Poke Battle Announcer is a companion app that reads visible battle text and plays matching announcer callouts. Battle images are processed on your device.
We do not upload or store gameplay frames, camera frames, screen recordings, battle screenshots, or microphone audio.
How Battle Modes Work
Phone Game mode uses the screen-capture flow provided by iOS or Android after you explicitly start it. Camera mode uses your phone camera after you grant permission. In both modes, the app processes visible battle text on your device to choose a matching callout from its bundled audio library.
The app does not request microphone permission.
Information We Do Not Collect
- Gameplay video, battle frames, screenshots, or camera images
- Microphone audio
- Names of players, teams, or Pokémon seen during a battle
- Precise location, contacts, photos, or advertising identifiers
- Information for sale to advertisers or data brokers
Purchases and Access
Purchases are processed by Apple App Store or Google Play. RevenueCat helps us confirm purchase status, restore purchases, and provide Pro and Classic Announcer access. These services may process a pseudonymous app user identifier, product and transaction identifiers, subscription or entitlement status, platform and app-version details, and purchase-related diagnostics.
The app may also send RevenueCat limited, non-gameplay usage counters—such as total callouts used and free callouts remaining—to support access and purchase troubleshooting. These counters do not include battle text, Pokémon names, images, video, or audio from your match.
On iPhone, if you download the app after tapping an Apple Ads ad, Apple can tell RevenueCat which Apple Ads campaign led to the download. This uses Apple's AdServices attribution. It does not use your advertising identifier or track you across other apps and websites.
Apple, Google, and RevenueCat process information under their own privacy policies. We do not receive your full payment-card details.
Information Stored on Your Device
The app stores settings such as onboarding progress, selected mode, selected announcer, volume, purchase and entitlement snapshots, and the number of free callouts used. On iPhone, the main app and broadcast extension share only the local state needed to keep Phone Game mode working.
Marketing Website
We count homepage views, App Store and Google Play button clicks, and demo-video starts and completions to understand how the website is used. These events include the time, button location and platform, and a broad referring-site category when available. We use a random identifier for each page load to connect actions on that page; it is not saved on your device or reused across visits.
These counts are processed in our own AWS account. We do not use analytics cookies, persistent visitor identifiers, or third-party advertising pixels. Our event records do not include IP addresses, browser fingerprints, full referring URLs, or URL query parameters. Event records are scheduled for deletion after 90 days. We skip collection when your browser sends a supported Global Privacy Control or Do Not Track preference.
The demo video is served directly from our website. Our hosting infrastructure processes standard request information—such as IP address, browser type, requested file, and timestamp—as needed to deliver and protect the site. Website event counts do not include information from your gameplay.
Retention and Security
Local app settings remain on your device until you clear them or remove the app, subject to platform backup behavior. Purchase and access records are retained by the relevant store and RevenueCat according to their policies and as needed to restore purchases. We use reasonable safeguards, but no system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us so we can review the situation and take appropriate action.
Independent Companion App
Poke Battle Announcer is an unofficial third-party companion app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak, Creatures, or any related brand or platform owner.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy as the app changes. The date at the top identifies the latest version. Material changes will be reflected here and, when appropriate, in the app or store listing.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, email hello@pokechamps.com.