaimer and liability
The disclaimers and limits of liability in the Standard EULA apply. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under the law of your country that can't be limited by contract.
9. Trademarks
Apple, iPhone, iPad, iCloud, Game Center, SharePlay and FaceTime are trademarks of Apple Inc. Google AdMob is a trademark of Google LLC.
10. Contact
See Support.