GameSphere Terms of Use

Last updated: September 16, 2026

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern GameSphere for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS. They incorporate Apple’s Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the Apple Standard EULA). If anything here conflicts with the Standard EULA or App Store terms, Apple’s terms control for distribution, payments, and refunds.

GameSphere is a Moonlight-based streaming client. You use it to stream software you already have the right to use from your PC.

1. The service

GameSphere helps you:

• Discover and pair a Sunshine or Apollo host on your network
• Browse a cover-art library (“The Sphere”) and stream as player 1
• Optionally invite guests into a host session you start
• Launch on-device iOS / emulator shortcuts you configure
• Optionally subscribe to Shortcuts+ or buy Pro

GameSphere does not sell PC games, ROMs, or emulators. The free GameSphere Companion Tool (Companion) is a separate desktop utility.

2. Apple Standard EULA

The App Store listing uses Apple’s Standard EULA as the licensed-application agreement. You also agree to this supplement:

• You are responsible for Sunshine/Apollo, network, VPN (e.g. ZeroTier), and the games on the host.
• Guest join is offered by the host. Guests must not attempt to control the host’s session (no host quit, no seat swap, no game switch).
• We may update the app; continued use after an update is acceptance of the then-current Terms posted at the Terms URL.

3. Purchases (required App Store subscription disclosure)

Payments are processed by Apple. Refunds are requested through Apple, not through GameSphere.

Shortcuts+ — auto-renewable subscription

Apple-required auto-renew text:

Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase.

Family Sharing is not promised for Shortcuts+. Quota is per Apple ID on the device (with iCloud merge so reinstall cannot zero a higher count).

Pro — one-time purchase (not a subscription)

Pro is not an auto-renewing subscription. If you buy Pro, cancel Shortcuts+ in Apple ID → Subscriptions so you are not billed for both. Pro subsumes Shortcuts+ entitlements.

What stays free

• Unlimited Play on The Sphere (your paired PC, player 1)
• Guest join (gamesphere://join) — guests never pay; the host’s plan covers hosting
• On-device iOS and emulator shortcuts
• Pairing, library browsing, and the D&J theme

Free includes 10 own-PC gamesphere://launch links per calendar week (you can earn up to 5 more by launching on-device games from The Sphere). Hosting SphereShare / Invite / Swap / Wanna-play requires Shortcuts+ or Pro (Shortcuts+ includes 100 own-PC launches with up to 50 earn-back, plus 10 SphereShare sessions per calendar month).

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Stream content you do not have the right to use
• Circumvent pairing, guest Accept, or seat controls
• Abuse metadata services (IGDB, SteamGridDB, Steam, RetroAchievements)
• Use GameSphere to attack other networks or hosts

We may refuse support if the app is sideloaded in a way that breaks StoreKit or guest safety.

5. Open source (GPL-3.0)

GameSphere incorporates Moonlight, licensed under GNU GPL-3.0. Selling the app and offering IAP is compatible with GPL, but corresponding source for each shipped version is offered at:

https://github.com/trevlars/GameSphere-Source/releases

You may use, modify, and redistribute that source under GPL-3.0. The App Store binary remains licensed to you under Apple’s Standard EULA for the copy you obtain from Apple.

6. Disclaimer

THE APP IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” STREAM QUALITY DEPENDS ON YOUR PC, NETWORK, AND HOST SOFTWARE. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR GAME PROGRESS, SAVE DATA ON THE HOST, OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICES (STEAM, IGDB, SUNSHINE, ZEROTIER, APPLE).

7. Contact

https://github.com/trevlars/GameSphere-Source/issues

Privacy Policy: https://getgamesphere.pages.dev/privacy.html

These Terms: https://getgamesphere.pages.dev/terms.html

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