1 · Who you're agreeing with
These terms ("Terms") are between you ("you," "user") and Scott Watermasysk, an individual developer publishing Yap through Sharp Bananas ("we," "us"), the publisher of the Yap iOS application ("Yap," "the app"). By installing or using Yap from Apple TestFlight or the Apple App Store, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use Yap.
2 · The license you get
We grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use Yap on iPhones you own or control, for your own personal, non-commercial use, in accordance with the Apple Media Services Terms and these Terms.
2.1 — What you can't do
- You can't reverse-engineer, decompile, or rip apart the app, except where applicable law expressly permits.
- You can't resell, redistribute, or sublicense the app, in whole or in part.
- You can't use Yap to record other people without their consent where consent is legally required.
- You can't use Yap to break laws, harass anyone, or do anything that would make a normal person uncomfortable to read in court.
3 · Your content
Whatever you record, transcribe, and save inside Yap is yours. You retain all rights to your audio (briefly), your transcripts, and your edits. We have no rights to view, use, copy, or analyze your content because, by design, your content does not leave your device.
4 · Apple App Store and TestFlight
Yap is distributed through the Apple App Store and the TestFlight beta program. Your relationship with Apple is governed by Apple's own terms — including the Apple Media Services Terms and (for beta participants) the TestFlight terms. To the extent Apple's terms conflict with ours regarding distribution, Apple's terms control.
4.1 — End-User License Agreement
If Apple's standard end-user license agreement ("EULA") applies, you and we acknowledge:
- These Terms are between you and us, not Apple. We — not Apple — are responsible for Yap.
- Apple has no obligation to provide support or maintenance for Yap.
- If Yap fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price (if any). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation.
- We — not Apple — are responsible for addressing third-party claims relating to Yap.
- Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms.
5 · Beta software
Yap is currently distributed as a TestFlight beta. Beta software is, by definition, unfinished. Things may move, break, or briefly behave oddly. We rely on testers to report problems but make no commitment to fix any specific issue on any specific timeline.
6 · No warranty
Yap is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don't promise the app will be uninterrupted, error-free, accurate in transcription, or that your data will never be lost. Back up anything that matters to you outside the app.
7 · Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, lost ideas, or lost time arising out of or related to your use of Yap. Our total liability to you for any claim arising out of these Terms or your use of Yap is limited to the amount you paid us for the app in the twelve months before the claim (which, for the beta, is most likely $0).
8 · Termination
You can stop using Yap at any time by deleting it. We can terminate or suspend access at any time if you violate these Terms, but realistically, since the app runs entirely on your device, "termination" mostly means we may discontinue future updates or App Store distribution.
9 · Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms when the app gains features, the law changes, or we just figure out a clearer way to say something. Material changes will be noted in release notes and on this page. Continued use after a change means you accept the updated Terms.
10 · Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of New Hampshire, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in New Hampshire, unless local consumer-protection law gives you the right to bring suit elsewhere.
11 · Contact
Questions about these Terms: support page or @ScottW on X.
This isn't legal advice. It's the terms of a small voice-memo app written by one person. Use Yap reasonably and we'll get along.