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Terms of Service

Last updated November 12, 2026

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Tucker Callahan ("we", "us"), the developer of Shoko ("the App"). By downloading or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old to use the App. If you are under 18, you may use the App only with the permission of a parent or legal guardian, who agrees to these Terms on your behalf.

2. What Shoko Does

Shoko helps you focus by locking apps you choose until you complete a task, pass a quiz or show progress on a goal. Some features use artificial intelligence (AI) to create quizzes and check your work. Locking is done through Apple's Screen Time features, which you must allow on your device.

3. Your Responsibilities When Locking Apps

  • Choose carefully. Do not lock apps you might need in an emergency, such as Phone, Messages, Maps, or health or safety apps. Shoko is a self-control tool. It is not a safety, medical or parental-control product.
  • Emergency unlock. You can end a session early from Settings with your emergency unlock password. You are responsible for remembering it. Resetting the password takes 2 hours by design, and we cannot recover or bypass it for you.
  • Screen Time is controlled by Apple. Locking can stop working because of iOS changes, permission changes, device restarts or other things outside our control. We do not guarantee that apps will always be locked or unlocked exactly when expected. If apps stay locked after a session, use Settings › Clear All App Restrictions or remove Shoko's Screen Time access in iOS Settings.

4. AI Features

  • AI results, including quiz questions, task checks and goal reviews, are generated automatically. They can be wrong. The AI may approve work that is incomplete or reject work that is finished.
  • AI results are for motivation and self-accountability only. Do not rely on them for academic, professional, medical, legal or financial decisions.
  • Content you submit for AI processing is sent to third-party AI providers, as described in our Privacy Policy. You must allow this in the app before any content is sent.

5. Your Content

  • You keep ownership of everything you submit, including photos, notes, goals and study material ("Your Content").
  • You give us a limited permission to process Your Content only to provide the App's features, such as sending it to AI providers to create a quiz or check your work.
  • You are responsible for Your Content. Only submit content you have the right to use. Do not submit other people's personal information or private images without their permission.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

  • Submit content that is illegal, sexually explicit, hateful or harassing, or that exploits or harms minors
  • Try to trick, overload or misuse the AI features, or use them for purposes unrelated to the App
  • Get around subscription checks or usage limits, or access our server other than through the App
  • Copy, modify, reverse engineer or resell the App, except where the law allows it
  • Use the App in a way that breaks any law or infringes anyone's rights

We may limit or block access to AI features if we believe these rules have been broken.

7. Subscriptions and Payments

  • Plans. Some features need a paid subscription (Shoko Pro or Shoko Pro Plus), billed monthly or yearly. Prices are shown in the App before you buy.
  • Billing through Apple. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm your purchase. Apple handles all payments. We never see your payment details.
  • Auto-renewal. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends.
  • Free trials. If a free trial is offered, it turns into a paid subscription when it ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Any unused part of a trial ends when you buy a subscription.
  • Cancelling. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings (Settings › your name › Subscriptions), or from Settings › Manage Subscription in the App. Cancelling stops future renewals. You keep access until the end of the period you have paid for.
  • Refunds. Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies. Request them at reportaproblem.apple.com.
  • Usage limits. Shoko Pro includes a monthly limit on AI requests for each feature. Shoko Pro Plus has higher limits for normal personal use. We may change limits or features in future, and will tell you before a change that reduces what your plan includes.

8. Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, code, text, graphics and the Shoko name and logo, belongs to us and is protected by law. We give you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use the App on Apple devices you own or control, as allowed by Apple's App Store rules and these Terms.

9. Third-Party Services

The App relies on services from other companies, including Apple, Supabase, OpenRouter, Anthropic and OpenAI. We are not responsible for those services, and your use of them may also be covered by their own terms.

10. Disclaimers

The App is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied. This includes warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not promise that the App will be uninterrupted, error-free or always available, that AI results will be accurate, or that using the App will improve your productivity, grades or habits.

11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent allowed by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost data, lost opportunities or missed communications, that result from your use of the App or from being unable to use it. This includes apps being locked or unlocked unexpectedly. Our total liability for any claim relating to the App is limited to the amount you paid for the App in the 12 months before the claim, or US $50, whichever is greater.

Some places do not allow these limits, so they may not fully apply to you.

12. Ending Your Use

You can stop using the App at any time by deleting it. Remember to cancel your subscription separately through Apple. We may suspend or end your access to the App, or to its AI features, if you break these Terms.

13. Apple-Specific Terms

These Terms are between you and us only, not Apple. In addition:

  • Apple is not responsible for the App or its content, and has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for it.
  • If the App fails to meet any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple may refund the purchase price of the App, if any. To the maximum extent allowed by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation for the App.
  • Apple is not responsible for handling any claims by you or others relating to the App. This includes product liability claims, claims that the App fails to meet legal or regulatory requirements, and consumer protection or privacy claims.
  • If anyone claims the App infringes their intellectual property, we, not Apple, are responsible for investigating, defending, settling and resolving the claim.
  • You confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  • Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms. Once you accept these Terms, Apple has the right to enforce them against you.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will change the date at the top. If the changes are significant, we will tell you in the App. If you keep using the App after changes take effect, you accept the updated Terms.

15. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. This does not take away any consumer protection rights you have under the laws of the place where you live.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms: support.shoko@gmail.com