Legal

Terms of Service

Effective date: 5 October 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of the Tapchord mobile app and this website (together, the "Service"), provided by Digital Souls Studios LTD ("we", "us", "our"). By downloading or using the Service you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Service.

1. Using Tapchord

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use Tapchord on devices you own or control, subject to these Terms and the usage rules of the App Store or Google Play you downloaded it from.

You agree not to:

  • Copy, modify, resell or redistribute the app, except as the law allows
  • Reverse engineer the app or try to bypass in-app purchases or Pro restrictions
  • Use the Service in a way that breaks the law or these Terms

2. Tapchord Pro

Some features are part of Tapchord Pro, available as a one-time Lifetime purchase or as a yearly or monthly subscription. Prices are shown in the app before you buy, in your local currency.

  • Purchases are made through the Apple App Store or Google Play and are subject to their terms and billing policies. Payment is charged to your store account when you confirm the purchase.
  • Subscriptions renew automatically at the end of each period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your App Store or Google Play account settings. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.
  • If a subscription includes a free trial, you will be charged when the trial ends unless you cancel before then. Any unused part of a trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription.
  • Lifetime unlocks Pro for as long as Tapchord is offered on your platform, including future updates, for the store account you bought it with.
  • Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their policies. We cannot issue refunds for store purchases directly.
  • Use Restore purchase in the app to unlock Pro on another device signed in to the same store account.

We may change which features are in Pro or the price of new purchases. Changes will not take away Pro features you have already paid for during a paid period, and Lifetime purchases keep the Pro features available at the time of purchase.

3. Your content

Chords, progressions and sheets you create are yours and are stored on your device. We do not have access to them, so please keep your own backups. We are not responsible for content lost when a device is reset, lost or the app is deleted.

4. Musical information

Tapchord provides chord names, voicings, scales, progressions and transpositions to help you learn and play. We work hard to make them correct, but music theory has more than one right answer and we do not guarantee that every result suits every song or style.

5. Intellectual property

The app, its design, sound engine, text and branding are owned by Digital Souls Studios LTD or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. Chord and scale facts themselves are not owned by anyone; our presentation of them is.

6. Availability and changes

We may update, change or stop parts of the Service. We may also update these Terms; the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Continuing to use the Service after a change means you accept the updated Terms, unless the law requires otherwise.

7. Disclaimer

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available". To the fullest extent the law allows, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose. Nothing in these Terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

8. Limitation of liability

To the extent the law allows, Digital Souls Studios LTD is not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential losses, or for loss of data, arising from your use of the Service. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service is limited to the amount you paid for Tapchord Pro in the twelve months before the claim. We do not exclude liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for anything else that cannot be excluded by law.

9. Apple-specific terms

If you downloaded Tapchord from the App Store, these Terms are between you and Digital Souls Studios LTD, not Apple. Apple is not responsible for the app or its content, has no obligation to provide maintenance or support, and is not responsible for any product claims. If the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple for a refund of the purchase price, and Apple has no other warranty obligation. Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you. Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement also applies.

10. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy explains how Tapchord handles information. In short: no account, no analytics, and your content stays on your device.

11. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. The courts of England and Wales have jurisdiction over disputes, subject to any mandatory consumer protections in your country of residence.

12. Contact us

  • Email: support@tapchord.com
  • Business name: Digital Souls Studios LTD
  • Address: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ