Apple's standard EULA also applies: apple.com/legal/…/stdeula
1. What Sippy is
Sippy is a habit and accountability app. It schedules alarms and uses your device camera to confirm you took a sip of water.
Sippy is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. Hydration needs vary by person, activity, climate, medication, and medical history. Talk to a qualified healthcare professional about your own hydration — and never use Sippy in place of medical guidance.
2. Use it safely
- Do not use Sippy while driving or doing anything that requires your attention.
- Do not force fluid intake beyond what is comfortable. Drinking too much water too quickly can be dangerous. Sippy caps daily goals and warns on rapid logging, but you are responsible for listening to your body.
- Sippy is for personal, non-commercial use by people 13 and older.
3. Subscriptions
Sippy offers auto-renewing subscriptions:
- Weekly — $4.99 per week
- Annual — $39.99 per year, including a 7-day free trial for new subscribers
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. If you have a free trial, any unused portion is forfeited when you purchase a subscription.
4. Hard Mode and the unlock fee (“the Ransom”)
Hard Mode is optional and must be turned on deliberately.
- Before enabling Hard Mode, you choose your own unlock amount ($4.99, $19.99, or $99.99) and confirm it on a contract screen.
- If you cannot complete a sip check in Hard Mode, you may pay that amount as a one-time consumable purchase to clear the alarm.
- The amount is always shown before you buy, and purchases are capped per month.
- A free emergency bypass is always available in every mode, including Hard Mode. You are never required to pay to regain use of your phone.
- Consumable purchases are generally non-refundable, but we will honor a first-time refund request in good faith — email support@getsippy.app. All refunds are ultimately administered by Apple.
5. Alarms
Sippy uses Apple's alarm system, which can sound through silent mode and Focus modes. Alarms may not fire if you hide the app or lock it behind Face ID, if your device is off, or if system permissions are revoked. Do not rely on Sippy for anything safety-critical or time-critical (medication timing, appointments, transportation).
6. Your content and your device
Your hydration data and camera checks stay on your device (see the Privacy Policy). You are responsible for your device, your backups, and your Apple Account.
7. Acceptable use
Don't reverse engineer, resell, or attempt to circumvent purchases; don't use Sippy to harass, coerce, or track another person; don't use it in any unlawful way.
8. Disclaimers and limits
Sippy is provided “as is,” without warranties of any kind to the fullest extent permitted by law. To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim relating to Sippy is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.
9. Changes and termination
We may update the app or these terms; material changes will be posted here with a new date. We may suspend access for violations of these terms.
10. Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules.