The plain version.
When you install it from the App Store, you get a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use it on the Apple devices you own or control, under Apple's standard end-user terms.
Perch is a quick read, not a system of record. Decisions that depend on exact numbers should still go through App Store Connect.
Using Perch
Perch is a menu bar app for macOS and an app for iPhone, made by PaperCloud Studios. When you install it from the App Store, you get a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use it on the Apple devices you own or control, under Apple's standard end-user terms.
Don't redistribute Perch, reverse engineer it or pretend it's yours. Beyond that, use it however suits your work.
Your App Store Connect credentials
You can use public app search and rankings without an App Store Connect API key. A key is optional and is needed for connected reports and review replies. You're responsible for keeping that key secure and for the actions Perch takes on your behalf when it talks to Apple's API. You can revoke your key in App Store Connect to stop new connected requests from being authorised. This does not erase cached data or stop public rankings for watched apps.
Perch signs API requests on your device and sends the authentication token to Apple. The private key is not included in those requests. Perch stores credentials in the Keychain, with a separate copy marked for iCloud Keychain sync. Apple protects that sync with end-to-end encryption. See the Privacy page for details.
Free and Perch Pro
Perch is free to download from the App Store. The free tier gives you access to one app. Perch Pro unlocks access to the other apps you track. Rank alerts and widgets require Pro. Perch Pro is an optional one-time in-app purchase that unlocks every app you track, on both your Mac and iPhone under the same Apple ID. Apple handles the transaction, the receipts and the refund process. If you'd like a refund, request it through Apple in the usual way. PaperCloud Studios does not handle refunds directly.
What Perch shows you
Perch displays public App Store search results, ratings and chart data, plus connected data from Apple's App Store Connect API when you supply a key. Currency conversion uses cached rates from open.er-api.com, with api.frankfurter.app as a fallback. Rates can be stale if a refresh fails. Apple's reports and public feeds can be delayed, unavailable or revised. A missing chart result does not prove that an app has no installs.
Perch is a quick read, not a system of record. Decisions that depend on exact numbers should still go through App Store Connect.
Updates and changes
Perch evolves. New features, refined animations, occasional rewrites. Updates ship through the App Store on each platform. By using Perch, you accept that the app will change over time. Major changes that affect this agreement will be announced in the change log.
Liability
Perch is provided as is. We've built it carefully but software is software. PaperCloud Studios isn't liable for losses, missed sales or business decisions made because of what Perch did or did not show, except where the law says we can't disclaim that.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia. If something can't be sorted out by talking, the Sydney courts have jurisdiction.
Contact
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