Build in Public

Terms of use

Updated on October 24, 2026.

In short

  • The Company Club is either an auto-renewing monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. There’s no free trial.
  • The monthly subscription renews automatically at the same price until you cancel it, at least 24 hours before the end of the period, in your Apple Account settings.
  • Packs and Diamonds are one-time purchases of consumable items: they don’t renew and don’t come back through Restore purchases.
  • The Company Club and old Pro purchases come back on another iPhone through Settings › Company Club › Restore purchases.
  • Apple’s standard end user license agreement (EULA) also applies.

Acceptance and Apple’s license agreement

By downloading or using Build in Public, you agree to these terms. The app is licensed to you under Apple’s standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA, www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula); these terms add the rules specific to the app and its purchases. If there’s a conflict about the license itself, Apple’s agreement prevails. If you don’t agree, don’t use the app.

What the app is

Build in Public is a game: you tap the screen and invest to grow your pixel company, from the bedroom to the HQ. The money, investments and companies in the game are fictional.

Company Club: monthly subscription

Every stage of the game opens with in-game money; none requires a purchase. The Company Club speeds the company up: from the Coworking on, automatic income ×2 and the away cash holding 2× more hours; plus 3 Diamonds a day, no ads (video rewards come with one tap), a gold company name and an exclusive CEO chair. It’s offered as an auto-renewing monthly subscription or as a one-time lifetime purchase (see below), with the same benefits. There’s no free trial.

How the monthly subscription is billed:

  • The price, in your local currency, is shown on the purchase screen and in the App Store before you confirm.
  • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase.
  • The subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless it’s canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the end of the period.
  • To manage or cancel: on your iPhone, in Settings › your name › Subscriptions, or in the app, in Settings › Company Club › Manage subscription. Canceling turns off renewal; the Club stays active until the end of the period you’ve already paid for.
  • If the subscription price goes up, Apple lets you know in advance and, when its rules require it, asks for your consent.

Packs and Diamonds

  • Packs and Diamond packs are one-time purchases of consumable items, charged to your Apple Account when you confirm. They don’t renew.
  • Entry offer: 10 Diamonds, 2 hours of profit and the exclusive golden Gemeinho, up to 5 times. Starter Pack: 25 Diamonds, 8 hours of profit, 10 cards and the golden Gemeinho, once only. Premium Pack: 60 Diamonds, 24 hours of profit, 30 cards and the golden Gemeinho, once only. Diamond packs contain 12, 32, 70 or 160 Diamonds. The contents and limit of each one are those shown in the Shop before you buy.
  • Diamond is an in-game currency: it’s used to get instant profit, double your automatic income for 1 hour, start a rush and fix the bug.
  • Diamonds and other in-game items have no real-money value: they can’t be exchanged for money or transferred to another person, and they aren’t refundable through the app (refunds are handled by Apple, see below).
  • Consumable items are added to your progress when you buy them and don’t come back through Restore purchases.
  • Any purchase removes the forced ads. Rewarded videos stay optional for everyone.

Club Lifetime and old Pro purchases

  • Company Club Lifetime is a one-time payment, with no renewal, that unlocks the Club benefits for as long as the app is offered. The purchase is tied to your Apple Account.
  • If you bought Build in Public Pro before, you keep everything: Pro Lifetime stays valid forever, and an old Pro subscription stays valid while it’s active, renewing on the same terms until you cancel it, as described above.

If you have an active monthly subscription and buy Club Lifetime, cancel the subscription in your Apple Account settings so you aren’t charged again.

Restoring purchases

On another iPhone, or after reinstalling the app, sign in with the same Apple Account and tap Settings › Company Club › Restore purchases. The Company Club (an active monthly subscription or lifetime) and old Pro purchases come back. Packs and Diamonds are consumables and aren’t restored. In-game money, your company, your investments and your saved Diamonds are part of your progress: they come back through iCloud, if it’s on, or with the backup file (Settings › Data).

Refunds

Payments are made to Apple, so refunds follow Apple’s rules. To request one, go to reportaproblem.apple.com. Nothing here limits the rights that consumer law in your country gives you.

Money, Diamonds and in-game items

In-game money, Diamonds, cards, investments and other in-game items have no real-money value: they can’t be exchanged for money or transferred to another person.

Your data and backup

Your progress stays on your device (and in iCloud, if it’s on), and keeping a backup is your responsibility. If the app is deleted or the device is lost without a backup, your progress can’t be recovered. The Company Club and the old Pro can be restored through the App Store; consumable items can’t. The details are in the Privacy Policy (Settings › About › Privacy).

Art and content

The character, art, texts and sounds of Build in Public belong to their authors. You may not copy, sell or modify the app, its art or its texts. The font and the open-source libraries follow their own licenses (see Settings › About › Credits).

Warranty and liability

The app is provided as is. We do our best to make it work well, but we can’t guarantee it will never have bugs. To the extent permitted by law, we aren’t liable for indirect losses caused by using the app. Nothing in these terms limits rights that the law guarantees and that can’t be waived by contract.

Changes

These terms may change. The new version will appear here, with the updated date.

Contact

Questions about these terms: contato@viniciusfreire.dev.