Terms of use

Last updated: 13 November 2026

The agreement

Etala is licensed to you under Apple's standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula), together with these additional terms. If the two conflict, these terms apply, as far as the law and Apple's terms allow. The app is provided by Slipstream Dev ("we"). How we handle information is described in the privacy policy.

What Etala is, and is not

Etala helps you keep lists of things you want, follow their prices and share lists with people you choose. It is not a shop. We do not sell, deliver or guarantee any product. When you buy something, you buy it from the shop, under the shop's terms, and any question about the order, delivery, returns or the product is between you and the shop.

Prices, stock and alerts

Prices and stock are read from shops' web pages by your device. Shops change their pages, show different prices in different places, and sometimes show the wrong thing, so what Etala shows may be wrong or out of date. Prices read from a page's text rather than its product data are labelled as estimates. Always check the price on the shop's site before you buy.

Alerts are best effort. Background checks run only when iOS gives the app time, which depends on your device, battery, settings and how you use the app, so an alert can arrive late or not at all. Do not rely on Etala alone for a deal that matters to you.

The free version and Etala Premium

The free version lets you own up to 3 lists (your default list included) and 50 items across them. Lists other people share with you do not count, and adding to them is not limited. Sharing a list you own needs Premium.

Limits only stop you making more. Lists and items you already have are never locked, hidden or deleted, even if you go over a limit, for example after a refund.

Etala Premium is a one-time, non-consumable in-app purchase: you pay once, it does not renew, and it removes these limits. It is sold by Apple through the App Store, at the price shown before you buy, and can be shared with your family through Family Sharing. To get it on another device, use Restore Purchases there with the same Apple Account. Payments and refunds are handled by Apple under its terms; to ask for a refund, use reportaproblem.apple.com. If a purchase is refunded, Premium ends, but nothing you made is removed.

Affiliate links

Some shop links may earn Etala a small commission when you buy, at no cost to you. It never changes the price you pay or which shops we show. The privacy policy explains how these links work.

Shared lists

When you share a list or add to someone else's, the people on it can see what you add. Only add things you have the right to share, and do not use shared lists to harass anyone or to post anything unlawful, hateful, sexual or otherwise offensive. You are responsible for what you add.

If you own a list, you choose who is on it and you can remove people or stop sharing at any time. Its contents are stored in your iCloud.

If something on a shared list is wrong:

• Report. "Report this list", or "Report item" on an item, opens an email to support@etala.app, prefilled with the identifiers of the list and item and the app version. Add what is wrong and send it. We cannot see or change the contents of anyone's iCloud, so the email is how we learn about a problem; we will read every report, and may respond by contacting the people involved, passing it to Apple, or, where the law requires it, to the authorities.
• Block. "Block the owner" leaves all of that person's lists on your device and refuses their future invitations. You can unblock them under Settings › Blocked people.
• Leave. "Leave list" removes the list from your devices, along with your own target prices and tags on it.

Your data and backups

Your lists are stored on your devices and in your iCloud, not by us, so we cannot recover them for you. The app makes automatic backups to your iCloud Drive and lets you export a file; keep iCloud and iCloud Drive turned on, or export regularly, if your lists matter to you.

Other services

Etala works with services we do not run: Apple's iCloud and App Store, shops' websites, Google search and shop-logo services. They have their own terms, may change or stop working, and we are not responsible for them. If a shop changes its website, Etala may stop being able to read its prices.

Changes to Etala

We may change, add or remove features to improve the app, keep it secure or keep up with changes in iOS or the services it uses. We will not take away Premium features you have paid for without a good reason, such as a legal requirement or an outside service ending.

No warranty, and limits on liability

Etala is made by a small independent developer and is provided as it is, without any promise that it will always work, be error-free, or show correct prices. As far as the law allows, we are not responsible for losses that come from using it or relying on it, such as a missed deal, a price that was wrong, or a purchase from a shop.

Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud, and nothing takes away your rights as a consumer under the law of the country where you live.

Changes to these terms

If these terms change, we will publish the new version here with a new date. For a change that matters, we will do so before it takes effect. If you keep using Etala after that, the new terms apply; if you do not agree, you can stop using it and delete it at any time.

Your legal rights

If you are a consumer, nothing in these terms takes away the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live, and you can bring a claim in the courts there.

Contact

Questions about these terms: support@etala.app.