Terms
Draft, last updated 30 September 2026.
Playing
TapGuessr is free to play. Please play fairly: don't use scripts or automated tools to play rounds, and don't try to disrupt the service for other players.
Accuracy
We check every question, but mistakes can slip through. The game is for fun, so please don't rely on it for anything important. Tell us about errors at tapguessr@gmail.com.
Content
The clues, hints, facts and design of TapGuessr belong to us. Map data and imagery belong to their owners and are used under their licences; see the About page.
Boat sponsorships
Sponsors put their name, logo and link on a boat that sails the TapGuessr globe. Payments are handled by Dodo Payments, and these rules apply to every sponsorship:
- Billing. You're billed your bid every month until you cancel. Cancel anytime in the billing portal (linked on the sponsor page). Your flag keeps flying to the end of the month you've paid for, and you aren't charged again.
- Bidding on a taken boat. Your bid waits 24 hours. If the current sponsor raises their bid in that time, your bid is cancelled and you pay nothing. If not, your flag goes up and your first month is charged then.
- Being outbid. We email you when someone bids more for your boat, and you have 24 hours to raise your bid and keep it. If you don't, the boat passes to the new sponsor and your subscription ends.
- What we don't accept. Your name, logo and website must be yours to use. We don't accept sponsors that promote gambling or betting, adult or sexual content, hate or harassment, drugs, weapons, scams or get-rich-quick schemes, malware or phishing, or anything illegal, offensive or misleading. We can reject or remove such a boat at any time, and it isn't refunded.
- Visits. We count taps on your boat's Visit button and send them to your site. We don't promise a number of views or visits.
- Changes. To change your name, logo or link, email tapguessr@gmail.com from the address on your receipt.
Land flags
A player who holds land on the world map can pay once to fly their name, logo and link over it. Payments are handled by Dodo Payments, and these rules apply to every flag:
- One payment, one season. A flag is paid once and lasts until the season it was bought in ends. It isn't a subscription and doesn't renew. Flags aren't sold in the last two days of a season.
- Holding land. Your flag shows only while you hold land. Other players can take your land as part of the game; if they take all of it, your flag is hidden until you win some back. Lost land isn't refunded.
- No advantage. A flag gives no troops, defence or other advantage in the game.
- What we don't accept. The same rules as boats: your name, logo and website must be yours to use, and we don't accept gambling, adult content, hate, drugs, weapons, scams, malware, political content, or anything illegal, offensive or misleading. We can remove such a flag at any time, and it isn't refunded.
- Visits. We count taps on your flag's Visit button and send them to your site. We don't promise a number of views or visits.
Availability
We may change the game, pause a round or stop the service at any time.