No account is the starting point
You do not create a Throne Score account, choose a password, or sign in before making the app yours. Start a rating, write a review, add a place to a list, and adjust settings directly on your iPhone or iPad. Because there is no account layer, there is also no public profile attached to your bathroom opinions. There are no public reviews, followers, or feed to maintain.
That design changes the practical expectation around a rating. A rating is for your own reference: the place you want to remember, compare, revisit, or quietly avoid. Your written review works the same way. It does not become a public post for strangers to browse. Your lists, earned badges, XP progress, streaks, and preferences remain on the device too. If you use more than one Apple device, treat each device’s app storage as its own local space unless you deliberately use the backup controls described below.
On-device does not mean the app cannot be useful. It means the useful history is kept close to the person who made it. You can build a personal record without turning a quick restroom stop into a profile-management project. For a broader tour of the app’s tools, see Throne Score features.
What stays on the device
The core of Throne Score lives locally on the iPhone or iPad where you use it. That includes the places you rate, the score and review you give each one, and the lists you assemble. It also includes the app’s progress and personalization: badges, XP, streaks, and settings. Changing a setting, earning a badge, or adding a note is not an invitation to create a sign-in identity.
Your own ratings can include a five-category breakdown: Sparkle Factor, Fortress Level, Royal Extras, Easy Access, and Vibe Check. Those category scores exist only for ratings you create. They are a way to make your own score more useful later, not a breakdown supplied for every nearby listing. If a place is unrated, do not expect a hidden set of category values to appear.
This distinction is helpful when you return to an old entry. You are seeing the record you made, with the context you chose to save. That can be a fast reminder before a road trip, an errand, or a coffee run. It can also be a reason to update a past rating when your experience changes. Nothing needs to be published first.
Nearby listings and the one score you may see
When you look for nearby places, Throne Score uses Google Places listings. Those are places that usually have restrooms; they are not verified restrooms. A listing is therefore a starting point for finding a likely option, not a guarantee about what will be available when you arrive.
Some unrated places may show a single 0–10 estimate. That number is derived only from the place’s overall Google star rating and is capped at 8.0. If Google has no rating for the place, there is no estimate to show. It is not a cleanliness measure, and it is not a five-category rating. Think of it as a limited cue based on an overall Google star rating—not a substitute for your own visit and your own rating.
The quick filters are similarly specific. Accessible, Baby, Top Rated, and Open Now help narrow the nearby list. Baby and Top Rated apply only to places you have rated. Open Now comes from Google’s flag, which may be stale. Use it as a convenience while planning, then make a final check when you get there. A filter is a shortcut, not a promise that a facility will meet every need at that moment.
What leaves the device—and why
Keeping your records on-device does not mean the app never connects to a service. When you search for nearby places, your location and any search text go to Google Places so the app can find nearby listings and show their Google-based details. It does not turn the ratings and reviews you write in Throne Score into public reviews or a public profile.
The external services are specific:
- Free users see Google AdMob ads; those ads are personalized only if they allow tracking. - Apple and RevenueCat check purchases. - When anonymous usage analytics are enabled, they go to TelemetryDeck; you can turn analytics off in the app’s privacy settings.
Those services do not turn your personal rating history, reviews, lists, badges, XP, streaks, or settings into public content. Your Throne Score records remain local.
For the full explanation of how the app handles those situations, read the Privacy Policy. It is the right place to consult if you want the precise current detail before changing how you use the app.
Backup is a choice, not a sign-in
A local-first app still needs a practical answer to a lost, replaced, or reset device. Throne Score provides Back Up My Data and Restore from Backup controls for that purpose. Use Back Up My Data when you want to create a backup of the local Throne Score information you care about. Use Restore from Backup when you want to bring that saved information back into the app.
The plain-language takeaway is simple: backup and restore are actions you choose. They are not an automatic account system, and they do not create a profile, follower list, or feed. Before replacing a phone or wiping an iPad, make the backup first and keep track of where you save it. When you are ready to restore, use the matching restore control rather than expecting a sign-in to pull records down automatically.
A little preparation prevents the most frustrating version of a device change: remembering a perfectly useful list while no longer having the device that held it. If those personal notes matter, include a Throne Score backup in your pre-upgrade checklist.
When you want a fresh start
Sometimes the right move is not a transfer but a clean slate. Delete All Data is the control for removing the Throne Score data stored on that device. That includes the personal in-app record you have built there, so pause before using it if you may want to keep ratings, reviews, lists, badges, XP, streaks, or settings. If you want to preserve them, make a backup before deleting.
This is also why the absence of an account matters in day-to-day decisions. There is no sign-in dashboard where you can expect a record to be waiting after you erase the local app data. The backup you choose to make is the route for preserving and later restoring it.
Throne Score keeps the ritual lightweight: find a likely nearby place, log your own experience if you want, and let the record stay with the device in your hand. Ready to keep a personal throne log on your iPhone or iPad? Download Throne Score on the App Store.