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Support

Last updated 5 August 2026

DRAFT — replace the placeholder answers below with real ones once Bout is in TestFlight and actual questions start arriving. Delete this banner then.

Getting help

Bout is made by one person. Email me and you will get a reply from me, not a ticketing system.

Common questions

My opponent can’t see the game

Both players need Bout installed. If they don’t have it, the message shows a prompt to download it — once they do, the board appears in the thread.

The game isn’t showing in iMessage

Open a conversation, tap the + next to the text field, and check that Bout is enabled in the app drawer. If it isn’t listed, restarting Messages usually brings it back.

I found a bug

Please email me with your device model and iOS version. If you can describe what you did just before it happened, that usually makes it fixable in one pass.

Is my data private?

Bout collects nothing. See the privacy policy for detail.

Contact

Email hello@ethanmcdonnell.dev and I will get back to you. Including your device model and iOS version speeds things up considerably.