Terms

Terms of Service

The rules for using Anchor — short, plain, and honest.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

1. The agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Anchor Labs Limited Liability Company, also styled Anchor Labs, LLC ("we", "us"). They apply when you use the Anchor Morning iOS app ("Anchor") or anchormorning.app. Your license to the app is granted under Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement; these Terms add to it and do not replace it. If you pre-order or buy an Anchor Tag, the store terms shown at checkout also apply. If you don't agree, don't use Anchor.

2. What Anchor is

Anchor is an iOS app: an uncancelable alarm built on Apple's AlarmKit, paired with an in-app blocker for distracting apps. An optional branded NFC tag, the Anchor Tag, is offered for pre-order. It is not required to use the app.

3. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use Anchor. If you're under 18, your parent or legal guardian must agree to these Terms.
Anchor has no accounts. Purchases are tied to your Apple ID, so keep it secure.

4. Subscription & billing

Anchor is a paid app. There is no free trial.
Anchor offers auto-renewing subscriptions and a one-time Lifetime purchase. Current plans and prices are shown in the app and on the App Store before you buy. Prices vary by region and may change; the price shown at purchase is the price you pay.
All payments are processed by Apple via the App Store and charged to your Apple ID. We don't see or store your payment information.
Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. You can manage or cancel in iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions.
Subscriptions do not support Family Sharing. Each person needs their own purchase.
The Lifetime plan is a one-time, non-recurring purchase that unlocks the full app for as long as Anchor is offered.
If you cancel mid-cycle, you keep access until the end of your current paid period. We don't provide partial-period refunds; refund requests go to Apple (Section 5).

5. Refunds

All subscription refunds are handled by Apple's standard App Store refund process. To request a refund, go to reportaproblem.apple.com or contact Apple Support. We can't issue refunds directly for App Store purchases.

6. Your content & configuration

Anchor stores your alarm settings, dismiss code (barcode, QR, or NFC identifier), at-rest groups, and schedules on your device. Nothing is sent to us. The app has no account and no server.
Because this information never leaves your device, we do not receive, process, or store it. You are responsible for it; deleting the app erases it.

7. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

Use Anchor for anything unlawful, harmful, or that interferes with another person's use.
Reverse-engineer, decompile, modify, or attempt to extract source code (except where this restriction is prohibited by law).
Resell, sublicense, or commercially exploit Anchor or any part of it without our written permission.
Bypass or attempt to bypass the alarm-dismiss or app-blocking mechanisms in ways that defeat the safety/health intent of the product. (We don't claim Anchor will work if you actively try to defeat it.)

8. Emergency overrides & "uncancelable" alarms

Anchor provides 3 emergency overrides per calendar month, shared across alarms and at-rest blocks. If you use all 3, you can borrow up to 3 more from the following month; after that, none are available until the 1st. The "uncancelable alarm" promise applies to a ringing alarm: final silence is a scan or an emergency override. Saved alarms can still be edited, turned off, or deleted. The alarm is designed to ring through Silent Mode and after a force-quit, using Apple's AlarmKit. Neither Apple nor we guarantee this. An alarm cannot ring if the phone is powered off or out of battery, or if alarm permission is turned off in iOS. It is not a life-safety device. Do not rely on Anchor for medical, safety, or any situation where a missed wake event could cause serious harm. Use a dedicated medical or safety alarm for those cases.

9. The Anchor Tag

The Anchor Tag is an optional branded NFC accessory, offered for pre-order. It is not required to use the app: any NFC tag you pair, or any barcode you register, works. Warranty, shipping, and store terms will be published before the Tag ships.

10. Intellectual property

Anchor, the Anchor name, brand mark, the Anchor Tag design, and all related app assets are owned by us or our licensors and protected by intellectual property laws. We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Anchor for personal, non-commercial purposes during your active subscription or Lifetime purchase.

11. Service changes & availability

We may update, modify, or discontinue features at any time. If we remove a core feature during a period you have already paid for, you can request a refund from Apple (Section 5). Material changes will be announced at anchormorning.app and in the app's release notes.

12. Termination

You can stop using Anchor at any time by canceling your subscription in iPhone Settings and deleting the app. We can suspend or terminate your access if you materially breach these Terms, with notice where reasonable.

13. Disclaimers

Anchor is provided "as is" and "as available." To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties — express, implied, statutory, or otherwise — including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that Anchor will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that it will meet every need.

14. 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 loss of profits, data, or use, arising out of or relating to Anchor. Our total liability for any claim relating to Anchor is capped at the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim arose.

Some jurisdictions do not allow these limitations; in those places, our liability is limited to the smallest extent permitted by law.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Disputes will be resolved in the state or federal courts of the United States, except where local consumer-protection law requires otherwise.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we make material changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date and post the new Terms at anchormorning.app/terms. Continued use after the change means you accept the new Terms.

17. Contact

Questions, support, or anything we missed: hello@anchormorning.app. A human reads every message.