Thumbs terms of use

Last updated 4 November 2026

These terms cover your use of Thumbs, the two-player games app made by NEXTGEN SOFTWARE LTD ("we", "us"), a company registered in England and Wales. By downloading or playing Thumbs you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

1. Apple's licence

You get Thumbs from the App Store, so Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement applies to it. These terms add to that agreement. If the two disagree about your licence to use the app, Apple's agreement wins.

Apple isn't a party to these terms and isn't responsible for Thumbs, its content or its support. That's us.

2. The games

Thumbs is free to play and paid for by ads. We may add, change or remove games, features and modes, and we may stop running the app, though we'll try to give notice before we do.

The cup, wins and best-of-5 results are for fun. They have no cash value and there are no prizes.

3. No account

You don't need an account. The cup, the players' names and your settings live on your phone, so deleting the app starts you afresh.

4. Playing fair

Please don't copy, change, decompile or reverse engineer the app, except where the law allows it, or use Thumbs for anything unlawful.

5. Names and words

The names you give the players and the words you set in Hangman stay on your phone and only appear on its screen, and on a result image if you share one. We never see them. Please keep them fit for the people you're playing with.

6. Ads

Ads come from Google AdMob and its advertisers. We aren't responsible for what advertisers say or sell, or for their apps and websites. An optional rewarded ad unlocks the Hard bot in every game until you close the app. If an ad fails to load, or you close it before the end, you don't get the reward, and there's nothing to refund.

7. Our content

The app, its name, artwork and code belong to us or the people who license them to us. The games themselves are traditional ones, played here under their everyday names, and Hangman's words come from the public-domain 12dicts word lists. You may share screenshots and result images from the app for personal, non-commercial use. When you share an image, you choose where it goes; please don't share it anywhere that would break that place's rules.

8. The games as they are

We work hard to keep Thumbs running well, but we provide it "as is". We can't promise it'll always be available or free of bugs.

9. Our liability

Nothing in these terms limits liability that can't be limited by law, such as for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Your legal rights as a consumer aren't affected.

Otherwise, we aren't liable for losses that weren't foreseeable, for a lost cup or match, or for business losses. Thumbs is for personal, non-commercial use. Since the app is free, our total liability to you is limited to £50.

10. Ending

You can stop at any time by deleting the app, which also deletes the cup.

11. Changes to these terms

We may update these terms, for example when the games change or the law does. We'll update this page and the date at the top. If you keep playing after a change, the new terms apply.

12. Law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts of England and Wales deal with any dispute. If you live in Scotland, Northern Ireland or the EU, you can also use your local courts, and your local consumer law still protects you.

13. Contact

NEXTGEN SOFTWARE LTD hi@nextgensoftware.co