Terms of use

The short version

Ultimate Ranks is an iPhone and iPad app. Most of it is free; some of it is paid. These terms cover what you can expect from the app, how subscriptions and one-time purchases work, and the legal fine print required for App Store distribution. Using the app means you're agreeing to them.

Acceptance of these terms

These Terms of Use ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Joseph Casciano, an individual developer ("we", "us", "our", or "the Developer"), the operator of Ultimate Ranks ("the app"). By downloading, installing, or using the app, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, don't use the app.

You must be at least 13 years old to use Ultimate Ranks. If you're under 18 (or the age of majority where you live), you may use the app only with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

The Terms apply alongside the Privacy policy, which covers how the app handles your data.

The service

Ultimate Ranks is a personal tracking app for ranked lists of games, movies, TV shows, books, and music. You can mark items as watched, played, listened to, read, rated, or in progress. Tracking state syncs to your private iCloud account so it's available across your Apple devices.

Rankings and item metadata ship with the app and update with each release. Your tracking data is yours — it lives only in your iCloud account.

License to use the app

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to install and use Ultimate Ranks on Apple devices you own or control, solely for your personal, non-commercial use. The license is personal to you; you may not rent, lease, sublicense, or transfer it.

You may not:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, except as permitted by applicable law
• Modify, translate, or create derivative works based on the app
• Use the app to violate any law, regulation, or third-party right
• Attempt to extract or redistribute the bundled ranking data in bulk for commercial purposes
• Remove or obscure any copyright, trademark, or attribution notices

Subscriptions and purchases

Ultimate Ranks offers a free tier that covers everyday tracking and a Premium upgrade that unlocks additional features. Premium is available as:

• Monthly subscription — $3.99 per month, auto-renewing
• Yearly subscription — $29.99 per year, auto-renewing
• Lifetime — $89.99, one-time non-consumable purchase

All transactions are handled by Apple through the App Store. We don't see or store any payment information.

Auto-renewing subscriptions

Monthly and yearly subscriptions automatically renew at the end of each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple ID is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period at the then-current subscription price.

You can manage and cancel subscriptions in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on your device or via the App Store. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid period; you keep Premium access until then.

Price changes

Subscription prices may change. If Apple notifies you of a price increase, you may accept or cancel. Continued use after a price change is your agreement to the new price, subject to any additional consent Apple requires.

Refunds

All App Store purchases, including subscriptions and the Lifetime purchase, are handled by Apple and governed by Apple's refund policy. Requests for refunds go through Apple's support pages. We can't issue refunds directly.

Billing account

You are responsible for keeping your Apple ID billing information up to date. Failure to pay may result in loss of Premium access until payment is made.

Acceptable use

Use Ultimate Ranks for its intended purpose: tracking media you've engaged with and rating it according to your own preferences. Don't use the app in any way that would interfere with Apple's services, your device, or another person's installation.

Intellectual property

The app

The app — its code, design, visual elements, SF Symbol arrangements, and original written content — is owned by us and protected by copyright and other laws. These Terms grant you a license to use the app; they do not transfer ownership.

Ranking data and item metadata

The rankings are aggregated from publicly available critic lists using a voting algorithm. Individual item metadata — titles, release years, platform associations, creator attributions, and canonical identifiers — comes from or links to Wikidata, which makes its data available under the Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication. The selection of source lists and the compilation, coordination, and arrangement of the aggregated result are our work; the underlying facts about the items aren't owned by anyone.

Your tracking data

Your tracking state — statuses, ratings, progress values — belongs to you. We don't claim ownership of it. It's stored in your private iCloud account; the Privacy policy covers the details.

Disclaimers

Ultimate Ranks is provided "as is" and "as available." To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

We don't warrant that the app will be error-free, uninterrupted, compatible with all iOS versions or device configurations, or that it will meet your specific expectations.

Rankings reflect editorial judgment and publicly aggregated sources at the time of each release. We don't warrant that rankings, item metadata, or third-party links will be accurate, complete, or current.

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 any loss of data, profits, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the app. Our total liability under these Terms is limited to the amount you paid for the app in the twelve months preceding the claim, or $50 — whichever is greater.

Some jurisdictions don't allow the exclusion of certain warranties or limitations of liability. If these limitations don't apply to you in full, they apply to the maximum extent permitted by your jurisdiction's law.

Apple App Store terms

Because Ultimate Ranks is distributed through Apple's App Store, the following terms are required by Apple and apply to your use of the app:

Acknowledgment

These Terms are an agreement between you and the Developer, not between you and Apple Inc. ("Apple"). Apple is not responsible for the app or its content.

Scope of license

The license granted to you for Ultimate Ranks is a limited, non-transferable license to use the app on any Apple-branded products you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.

Maintenance and support

The Developer is solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support services with respect to Ultimate Ranks. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish maintenance or support services.

Warranty

The Developer is solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. If Ultimate Ranks fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price of the app to you (if any). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to Ultimate Ranks.

Product claims

The Developer, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims relating to Ultimate Ranks or your possession and use of it, including product liability claims, claims that the app fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement, and claims arising under consumer protection, privacy, or similar legislation.

Intellectual property rights

If a third party claims that Ultimate Ranks or your use of it infringes that party's intellectual property rights, the Developer — not Apple — is solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of that claim.

Legal compliance

You represent and warrant that (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and (b) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

Third-party terms

You must comply with any applicable third-party terms of agreement when using Ultimate Ranks.

Third-party beneficiary

Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms, and upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

Termination

These Terms apply until terminated. Your rights under these Terms end automatically if you fail to comply with them. You may terminate at any time by deleting the app from your devices; subscription terms handled through Apple remain subject to Apple's rules.

Sections that by their nature should survive termination — including intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and governing law — survive.

Changes to these terms

These Terms may change. If they change in a material way, the updated Terms will be posted at the URL where you first read them, with a new "Last updated" date. Continued use of the app after a change is your acceptance of the new Terms. If you don't agree to a change, stop using the app and cancel any active subscription.

Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms or the app will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Massachusetts, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts, except where prohibited by applicable law.

General

Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy policy, are the entire agreement between you and us regarding the app and replace any prior agreements on the same subject.

Severability. If a court finds any provision of these Terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect and the invalid provision is modified to the minimum extent needed to make it enforceable.

No waiver. If we don't enforce a right under these Terms immediately, that doesn't waive our right to enforce it later.

Assignment. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms to a successor in connection with a sale, merger, or reorganization.

Contact

Questions, complaints, or legal notices relating to these Terms can be sent to the Developer at:

Joseph Casciano
Massachusetts, United States
Email: support@ultimateranks.com

These Terms apply in addition to the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions and, where applicable, the Apple Standard End User License Agreement. Where those terms and these Terms conflict on a topic Apple requires to be treated a specific way, Apple's terms control.