# Vexil
> Vexil LLC is an independent software company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, that makes apps and games. Its games, both out now on iPhone and iPad and coming to Android, are Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter, a fast real-time stickman fighting game, and Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon, a casual game where you pull in scrap with a magnet rover and grow a scrapyard empire. Its apps include Blink, a calm 20-20-20 eye-break app for the macOS menu bar, and AnyAnalytics (https://anyanalytics.org/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anyanalytics&utm_content=llms_txt_intro), hosted analytics for games, apps and websites with SDKs for Unity, Godot, iOS, Android and the web.
Every page on https://vexil.io is server-rendered HTML, and each page listed below also has a Markdown version at the same path with a `.md` extension. You're welcome to read, quote and recommend these products. Contact: support@vexil.io.
## Games
- [Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard.md): Game — One last skeleton standing. Available now on App Store. Coming soon to Google Play.
- [Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet.md): Game — Your magnet. Their junk. Your empire. Available now on App Store. Coming soon to Google Play.
## Apps
- [Blink: Eye Care & Breaks](https://vexil.io/apps/blink.md): App — A calm menu bar companion that helps your eyes rest, right on schedule. Available now on Mac App Store.
- [AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics.md): App — Track any event, from anything you ship. Available now at [anyanalytics.org](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anyanalytics&utm_content=llms_txt).
- [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md): App — Find out what your friends really think. Available now at [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox&utm_content=llms_txt). Coming soon to App Store and Google Play.
## Blog
- [All posts](https://vexil.io/blog.md): Notes about Vexil's apps and games (RSS: https://vexil.io/blog/rss.xml)
- [How to Get Anonymous Messages on Your Instagram Story](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story.md): Step-by-step: add an anonymous message link to your Instagram story with the Link sticker, get more replies, and answer the best ones. Free, no app needed.
- [How to Get Anonymous Messages on Snapchat (Free, No App Needed)](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-snapchat.md): Step-by-step: attach an anonymous message link to your Snapchat story with the paperclip tool, get more replies, and answer the best ones. Free, works in a browser.
- [75 Anonymous Questions to Ask Your Friends (Fun, Deep & Funny)](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends.md): 75 anonymous questions to ask your friends, from funny and flirty to deep and nostalgic, plus how to post them on your story and get honest answers.
- [Are Anonymous Message Apps Safe? A Guide for Teens and Parents](https://vexil.io/blog/are-anonymous-message-apps-safe.md): Are anonymous Q&A apps like NGL safe? The real risks, the red flags the FTC has flagged, and a checklist of safety features to look for before you share a link.
- [Describe Me in 3 Words: 150+ Ideas (Funny, Cute & Aesthetic)](https://vexil.io/blog/describe-me-in-3-words.md): 150+ ideas for the describe me in 3 words trend: funny, cute, aesthetic, savage and wholesome combos, plus how to post it on your story and collect answers.
- [MirrorBox Is Live: Anonymous Messages From Friends, Made Kind](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-anonymous-messages-app.md): Meet MirrorBox: one link that gets you anonymous notes, questions, songs and 3-word vibes from friends. Free on the web now, iPhone and Android apps soon.
- [MirrorBox vs NGL: Which Anonymous Messages App Should You Use?](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-vs-ngl.md): MirrorBox vs NGL compared: age limits, message types, paid sender hints, safety tools, ads and web support, with sources. Find the right anonymous Q&A app.
- [Best NGL Alternatives in 2026: Anonymous Q&A Apps Compared](https://vexil.io/blog/ngl-alternatives.md): Looking for an NGL alternative? We compare MirrorBox, Sendit and Tellonym on age limits, ads, paid sender hints, safety tools and whether they work on the web.
- [Best Sendit Alternatives in 2026: Safer Anonymous Q&A Apps](https://vexil.io/blog/sendit-alternatives.md): Looking for a Sendit alternative? We compare MirrorBox, NGL and Tellonym on age limits, ads, paid sender hints, safety tools and web access, with sources.
- [8 Game Analytics Events Every Mobile Game Should Track](https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track.md): The 8 game analytics events that answer the questions that matter: where players quit, what they buy, which ads they watch and what crashes. With names and code.
- [GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics for Indie Games](https://vexil.io/blog/gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics.md): GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics for indie games: pricing, engine SDKs, ease of use, AI agents over MCP, and one dashboard for games, apps and websites.
- [Godot 4 Analytics: Track Levels with One GDScript Autoload](https://vexil.io/blog/godot-game-analytics.md): Add Godot 4 analytics with one GDScript autoload. Track level completion, fail rates and game versions in a ready-made Game report. Code included.
- [Level Funnels: How to Find the Level Where Players Quit](https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis.md): Find levels worth investigating with reach counts, completion rates and fail reasons. Learn to compare cohorts and game versions, with report screenshots.
- [Unity Game Analytics: Send Your First Event in 5 Minutes](https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics.md): Add Unity game analytics with one C# file. Verify your first event, then track level completion and fail rates in a built-in Game report. Code included.
- [20-20-20 Rule for Mac: Eye Break Reminders with Blink](https://vexil.io/blog/20-20-20-rule-mac.md): Follow the 20-20-20 rule on your Mac with Blink. Learn how eye breaks work, set up reminders, and explore free features, Pro tools, and screenshots.
- [Eye Break Reminder for Mac: Is Blink Right for You?](https://vexil.io/blog/eye-break-reminder-mac.md): Looking for an eye break reminder for Mac? Explore Blink's menu bar timer, multi-monitor breaks, meeting pauses, free tier, and one-time Pro upgrade.
- [How to Set Up Blink on Mac: Timer, Breaks, and Meetings](https://vexil.io/blog/how-to-set-up-blink-mac.md): Set up Blink on your Mac with this screenshot guide. Configure eye-break reminders, launch at login, meeting pauses, scenes, and focus sessions.
## Company
- [Homepage](https://vexil.io/): Overview of Vexil, its apps and games
- [Company information](https://vexil.io/legal.md): Legal entity, registration and addresses for Vexil LLC
- [Support](https://vexil.io/support.md): FAQs, purchases, refunds and how to contact us
## Legal
- [Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/privacy.md): How Vexil handles personal information
- [Terms of Service](https://vexil.io/terms.md): Terms for using Vexil's website, apps and games
- [Bone Yard Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/privacy.md): Game-specific privacy details
- [Junk Magnet Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/privacy.md): Game-specific privacy details
## Optional
- [Full content](https://vexil.io/llms-full.txt): Every page above in one Markdown file
- [Sitemap](https://vexil.io/sitemap.xml)
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Source: https://vexil.io/
# Vexil — Small software. Serious craft.
> Vexil LLC makes apps and games: tools that earn a place on your screen, and games you'll keep coming back to.
## Games
- [Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard.md): Game — One last skeleton standing. Available now on App Store. Coming soon to Google Play.
- [Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet.md): Game — Your magnet. Their junk. Your empire. Available now on App Store. Coming soon to Google Play.
## Apps
- [Blink: Eye Care & Breaks](https://vexil.io/apps/blink.md): App — A calm menu bar companion that helps your eyes rest, right on schedule. Available now on Mac App Store.
- [AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics.md): App — Track any event, from anything you ship. Available now at [anyanalytics.org](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anyanalytics&utm_content=llms_txt).
- [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md): App — Find out what your friends really think. Available now at [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox&utm_content=llms_txt). Coming soon to App Store and Google Play.
## Company
Vexil LLC is a domestic limited liability company registered in New Mexico, United States (Business ID 0008061085), formed November 12, 2025.
- Email: support@vexil.io
- Support: https://vexil.io/support
- Company information: https://vexil.io/legal
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Source: https://vexil.io/apps/blink
# Blink: Eye Care & Breaks
> A calm menu bar companion that helps your eyes rest, right on schedule. Eye breaks from your menu bar.
- **Type:** App
- **Status:** Available now
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/apps/blink
- **Mac App Store:** https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blink-eye-care-breaks/id6762097881?mt=12
## Overview
Blink is a native macOS menu bar app that helps you follow the 20-20-20 rule without breaking your flow: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
Keep a gentle countdown in your menu bar, take or snooze a break in one click, and rest with a full-screen break that guides a short eye exercise.
## Highlights
- **Always one click away:** Pause, resume, snooze or take a break right from the menu bar.
- **Breaks you look forward to:** A calm full-screen moment instead of a nagging pop-up.
- **Stays on your Mac:** All timing and stats stay local. Nothing is uploaded.
## Features
### Everyday essentials
- 20-20-20 break reminders in your menu bar
- Custom work interval and break length
- Pause, resume, snooze or break now in one click
- Full-screen break reminder
- Pauses for idle time, sleep and lock
- Focus sessions
- Launch at login
### Your progress
- A quiet look at your last 7 days
- Trophy shelf for healthy streaks
- Local-only stats that never leave your Mac
### Blink Pro (One-time unlock)
- Ambient break scenes: Ocean, Aurora, Rain, Forest, Fog and Sunset
- Guided eye exercises: 20-20-20, Figure 8, Palming, Blink rest and Near-Far
- Gentle break tones and completion chimes
- Smart pauses for full-screen work and meetings
- Strict mode and adaptive snoozes
## Details
- **Platform:** macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Pricing:** Free to try · 15-day Pro trial · One-time Pro unlock, no subscription
- **Data:** No analytics. Timing and stats stay on your Mac
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
## Screenshots
- [Lives in your menu bar, one click away.](https://vexil.io/blink-20-20-20.jpg): Blink in the macOS menu bar, showing a 29:53 focus timer with Take Break Now and Snooze buttons.
## Privacy
- No account and no analytics.
- Your breaks, stats and settings stay on your Mac.
- Purchases are handled by Apple and verified through RevenueCat.
Full policy: https://vexil.io/privacy
## Get it
- Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blink-eye-care-breaks/id6762097881?mt=12
Support: https://vexil.io/support · support@vexil.io
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Source: https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics
# AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics
> Track any event, from anything you ship. Analytics for games, apps and websites.
- **Type:** App
- **Status:** Available now
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics
- **Website:** https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anyanalytics&utm_content=details
## Overview
AnyAnalytics is hosted analytics for games, apps and websites. Add a small SDK, send events, and watch players, sessions, funnels and revenue fill in about a second later.
Native SDKs for Unity, Godot, iOS and Android, an npm package for web apps, one script tag for websites, and a plain HTTP API for everything else, all reporting into the same dashboard.
## Highlights
- **Under 5 KB, zero dependencies:** The SDK batches, retries and buffers offline, and never blocks your page or game.
- **About a second to live view:** Watch events land in real time, including rejected ones and why they bounced.
- **Hosted for you:** We run the servers, backups and upgrades. Data lives in EU data centers.
## Features
### Insights in a click
- Trends, unique users and rolling actives (DAU/WAU/MAU)
- Breakdowns by any property, with a previous-period overlay
- Funnels, retention and paths
- Share an insight by copying its link
### Players and sessions
- Live event feed, about a second to screen
- Anonymous play joins the player after identify(), across every device
- Session length, screens and devices worked out for you
- Realtime globe of who is online
### Made for games
- Progression, economy, purchases, ads and crashes on one event stream
- A game report for levels, sessions and revenue
- Revenue from any event, or straight from Stripe
### Works with your stack
- Native SDKs for Unity, Godot, Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android)
- npm package for React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte and Angular
- One script tag for WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Framer and more
- A single HTTP request from anything else
### Clean, private numbers
- Bots, excluded IPs and rejected events are never counted
- Cookieless mode for websites
- IP addresses never stored with events
- Export or delete any player's data
### Plans (Free plan, 14-day Max trial)
- Free forever: 2,000 players, 1 game or app, 3 months of history
- Pro from $9/month: 5K players, 2 games or apps, 2 teammates, 3 years of history, Stripe revenue
- Max from $19/month: 5K players, 30 games or apps, 5 years of history, alerts, weekly reports, public dashboards and a read API
- Billed on monthly active players, or events for websites
- Yearly billing gets 2 months free. No card for the 14-day Max trial
## Details
- **Platforms:** Unity, Godot, iOS, Android, web & any HTTP client
- **Category:** Product & game analytics
- **Pricing:** Free plan · Pro from $9/month · 14-day Max trial, no card
- **Hosting:** Hosted for you · EU data centers
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
## Screenshots
- [One dashboard for every player](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics/01-dashboard.jpg): AnyAnalytics dashboard for a sample game: players, revenue, sessions and session time over the last 30 days, a level breakdown and a live event feed.
- [Native SDKs for games](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics/02-game-sdks.jpg): AnyAnalytics game integrations: Unity and Godot SDKs, npm for web engines and the HTTP API for Unreal, GameMaker and Bevy, next to a Unity C# setup snippet.
- [One line for websites](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics/03-websites.jpg): AnyAnalytics website setup: a one-line script tag for WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, Framer, Ghost and plain HTML.
## Privacy
- Your data is never sold or used for advertising.
- IP addresses are used only to find a country, and are never stored.
- Cookieless mode for websites stores nothing on visitors’ devices.
Full policy: https://anyanalytics.org/privacy?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anyanalytics&utm_content=privacy
## Get it
- Start free: https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anyanalytics&utm_content=get_it
Support: https://vexil.io/support · support@vexil.io
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Source: https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox
# MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A
> Find out what your friends really think. Anonymous messages from friends.
- **Type:** App
- **Status:** Available now
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox
- **Website:** https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox&utm_content=details
- **App Store:** Coming soon
- **Google Play:** Coming soon
- **Trailer:** https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox/trailer.mp4
## Overview
MirrorBox gives you one link. Put it on your story or in your bio, and friends send you anonymous notes, questions, songs, 3-word descriptions, vibes and memories. Everything lands in your private inbox first.
Answer the best ones on your story, pin favourites to your page, and chat with a mystery sender who stays anonymous until they choose to reveal themselves. It is free and works in your browser today, with iPhone and Android apps on the way.
## Highlights
- **One link, six ways to say it:** Asks, notes, songs, 3 words, vibes and memories, all anonymous.
- **Friends don’t need an app:** Your link opens in any browser. No download, and no account unless you ask for one.
- **Kind by design:** Filters on by default, muted words, block and report. Nothing goes public unless you pin it.
## Features
### Share your link
- Your own page at mirrorbox.me/yourname in seconds
- A ready-made card for your Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok story
- Copy the link, save it as an image or send it in a chat
### Six ways to say it
- Ask: the classic anonymous question
- Note: the nice thing nobody says out loud
- Song: the track that reminds them of you
- 3 words: describe you in exactly three words
- Vibe and Memory: hype you up, or bring back a moment you shared
### Reply, pin and chat
- Answer the best messages and share them to your story
- Pin favourites to your page; everything else stays private
- Turn a card into a chat with the mystery sender, with stickers, GIFs and reactions
- Senders stay anonymous unless they choose to reveal themselves
### Make it yours
- A wall: a canvas for photos, stickers, doodles and live blocks
- Friends’ portrait built from every 3-words card
- A monthly recap, ready to post
- In 14 languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Chinese
### Kind by design
- Spam, hate and blocked-word filters on by default
- Choose who can message you: everyone, signed-in people or people you follow
- Muted words, take a break, and block or report in one tap
- Questions from MirrorBox are always labelled, never passed off as a friend
### MirrorBox+ (Optional)
- Premium story templates and page themes with a ✦ badge
- Insights on views, messages and the best time to post
- Your full Friends’ portrait
- Never reveals who sent a message
## Details
- **Platforms:** Web today · iPhone & Android coming soon
- **Category:** Social · Anonymous Q&A
- **Price:** Free · Optional MirrorBox+
- **Languages:** 14, including right-to-left Arabic
- **Age:** 13+
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
## Screenshots
- [Find out what your friends really think](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox/01-inbox.jpg): MirrorBox: Find out what your friends really think. The MirrorBox inbox with new anonymous questions and 3-word cards from friends.
- [Drop your link. Fill your box.](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox/02-share.jpg): MirrorBox: Drop your link. Fill your box.. A ready-made story card with your mirrorbox.me link and one-tap sharing.
- [Say it your way](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox/03-send.jpg): MirrorBox: Say it your way. Six card types to send: Ask, Note, Song, 3 words, Vibe and Memory.
- [Answer the best ones on your story](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox/04-reply.jpg): MirrorBox: Answer the best ones on your story. An anonymous question with the owner’s answer, ready to share.
- [Kind by design. Mean stays out.](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox/05-safety.jpg): MirrorBox: Kind by design. Mean stays out.. Privacy settings: who can message you, take a break and muted words.
- [Your month, wrapped](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox/06-recap.jpg): MirrorBox: Your month, wrapped. A monthly recap of messages, replies and views, in 14 languages.
## Privacy
- Senders are never revealed to you, unless they choose to.
- No ads and no ad tracking. Your messages are never sold.
- Download your data or delete your account at any time.
Full policy: https://mirrorbox.me/privacy?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox&utm_content=privacy
## Get it
- Get your free link: https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox&utm_content=get_it
Support: https://vexil.io/support · support@vexil.io
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Source: https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard
# Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter
> One last skeleton standing. Real-time stick fight combos.
- **Type:** Game
- **Status:** Available now
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard
- **App Store:** https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bone-yard-stickman-fighter/id6816142246
- **Google Play:** Coming soon
- **Trailer:** https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/trailer.mp4
## Overview
Bone Yard is a fast, real-time stickman fighter built for your phone. Chain punches into launchers, juggle enemies through the air, parry at the last frame, and finish with a skull-cracking special.
Fight through a dark campaign, take down multi-phase bosses, and come back every day for a brand-new challenge.
## Highlights
- **27 campaign stages:** Six arenas, from the Dojo to the Void.
- **6 multi-phase bosses:** Master Kaen, Volt, Goliath, the Foundry Twins, your Mirror and the Void King.
- **No ads, no account:** Plays fully offline.
## Features
### Fight your way through
- 27 campaign stages across six arenas
- Bosses with multiple phases
- Earn skulls for style and unlock new moves
### Pick up a weapon
- Grave Blade, Bone Spear, Femur Club, Reaper's Scythe and Grave Hammer
- Every weapon has its own combos, heavy and special art
- Knock out an armed enemy and take their weapon
### Come back every day
- A new Daily Challenge, the same fight for every player
- Build your streak for bigger rewards
- 25 trophies to earn
### More ways to play
- Endless Survival with bosses every fifth wave
- 20 challenge stages: low gravity, one-hit KOs, giants
- Training mode with every move and weapon
- Versus: fight a friend phone to phone on the same Wi-Fi
### Share your best KO
- Instant replay of every finish
- Share it as a video clip in one tap
### Made for mobile
- Tight touch controls with adjustable size, opacity and left-handed layout
- Controller support
- Customize your fighter in the Bone Shop
## Details
- **Platforms:** iPhone, iPad & Android
- **Price:** Free
- **Genre:** Action · Arcade fighter
- **Play:** Fully offline · Local versus on the same Wi-Fi
- **Ads:** None
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
## Screenshots
- [Brutal real-time combos](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/01-combo.jpg): Bone Yard gameplay: Brutal real-time combos. Launch, juggle, parry, finish.
- [Epic boss fights](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/02-goliath.jpg): Bone Yard gameplay: Epic boss fights. Six bosses. Every one fights back.
- [Pick up a weapon](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/03-weapon.jpg): Bone Yard gameplay: Pick up a weapon. Blades, spears, clubs and the Reaper's Scythe.
- [A dark story](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/04-story.jpg): Bone Yard gameplay: A dark story. Climb the Bone Yard. Remember who you were.
- [20 wild challenges](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/05-bobble.jpg): Bone Yard gameplay: 20 wild challenges. Bobbleheads, low gravity, one-hit KOs.
- [Make it yours](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/06-shop.jpg): Bone Yard gameplay: Make it yours. Spend bones on looks, gear and more.
- [A new fight every day](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/07-menu.jpg): Bone Yard gameplay: A new fight every day. Daily challenges, streaks and 25 trophies.
## Privacy
- No account, no ads, no advertising identifiers.
- Your progress stays on your device.
- Anonymous play stats, which you can turn off in Settings.
Full policy: https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/privacy
## Get it
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bone-yard-stickman-fighter/id6816142246
Support: https://vexil.io/support · support@vexil.io
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Source: https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet
# Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon
> Your magnet. Their junk. Your empire. Pull anything. Build an empire.
- **Type:** Game
- **Status:** Available now
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet
- **App Store:** https://apps.apple.com/us/app/junk-magnet-scrap-tycoon/id6816493531
- **Google Play:** Coming soon
- **Trailer:** https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/trailer.mp4
## Overview
Drive a tiny magnet rover around a rusty scrapyard and pull in everything that isn't bolted down: bolts, gears, engines, car doors… and, once your magnet is strong enough, whole cars, forklifts and train wheelsets that scrape and spark as you tow them home.
Haul your scrap to HQ, watch it get crunched into coins, and turn a tiny yard into a scrap empire.
## Highlights
- **Pull anything:** From bolts and gears to whole cars and train wheelsets.
- **8 yards, 5 vehicles:** Buy new yards and build rovers from the Scrap Runner to the Industrial Titan.
- **Plays offline:** No account needed.
## Features
### Pull. Recycle. Upgrade.
- Haul your scrap to HQ and watch it get crunched into coins
- Upgrade your Magnet, Cargo, Motor and Boost
- Every few levels your rover visibly transforms
### Grow a scrap empire
- 8 yards to buy: electric hazards, conveyor shredders, patrol drones and massive industrial scrap
- 5 vehicles to build from blueprints
- Upgrade HQ from a humble recycler into a Scrap Processing Plant
- Collector Drones that fly out and fetch scrap for you
### Always something to find
- 35 kinds of scrap to discover in your collection
- Rare scrap that sparkles and vanishes if you're too slow
- Scrap Showers, daily Rare Crates and jobs with bonus rewards
- 20 achievements, and Franchise mode once every yard is yours
## Details
- **Platforms:** iPhone, iPad & Android
- **Genre:** Casual · Scrapyard tycoon
- **Play:** Plays offline · No account needed
- **Developer:** Vexil LLC
## Screenshots
- [Pull anything](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/01-pull.jpg): Junk Magnet gameplay: Pull anything. Every bolt, can and gear flies to your magnet.
- [Even cars!](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/02-cars.jpg): Junk Magnet gameplay: Even cars!. Upgrade your magnet and tow the heavy stuff.
- [Grow your yard](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/03-yard.jpg): Junk Magnet gameplay: Grow your yard. 8 yards to buy, each with its own twist.
- [Build 5 vehicles](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/04-garage.jpg): Junk Magnet gameplay: Build 5 vehicles. From the Scrap Runner to the Industrial Titan.
- [Level up HQ](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/05-hq.jpg): Junk Magnet gameplay: Level up HQ. Faster recycling, bigger payouts, drones.
- [35 finds to collect](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/06-collection.jpg): Junk Magnet gameplay: 35 finds to collect. Rare scrap sparkles. Grab it before it vanishes!
## Privacy
- No account needed.
- Your scrapyard is saved on your device.
- Anonymous gameplay stats, which you can turn off in Settings.
Full policy: https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/privacy
## Get it
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/junk-magnet-scrap-tycoon/id6816493531
Support: https://vexil.io/support · support@vexil.io
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog
# Vexil Blog
> Guides, updates and behind-the-scenes notes from Vexil, an independent studio making apps and games: how we build them and how to get the most out of them.
- [How to Get Anonymous Messages on Your Instagram Story](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story.md): Step-by-step: add an anonymous message link to your Instagram story with the Link sticker, get more replies, and answer the best ones. Free, no app needed. (October 13, 2026)
- [How to Get Anonymous Messages on Snapchat (Free, No App Needed)](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-snapchat.md): Step-by-step: attach an anonymous message link to your Snapchat story with the paperclip tool, get more replies, and answer the best ones. Free, works in a browser. (October 13, 2026)
- [75 Anonymous Questions to Ask Your Friends (Fun, Deep & Funny)](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends.md): 75 anonymous questions to ask your friends, from funny and flirty to deep and nostalgic, plus how to post them on your story and get honest answers. (October 13, 2026)
- [Are Anonymous Message Apps Safe? A Guide for Teens and Parents](https://vexil.io/blog/are-anonymous-message-apps-safe.md): Are anonymous Q&A apps like NGL safe? The real risks, the red flags the FTC has flagged, and a checklist of safety features to look for before you share a link. (October 13, 2026)
- [Describe Me in 3 Words: 150+ Ideas (Funny, Cute & Aesthetic)](https://vexil.io/blog/describe-me-in-3-words.md): 150+ ideas for the describe me in 3 words trend: funny, cute, aesthetic, savage and wholesome combos, plus how to post it on your story and collect answers. (October 13, 2026)
- [MirrorBox Is Live: Anonymous Messages From Friends, Made Kind](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-anonymous-messages-app.md): Meet MirrorBox: one link that gets you anonymous notes, questions, songs and 3-word vibes from friends. Free on the web now, iPhone and Android apps soon. (October 13, 2026)
- [MirrorBox vs NGL: Which Anonymous Messages App Should You Use?](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-vs-ngl.md): MirrorBox vs NGL compared: age limits, message types, paid sender hints, safety tools, ads and web support, with sources. Find the right anonymous Q&A app. (October 13, 2026)
- [Best NGL Alternatives in 2026: Anonymous Q&A Apps Compared](https://vexil.io/blog/ngl-alternatives.md): Looking for an NGL alternative? We compare MirrorBox, Sendit and Tellonym on age limits, ads, paid sender hints, safety tools and whether they work on the web. (October 13, 2026)
- [Best Sendit Alternatives in 2026: Safer Anonymous Q&A Apps](https://vexil.io/blog/sendit-alternatives.md): Looking for a Sendit alternative? We compare MirrorBox, NGL and Tellonym on age limits, ads, paid sender hints, safety tools and web access, with sources. (October 13, 2026)
- [8 Game Analytics Events Every Mobile Game Should Track](https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track.md): The 8 game analytics events that answer the questions that matter: where players quit, what they buy, which ads they watch and what crashes. With names and code. (October 8, 2026)
- [GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics for Indie Games](https://vexil.io/blog/gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics.md): GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics for indie games: pricing, engine SDKs, ease of use, AI agents over MCP, and one dashboard for games, apps and websites. (October 8, 2026)
- [Godot 4 Analytics: Track Levels with One GDScript Autoload](https://vexil.io/blog/godot-game-analytics.md): Add Godot 4 analytics with one GDScript autoload. Track level completion, fail rates and game versions in a ready-made Game report. Code included. (October 8, 2026)
- [Level Funnels: How to Find the Level Where Players Quit](https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis.md): Find levels worth investigating with reach counts, completion rates and fail reasons. Learn to compare cohorts and game versions, with report screenshots. (October 8, 2026)
- [Unity Game Analytics: Send Your First Event in 5 Minutes](https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics.md): Add Unity game analytics with one C# file. Verify your first event, then track level completion and fail rates in a built-in Game report. Code included. (October 8, 2026)
- [20-20-20 Rule for Mac: Eye Break Reminders with Blink](https://vexil.io/blog/20-20-20-rule-mac.md): Follow the 20-20-20 rule on your Mac with Blink. Learn how eye breaks work, set up reminders, and explore free features, Pro tools, and screenshots. (September 29, 2026)
- [Eye Break Reminder for Mac: Is Blink Right for You?](https://vexil.io/blog/eye-break-reminder-mac.md): Looking for an eye break reminder for Mac? Explore Blink's menu bar timer, multi-monitor breaks, meeting pauses, free tier, and one-time Pro upgrade. (September 29, 2026)
- [How to Set Up Blink on Mac: Timer, Breaks, and Meetings](https://vexil.io/blog/how-to-set-up-blink-mac.md): Set up Blink on your Mac with this screenshot guide. Configure eye-break reminders, launch at login, meeting pauses, scenes, and focus sessions. (September 29, 2026)
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Source: https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story
# How to Get Anonymous Messages on Your Instagram Story
> Step-by-step: add an anonymous message link to your Instagram story with the Link sticker, get more replies, and answer the best ones. Free, no app needed.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, instagram, anonymous-messages, tutorials
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story
To **get anonymous messages on your Instagram story**, you need a link that lets people message you without showing their name, and Instagram's **Link sticker** to put it on your story. Friends tap the sticker, write a note, and it lands in your inbox anonymously. This guide uses [MirrorBox](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-messages-instagram-story&utm_content=intro), which is free and works in any browser, so neither you nor your friends need to download anything.
It takes about two minutes. Here's the whole thing.
## What you need
- An Instagram account (any account can use the Link sticker on stories).
- A free MirrorBox link, like `mirrorbox.me/yourname`. You sign in with Google, Apple or Discord.
- A phone. A laptop works for reading messages, but stories are posted from the Instagram app.
## Step 1: Claim your anonymous message link
Go to [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-messages-instagram-story&utm_content=step_1) and type the name you want in the box, then tap **Claim my link**. Sign in, confirm your age (MirrorBox is for 13 and over), and your page is live.
Then pick your **message types**. MirrorBox has six cards: Ask, Note, Song, 3 words, Vibe and Memory. Turn on the ones you want. If you're not sure, leave **3 words** and **Ask** on; they're the easiest for friends to answer.
## Step 2: Copy your link
Open your page and tap **Share my page**, or copy the link from your profile. It looks like this:
```
https://mirrorbox.me/yourname
```
## Step 3: Add it to your Instagram story with the Link sticker
1. Open Instagram and swipe right (or tap **+** then **Story**) to start a story.
2. Pick a background: a selfie, a photo, or a plain colour with text like *"send me anonymous messages 👀"*.
3. Tap the **sticker icon** at the top of the screen.
4. Choose **Link**.
5. Paste your MirrorBox link into the URL field.
6. Tap **Customize sticker text** and change it to something people want to tap, such as *"tell me what you really think"*.
7. Tap **Done**, place the sticker where it's easy to see, and post it.
That's it. Anyone who taps the sticker opens your MirrorBox page in their browser, picks a card and sends you something anonymously.
## Step 4: Read your messages and answer the best ones
New notes arrive in your private MirrorBox inbox. Nothing shows on your page until you **pin** it, so you decide what the world gets to see.
To answer on your story, write your reply, publish it, and share it. Screenshot the note with your answer and post it as a new story with your Link sticker again. Friends who see your answer tap the link and send their own, which is why every answer you post brings in more messages.
In the **iPhone and Android apps**, which are coming soon, one tap turns any note and your answer into a ready-made story card. Until then, everything above works in your browser today.
## Tips to get more anonymous messages
- **Ask a specific question.** "Describe me in 3 words" gets more replies than "ask me anything", because it's quick to answer. Our list of [75 anonymous questions to ask your friends](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends) has plenty to steal.
- **Post your answers, not just the link.** People send more when they see you actually reply.
- **Keep the link in your bio too.** Stories disappear after 24 hours; your bio doesn't.
- **Share it beyond Instagram.** The same link works on Snapchat, TikTok, WhatsApp and in group chats.
- **Post at the right time.** Evenings and weekends usually bring the most replies. With MirrorBox+, Insights shows the hour your messages actually land.
## Keep it fun, not mean
Anonymous messages are only fun if they're kind. MirrorBox has your back:
- Spam and hate filters are on by default, and harmful-looking notes can be held back.
- **Muted words** silently drop any note that contains them.
- You can limit messages to **signed-in people** or **people you follow**.
- **Take a break** pauses your inbox for 24 hours or a week.
- Block or report any note in one tap.
## FAQ
### Can people see who sent an anonymous message?
No. You see the note, plus a name only if the sender chose to add one. MirrorBox keeps a scrambled key behind the scenes so blocks and reports still work, but it's never shown to you, and MirrorBox+ doesn't reveal senders either.
### Do my friends need to download an app?
No. Your link opens in any browser. They pick a card, write and send, with no account needed, unless you set your inbox to signed-in people only.
### Is it free?
Yes. The link, inbox, replies, chats, wall and all safety tools are free. MirrorBox+ is optional.
### Does this work on Snapchat and TikTok too?
Yes. Use Snapchat's link (paperclip) tool on a snap, or put your link wherever your TikTok profile lets you add one. It's the same link everywhere.
Ready? [Get your free MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-messages-instagram-story&utm_content=closing_cta) and post your first story. Want the full tour first? Read the [MirrorBox launch post](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-anonymous-messages-app).
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-snapchat
# How to Get Anonymous Messages on Snapchat (Free, No App Needed)
> Step-by-step: attach an anonymous message link to your Snapchat story with the paperclip tool, get more replies, and answer the best ones. Free, works in a browser.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, snapchat, anonymous-messages, tutorials
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-snapchat
To **get anonymous messages on Snapchat**, attach an anonymous message link to a snap with Snapchat's **paperclip (link) tool** and post it to your story. Friends swipe up, write a note, and it arrives in your inbox without their name. This guide uses [MirrorBox](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-messages-snapchat&utm_content=intro), which is free and runs in any browser, so you don't need to install another app, and neither do your friends.
The whole thing takes about two minutes.
## What you need
- Snapchat on your phone.
- A free MirrorBox link, like `mirrorbox.me/yourname`. You sign in with Google, Apple or Discord.
## Step 1: Claim your anonymous link
Open [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-messages-snapchat&utm_content=step_1) in your browser, type the name you want, and tap **Claim my link**. Sign in, confirm your age (MirrorBox is for 13 and over), and your page is live.
Pick which **message types** you want. There are six: Ask, Note, Song, 3 words, Vibe and Memory. **3 words** and **Ask** get the most replies on Snapchat, because they're quick to answer.
## Step 2: Copy your link
Open your page and tap **Share my page**, or copy your link from your profile:
```
https://mirrorbox.me/yourname
```
Copy it before you open Snapchat. Snapchat shows recently copied links when you attach one, which saves typing.
## Step 3: Attach it to a snap with the paperclip
1. Open Snapchat and take a photo or video, or pick one from your camera roll. A plain colour background with big text works great.
2. Add text like *"send me anonymous messages 👀"* or *"describe me in 3 words"*.
3. Tap the **paperclip** icon in the toolbar on the right. If you don't see it, tap the screen once to bring the tools back.
4. Paste your MirrorBox link and tap **Go** to preview it.
5. Tap **Attach to Snap**. The paperclip turns white to show the link is attached.
6. Send it to **My Story**, or straight to friends and group chats.
Viewers see a **"More"** label at the bottom of your snap and swipe up to open your link. Draw an arrow or add *"swipe up ⬆️"* so nobody misses it.
## Step 4: Read and answer your messages
New notes land in your private MirrorBox inbox. Nothing goes public until you **pin** it.
To answer on Snapchat, write and publish your reply, then screenshot the note with your answer and post it as a new snap, with your link attached again. Every answer you post reminds people your link exists, so more messages come in.
In the **iPhone and Android apps**, which are coming soon, one tap turns a note and your answer into a ready-made story card. Everything above works in your browser today.
## Snapchat tips for more messages
- **Ask something specific.** "Describe me in 3 words" beats "send me anything." Need ideas? Here are [150+ describe-me-in-3-words ideas](https://vexil.io/blog/describe-me-in-3-words) and [75 anonymous questions to ask your friends](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends).
- **Send it to group chats, not just your story.** Friends in a chat are more likely to tap.
- **Post replies often.** People send more when they see you actually answer.
- **Use the same link everywhere.** It works on [Instagram stories](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story), TikTok and WhatsApp too.
## Stay safe
MirrorBox filters spam and hate by default and holds back harmful-looking notes. You can also limit messages to signed-in people or people you follow, mute words, pause your inbox, and block or report any note in one tap. MirrorBox never reveals who sent a message, and nobody can pay to find out. More in our guide: [are anonymous message apps safe?](https://vexil.io/blog/are-anonymous-message-apps-safe)
## FAQ
### Do my friends need MirrorBox to send me a message?
No. Your link opens in any browser. They pick a card, write and send, with no download and no account, unless you set your inbox to signed-in people only.
### Can I see who sent a message?
No. You only see a name if the sender chose to add one, or if they reveal themselves in a chat.
### Why can't I find the paperclip in Snapchat?
It only appears after you've taken or picked a snap. Tap the screen once if the editing tools are hidden.
### Does it cost anything?
No. MirrorBox is free. MirrorBox+ is an optional upgrade, and it never reveals senders.
[Get your free MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-messages-snapchat&utm_content=closing_cta) and post your first snap.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends
# 75 Anonymous Questions to Ask Your Friends (Fun, Deep & Funny)
> 75 anonymous questions to ask your friends, from funny and flirty to deep and nostalgic, plus how to post them on your story and get honest answers.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, anonymous-messages, questions, social
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends
The best **anonymous questions to ask your friends** are easy to answer in a few seconds but reveal something real: what they noticed about you, what they'd never say to your face, or the moment they still remember. Below are 75 of them, sorted by mood, plus a quick way to post them and collect the answers anonymously.
To use any of these, put the question on your story with an anonymous message link. We use [MirrorBox](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends&utm_content=intro) for this: it's free, and your friends answer in their browser without signing up.
## Questions about you (the classics)
These are the ones people answer most, because they're about *you* and they're quick.
1. Describe me in 3 words.
2. What was your first impression of me?
3. What's something I'm good at that I don't realise?
4. What do you think I'm like when nobody's watching?
5. What's my most annoying habit? Be honest.
6. What song reminds you of me?
7. What fictional character am I?
8. What's my vibe in one line?
9. What do you think I'll be doing in 10 years?
10. What's one thing you'd change about me?
11. Rate my music taste out of 10.
12. What's the most "me" thing I've ever done?
13. If I were an emoji, which one?
14. What's something you've always wanted to ask me?
15. What would you put on my wall?
## Funny anonymous questions
16. What's the funniest thing I've ever said without meaning to?
17. Who in our friend group would survive a zombie apocalypse? (It's not me, is it.)
18. What would my Netflix show be called?
19. What's my most chaotic moment you've witnessed?
20. If I had a warning label, what would it say?
21. Which animal am I, and don't say a cat?
22. What's my most unhinged opinion?
23. Who's the main character in our group chat?
24. What would I be famous for?
25. What would I be arrested for? (Hypothetically.)
26. Which celebrity would play me in a movie?
27. What's the worst advice I've ever given you?
28. What's my "roman empire"?
29. What do I say way too often?
30. Rate my texting style: dry, chaotic or a novel?
## Deep and honest questions
31. When did I make your day without knowing it?
32. What's something you've never told me?
33. What do you admire about me?
34. When have I let you down?
35. What do you think I'm afraid of?
36. What's a moment you were proud of me?
37. Is there something you wish I asked you more about?
38. What do you think people misunderstand about me?
39. What's one thing I should hear more often?
40. What do you think I need right now?
41. Do I seem happy lately?
42. What's a habit of mine you'd like to copy?
43. When do I seem most like myself?
44. What's something kind you've never said out loud?
45. What do you hope never changes about me?
## Memory and nostalgia questions
46. What's your favourite memory with me?
47. What's our funniest inside joke?
48. When did we become friends, in your words?
49. What's the best trip or night out we've had?
50. What's a photo of us you'd frame?
51. What's a moment with me you think about randomly?
52. What's the best thing I've ever cooked or bought you?
53. What would our friendship's theme song be?
54. What moment would you relive with me?
55. When did I surprise you the most?
## Crush and flirty questions (keep it kind)
56. Do I have a type?
57. Who do you think has a crush on me?
58. What's my most attractive quality?
59. Would you set me up with someone? Who?
60. What's my best photo ever?
61. What's my green flag?
62. What's my red flag? (Gently.)
63. What would a perfect date with me look like?
64. What do I do that's secretly cute?
65. Have you ever had a crush on me? 👀
## Would you rather and this-or-that
66. Would you rather have me as a roommate or a travel buddy?
67. Me at 7am or me at 2am?
68. Would you rather I plan the party or the road trip?
69. Coffee with me or a movie with me?
70. Would you rather hear my singing or my cooking?
71. Should I dye my hair or get bangs?
72. Which of my outfits should I wear again?
73. What should my next big adventure be?
74. What should I learn next?
75. What should I post next?
## How to ask these anonymously
The question is half of it; the other half is making it safe for people to answer honestly.
1. **Claim a free link** at [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends&utm_content=how_to_ask). It takes under a minute.
2. **Turn on the matching card.** Many of the questions above already exist as cards: *Describe me in 3 words* (question 1), *Send a song that's me* (6), *What's my vibe?* (8) and *Our best memory* (46).
3. **Post it on your story** with the Link sticker. Our step-by-step guide shows [how to get anonymous messages on your Instagram story](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story).
4. **Answer the best ones** and post your answers, so more people join in.
Every "3 words" answer also builds your **Friends' portrait**, a word cloud of how your friends see you, and your month wraps up in a recap you can share.
## Keep anonymous questions kind
Anonymous questions work best when everyone feels safe. A few rules of thumb:
- Ask questions that invite something nice or curious, not something cruel.
- Skip questions that ask people to rate someone else's looks or name names.
- Use an app with real safety tools. MirrorBox filters spam and hate by default, lets you mute words, limit who can message you, take a break, and block or report in one tap. Nothing goes public unless you pin it.
Pick five questions you like, [get your MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends&utm_content=closing_cta), and post the first one tonight. Learn more about the app on the [MirrorBox page](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox).
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/are-anonymous-message-apps-safe
# Are Anonymous Message Apps Safe? A Guide for Teens and Parents
> Are anonymous Q&A apps like NGL safe? The real risks, the red flags the FTC has flagged, and a checklist of safety features to look for before you share a link.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, anonymous-messages, safety, parents
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/are-anonymous-message-apps-safe
**Are anonymous message apps safe?** They can be, but it depends almost entirely on the app. A safe one filters mean messages before you see them, lets you block, report and limit who can message you, never sells clues about who sent a message, and never fakes messages from "friends." Some popular apps have fallen short on exactly these points, and US regulators have taken action. This guide explains the real risks and gives you a checklist for any app you or your teen is considering.
We make [MirrorBox](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox), an anonymous messages app for 13+, so we've thought about this a lot. We'll use it as an example, but the checklist works for any app.
## How anonymous message apps work
You get a personal link, like `mirrorbox.me/yourname`, and post it on your Instagram or Snapchat story. Friends tap it and send a message without their name attached. You read the messages in a private inbox and can choose to answer some publicly, usually by sharing them back to your story.
At their best, they're a way to hear the nice things people don't say out loud: "ur laugh fixes my whole day", "describe me in 3 words: kind, chaotic, iconic."
## The real risks
1. **Mean messages.** Anonymity makes it easier for some people to be cruel. Older anonymous sites like Formspring and Ask.fm became known for bullying.
2. **Fake messages.** Some apps have been accused of sending made-up messages that look like they came from friends, to keep people hooked.
3. **Pay-to-unmask schemes.** Apps that sell "hints" or "reveals" about who sent a message turn curiosity into a weekly bill, and can expose senders.
4. **Surprise subscriptions.** Weekly plans that renew quietly add up fast.
5. **Kids' data.** Children under 13 signing up despite age limits, and apps collecting their information.
## What regulators found
These aren't hypothetical.
- **NGL:** In July 2024, the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney settled with NGL Labs and its co-founders for **$5 million**. The FTC alleged the app sent fake messages that appeared to come from real people, falsely claimed a paid subscription would reveal senders, charged recurring weekly fees of up to $9.99 without clear consent, and made false claims about its AI moderation. NGL is now **banned from offering the app to anyone under 18**. ([FTC press release](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-order-will-ban-ngl-labs-its-founders-offering-anonymous-messaging-apps-kids-under-18-halt))
- **Sendit:** In September 2025, the Justice Department, on behalf of the FTC, sued Sendit's operator, Iconic Hearts, and its CEO. The complaint alleges it collected data from more than 116,000 users who said they were under 13, sent fake provocative messages, and marketed a paid membership as revealing senders when it didn't. These are allegations in a case that was still pending when we checked. ([DOJ press release](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-against-social-media-company-iconic-hearts-holdings-inc))
The FTC also published a plain-English summary of the NGL case aimed at businesses, which is worth a read for parents: [Anonymous messaging app targeting teens](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2024/07/anonymous-messaging-app-targeting-teens-read-disturbing-allegations-ftc-los-angeles-da-action).
## The safety checklist
Before you share a link, check that the app has:
| Look for | Why it matters | MirrorBox |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Filters on by default** | Catches mean, hateful or spammy messages before they reach you | Yes: spam, hate and blocked-word filters, with harmful notes held back |
| **A private inbox** | Nothing goes public by accident | Yes: nothing shows on your page unless you pin it |
| **Block and report on every message** | So one bad sender can be stopped | Yes, with reports reviewed by a moderation team |
| **Control over who can message you** | Lock things down if it gets out of hand | Everyone, signed-in people, or people you follow |
| **Muted words** | Silently drop topics you never want to see | Yes, up to 100 words or phrases |
| **A pause button** | Take a break without deleting your account | 24 hours, a week, or until you're back |
| **No paid sender hints** | Anonymity that can't be bought | Never reveals senders, free or paid |
| **Labelled app messages** | You always know whether a friend really wrote it | Questions from MirrorBox are always labelled |
| **A real age gate** | Keeps young kids out | 13+, with accounts made by younger children deleted |
| **Your data, your call** | Download or delete everything | Yes, both in settings |
## Red flags
Think twice about an app that:
- Sells **"hints," "reveals" or "see who sent it"**, especially as a weekly subscription.
- Sends you lots of intense, flirty or provocative messages right after you sign up, from people who don't seem to exist.
- Hides its subscription price or makes cancelling hard.
- Has no visible way to report a message.
- Doesn't ask your age, or lets clearly younger kids sign up.
## Tips for teens
- **Turn on the strictest settings first** and loosen them later. Limiting messages to signed-in people cuts down on spam a lot.
- **Don't answer the mean ones.** Block, report and move on. Replying publicly is what bullies want.
- **Never pay to find out who sent something.** If an app sells it, you're the product.
- **Remember screenshots exist.** Even private messages can be shared.
- **Take a break whenever you need to.** A pause button is there for a reason.
## Tips for parents
- **Check the age rating** in the App Store or Google Play, and the app's own minimum age.
- **Set it up together.** Go through who-can-message-me, muted words and the report button.
- **Look at the subscription screen.** Weekly plans and "hint" packs are a warning sign.
- **Talk about what to do with a mean message** before one arrives: screenshot, block, report, tell someone.
- **Ask how it's going**, not to check every message, but so they know they can come to you.
## The bottom line
Anonymous message apps aren't automatically dangerous. The design choices are what matter: filters that work, controls you can use, and a business that doesn't depend on fake messages or selling clues about your friends. Use the checklist above, whichever app you choose.
If you want one that was built around that checklist, [try MirrorBox for free](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=are-anonymous-message-apps-safe&utm_content=closing_cta). It works in any browser, with iPhone and Android apps coming soon. Comparing options? See our [best NGL alternatives](https://vexil.io/blog/ngl-alternatives) and [MirrorBox vs NGL](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-vs-ngl).
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/describe-me-in-3-words
# Describe Me in 3 Words: 150+ Ideas (Funny, Cute & Aesthetic)
> 150+ ideas for the describe me in 3 words trend: funny, cute, aesthetic, savage and wholesome combos, plus how to post it on your story and collect answers.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, anonymous-messages, questions, social
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/describe-me-in-3-words
**"Describe me in 3 words"** is a story trend where you ask friends to sum you up in exactly three words, usually anonymously. It works because it's quick to answer, fun to read, and surprisingly honest. Below are **150+ three-word ideas** to send your friends (or to steal for your bio), plus how to post the trend and collect answers.
## How the trend works
1. You post *"describe me in 3 words"* on your story with a link people can answer through.
2. Friends send three words, anonymously.
3. You share your favourites back to your story, usually with a reaction like *"ok who said loud 💀"*.
The anonymity is what makes it work: people say things they'd never text. With [MirrorBox](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=describe-me-in-3-words&utm_content=intro), **3 words** is a built-in card, and every answer adds to your **Friends' portrait**, a word cloud of how people see you.
## Cute and sweet
1. kind · loyal · sunshine
2. soft · warm · golden
3. sunshine in human form
4. sweet · gentle · safe
5. comfort · person · energy
6. cozy · calm · caring
7. pure · bright · lovely
8. hugs · tea · blankets
9. little · ray · of sunshine
10. heart · of gold
11. warm · funny · real
12. best · hug · giver
13. soft · spoken · angel
14. always · makes · time
15. bubbly · sweet · bright
16. home · comfort · love
17. genuinely · good · person
18. cutest · laugh · ever
19. thoughtful · gentle · rare
20. one · of · a kind
## Funny
21. chaotic · loud · iconic
22. snack · goblin · energy
23. main · character · syndrome
24. late · but · worth it
25. says · "one sec" · disappears
26. unhinged · in · the best way
27. dramatic · queen · energy
28. professional · overthinker · (certified)
29. 3am · thoughts · personified
30. walking · group chat · chaos
31. eats · everyone's · fries
32. laughs · at · own jokes
33. menace · to · society
34. gremlin · with · wifi
35. absolutely · zero · chill
36. talks · to · strangers
37. sleeps · through · alarms
38. caffeine · powered · chaos
39. lost · their · keys again
40. a · whole · situation
## Aesthetic
41. golden · hour · soul
42. moonlit · quiet · dreamy
43. vintage · film · energy
44. soft · girl · era
45. coffee · books · rain
46. sunset · on · repeat
47. lavender · haze · vibes
48. ocean · eyes · calm
49. velvet · indie · mysterious
50. polaroid · in · person form
51. star · gazer · soul
52. cherry · blossom · gentle
53. midnight · city · lights
54. sage · linen · calm
55. lo-fi · beats · energy
56. pastel · dreamy · soft
57. fairy · lights · person
58. poetic · quiet · deep
59. clean · girl · energy
60. thrifted · artsy · cool
## Savage (but still nice)
61. never · answers · texts
62. "on my way" · (still home)
63. judges · in · silence
64. too · cool · to care
65. replies · in · 3-5 business days
66. emotionally · unavailable · (jk)
67. reads · and · ignores
68. iconic · but · exhausting
69. professional · plan · canceller
70. stubborn · but · right
71. extra · and · knows it
72. sarcastic · to · the core
73. intimidating · until · you talk
74. chaotic · good · mostly
75. always · has · gossip
## Deep and wholesome
76. brave · honest · real
77. old · soul · vibes
78. strong · quiet · steady
79. loyal · to · the end
80. gives · the best · advice
81. listens · without · judging
82. makes · everyone · feel seen
83. calm · in · chaos
84. wise · beyond · years
85. heals · every · room
86. deeply · caring · person
87. honest · even · when hard
88. grows · every · day
89. protective · loving · fierce
90. quietly · changing · lives
## Personality words
Mix and match three:
| Energy | Heart | Brain | Style |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| loud | kind | smart | iconic |
| chaotic | loyal | witty | trendy |
| bubbly | caring | curious | effortless |
| calm | sweet | creative | classy |
| wild | warm | clever | edgy |
| hyper | soft | deep | aesthetic |
| chill | gentle | sharp | cool |
| sunny | genuine | thoughtful | artsy |
| fiery | protective | wise | sporty |
| dreamy | generous | quick | unique |
That's 40 single words, and with any three of them you can make a description of your own.
## For a best friend
131. partner · in · crime
132. my · other · half
133. 2am · phone · call
134. knows · all · my secrets
135. sister · from · another mister
136. same · brain · cell
137. ride · or · die
138. my · safe · place
139. drama · therapist · comedian
140. forever · my · person
## For a crush (keep it cute)
141. lowkey · really · cute
142. pretty · eyes · wow
143. smile · stops · traffic
144. funny · smart · cute
145. dangerously · good · looking
146. effortlessly · cool · honestly
147. makes · me · nervous
148. heart · eyes · emoji
149. ok · you're · cute
150. too · good · to be true
## Emoji versions
151. ☀️ 🌻 💛
152. 🔥 👑 💅
153. 🧸 ☁️ 🍵
154. 😂 🌪️ 💀
155. 🌙 ✨ 📚
## How to post it and get answers
1. **Get a link.** [Claim a free MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=describe-me-in-3-words&utm_content=how_to_post) and turn on the **3 words** card.
2. **Post it.** Add it to your story with Instagram's Link sticker or Snapchat's paperclip. Step-by-step guides: [Instagram](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story) and [Snapchat](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-snapchat).
3. **Share the best answers** with your reaction on top, and keep your link on so more come in.
Every answer feeds your **Friends' portrait**: the more cards you get, the clearer the picture of how people see you. The free version shows your top three words; MirrorBox+ shows them all. Your month also wraps up in a recap with your top vibes.
## Keep it kind
The trend is fun because it's mostly nice. MirrorBox helps keep it that way with filters on by default, muted words, block and report on every card, and nothing going public unless you pin it.
Want more prompts? Try our [75 anonymous questions to ask your friends](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends). Ready to start? [Get your free link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=describe-me-in-3-words&utm_content=closing_cta) and post "describe me in 3 words" tonight.
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Source: https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-anonymous-messages-app
# MirrorBox Is Live: Anonymous Messages From Friends, Made Kind
> Meet MirrorBox: one link that gets you anonymous notes, questions, songs and 3-word vibes from friends. Free on the web now, iPhone and Android apps soon.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, launch, anonymous-messages, social
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-anonymous-messages-app
**MirrorBox is an anonymous messages app**: you share one link, and your friends send you anonymous notes, questions, songs, 3-word descriptions, vibes and memories. You read them in a private inbox, answer the best ones on your story, and keep the rest to yourself. It's free, and it works in your browser today at [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox-anonymous-messages-app&utm_content=intro). The iPhone and Android apps are coming soon.
We built it because the most interesting thing anyone can tell you is what the people around you actually think, and most people will only say it when their name isn't attached.
## What MirrorBox does, in 30 seconds
1. **Claim your link.** You get a page at `mirrorbox.me/yourname`. It takes about as long as picking a profile picture.
2. **Drop it everywhere.** Put it on your Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok story, in your bio, or in the group chat.
3. **Watch your box fill up.** Friends open your link in any browser, pick a card, write something and hit send. No download, and no account unless you ask for one.
4. **Answer the good ones.** Reply, pin favourites to your page, or post your answer to your story so even more people send you notes.
## Six ways to say it (way more than "ask me anything")
Most anonymous Q&A apps give your friends one empty box. MirrorBox gives them six cards, and you turn on the ones you want:
| Card | What friends send | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Ask** | The classic anonymous question | "what's your comfort show?" |
| **Note** | The nice thing nobody says out loud | "ur laugh fixes my whole day" |
| **Song** | The track that reminds them of you | "this one is literally you" |
| **3 words** | You, in exactly three words | "sunshine · in human · form" |
| **Vibe** | One line to hype you up | "main character energy fr" |
| **Memory** | A moment you shared | "that 2am taco run >>>" |
The structure matters. "Describe me in 3 words" gets far more replies than a blank box, because it's easy to answer and fun to read. Need inspiration for your own questions? We collected [75 anonymous questions to ask your friends](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-questions-to-ask-friends).
## Chat with the mystery sender
Got a note and need to know more? Turn the card into a conversation. You can chat with the sender, Instagram-DM style, with stickers, GIFs and reactions, while they **stay anonymous until they decide to reveal themselves**. They show up under a fun alias, so the guessing is half the fun.
Chats only work with signed-in senders, and only between people in the same age group, so teens chat with teens and adults with adults.
## Make your wall. Make it weird.
Your page comes with a **wall**: a canvas where you pile on photos, stickers, doodles and big messy text, then drop in live blocks like an "Ask me" box, your pinned answers or a counter of notes this month. It's the part of your page that says "this is who I am."
## See yourself through your friends
Every "3 words" card adds to your **Friends' portrait**, a word cloud of how the people around you describe you. And at the end of each month, your **recap** wraps up your messages, replies, top vibes and favourite note, ready to post.
## Anonymous, not unhinged
Anonymous apps have a reputation, and we took that seriously. MirrorBox is **kind by design**:
- **Filters are on from day one.** Spam, hate and blocked words are caught, and notes that look harmful can be held back before they reach you.
- **Nothing goes public unless you pin it.** Every note lands in your private inbox first.
- **You choose who can message you:** everyone, only signed-in people, or only people you follow.
- **Muted words** quietly drop any note that contains them, and the sender is never told.
- **Take a break** pauses your box for 24 hours, a week, or until you're back.
- **Block and report** are one tap away, and reports go to our moderation team.
- **No fake friends.** When MirrorBox sends you a question to get things started, it is always labelled as coming from MirrorBox, never passed off as a friend.
MirrorBox is for people aged 13 and over. You can download everything we hold about you, or delete your account, at any time.
## Is MirrorBox free?
Yes. Your link, inbox, replies, chats, wall, recap and every safety tool are free. **MirrorBox+** is an optional upgrade that adds premium story templates, page themes with a ✦ badge, insights (views, messages and the best time to post) and your full Friends' portrait. It **never reveals who sent a message**. Nothing does.
## Web now, iPhone and Android soon
You don't have to wait for an app store. **MirrorBox works on the web today**, on any phone or laptop: claim your link, share it, read your inbox, reply and chat, all in your browser.
The **iPhone and Android apps are coming soon** to the App Store and Google Play, with push notifications the moment a note lands and one-tap story cards. Sign in with the same account and everything is already there.
It's available in 14 languages, including Arabic (right-to-left), Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
## Get your link
Your friends have things to say. [Claim your MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox-anonymous-messages-app&utm_content=closing_cta) before someone takes your name, then read our guide on [how to get anonymous messages on your Instagram story](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story) to fill your box on day one.
For screenshots and the full feature list, see the [MirrorBox page](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox).
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-vs-ngl
# MirrorBox vs NGL: Which Anonymous Messages App Should You Use?
> MirrorBox vs NGL compared: age limits, message types, paid sender hints, safety tools, ads and web support, with sources. Find the right anonymous Q&A app.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, anonymous-messages, comparisons, social
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-vs-ngl
**MirrorBox vs NGL, in short:** both give you a link to post on your story so friends can message you anonymously. NGL is the better-known app, but it is **18+ only** and sells **hints about who sent your messages**. MirrorBox is open to **13+**, has **six message types**, **never reveals senders**, has **no ads**, and works **fully in your browser**, though its iPhone and Android apps are still coming soon.
**Disclosure:** we make MirrorBox. Everything we say about NGL comes from its [App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id1596550932) and the FTC's public case documents, and is accurate as of October 2026.
## Side-by-side comparison
| | MirrorBox | NGL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Who can use it** | 13+ | 18+ (App Store rating; required by a 2024 FTC order) |
| **Where it works** | Any browser today; iPhone and Android apps coming soon | iPhone and Android apps |
| **Message types** | Ask, Note, Song, 3 words, Vibe, Memory | Ask-me-anything questions and games |
| **Price** | Free; optional MirrorBox+ | Free; NGL Pro subscription and hint purchases |
| **Reveals who sent it** | Never, free or paid. Senders can choose to reveal themselves in a chat | Pro includes "hints about who sent each of their messages" |
| **Questions sent by the app** | Always labelled "from MirrorBox" | — |
| **Chat with the sender** | Yes, they stay anonymous until they choose | — |
| **Filters and moderation** | Spam, hate and blocked-word filters on by default; human review of reports | Automated moderation (Hive) per its listing |
| **Who can message you** | Everyone, signed-in people, or people you follow | — |
| **Muted words / take a break** | Yes / Yes | — |
| **Ads** | None | — |
| **Languages** | 14, including Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Chinese | — |
A dash means NGL's listing doesn't mention the feature, not that it definitely doesn't have it.
## Age: the biggest difference
In July 2024, the **FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney** settled a case with NGL Labs and its co-founders. They agreed to pay **$5 million** and were **banned from offering the app to anyone under 18**. NGL now has to keep users who say they are under 18 out with an age gate. ([FTC press release](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-order-will-ban-ngl-labs-its-founders-offering-anonymous-messaging-apps-kids-under-18-halt))
MirrorBox is open to people aged **13 and over**, and was built with teens in mind: inboxes are private, filters are on from the first day, chats only connect people in the same age group (teens with teens, adults with adults), and optional marketing emails are never sent to anyone under 18.
## Paying to find out who sent it
This is where the two apps disagree most.
According to the FTC's complaint, NGL told users that its paid Pro subscription would reveal who sent their messages, when it only gave vague hints, and charged many users a recurring weekly fee of up to $9.99 they didn't know about. ([FTC case page](https://www.ftc.gov/ngl)) Today, NGL's listing describes Pro as including "hints about who sent each of their messages", and it also sells "unlimited hints" packs.
MirrorBox takes the opposite approach: **nothing reveals a sender**. Not the free version, not MirrorBox+, not support. The only way you learn who sent a note is if the sender decides to tell you, for example by revealing themselves in a chat. We think that's the whole point of an anonymous message: if anonymity can be bought, it isn't really anonymity.
## Real messages vs app-generated ones
The FTC alleged that NGL sent users fake messages that looked like they came from real friends, to keep them engaged and push them toward Pro.
MirrorBox also sends questions to new or quiet inboxes, to help people get started. The difference: **they're always labelled as coming from MirrorBox**, in the app and in the notification, and you can turn them off. They're never presented as a friend.
## More than one kind of message
NGL is built around one prompt: "ask me anything." MirrorBox gives your friends six cards to choose from: **Ask, Note, Song, 3 words, Vibe and Memory**. That makes it easier for them to send something, and more fun for you to read.
Every "3 words" card also adds to your Friends' portrait, and your month wraps up in a recap you can post.
## Safety tools
Both apps use automated filtering. MirrorBox adds a set of controls you manage yourself:
- **Who can message me:** everyone, only signed-in people, or only people you follow.
- **Muted words:** notes containing them are silently dropped.
- **Take a break:** pause your inbox for 24 hours, a week, or until you're back.
- **Block and report** on every note, with reports reviewed by our moderation team.
- **Nothing public unless you pin it.**
## Where NGL wins
To be fair to NGL:
- **It's famous.** Many of your friends may already know how an NGL link works.
- **It has native apps today.** MirrorBox runs in your browser, and its iPhone and Android apps are still coming soon, so if you want an app on your home screen with one-tap story sharing, NGL has that today.
- **It's been around longer**, so it's a familiar sight on Instagram stories.
## Verdict
- **Under 18?** MirrorBox. NGL isn't allowed to serve you.
- **Want real anonymity**, with no one able to buy hints about you? MirrorBox.
- **Want to start right now without downloading anything?** MirrorBox works in any browser.
- **Need a native app today, and you're 18+?** NGL has one; MirrorBox's apps are coming soon.
[Get your free MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=mirrorbox-vs-ngl&utm_content=verdict) and see what your friends really think. Still deciding? Our roundup of the [best NGL alternatives](https://vexil.io/blog/ngl-alternatives) also covers Sendit and Tellonym.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/ngl-alternatives
# Best NGL Alternatives in 2026: Anonymous Q&A Apps Compared
> Looking for an NGL alternative? We compare MirrorBox, Sendit and Tellonym on age limits, ads, paid sender hints, safety tools and whether they work on the web.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, anonymous-messages, comparisons, social
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/ngl-alternatives
The best **NGL alternatives** let friends send you anonymous messages through a link, without fake questions, paid "who sent it" hints or an 18+ age limit. In this guide we compare three popular options (**MirrorBox, Sendit and Tellonym**) on what matters most: who can use them, what they cost, how they handle safety, and whether they work without an app.
**Full disclosure:** MirrorBox is made by us, Vexil. We've kept the comparison to facts you can check yourself, with links to each app's App Store listing and to the official FTC documents. Everything here is accurate **as of October 2026**; these apps change often, so check the store listing before you decide.
## Why people look for an NGL alternative
NGL ("not gonna lie") made anonymous Q&A links popular on Instagram stories. Two things send people looking elsewhere:
- **It's now 18+ only.** In July 2024, the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney settled a lawsuit with NGL Labs and its co-founders. The order requires **$5 million** in payments and **bans them from offering the app to anyone under 18**. The FTC alleged the app sent fake messages that looked like they came from real people, falsely promised that a paid "Pro" subscription would reveal who sent messages, and charged recurring weekly fees of up to $9.99 that many users didn't know about. ([FTC press release](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-order-will-ban-ngl-labs-its-founders-offering-anonymous-messaging-apps-kids-under-18-halt))
- **Paid hints.** NGL's current [App Store listing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id1596550932) is rated 18+ and sells NGL Pro, which includes "hints about who sent each of their messages", plus separate "unlimited hints" purchases.
If you're under 18, or you just want an app that doesn't sell hints about your friends, here are the alternatives.
## Quick comparison
| | MirrorBox | Sendit | Tellonym |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Minimum age** | 13+ | 13+ (App Store rating) | 18+ (App Store rating) |
| **Inbox in your browser** | Yes, fully. Apps for iPhone and Android coming soon | Built around the mobile app | Built around the mobile app |
| **Ads** | None | Listing says it contains ads | Listing says it contains ads |
| **Pays to see who sent it?** | No. Never reveals senders | Diamond membership includes hints about who sent messages | Not advertised |
| **Message types** | 6 cards: Ask, Note, Song, 3 words, Vibe, Memory | Prompts and games | Questions ("Tells") |
| **Chat with sender** | Yes, sender stays anonymous until they choose to reveal | Not advertised | In-app chats and DMs |
| **Labels app-generated questions** | Yes, always marked "from MirrorBox" | Not stated | Not stated |
| **Price** | Free; optional MirrorBox+ | Free; in-app purchases | Free; in-app purchases |
Sources: the [Sendit](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sendit-get-it-now/id1439623630) and [Tellonym](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tellonym-anonymous-questions/id1265133033) App Store listings (US) and [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=ngl-alternatives&utm_content=sources).
## 1. MirrorBox: best for teens, and for using it on the web
[MirrorBox](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=ngl-alternatives&utm_content=mirrorbox_section) gives you one link (`mirrorbox.me/yourname`) for your story or bio. Friends send anonymous notes, questions, songs, 3-word descriptions, vibes and memories, and you answer the best ones on your story.
**Why pick it:**
- **Open to 13+**, with filters on by default and a team that reviews reports.
- **Never sells sender hints.** Not in the free version, not in MirrorBox+. Senders are only revealed if they choose to reveal themselves in a chat.
- **No fake friends.** Questions MirrorBox sends to get you started are always labelled as coming from MirrorBox.
- **Works in any browser.** You and your friends don't need to download anything.
- **No ads.**
- Extras: a wall to decorate, a Friends' portrait built from 3-word cards, a monthly recap, and 14 languages.
**Downsides:** The iPhone and Android apps are still coming soon, so for now it's web only. It's also newer and smaller than the others, so fewer of your friends will already be using it.
## 2. Sendit: popular, built around Snapchat and Instagram
[Sendit](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sendit-get-it-now/id1439623630) lets you post an "ask me anything" prompt or game to your Snapchat or Instagram story and collect answers in an inbox. It's very popular, with around 1.5 million ratings on the App Store.
**Why pick it:** lots of games and prompts, public profiles, and your friends may already have it.
**Things to know:**
- Its paid **Diamond membership** includes "hints about who sent all of your messages", and the listing also sells hint and "reveal" purchases.
- The listing says the app contains advertising.
- In September 2025, the Justice Department, on behalf of the FTC, **sued Sendit's operator, Iconic Hearts**, and its CEO. The complaint alleges the app collected data from children under 13 without parental consent, sent fake provocative messages, and sold a Diamond membership as revealing senders when it didn't. These are allegations, and the case was still pending when we last checked. ([DOJ press release](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-against-social-media-company-iconic-hearts-holdings-inc))
## 3. Tellonym: Q&A plus a social network, for adults
[Tellonym](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tellonym-anonymous-questions/id1265133033) is one of the longest-running link-based Q&A apps. You share your link on Instagram and Snapchat, get anonymous questions called "Tells", answer them, and follow friends to see their answers.
**Why pick it:** it's established, and has a feed, discovery and chats.
**Things to know:**
- The App Store listing is rated **18+**, so it isn't an option for teens.
- The listing says it contains advertising, and it sells **Tellonym Plus** and **Premium** subscriptions, including weekly plans.
- It lists word filters, blocking, reporting and a moderation team.
## How to choose
- **You're under 18:** NGL and Tellonym are 18+. MirrorBox is open to 13+ and was built with teens in mind.
- **You want to try it right now without downloading anything:** MirrorBox works fully in the browser.
- **You don't want anyone paying to guess who you are:** MirrorBox never sells sender hints. NGL and Sendit do.
- **Your friends are all on one app already:** the best app is often the one people already use. Just check its safety settings first.
Want the details on one app? Read our head-to-head [MirrorBox vs NGL comparison](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-vs-ngl). For what to look for in any anonymous app, see [are anonymous message apps safe?](https://vexil.io/blog/are-anonymous-message-apps-safe)
## FAQ
### Is there an NGL alternative for people under 18?
Yes. Because of the 2024 FTC order, NGL can't be offered to anyone under 18. MirrorBox is open to 13+, and Sendit's App Store rating is 13+.
### Is there an NGL alternative that doesn't reveal who sent a message?
MirrorBox never reveals senders, free or paid. A sender only becomes known if they choose to reveal themselves in a chat.
### Is there an NGL alternative without an app?
MirrorBox runs fully in your browser at mirrorbox.me: you claim your link, read your inbox and reply without downloading anything.
### What happened to NGL?
In July 2024, NGL Labs settled charges from the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney for $5 million and agreed to keep users under 18 off the app. The FTC ran a refund process for affected NGL Pro subscribers, which closed on April 6, 2026. ([FTC case page](https://www.ftc.gov/ngl))
Ready to switch? [Get your free MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=ngl-alternatives&utm_content=closing_cta) and post it on your story tonight.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/sendit-alternatives
# Best Sendit Alternatives in 2026: Safer Anonymous Q&A Apps
> Looking for a Sendit alternative? We compare MirrorBox, NGL and Tellonym on age limits, ads, paid sender hints, safety tools and web access, with sources.
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [MirrorBox: Anonymous Q&A](https://vexil.io/apps/mirrorbox.md)
- **Tags:** mirrorbox, anonymous-messages, comparisons, social
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/sendit-alternatives
The best **Sendit alternatives** give you the same fun (a link on your story, anonymous messages from friends) without paid hints about who sent them or a pile of messages you're not sure are real. Below we compare **MirrorBox, NGL and Tellonym** on who can use them, safety, ads and price.
**Disclosure:** we make MirrorBox. Competitor details come from their US App Store listings and from government documents we link to, and are accurate **as of October 2026**. Apps change often, so double-check the listing before you choose.
## Why people look for a Sendit alternative
[Sendit](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sendit-get-it-now/id1439623630) is hugely popular, with around 1.5 million App Store ratings, but a few things push people elsewhere:
- **Paid hints.** Its Diamond membership advertises "hints about who sent all of your messages", and the listing also sells hint and "reveal" purchases.
- **Ads.** The App Store listing says the app contains advertising.
- **A federal lawsuit.** In September 2025, the Justice Department, on behalf of the FTC, sued Sendit's operator, Iconic Hearts, and its CEO. The complaint alleges the app collected personal data from children under 13 without parental consent, sent users messages from fake "people," and sold a Diamond membership as revealing senders when it didn't. These are allegations, and the FTC lists the case as pending. ([FTC case page](https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/232-3029-iconic-hearts-holdings-inc-us-v), [DOJ press release](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-complaint-against-social-media-company-iconic-hearts-holdings-inc))
## Quick comparison
| | MirrorBox | NGL | Tellonym |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Minimum age** | 13+ | 18+ (required by a 2024 FTC order) | 18+ (App Store rating) |
| **Inbox in your browser** | Yes. iPhone and Android apps coming soon | Built around the mobile app | Built around the mobile app |
| **Ads** | None | Not stated | Listing says it contains ads |
| **Pay for sender hints** | Never | Yes, NGL Pro and hint packs | Not advertised |
| **Message types** | Ask, Note, Song, 3 words, Vibe, Memory | Questions and games | Questions ("Tells") |
| **App-sent questions labelled** | Always, "from MirrorBox" | Not stated | Not stated |
| **Price** | Free; optional MirrorBox+ | Free; Pro subscription | Free; Plus and Premium subscriptions |
Sources: [NGL](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id1596550932), [Sendit](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sendit-get-it-now/id1439623630) and [Tellonym](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tellonym-anonymous-questions/id1265133033) App Store listings, [FTC NGL order](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-order-will-ban-ngl-labs-its-founders-offering-anonymous-messaging-apps-kids-under-18-halt), and [mirrorbox.me](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=sendit-alternatives&utm_content=sources).
## 1. MirrorBox: the closest swap for teens
[MirrorBox](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=sendit-alternatives&utm_content=mirrorbox_section) works the way Sendit users expect: one link on your story, anonymous messages in your inbox, answers posted back to your story. The differences are in how it's built:
- **13+**, like Sendit, with filters on from day one.
- **Never reveals senders.** There are no hint packs, reveals or paid unmasking. Senders can reveal themselves in a chat if they want to.
- **No mystery messages.** Questions MirrorBox sends to get you started are always labelled as coming from MirrorBox.
- **No ads.**
- **Six message types**, a wall to decorate, a Friends' portrait and a monthly recap.
- **Works in any browser**, so you can switch today without installing anything.
**Downsides:** it's web-only until the iPhone and Android apps launch, and it's new, so it doesn't have Sendit's huge network or its games library yet.
## 2. NGL: the original, now adults only
[NGL](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/-/id1596550932) made anonymous story links popular. It's simple and well known, but:
- In July 2024 it settled charges from the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney for **$5 million**, and it is **banned from serving anyone under 18**. The FTC alleged fake messages, false claims that Pro would reveal senders, and unclear weekly charges. ([FTC press release](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-order-will-ban-ngl-labs-its-founders-offering-anonymous-messaging-apps-kids-under-18-halt))
- NGL Pro still advertises hints about who sent your messages.
Good for adults who want something familiar. Read our full [MirrorBox vs NGL comparison](https://vexil.io/blog/mirrorbox-vs-ngl).
## 3. Tellonym: Q&A with a social feed
[Tellonym](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tellonym-anonymous-questions/id1265133033) adds following, a feed, discovery and chats to anonymous questions. Its listing mentions word filters, blocking, reporting and a moderation team. It's rated **18+** on the App Store, contains ads, and sells weekly, monthly and yearly subscriptions.
Good for adults who want anonymous Q&A plus a social network.
## How to switch from Sendit
1. [Claim your MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=sendit-alternatives&utm_content=switch_steps). It takes under a minute.
2. Post it to your story: here's how on [Snapchat](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-snapchat) and on [Instagram](https://vexil.io/blog/anonymous-messages-instagram-story).
3. Turn on safety settings: who can message you, muted words, and filters (on by default).
4. Delete the Sendit app, and **cancel any Diamond subscription in your App Store or Google Play settings**. Deleting the app doesn't stop the payments.
## FAQ
### Is there a Sendit alternative that doesn't charge to see who sent messages?
MirrorBox. It never reveals senders, free or paid.
### Is there a Sendit alternative for teens?
MirrorBox is open to 13+. NGL and Tellonym are 18+.
### Do I need Snapchat to use MirrorBox?
No. Your link works anywhere: Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp or a group chat.
### How do I cancel Sendit Diamond?
Subscriptions bought through the App Store are cancelled in your Apple ID settings under **Subscriptions**. On Android, use **Google Play → Payments & subscriptions**.
Looking at NGL too? See our [best NGL alternatives](https://vexil.io/blog/ngl-alternatives). Ready to switch? [Get your free MirrorBox link](https://mirrorbox.me/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=sendit-alternatives&utm_content=closing_cta).
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track
# 8 Game Analytics Events Every Mobile Game Should Track
> The 8 game analytics events that answer the questions that matter: where players quit, what they buy, which ads they watch and what crashes. With names and code.
- **Published:** October 8, 2026 (updated October 9, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics.md)
- **Tags:** game-analytics, mobile-games, game-dev
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track
Here's the trap almost every first game falls into: you add analytics, get excited, and track *everything*. `button_pressed`. `menu_opened`. `player_jumped`, 40,000 times a day. A month later you have a mountain of events and still can't answer the one question you care about: **why are players leaving?**
The fix isn't more events. It's the *right* events. These eight **game analytics events** cover progression, economy, monetization and stability, which is most of what you'll ever need to decide what to fix next. We use these exact names in [AnyAnalytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics), but they're good habits in any tool.
## The cheat sheet
| # | Event | Answers | Key properties |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | `level_start` | How many players reach each level? | `level` |
| 2 | `level_complete` | Which levels do they beat, and how fast? | `level`, `duration`, `score` |
| 3 | `level_fail` | Where and why do they lose? | `level`, `duration`, `reason` |
| 4 | `resource_earned` | Where does currency come from? | `resource`, `amount`, `source` |
| 5 | `resource_spent` | What do players actually buy with it? | `resource`, `amount`, `item` |
| 6 | `ad_watched` | Which rewarded-ad placements get completed views? | `placement`, `reward` |
| 7 | `purchase_completed` | What earns money, and from whom? | `item`, `revenue`, `currency` |
| 8 | `$exception` | What breaks, and in which build? | `$exception_type`, `$exception_message`, `fatal` |
The SDKs attach session and device context; the service derives country from the incoming request. Session rules vary by SDK, so see the FAQ below.
[Download the game event checklist](https://vexil.io/downloads/game-analytics-event-checklist.md) for the names, properties and a validation plan. Choose Unity, Godot or JavaScript on each example below. Initialize the SDK first: [Unity setup](https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics), [Godot setup](https://vexil.io/blog/godot-game-analytics), or [JavaScript setup](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/javascript?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=game-events-to-track). In Unity, put the calls inside your gameplay methods and add `using System.Collections.Generic;` at the top of the script.
## Progression: the three level events
### 1. `level_start`
Send it once when each attempt begins, including retries. It provides the denominator for attempt completion and fail rates; unique players are a separate count.
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("level_start", new Dictionary
{
{ "level", 3 },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("level_start", {
"level": 3,
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("level_start", { level: 3 });
```
### 2. `level_complete`
Send it when the player wins. Include `duration` in **seconds**, and a `score` if your game has one.
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("level_complete", new Dictionary
{
{ "level", 3 },
{ "duration", 74 },
{ "score", 1200 },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("level_complete", {
"level": 3,
"duration": 74,
"score": 1200,
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("level_complete", { level: 3, duration: 74, score: 1200 });
```
### 3. `level_fail`
The most underrated event in game dev. Include a `reason`, because "players fail level 12" is a shrug, while "players fail level 12 to the *timer*" is a fix.
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("level_fail", new Dictionary
{
{ "level", 3 },
{ "duration", 41 },
{ "reason", "timeout" },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("level_fail", {
"level": 3,
"duration": 41,
"reason": "timeout",
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("level_fail", { level: 3, duration: 41, reason: "timeout" });
```
Pick a short list of reasons (`"died"`, `"timeout"`, `"quit"`) and stick to it. Together, these three events give you a per-level table like this, with no charts to build:
[Explore the Game demo](https://anyanalytics.org/demo?view=game&utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=game-events-to-track&utm_content=report_demo) to try these views with sample data.
And breaking `level_fail` down by `reason` shows *how* players lose:
> **Rule of thumb:** use the same `level` value on the start and end of an attempt, and keep it the same type everywhere. If `level` is a number on one event and `"3"` on another, your reports won't line up.
We go deep on reading these numbers in [Level funnels: how to find the level where players quit](https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis).
## Economy: what goes in, what comes out
### 4. `resource_earned`
Every time the player gains soft or hard currency. The `source` property is the important one: it tells you whether gold comes from quests, daily rewards, or a farming exploit you didn't know existed.
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("resource_earned", new Dictionary
{
{ "resource", "gold" },
{ "amount", 50 },
{ "source", "quest" },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("resource_earned", {
"resource": "gold",
"amount": 50,
"source": "quest",
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("resource_earned", { resource: "gold", amount: 50, source: "quest" });
```
### 5. `resource_spent`
The other side of the ledger. If players earn plenty of gold but never spend it, your shop isn't tempting. If they run dry by level 10, your economy is too tight and they'll quit (or pay, which is a design choice you should make on purpose).
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("resource_spent", new Dictionary
{
{ "resource", "gold" },
{ "amount", 30 },
{ "item", "sword" },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("resource_spent", {
"resource": "gold",
"amount": 30,
"item": "sword",
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("resource_spent", { resource: "gold", amount: 30, item: "sword" });
```
Compare the two in a trends chart with **Sum of property** on `amount` and you have your game's inflation graph.
## Monetization: ads and purchases
### 6. `ad_watched`
Send `ad_watched` from the rewarded-ad SDK's confirmed completion callback, with a `placement` that identifies the offer. It counts completed views, not how often the offer was shown. To compare acceptance rates, also track `ad_offer_shown` per placement and divide completions by offers.
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("ad_watched", new Dictionary
{
{ "placement", "extra_life" },
{ "reward", true },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("ad_watched", {
"placement": "extra_life",
"reward": true,
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("ad_watched", { placement: "extra_life", reward: true });
```
### 7. `purchase_completed`
Any event with a numeric `revenue` property counts as money. Send the amount in **major units** (`4.99`, not `499`) with an ISO `currency`:
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("purchase_completed", new Dictionary
{
{ "item", "gem_pack_s" },
{ "revenue", 4.99 },
{ "currency", "USD" },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("purchase_completed", {
"item": "gem_pack_s",
"revenue": 4.99,
"currency": "USD",
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("purchase_completed", { item: "gem_pack_s", revenue: 4.99, currency: "USD" });
```
That one property unlocks revenue and revenue per player across your reports. One warning: a write key ships inside your game, so a determined player could send a fake purchase. For real money, send this event from your **server** after the store confirms the receipt.
## Stability: the event you hope stays quiet
### 8. `$exception`
Send an error you recorded; `fatal: true` marks a reported fatal condition and counts against crash-free sessions. This event alone does not capture native crashes or terminations that prevent the process from sending or saving it. `fatal: false` marks a non-fatal error.
```csharp
AnyAnalytics.Track("$exception", new Dictionary
{
{ "$exception_type", "NullReferenceException" },
{ "$exception_message", "Object reference not set" },
{ "fatal", false },
});
```
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("$exception", {
"$exception_type": "NullReferenceException",
"$exception_message": "Object reference not set",
"fatal": false,
})
```
```ts
analytics.track("$exception", {
$exception_type: "NullReferenceException",
$exception_message: "Object reference not set",
fatal: false,
});
```
Errors are grouped by type and message, so keep changing details like ids and file paths out of the message. In return you get crash-free sessions per platform and version, so a broken build gets noticed before the 1-star reviews do:
## Events you can skip (for now)
- **Every button press.** Track decisions, not taps. `shop_opened` is useful; `button_clicked` with 300 different labels isn't.
- **Per-frame or per-jump events.** If it happens 50 times a minute, count it and send the total on `level_complete` (`{ jumps: 212 }`).
- **Level-specific event names.** `level_7_complete` turns one chart into 80. Use one name and a `level` property.
- **Personal data you don't need.** Properties are stored as you send them. Player ids yes, home addresses no.
## How to name events so future-you doesn't cry
1. **Keep built-in game names exactly as documented.** For custom events, use past tense and snake_case: `purchase_completed`, not `PurchaseComplete` or `buy`.
2. **Names are case-sensitive.** `Level_Start` and `level_start` are two different events.
3. **Same property, same type, everywhere.** Choose numeric level IDs or a consistent string ID scheme, then use it on every start, completion and failure. `3` and `"3"` are different values.
4. **Don't start your own names with `$`.** That prefix is reserved for events the SDKs send for you, like `$session_start`.
## Sending them from your engine
The examples above use the same event names and property values in all three engines. For installation and SDK details:
- **Unity:** `AnyAnalytics.Track("level_start", new Dictionary { { "level", 3 } });` (full walkthrough: [How to add analytics to a Unity game in 5 minutes](https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics))
- **Godot, iOS and Android:** see the [Godot](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/godot?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=game-events-to-track), [Swift](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/ios?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=game-events-to-track) and [Kotlin](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/android?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=game-events-to-track) guides.
- **Anything else** (Unreal, GameMaker, your own engine): one POST to the [HTTP API](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/http-api?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=game-events-to-track).
## FAQ
### How many events should a mobile game track?
Start with these eight. They answer the big questions about progression, economy, monetization and stability. Add more only when you have a specific question an existing event can't answer.
### Should I track tutorial steps?
Yes. Send `tutorial_step_completed` with a consistent numeric `step` property, then build an ordered funnel with a filter for each step. This keeps tutorial steps separate from your numbered levels.
### What's the difference between an event and a property?
An event is *what happened* (`level_fail`). Properties are the details (`level: 3`, `reason: "timeout"`). Keep event names few and generic, and put the variety in properties.
### Do I need an event for sessions?
The Unity and Godot scripts in the linked guides send `$session_start` on startup and use one session per game launch. Other SDKs can use different inactivity rules; check the implementation you installed. You do not need to send a second startup event yourself.
## Start with three, grow to eight
If you only have an hour, ship the three level events. They power the most useful report in game analytics on day one. Then add the economy, ads, purchases and errors as you go.
[Start free with AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=game-events-to-track&utm_content=article_closing_signup). No card required. Verify the level events in Live events, then open the Game report to see completion and fail rates.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics
# GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics for Indie Games
> GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics for indie games: pricing, engine SDKs, ease of use, AI agents over MCP, and one dashboard for games, apps and websites.
- **Published:** October 8, 2026 (updated October 9, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics.md)
- **Tags:** game-analytics, comparison, indie-dev
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics
Picking an analytics tool for your game feels like a character select screen. Every option has different stats, the descriptions all sound great, and you only find out what you picked after twenty hours of play.
This guide compares three popular choices for indie developers: **GameAnalytics**, **PostHog** and **AnyAnalytics**. Full disclosure: we make [AnyAnalytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics), so we're not neutral. We've tried to be fair anyway, including saying when one of the others is the better pick. Prices and features are from each company's own pages as of **October 2026**, so check their sites before you decide, because these things change.
## Which tool fits your game?
- **GameAnalytics** is built for games and has a free plan. Pick it if your budget is zero and you're making a mobile game.
- **PostHog** is a big product toolkit with a generous free tier. Pick it if you're also building a web app or SaaS and want session replay, feature flags and experiments in one place.
- **AnyAnalytics** includes a built-in Game report, Unity and Godot setup, and MCP on Free. Pick it if you want level completion and fail rates without configuring charts, with games, apps and websites in the same account.
## Side by side
| | GameAnalytics | PostHog | AnyAnalytics |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Built for** | Games | Web and SaaS product teams | Games, apps and websites |
| **Free option** | Free plan, no MAU cap | 1M product analytics events free each month | Free plan for 2,000 players and 1 game or app, plus a 14-day trial of Max with no card |
| **Paid plans** | AnalyticsIQ Pro at $49/month; bigger plans from $499/month | Pay per event after the free tier | Pro from $9/month, Max from $19/month, both scaling with players |
| **Billed on** | Plan | Events | Monthly active players (events for websites) |
| **Unity / Godot** | Both | Unity listed; no Godot library listed | Both |
| **iOS / Android** | Both | Both | Both |
| **Websites** | Not its focus | Yes | Yes, one script tag |
| **Level and crash report** | Yes | Build it yourself | Built in |
| **Funnels and retention** | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| **Games, apps & websites in one tool** | Games | Yes | Yes, plus a ready-made game report |
| **AI agents (MCP)** | MCP server for asking questions, with PipelineIQ Pro | MCP server that can query and create insights and dashboards | MCP on every plan: read reports, build funnels, insights, dashboards and goals |
| **Hosting** | Hosted | Cloud (US or EU); unsupported self-hosting available | Hosted, EU data centers |
Sources: [GameAnalytics pricing](https://www.gameanalytics.com/pricing), [GameAnalytics SDKs](https://docs.gameanalytics.com/event-tracking-and-integrations/sdks-and-collection-api/sdks-overview), [PostHog pricing](https://posthog.com/pricing), [PostHog libraries](https://posthog.com/docs/libraries), [PostHog MCP](https://posthog.com/docs/product-analytics/build-insights-mcp), [GameAnalytics MCP](https://docs.gameanalytics.com/products-and-features/pipeline-iq/ga-mcp/), [AnyAnalytics plans](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/plans?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics).
## GameAnalytics: the game specialist with a free plan
GameAnalytics has focused on games for a long time, and it shows. Its SDK list is the longest of the three for game engines: Unity, Unreal, Godot, Roblox, GameMaker, Defold, Cocos2D, Construct, Flutter and more, plus iOS, Android and tvOS.
**Why you'd pick it**
- **The free plan.** Its pricing page lists a $0 plan with no cap on monthly active users. For a solo dev with no budget, that's hard to beat.
- **Engine coverage.** If you're on Roblox, Defold or Construct, it supports engines the other two don't.
- **Game-native concepts** like progression, resources and business events are part of its event model.
**What to weigh**
- Its paid tiers jump quickly: AnalyticsIQ Pro is $49 a month, and its pipeline and market-intelligence products start at $499 a month.
- It's built for games. If you also want to track the website that sells your game, you'll probably need a second tool for that.
- Its MCP server, which lets AI assistants answer questions about your metrics, comes with PipelineIQ Pro.
## PostHog: the everything-toolkit
PostHog is a broad product platform: product analytics, web analytics, session replay, feature flags, experiments, surveys and more. It offers US and EU cloud hosting. Self-hosting is available, but [PostHog describes those deployments as unsupported](https://posthog.com/docs/self-host).
**Why you'd pick it**
- **A big free tier.** 1 million product analytics events a month free, then you pay per event, with the per-event price falling as volume grows.
- **More than analytics.** If you want feature flags and A/B tests next to your charts, it's all in one place.
- **A capable MCP server.** AI coding agents can query your data and create saved insights and dashboards.
- **Great for web apps.** If your "game" is really a web app, or you also run a SaaS, PostHog fits naturally.
**What to weigh**
- It's built for software product teams, not games. There's no ready-made level or crash report, so you'd build those from funnels and insights yourself.
- Its library list includes Unity but not Godot.
- Per-event billing rewards chatty tracking less kindly. A busy game can send a lot of events per player.
- With that many products comes a lot of interface. It's powerful, but expect to spend some time finding your way around.
## AnyAnalytics: level reports without chart setup
We build AnyAnalytics for small teams that want to answer practical questions: which level needs attention, what changed after an update, and where purchases happen. Its strongest fit here is a **Game report that fills in from level and error events**, a small engine setup, and MCP access on every plan.
### From your first event to a useful report
- **Setup holds your hand.** Pick what you're tracking (game, app, website or backend) and how. The setup page shows a ready-to-paste snippet with your key filled in, then waits and tells you the moment your first event arrives.
- **Reports that build themselves.** The Overview and the Game report fill in from the events you send, so there are no charts to configure. Send `level_start`, `level_complete`, `level_fail` and `$exception` and you get completion and fail rates per level, the hardest level, session length per platform and version, and crash-free sessions.
[Explore the Game demo](https://anyanalytics.org/demo?view=game&utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics&utm_content=report_demo) to try the report with sample data.
- **Follow up in Insights.** Trends, Funnels, Retention and Paths let you investigate beyond the built-in report and save the result to a dashboard.
- **Verify your integration.** Live events shows accepted, duplicate and rejected events, with reasons for rejection. The engine SDKs batch events, so allow about 10 seconds for the first batch. Check names and property types too: an accepted custom event is not necessarily a built-in Game report event.
### Let your AI agent do the clicking (MCP)
AnyAnalytics speaks the **Model Context Protocol**, so AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and VS Code can work in your analytics for you. Connect once:
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http anyanalytics https://api.anyanalytics.org/mcp
```
Sign in, pick the organization and choose what the agent may do: **Read only**, **Can build** or **Full control**. Then just ask:
- *"Build a funnel from first session to first purchase for Space Hopper and add it to the Launch dashboard."*
- *"Which level has the worst fail rate this week? Break its failures down by reason and game version."*
- *"Make a goal for `purchase_completed` and show me revenue by country."*
It's built to be safe to hand over:
- **Agents can't touch your data.** No tool can send, change or delete tracked events. Agents read reports and build funnels, insights, dashboards and goals.
- **Typos get caught.** Funnels and insights are checked against the events your project actually received, and an unknown name comes back with a suggestion ("did you mean `level_complete`?").
- **You can see what the agent did.** Everything an agent creates gets an agent badge in the dashboard, and each connection keeps a log of its tool calls.
- **It's on every plan**, including Free. It's not a paid add-on.
### One platform for everything you ship
Your game, your companion app and the website that sells them can all report into **the same AnyAnalytics account**: one script tag for the site, the [Unity](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/unity?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics), [Godot](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/godot?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics), [Swift](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/ios?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics) or [Kotlin](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/android?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics) SDK for the rest, and the [HTTP API](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/http-api?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics) for anything else.
Projects share the same event model and your plan's allowance. Add another game or its website when your plan has room, and use the reports you already know.
### Pricing and privacy
- **Free:** 2,000 monthly active players (or 100,000 website events), one project, one teammate and three months of history. Includes the reports, Live events and MCP.
- **Pro from $9/month:** up to 5,000 monthly active players, two games or apps, two teammates, three years of history and Stripe revenue.
- **Max from $19/month:** up to 5,000 monthly active players, 30 games or apps, 30 teammates and five years of history, plus alerts, weekly email reports, public dashboard links and read API keys.
- **Every new account gets 14 days of Max, with no card.** It then moves to Free unless you choose a paid plan.
- **Games and apps count players; websites count events.** Player billing has a fair-use allowance of about 1,000 events per player per month, so it is not unlimited event volume. Paid tiers scale with traffic. See [current plans and limits](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/plans?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics).
- **EU hosting:** IP addresses are used to derive country and are not stored with events. Data is not sold or used for advertising.
**What to weigh**
- **The free plan is small.** Free covers 2,000 monthly players, 1 game or app and 3 months of history, and leaves out Stripe revenue, alerts, public dashboards and read API keys. If you need more room at zero cost, GameAnalytics (no MAU cap) or PostHog's free tier will go further. And if you stay over the allowance for 7 days, Free locks your reports until you pick a plan or the month rolls over. Events are still collected meanwhile.
- **Fewer engine SDKs** than GameAnalytics. Native SDKs cover Unity, Godot, iOS and Android, web engines like Three.js, Babylon.js and PlayCanvas use the npm package, and Unreal, GameMaker and others work through the [HTTP API](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/http-api?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics) (one POST request) rather than a native plugin.
- **It's analytics only.** No session replay, feature flags or A/B testing. If you want those, PostHog does far more.
## Which one should you pick?
| If you… | Pick |
| --- | --- |
| …have no budget and one small game | **AnyAnalytics** (Free) or **GameAnalytics** |
| …have no budget and a game with lots of players | **GameAnalytics** (no MAU cap on its free plan) |
| …build on Roblox, Defold or Construct | **GameAnalytics** |
| …need feature flags, A/B tests or session replay too | **PostHog** |
| …are mostly a web app or SaaS | **PostHog** |
| …want analytics you can learn in an afternoon | **AnyAnalytics** |
| …want your AI agent to build funnels and dashboards for you, on any plan | **AnyAnalytics** |
| …want a level and crash report without building it | **AnyAnalytics** or **GameAnalytics** |
| …want your games, apps *and* websites in one tool you learn once | **AnyAnalytics** |
| …prefer player-based billing within a fair-use allowance | **AnyAnalytics** |
| …care about EU hosting and not storing IP addresses | **AnyAnalytics** (PostHog also offers EU hosting) |
Whatever you pick, the most important decision is *what* you track, not *where*. Our cheat sheet of [8 events every mobile game should track](https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track) works with all three. Once they're flowing, here's [how to find the level where players quit](https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis).
## FAQ
### Is GameAnalytics really free?
Its pricing page lists a Free plan at $0 with no MAU cap, and paid tiers from $49 a month for extra features. Check [their pricing](https://www.gameanalytics.com/pricing) for what each plan includes.
### Can I use PostHog for a Unity game?
PostHog lists a Unity library. It doesn't include a game-specific report, so level and crash analysis means building your own insights.
### Does AnyAnalytics have a free plan?
Yes. Free is $0 forever, with no card: 2,000 monthly players (or 100,000 website events), 1 game or app, 1 teammate and 3 months of history, with the same reports, live events and MCP as the paid plans. New accounts also get a 14-day trial of Max with no card. Paid plans start at $9 a month.
### Can AI agents manage my AnyAnalytics dashboards?
Yes. Connect Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code or any other MCP client and choose its access level. With **Can build** it can create funnels, insights, dashboards and goals; with **Full control** it can also delete them. Agents can never send, change or delete your tracked events.
### Can I track my game and my website in the same account?
Yes. Each one is a project in the same organization, with the same dashboard and reports, and they all share your plan's allowance.
### Can I switch tools later?
Yes, and good event names make it painless. If you use generic names with details in properties (`level_complete` with `{ level: 3 }`), you can send the same events to a different tool with very few code changes.
## Try it on your own game
[Explore the Game demo](https://anyanalytics.org/demo?view=game&utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics&utm_content=article_closing_demo) to try the level report first. Then [start free with AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics&utm_content=article_closing_signup), follow the [Unity guide](https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics) or [Godot guide](https://vexil.io/blog/godot-game-analytics), and verify your own first event. No card required; new accounts include 14 days of Max.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/godot-game-analytics
# Godot 4 Analytics: Track Levels with One GDScript Autoload
> Add Godot 4 analytics with one GDScript autoload. Track level completion, fail rates and game versions in a ready-made Game report. Code included.
- **Published:** October 8, 2026 (updated October 9, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics.md)
- **Tags:** godot, game-analytics, game-dev
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/godot-game-analytics
**Which level loses players after your latest update?** Add analytics to your Godot 4 game with one GDScript autoload, send three level events, and compare completion and fail rates by game version in [AnyAnalytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics). We make AnyAnalytics at Vexil.
**What you need:** Godot 4 and a free AnyAnalytics project. Install the autoload, verify your first event, then add level tracking. The optional `Logger` error example requires **Godot 4.5 or newer**. No native plugin or chart setup required.
## What you'll have at the end
- A session per launch, with platform, game version, OS, device and locale attached automatically.
- Level starts, wins and fails powering a **Game report**: completion and fail rates per level, the hardest level, and median time to beat each one.
- Optional reporting of logged script and engine errors, grouped by version.
- Players followed across devices once they sign in.
- A bounded offline queue and event IDs that prevent the same retried event from being counted twice.
You need **Godot 4** and an AnyAnalytics project. The [free plan](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics) doesn't need a card.
## Step 1: Get the script from your dashboard
The whole SDK is a single GDScript file, and the dashboard hands it to you with your key already filled in:
1. [Sign up for AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics) (free plan, no card).
2. Click **Add site**, choose **Game** as what you're tracking, and **Godot** as how you'll send events.
3. You land on the **Setup** page. Make sure the **Godot** tab is selected, then click **Copy** on `any_analytics.gd`.
Lost the page? Open your project and click **Setup** in the sidebar at any time. Your key is also under **Keys & API**.
You can also read the script before signing up: it's on the [Godot docs page](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/godot?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics). If you copy it from there, replace `vxw_YOUR_WRITE_KEY` with your own key.
The key starts with `vxw_` and can only *send* events, never read them, so it's safe to ship inside your exported game.
## Step 2: Add the autoload
1. In Godot, create `res://any_analytics.gd` and paste the script into it.
2. Open **Project → Project Settings → Globals → Autoload**, pick the file and name it **AnyAnalytics**.
3. Run the game.
That's it. A `$session_start` event is sent on startup and shows up in **Live events** within about 10 seconds. Because it's an autoload, `AnyAnalytics` is available from every script in your project.
The script takes care of the boring-but-hard parts:
| Problem | What the autoload does |
| --- | --- |
| Player is offline | Unsent events are buffered locally, saved periodically under `user://`, and retried later |
| Network error or a busy server | Retries with backoff |
| A batch is sent twice after a blip | Every event has its own id, so it's counted once |
| You track a lot of events at once | They're batched: sent every 10 seconds, once 20 are queued, and when the game is paused or closed |
> **Offline limits:** the public script keeps up to 1,000 queued events and drops the oldest beyond that. Saves happen periodically and on pause or close notifications; a sudden termination can lose events not yet saved. Test your target export, including web storage and network behavior.
## Step 3: Verify your first accepted event
Open **Live events** and run your game. Allow about 10 seconds for the first batch, then check for an **accepted** `$session_start`. Rejected events include a reason. After adding level tracking, verify the names and properties too: a custom name such as `levle_start` can be accepted without powering the Game report.
## Step 4: Track your first custom event
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.track("item_crafted", {"item": "fire_sword", "rarity": "epic"})
```
Properties are a plain `Dictionary` of strings, numbers, booleans, arrays and nested dictionaries. Two habits will keep your reports tidy:
1. **Past tense, snake_case for custom events:** `item_crafted`, `boss_defeated`, `shop_opened`. Keep the built-in level names below exactly as documented.
2. **Generic names with details in properties.** Send `level_complete` with `{"level": 7}`, never `level_7_complete`.
## Step 5: Track levels for the Game report
Three event names power the Game report: `level_start`, `level_complete` and `level_fail`, each with a `level`. Here's a drop-in level script that times each attempt:
```gdscript
# level.gd
extends Node
@export var level := 1
var _started_at := 0.0
var _attempt_active := false
func _ready() -> void:
begin_attempt()
func begin_attempt() -> void:
if _attempt_active:
return
_started_at = Time.get_ticks_msec() / 1000.0
_attempt_active = true
AnyAnalytics.track("level_start", {"level": level})
func win(score: int) -> void:
if not _attempt_active:
return
_attempt_active = false
AnyAnalytics.track("level_complete", {"level": level, "duration": _elapsed(), "score": score})
func lose(reason: String) -> void:
if not _attempt_active:
return
_attempt_active = false
# "died", "timeout", "quit": keep a short, fixed list
AnyAnalytics.track("level_fail", {"level": level, "duration": _elapsed(), "reason": reason})
func _elapsed() -> float:
return Time.get_ticks_msec() / 1000.0 - _started_at
```
Call `win()` from your goal and `lose()` from your death or timer logic. After resetting the level for an in-scene retry, call `begin_attempt()` to send a fresh start and reset the timer. The guard records at most one result per attempt. Use the same `level` on the start and the end of an attempt. It can be a number or a name like `"boss"`.
Once a few players have been through, the Game report fills itself in:
[Explore the Game demo](https://anyanalytics.org/demo?view=game&utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics&utm_content=report_demo) to try the report before adding it to your own game.
And each level gets its own row, so a wall stands out right away:
Our guide to [finding the level where players quit](https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis) explains how to read this table and what to fix.
## Optional: Report logged errors (Godot 4.5+)
Godot 4.5 added the `Logger` class for receiving logged engine and script errors. Forward them as non-fatal `$exception` events. Logger callbacks may run on multiple threads, so defer **both counting and tracking** to the main thread:
```gdscript
# error_reporter.gd
extends Logger
var _seen := {}
func _log_error(function: String, file: String, line: int, code: String,
rationale: String, editor_notify: bool, error_type: int,
script_backtraces: Array[ScriptBacktrace]) -> void:
if error_type == ERROR_TYPE_WARNING:
return
var message := rationale if rationale != "" else code
call_deferred("_report", message, error_type)
func _report(message: String, error_type: int) -> void:
# Counting and tracking happen on the main thread.
# Don't flood your project with an error that fires every frame.
_seen[message] = _seen.get(message, 0) + 1
if _seen[message] > 5:
return
AnyAnalytics.track("$exception", {
"$exception_type": "ScriptError" if error_type == ERROR_TYPE_SCRIPT else "EngineError",
"$exception_message": message,
"fatal": false,
})
func _log_message(message: String, error: bool) -> void:
pass
```
Register it **once per launch**, for example at the end of the AnyAnalytics autoload's `_ready()`. Registering it on every scene load would create duplicate reporters:
```gdscript
OS.add_logger(preload("res://error_reporter.gd").new())
```
This forwards logged errors, not native process crashes or every fatal termination. Report `fatal: true` only when you detect a fatal condition while the process can still send or save an event. Errors are grouped by type and message and broken down by game version:
On an older Godot 4 version, report the errors you catch yourself with the same event, for example when a save file fails to load.
## Optional: Identify players who sign in
Each install gets a random player id, saved under `user://`. When a player signs in (Steam, your own backend, anything with a stable id), switch to your own id:
```gdscript
AnyAnalytics.identify(player_id, {"name": player_name, "platform": "steam"})
```
Their anonymous history is merged into the same player, and the id is remembered across launches. Someone who plays on a desktop and a Steam Deck becomes one player, not two.
## Tips for Godot developers
- **Set your version.** The autoload reads **Project Settings → Application → Config → Version**. Bump it with every export so you can compare builds in the Game report.
- **Test each export you ship.** The SDK uses Godot's HTTP and storage APIs. Check event delivery, offline persistence and lifecycle behavior on your target platforms, especially web and mobile exports.
- **Track screens and menus too.** A `menu_opened` or `shop_opened` event shows whether players find your features.
- **Keep secrets out of properties.** Player ids are fine; emails and real names only if you need them.
For the full list of events worth sending (economy, rewarded ads, purchases), see [8 events every mobile game should track](https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track). They work the same way in Godot.
## What are your options for Godot analytics?
For comparison, here's the landscape as of October 2026:
| Option | Godot support | Good to know |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Build your own** | `HTTPRequest` + your own server | Full control, but you build the server, storage, dashboard and offline queue yourself |
| **GameAnalytics** | Lists a Godot SDK | Game-focused, with a free plan |
| **PostHog** | No Godot library listed | You'd send events through its HTTP API yourself |
| **AnyAnalytics** | One GDScript autoload | Hosted, with a ready-made Game report for levels, sessions and crashes |
Building your own gives you control, but also means maintaining retries, offline storage, deduplication, a database and a dashboard. (For a deeper look at the hosted tools, see [GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics](https://vexil.io/blog/gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics).)
## FAQ
### Does analytics slow down my Godot game?
The autoload batches network requests every 10 seconds or once 20 events are queued. Event creation and periodic queue saves still have a cost. Avoid per-frame events and profile on your target devices.
### Does it work in Godot 3?
No, the autoload is written for Godot 4. Error reporting through `Logger` needs Godot 4.5 or newer; everything else works on any Godot 4 version. On Godot 3 you can still send events with one POST to the [HTTP API](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/http-api?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics).
### Does it work with C# in Godot?
The autoload is GDScript, but it's a normal autoload, so C# scripts can reach it through the scene tree (`GetNode("/root/AnyAnalytics").Call("track", ...)`). You can also send events straight to the [HTTP API](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/http-api?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics).
### Does it work offline?
Yes. The script saves its bounded queue periodically and retries undelivered events later, retaining their original timestamps. It keeps up to 1,000 queued events; sudden termination before a save can lose recent events.
### What does it cost?
There's a free plan for up to 2,000 monthly players and 1 game or app, plus a 14-day trial of Max with no card. Paid plans start at $9 a month for up to 5,000 monthly active players, billed per player, not per event. See the [pricing](https://anyanalytics.org/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics#pricing).
## Ship your Godot game with your eyes open
[Start free with AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics&utm_content=article_closing_signup), add the autoload, and verify your first event. Send the level events to populate the Game report, then compare completion and fail rates once you have enough attempts. Read the [Godot docs](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/godot?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=godot-game-analytics) for the full implementation.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis
# Level Funnels: How to Find the Level Where Players Quit
> Find levels worth investigating with reach counts, completion rates and fail reasons. Learn to compare cohorts and game versions, with report screenshots.
- **Published:** October 8, 2026 (updated October 9, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics.md)
- **Tags:** game-analytics, game-design, retention
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis
Every game has a level that eats players. Somewhere between the tutorial and the credits there's a jump that's too long, a boss with too much health, or a timer that's three seconds too tight. Players hit it, sigh, close the app, and never come back. They won't email you about it either.
A **level funnel** helps you find where progression drops. Pair it with attempt completion rates and fail reasons to choose a level to investigate. This guide explains the difference between reach counts and an ordered funnel, how to compare the right players, and what to test once a level stands out.
The screenshots are from [AnyAnalytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics) with sample data from our demo game, Space Hopper. The method works in any analytics tool.
## What is a level funnel?
An ordered funnel follows the **same cohort** through a sequence of steps within a chosen conversion window: started level 1, then level 2, then level 3. Its bars get shorter as fewer of those players progress.
A per-level reach report is different: it counts players who reached each level in the selected date range. Returning players can start at higher levels without replaying level 1, so those counts need not decline. Use **Insights → Funnels** when you need a defined sequence and conversion window; use the Game report to inspect level reach and attempt results.
The question is never "do players drop off?" They always do. The question is **where the drop-off is bigger than it should be.**
## Step 1: Send three events
These three events power the Game report. Send a start for each attempt and exactly one completion or failure for its result, with the same `level` value:
```ts
analytics.track("level_start", { level: 12 });
analytics.track("level_complete", { level: 12, duration: 92, score: 3400 });
analytics.track("level_fail", { level: 12, duration: 38, reason: "timeout" });
```
Use the same `level` value on the start and end of an attempt, include `duration` in seconds, and give fails a `reason` from a short, fixed list. If you're in Unity, [here's the five-minute setup](https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics). For the full list of events worth tracking, see [8 events every mobile game should track](https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track).
## Step 2: Read "players reached"
In AnyAnalytics, the **Game → Players reached** view shows per-level reach from your events. Start by checking the date range and which players it includes. The screenshot below is sample data with 1,000 players at level 1 and 749 at level 12:
[Explore the Game demo](https://anyanalytics.org/demo?view=game&utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=level-funnel-analysis&utm_content=report_demo) to try these views with sample data.
This sample has no sudden cliff. That shape is a useful starting signal, but it does not establish a healthy retention rate on its own. Compare new players with enough time to progress, and separate platform and game version. A recent player who has not reached level 12 may still be playing.
Here's what to look for:
| Shape | What it looks like | What it usually means |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Gentle slope** | A few points lost per level | No obvious single cliff; compare with your own previous cohorts |
| **Cliff** | One level loses 2-3× more than its neighbors | A difficulty spike, a confusing mechanic or a bug |
| **Early cliff** | Big loss at levels 1-3 | Onboarding problem: controls, tutorial or first impression |
| **Plateau, then cliff** | Flat for a while, then a sudden drop | A paywall, an energy system or a content gate kicking in |
## Step 3: Check fail rates per level
Reach counts suggest where to look. The **Start → finish** view adds evidence by showing how each level's attempts end; it cannot establish the cause by itself:
Three columns do most of the work:
- **Fail rate.** Fails as a share of starts. A smooth climb is a difficulty curve. A sudden jump is a wall.
- **Median time.** If one level takes three times as long as its neighbors, players might be lost rather than challenged.
- **Hardest level.** AnyAnalytics flags the level with the highest fail rate among levels started at least 10 times, so one unlucky attempt can't crown a level. In this sample it's Level 56, which players fail 52.9% of the time.
> **High fail rate + small drop-off** = hard but fair. Players retry and get through. That's often fine, even fun.
>
> **High fail rate + big drop-off** = a wall. Players try, fail, and leave. Fix this one first.
## Step 4: Find out why they fail
Break `level_fail` down by the `reason` property in a trend chart to test a possible explanation:
Add a filter for `level = 12` and you're looking at how *that* level beats people:
- **Mostly `timeout`:** investigate the timer, route length and instructions. Test a longer timer and compare fail rate and progression.
- **Mostly `died`:** inspect enemy damage, trap spacing and checkpoints. Separate failures by attempt number if you track it.
- **Mostly `quit`:** investigate length and clarity. Only explicit quits you instrument are counted; closing or killing the app may leave an attempt without a result.
The **Where players are** view shows the level each player started most recently in the report's scope. A crowd on one level is a reason to investigate, not proof that those players are currently online or permanently stuck.
## Bonus: the funnel before level 1
Levels aren't the only funnel in your game. You can chain any events in **Insights → Funnels**. This one follows players from opening the game to their first purchase:
In this sample, **40% of the starting players did not reach the level-start step within the selected funnel window.** For them the main menu *is* level zero, and it's the hardest one in the game. Real games see this too: long loading screens, a sign-in wall or a menu with nowhere obvious to tap. Let new players start playing in one tap.
The median time between steps is worth checking as well. If "opened the game → started a level" takes minutes instead of seconds, something is in the way.
## A worked investigation
Suppose a new-player cohort has a larger drop between levels 11 and 12 than neighboring steps. First confirm that all cohorts had the same time to progress. Then:
1. Filter `level_fail` to `level = 11`, since a drop before reaching level 12 may originate in level 11.
2. Break failures down by `reason` and compare platforms and `app_version`.
3. If `timeout` failures rose after one update, inspect the timer and any level changes in that build. Treat it as a hypothesis.
4. Ship one change, such as more time, and compare equally mature new-player cohorts.
5. Look for both fewer timeouts and more players reaching level 12. A lower fail rate alone is not enough.
This is an example investigation, not a measured result from Space Hopper.
## How to fix a problem level
Once you've found the level, change one thing at a time and watch the numbers:
1. **Ship one fix per version.** Every event carries your `app_version`, so you can filter the report to the new build and compare it with the old one.
2. **Make later attempts easier after repeated failures.** Test more time, a checkpoint or a hint, then compare progression as well as fail rates.
3. **Teach before you test.** If a new mechanic appears in the level players fail, add an easier level that introduces it first.
4. **Move the gate.** If a paywall or energy limit lines up with your cliff, players may be leaving because of the gate, not the level.
5. **Re-check in a week.** You want the fail rate down *and* more players reaching the next level, not just one of the two.
## FAQ
### What is a good level completion rate?
There's no universal number, since it depends on genre and on where the level sits. Compare each level with its neighbors instead. A level that's much harder than the ones around it is the problem, whatever the absolute rate.
### What's the difference between drop-off and fail rate?
Fail rate is about *attempts*: how often a level beats the player. Drop-off is about *people*: how many of the starting cohort did not reach the next level within the conversion window. A level can have a high fail rate and almost no drop-off if players happily retry.
### How many players do I need before the numbers mean anything?
The more the better. A rough guide: wait for at least a few dozen attempts per level before reacting. AnyAnalytics only names a "hardest level" once it's been started at least 10 times.
### Can I build a funnel for my tutorial?
Yes. Send `tutorial_step_completed` with a numeric `step` property, then chain that event in Insights → Funnels with a different step filter on each stage. Choose a conversion window that gives new players enough time to finish.
## Find your level zero
Start by verifying three level events, then let enough players attempt your levels. The Game report gives you reach and attempt results; an ordered funnel lets you follow a cohort through the next steps.
[Start free with AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=level-funnel-analysis&utm_content=article_closing_signup) (no card required), send the level events, and open the Game report to choose your next investigation.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics
# Unity Game Analytics: Send Your First Event in 5 Minutes
> Add Unity game analytics with one C# file. Verify your first event, then track level completion and fail rates in a built-in Game report. Code included.
- **Published:** October 8, 2026 (updated October 9, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [AnyAnalytics: game, app & website analytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics.md)
- **Tags:** unity, game-analytics, game-dev
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/unity-game-analytics
You shipped the build. Players are in. And you have no idea what they're doing. Maybe they love level 3. Maybe they rage-quit at level 3 and uninstall. Without **analytics in your Unity game**, those two outcomes look exactly the same from your desk: silence.
Add [AnyAnalytics](https://vexil.io/apps/anyanalytics), the analytics service we make at Vexil, with one C# file and verify your first event in **Live events**. Then send three level events to see completion rates, fail rates and median completion time in the built-in **Game report**. No chart setup required.
**Start here:** Unity 2020.2 or newer, a free AnyAnalytics project, and your first scene. The basic installation takes a few minutes; player identification and exception reporting are optional follow-ups.
## What you'll have at the end
- A session per game launch, with platform, app version, OS, device and locale attached automatically.
- Level starts, wins and fails feeding a ready-made **Game report** (hardest level, completion rates, median time per level).
- Optional reporting of logged exceptions, grouped by type, message and version.
- Optional player identification across devices using the same stable account ID.
You need **Unity 2020.2 or newer** and an AnyAnalytics project. The [free plan](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics) doesn't ask for a card.
## Step 1: Get the script from your dashboard
The whole SDK is one C# file, and the dashboard gives it to you with your key already filled in:
1. [Sign up for AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics) (free plan, no card).
2. Click **Add site**, choose **Game** as what you're tracking, and **Unity** as how you'll send events.
3. You land on the **Setup** page. Make sure the **Unity** tab is selected, then click **Copy** on `AnyAnalytics.cs`.
Lost the page? Open your project and click **Setup** in the sidebar at any time. Your key is also under **Keys & API**.
You can also read the script before signing up: it's on the [Unity docs page](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/unity?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics). If you copy it from there, replace `vxw_YOUR_WRITE_KEY` with your own key.
The write key starts with `vxw_` and can only *send* events, never read them, so it's safe to ship inside your game build. Nobody can pull your dashboard out of your APK with it.
## Step 2: Drop in one C# file
In Unity, create `Assets/Scripts/AnyAnalytics.cs` and paste the script into it. Then add the **AnyAnalytics** component to a GameObject in your **first scene**. It calls `DontDestroyOnLoad`, so it survives every scene change after that.
Press Play. The component sends a `$session_start` event as soon as it wakes up. That's your first event, done.
Here's what the file quietly handles so you don't have to:
| Problem | What the SDK does |
| --- | --- |
| Player is on a plane | Unsent events are buffered locally, saved periodically to `Application.persistentDataPath`, and retried later |
| Server says "slow down" (429) or hiccups (5xx) | Retries with backoff |
| A batch is sent twice after a network blip | Every event has a unique id, so duplicates are counted once |
| You track 200 events in one frame | They're batched: sent every 10 seconds, when 20 are queued, or when the app is paused |
> **Check initialization:** calls made before the component's `Awake` are dropped with a warning. Track from `Start()` or later; being in the same scene does not guarantee the order of different components' `Awake()` calls. The public script keeps up to 1,000 queued events and drops the oldest beyond that limit. It saves periodically and on pause or quit, so a sudden process termination can lose events not yet saved.
## Step 3: Verify your first accepted event
Open **Live events** in your project and press Play. Allow about 10 seconds for the SDK's first batch. Look for an **accepted** `$session_start`; rejected events include a reason. After adding the level calls below, check their names and properties against the event table. A custom name such as `levle_start` can be accepted without feeding the Game report.
## Step 4: Track your first custom event
`AnyAnalytics.Track` is static, so you can call it from any script:
```csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
AnyAnalytics.Track("item_crafted", new Dictionary
{
{ "item", "fire_sword" },
{ "rarity", "epic" },
{ "materials_used", 3 },
});
```
Two naming habits will save you pain later:
1. **Past tense, snake_case for custom events:** `item_crafted`, `boss_defeated`, `shop_opened`. Keep the built-in level names below exactly as documented.
2. **Generic names, details in properties.** Send `level_complete` with `{ level: 7 }`, not `level_7_complete`. Otherwise you end up with 80 event names and a dashboard that looks like a ransom note.
Property values can be strings, numbers, booleans, lists and nested dictionaries.
## Step 5: Track levels for the Game report
The Game report builds itself from three event names. Send them and you get per-level completion and fail rates without building a single chart:
```csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
// When the player starts a level
AnyAnalytics.Track("level_start", new Dictionary { { "level", 3 } });
// When they win it...
AnyAnalytics.Track("level_complete", new Dictionary
{
{ "level", 3 },
{ "duration", 74 }, // seconds
{ "score", 1200 },
});
// ...or lose it
AnyAnalytics.Track("level_fail", new Dictionary
{
{ "level", 3 },
{ "duration", 41 },
{ "reason", "died" },
});
```
Use the **same `level` value** on the start and the end of an attempt, or they won't line up. `level` can be a number or a name: numbers sort naturally (1, 2, 10) and names like `"boss"` come after them.
[Explore the Game demo](https://anyanalytics.org/demo?view=game&utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics&utm_content=report_demo) to try the report before adding it to your own game.
We wrote a whole post on reading this table: [Level funnels: how to find the level where players quit](https://vexil.io/blog/level-funnel-analysis).
## Optional: Identify players who sign in
Every install gets a random player id saved in `PlayerPrefs`. When a player logs in to your backend (or Steam, or Game Center), switch to your own id:
```csharp
// After the player signs in
AnyAnalytics.Identify(player.Id, new Dictionary
{
{ "name", player.DisplayName },
{ "platform", "steam" },
});
```
Their earlier anonymous events are merged into the same player, and the id sticks across launches. The same person on a phone and a Steam Deck becomes **one player with both histories**, not two strangers.
Use a stable id from your database, not an email address.
## Optional: Report logged exceptions
Errors use the `$exception` event. This example forwards `LogType.Exception` messages received on Unity's main thread as **non-fatal errors**. Save it as `ErrorReporter.cs` and add it to the **same GameObject as AnyAnalytics** so it survives scene changes too. It does not capture native crashes, out-of-memory termination, or every background-thread error.
```csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class ErrorReporter : MonoBehaviour
{
void OnEnable() => Application.logMessageReceived += OnLog;
void OnDisable() => Application.logMessageReceived -= OnLog;
void OnLog(string message, string stackTrace, LogType type)
{
if (type != LogType.Exception) return;
int colon = message.IndexOf(':');
AnyAnalytics.Track("$exception", new Dictionary
{
{ "$exception_type", colon > 0 ? message.Substring(0, colon) : "Exception" },
{ "$exception_message", colon > 0 ? message.Substring(colon + 1).Trim() : message },
{ "fatal", false },
});
}
}
```
If you detect a fatal condition while the process can still send or save an event, report it with `fatal: true`. Those reported events count against **crash-free sessions**; this metric does not account for crashes that prevented an event from being recorded.
Errors are grouped by type and message, so keep changing details like player ids or file paths *out* of the message. Then the Game report can tell you which version brought the pain:
## What to track next
Once your level events are verified, add economy and monetization events: currency earned and spent, rewarded ads, purchases. We put together a cheat sheet: [8 events every mobile game should track](https://vexil.io/blog/game-events-to-track).
If you're choosing between tools, here's our honest take on [GameAnalytics vs PostHog vs AnyAnalytics](https://vexil.io/blog/gameanalytics-vs-posthog-vs-anyanalytics).
## FAQ
### Does analytics slow down my Unity game?
The SDK batches network requests every 10 seconds or once 20 events are queued. Event serialization and periodic queue saves still do work on the main thread. Avoid per-frame events and profile on your target devices.
### Does it work offline?
Yes. The SDK saves its bounded queue periodically and retries undelivered events later. Events retain their original timestamps. The public script keeps up to 1,000 queued events; sudden termination before a save can lose recent events.
### Which Unity version do I need?
Unity 2020.2 or newer.
### Can I use it with Godot, iOS or Android too?
Yes. AnyAnalytics has a [Godot SDK](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/godot?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics), plus [Swift](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/ios?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics) and [Kotlin](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/android?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics) SDKs, and an [HTTP API](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/http-api?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics) for Unreal or any other engine. They all report into the same dashboard.
### How much does it cost?
There's a free plan for up to 2,000 monthly players and 1 game or app, plus a 14-day trial of Max with no card. Paid plans start at $9 a month for up to 5,000 monthly active players, and you pay for players rather than events. See the [pricing](https://anyanalytics.org/?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics#pricing).
## See your own level report
[Start free with AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/sign-up?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics&utm_content=article_closing_signup), add the C# file, and verify your first event. Send the three level events to populate the Game report, then compare levels once you have enough attempts. Need implementation details? Read the full [Unity docs](https://anyanalytics.org/docs/unity?utm_source=vexil.io&utm_medium=llms&utm_campaign=unity-game-analytics).
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/20-20-20-rule-mac
# 20-20-20 Rule for Mac: Eye Break Reminders with Blink
> Follow the 20-20-20 rule on your Mac with Blink. Learn how eye breaks work, set up reminders, and explore free features, Pro tools, and screenshots.
- **Published:** September 29, 2026 (updated October 12, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [Blink: Eye Care & Breaks](https://vexil.io/apps/blink.md)
- **Tags:** eye-health, macos, productivity, break-reminders
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/20-20-20-rule-mac
The **20-20-20 rule on a Mac** is a simple screen-break habit: every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds. The difficult part is remembering while you are writing, coding, studying, or moving between calls. [Blink](https://vexil.io/apps/blink), our native macOS eye-break reminder, keeps that routine in your menu bar and prompts you when it is time to look away.
This guide explains the rule, shows how to set it up, and walks through the Blink features that help it fit a working day. Blink runs on **macOS 14 Sonoma or later**, with a free basic timer, a 15-day Pro trial, and an optional one-time Pro unlock.
## What is the 20-20-20 rule?
The three numbers describe when to stop, where to look, and how long to pause:
| Part of the rule | What to do at your Mac |
| --- | --- |
| Every 20 minutes | Pause your screen work. |
| Look 20 feet away | Focus on a distant object, roughly 6 metres away. |
| For at least 20 seconds | Keep looking away before returning to your task. |
The [American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends the 20-20-20 rule](https://aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/should-you-be-worried-about-blue-light) as a way to help manage digital eye strain. Think of it as a reminder to interrupt prolonged close-up work, not a promise that a timer will prevent every eye problem.
Choose a distant spot before you start: a tree outside, a building across the street, or something at the far end of a large room. Looking from your Mac to your phone does not give you the same change in viewing distance.
## Why long screen sessions can feel tiring
Concentrating on a screen can mean blinking less often. Lighting, glare, and an uncomfortable viewing setup can also contribute to discomfort. The [Academy's advice for computer users](https://aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/are-computer-glasses-worth-it) includes regular breaks, sitting about an arm's length from the display, and adjusting lighting.
A reminder app addresses one part of that routine: remembering to pause. It cannot assess your vision or determine why your eyes feel uncomfortable. If symptoms persist, contact an eye-care professional.
## Set up a 20-20-20 reminder on your Mac
You can follow the rule without an app. If you keep forgetting, an automatic reminder makes the timing easier to maintain. Here is the basic Blink setup:
1. **Install and open [Blink from the Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blink-eye-care-breaks/id6762097881?mt=12).** Complete the welcome screens and find the eye icon in your menu bar.
2. **Open Settings → General.** Keep **Enable reminders** on. The standard routine is a **20-minute work interval** and a **20-second break**.
3. **Choose how the countdown begins.** With **Auto-start break countdown** on, the countdown begins as soon as the full-screen prompt appears. Turn it off if you prefer to start the break yourself.
4. **Enable Launch at login if you want automatic startup.** Leave **Start paused on launch** off if you want the timer to begin when the app opens.
5. **Try Take Break Now from the menu bar.** Use the prompt as your cue to look at your chosen distant object.
After a completed break, Blink starts the next work interval. You do not need to restart a separate timer each time. For more configuration help, see the [Blink setup guide for Mac](https://vexil.io/blog/how-to-set-up-blink-mac).
## How Blink fits into a working day
### A menu bar timer with quick controls
Click the eye icon to see your progress, pause or resume the timer, take a break immediately, or snooze. You can also enable a countdown beside the menu bar icon and right-click for quick actions.
That is useful when a natural stopping point arrives before the timer does. Finish a draft, start a break, and then move on to the next task. During a conversation, snooze lets you postpone the prompt instead of abandoning reminders for the rest of the day.
### Full-screen breaks across your displays
Blink displays a full-screen reminder when a break is due. With multiple monitors connected, the interactive break card appears on the display under your pointer and matching backdrops cover the others.
The purpose is to make the cue visible even when your work spans a MacBook and an external monitor. Once the break starts, look away from all of those screens; the countdown can run without your attention.
### Pauses when you step away or join a call
The basic app can pause when your Mac is idle and start a fresh cycle after sleep or lock. Those controls help the timer fit time spent away from your desk.
**Pro adds meeting and full-screen pauses.** Meeting detection checks whether the microphone is in use; it does not listen to your audio or read your calendar. Because this is a system signal, it can also react to microphone use outside a meeting. Manual pause and snooze remain useful when automatic detection does not match what you are doing.
### Scenes, sounds, and guided breaks
Pro includes Ocean, Aurora, Rain, Forest, Fog, and Sunset break scenes, plus optional break tones and completion sounds. Guided choices include 20-20-20, Blink rest, Near · Far, Figure 8, and Palming, or you can keep a plain countdown.
These are optional ways to personalize the break experience. The app does not establish that guided exercises treat an eye condition. If your goal is specifically the 20-20-20 habit, choose that guide or use the plain countdown and look away.
### Focus sessions, schedules, and local progress
With Pro, **Focus Sessions** group work-and-break blocks into a session with a visible goal. **Schedule Profiles** switch your timing, accent, and scene by time of day and selected weekdays. These suit people whose mornings and afternoons follow different routines; custom intervals should be understood as a different rhythm from the standard 20-20-20 rule.
The **Stats** view shows completed breaks, streaks, and a seven-day chart. Use it to notice whether you are taking breaks consistently. Those counts describe app activity, not a measurement of eye health.
## What is free, and what needs Blink Pro?
Blink includes a **15-day Pro trial from first launch**. After the trial, the basic reminder remains available without buying Pro. Pro is an optional **one-time purchase with no subscription**; check the purchase screen for your current regional price.
| Feature | Free basic app | Pro or active trial |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard 20-minute / 20-second reminders | Included | Included |
| Pause, resume, snooze, and manual breaks | Included | Included |
| Full-screen reminders across displays | Included | Included |
| Idle pause, sleep/lock reset, and launch at login | Included | Included |
| Local break counts and seven-day stats | Included | Included |
| Custom work intervals and break lengths | — | Included |
| Meeting and full-screen app pauses | — | Included |
| Ambient scenes, guided exercises, and sounds | — | Included |
| Focus sessions and schedule profiles | — | Included |
| Strict mode, adaptive snoozes, and extra accent colors | — | Included |
Your break history and settings stay on your Mac, and you do not need a Blink account. Purchases are handled by Apple and verified through RevenueCat. See our [privacy policy](https://vexil.io/privacy#blink) for the distinction between local app activity and purchase processing.
## Common questions about the 20-20-20 rule on Mac
### Do I need to pay to get a reminder every 20 minutes?
No. Blink's basic 20-minute work interval and 20-second break remain available after the Pro trial. You need Pro to customize those durations or use the advanced features listed above.
### Can I follow the rule in a small room?
Look through a window or toward a distant object where possible. If the room does not offer a 20-foot view, use the break as an opportunity to step somewhere with a longer sightline. Switching to another nearby screen misses the point of the distance break.
### Should I watch the break animation?
For a 20-20-20 break, look away into the distance. The animation announces the break; you do not need to watch the timer finish. Pro's optional completion sound can provide an audible cue.
### Can I use a different interval?
Yes, with Pro. General settings support work intervals from 1 to 90 minutes and break durations from 5 to 120 seconds in five-second steps. The standard rule remains 20 minutes, 20 feet, and at least 20 seconds.
### What if I regularly miss breaks during calls?
Try Pro's meeting pause or pause manually before the call. Resume when you are ready. The [Mac break reminder guide](https://vexil.io/blog/eye-break-reminder-mac) explains how to choose controls that fit meetings, multiple displays, and focused work.
## Start with the basic routine
Pick a distant object, keep the 20-minute/20-second settings, and try a manual break so you know what the prompt looks like. You can add scenes, schedules, or focus sessions once the basic routine fits your day.
[Explore Blink for Mac](https://vexil.io/apps/blink) or [get Blink on the Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blink-eye-care-breaks/id6762097881?mt=12).
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/eye-break-reminder-mac
# Eye Break Reminder for Mac: Is Blink Right for You?
> Looking for an eye break reminder for Mac? Explore Blink's menu bar timer, multi-monitor breaks, meeting pauses, free tier, and one-time Pro upgrade.
- **Published:** September 29, 2026 (updated October 12, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [Blink: Eye Care & Breaks](https://vexil.io/apps/blink.md)
- **Tags:** macos, productivity, break-reminders
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/eye-break-reminder-mac
An **eye break reminder for Mac** is useful when you know you should pause but keep working past your intended break. The right choice depends on how you work: whether a small alert is enough, whether you use multiple monitors, and whether calls regularly interrupt your routine.
We build [Blink](https://vexil.io/apps/blink), a native macOS menu bar app for short screen breaks. This guide explains where it fits, which features are free, and when its approach may not suit you. It is a product guide from the developer, not an independent ranking of competing apps.
## What should a Mac break reminder do?
Before comparing feature lists, think about the moment when a reminder would actually help:
| Your situation | What to look for | How Blink handles it |
| --- | --- | --- |
| You lose track of time while working | Automatic recurring breaks | A repeating work-and-break cycle, with optional launch at login |
| You want to see when the next break is due | A visible timer | A menu bar panel and optional countdown beside the eye icon |
| You work across two or more displays | A reminder across your setup | A main break card and matching backdrops on other connected displays |
| You often leave your desk | Idle-aware timing | Local idle detection and sleep/lock reset controls |
| Calls or full-screen tasks need uninterrupted time | Manual and automatic pauses | Pause and snooze in the basic app; meeting and full-screen pauses in Pro |
| Your schedule changes throughout the day | Different break routines | Pro schedule profiles based on time and weekdays |
If you only need an occasional cue, a timer you already use may be enough. A dedicated break app becomes more useful when restarting timers, noticing alerts, or handling interruptions is what stops the habit from sticking.
## A menu bar app that works across your Mac
Blink's timer lives outside the browser, so your break routine can continue while you move between a code editor, a document, and a design app. Open the menu bar panel to pause, resume, snooze, or take a break now. Right-clicking the icon also exposes quick actions.
The app can show in the menu bar, the Dock, or both. Appearance settings offer System, Light, and Dark modes, a compact panel, and reduced animations. These controls let you decide how much space the app takes in your working environment.
When the timer reaches a break, Blink uses a **full-screen overlay**. If you want only a small notification banner, consider that distinction before choosing it. Blink is designed to make the break visible.
## How meeting and full-screen pauses work
In **Settings → Smart Behavior**, Pro users can enable **Pause during meetings** and **Pause in full-screen apps**. The first checks whether a microphone is in use. The second checks the frontmost window's size locally.
Meeting pause is not calendar awareness, and it does not listen to the content of a call. A recording app using the microphone can trigger the same signal. A call that does not keep the microphone active may need a manual pause. This is why accessible pause and snooze controls still matter alongside automatic behavior.
Strict mode is another Pro option: it removes the normal skip and snooze choices from the break prompt. Try the ordinary reminder first so you can decide whether a stricter prompt fits your work.
## Free reminders or a one-time Pro upgrade?
The basic app provides the **20-minute work / 20-second break routine**, full-screen breaks, manual controls, idle pause, and local stats. New users get a **15-day Pro trial**, after which those core reminders remain available.
Pro adds custom timing, meeting and full-screen pauses, sounds, ambient scenes, guided exercises, focus sessions, schedules, strict mode, adaptive snoozes, and additional accent colors. The upgrade is a **one-time purchase without a subscription**. The app's purchase screen shows the current local price.
There is no need to buy Pro just to test whether a repeating eye-break cue helps you remember. Use the trial to judge the extras against your actual routine. Our [20-20-20 guide includes a full free-versus-Pro table](https://vexil.io/blog/20-20-20-rule-mac).
## Can Blink also be a focus timer?
Pro's **Focus Sessions** let you choose a goal of 2 to 10 blocks. Each block consists of one work interval followed by a break. The menu bar panel shows progress through the session.
This can suit writing, study, or coding sessions where you want a visible stopping point. It also has an important limit: custom breaks range from **5 to 120 seconds**. If you need a conventional Pomodoro routine with five-minute short breaks and much longer rest periods, those timings exceed Blink's current break-duration controls.
Use Blink when short eye breaks are the main goal. Its session feature organizes those breaks into a work session; it does not provide every workflow a dedicated task or Pomodoro app might offer.
## What stays private?
Blink does not require a separate account. Break counts, streaks, and settings stay on your Mac. Smart Behavior checks local system signals without recording microphone audio or reading calendar events.
Purchase processing is separate: Apple handles payment and RevenueCat verifies Pro access. Read the [Blink privacy policy](https://vexil.io/privacy#blink) for details. Local stats also mean you should not expect a shared break-history dashboard across multiple Macs.
## Who is Blink a good fit for?
Blink is worth trying if you use **macOS 14 Sonoma or later**, want a native menu bar timer, and prefer a visible prompt for short breaks. Its multi-display reminders suit desks where a MacBook screen and external monitor are both in use. Pro adds flexibility for people whose days include calls or different work rhythms.
It may be a less suitable choice if you need long Pomodoro breaks, cross-device history, or banner-only reminders. Those requirements are worth deciding before paying for an upgrade.
To try it, [download Blink from the Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blink-eye-care-breaks/id6762097881?mt=12), run a manual break, and use the standard routine during a normal work session. The [step-by-step setup guide](https://vexil.io/blog/how-to-set-up-blink-mac) covers the settings and common reasons a timer appears paused.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/blog/how-to-set-up-blink-mac
# How to Set Up Blink on Mac: Timer, Breaks, and Meetings
> Set up Blink on your Mac with this screenshot guide. Configure eye-break reminders, launch at login, meeting pauses, scenes, and focus sessions.
- **Published:** September 29, 2026 (updated October 12, 2026)
- **Author:** Vexil LLC
- **About:** [Blink: Eye Care & Breaks](https://vexil.io/apps/blink.md)
- **Tags:** macos, tutorials, productivity, break-reminders
- **Web page:** https://vexil.io/blog/how-to-set-up-blink-mac
To **set up Blink on your Mac**, open the app, keep reminders enabled, and use the standard 20-minute work interval with a 20-second break. Then choose whether the app should open at login, pause during calls, or use a different visual style. This guide walks through the controls and explains what to check if a reminder does not appear.
You need **macOS 14 Sonoma or later**. [Get Blink on the Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blink-eye-care-breaks/id6762097881?mt=12). The app includes a 15-day Pro trial; features marked **Pro** below require the trial or the one-time upgrade. Basic 20-20-20 reminders continue after the trial.
## 1. Open General settings and check the timer
Open Blink, complete the welcome screens, and click the eye icon in the menu bar. Choose **Settings**, then **General**.
Start with these controls:
| Setting | A straightforward starting point |
| --- | --- |
| Enable reminders | On |
| Work interval | 20 minutes |
| Break duration | 20 seconds |
| Auto-start break countdown | On, so the countdown begins when the prompt appears |
| Start paused on launch | Off, so the timer can start when the app opens |
The cover screenshot shows these controls in the installed Mac app. The default timing follows the [20-20-20 rule](https://vexil.io/blog/20-20-20-rule-mac): pause every 20 minutes and look roughly 20 feet away for at least 20 seconds.
**Pro:** You can change the work interval from 1 to 90 minutes and the break duration from 5 to 120 seconds, in five-second steps. If you change the work interval, the timer starts a fresh cycle. A custom rhythm is useful when you intentionally want different timing, but it is no longer the standard 20-20-20 schedule.
## 2. Choose startup and menu bar behavior
In **General → Startup**, enable **Launch at login** if you want Blink to open when you sign in. If macOS requires approval, Blink provides an **Open Login Items Settings** button to take you to the relevant system setting.
Under **Menu Bar & Dock**, you can:
- Keep **Show menu bar icon** enabled for access to the timer and settings.
- Turn on **Show countdown in menu bar** to see the remaining time beside the eye icon.
- Enable **Show Dock icon** if you also want Blink in the Dock and app switcher.
If you hide both icons, the app can continue running in the background. Open Blink again from Applications or Spotlight to return to Settings.
## 3. Try a break before relying on the schedule
Open the menu bar panel and select **Take Break Now**. Blink displays the full-screen prompt. With automatic countdown enabled, the break begins immediately; otherwise, use the prompt's start control.
Look away from your Mac while the countdown runs. If you have multiple displays, Blink places the interactive card on the display under your pointer and matching break backdrops on the others. After a completed break, the next work interval begins.
You can pause or snooze from the menu bar when necessary. Pro's optional **Strict mode** removes the break prompt's usual skip and snooze choices, so leave it off while learning the basic flow.
## 4. Configure idle and meeting pauses
Open **Settings → Smart Behavior**. The basic presence controls are:
- **Pause when idle:** stops the timer when you have been away from input for the chosen threshold. The default threshold is two minutes.
- **Reset after sleep or lock:** starts a fresh work cycle when you return.
**Pro:** Enable **Pause during meetings** if you want Blink to pause while a microphone is in use. It checks microphone activity without accessing audio. This may also pause the timer during recording or dictation, and a call without an active microphone may not trigger it.
**Pro:** Enable **Pause in full-screen apps** if you want the timer paused while working in a full-screen window. Leave it off if full-screen work is exactly when you want reminders.
**Pro:** **Adaptive snooze delay** lengthens postponements when you repeatedly snooze. Leave it off if you prefer the ordinary five-minute snooze behavior.
## 5. Choose appearance, scenes, and sounds
In **Appearance**, select System, Light, or Dark, enable **Compact mode** for a smaller menu panel, or use **Reduce animations**. Pro unlocks additional accent colors.
In **Breaks & Scenes**, Pro offers Ocean, Aurora, Rain, Forest, Fog, and Sunset backgrounds. You can also choose a guided break such as 20-20-20 or Blink rest, rotate guides with **Surprise me**, or leave guidance **Off** for the plain countdown.
If you are following the 20-20-20 rule, use the prompt to remind you to look into the distance. You do not need to watch an animation throughout the break.
In **Sound**, Pro lets you select a sound style, adjust volume, and control start and completion cues. A completion cue can tell you when the break is over while you are looking away.
## 6. Add focus sessions or schedules if useful
**Pro Focus Sessions** combine work-and-break blocks into a session. Enable the feature, choose **2 to 10 blocks**, and start a session. The menu panel shows your progress toward the goal. Each block includes a work interval and its completed break.
**Pro Schedule Profiles** switch your break rhythm by time of day and weekday. Open **Schedule**, review the available profiles and their times, and enable the feature if those routines suit you. Profiles can change timing, accent, scene, and whether reminders are enabled. If you are still testing basic timing, leave schedules off until that routine is predictable.
These features are optional. A repeating 20-minute timer works without creating a focus session or enabling a schedule.
## 7. Review your break history
Open **Stats** to see today's completed breaks, your current and best streaks, your all-time count, and the last seven days. The Trophy Shelf shows milestones, with Pro adding milestone celebrations.
Use the history to understand your reminder habit. It records completed breaks in the app; it cannot verify that you looked away or measure improvements in your eyes. Break history stays on this Mac. See the [privacy policy](https://vexil.io/privacy#blink) for details about local data and purchase verification.
## Troubleshooting: why is Blink not reminding me?
Check these settings before reinstalling the app:
| What you notice | What to check |
| --- | --- |
| The timer stays paused after opening | Turn off Start paused on launch if unwanted, then resume from the menu panel. |
| No automatic breaks appear | Check Enable reminders, and confirm the timer is running. |
| The timer pauses while you are at your desk | Check the idle threshold, microphone activity, and the meeting/full-screen pause options. |
| Timing changes at a particular hour | Review whether Schedule Profiles is enabled and which profile is active. |
| The prompt appears but the break countdown waits | Check Auto-start break countdown, or start the break manually. |
| Custom timing, scenes, or sounds are unavailable | Check Pro status. When the trial expires without an upgrade, the app returns to the basic 20-minute/20-second routine. |
| Blink is running but the icon is missing | Open it from Spotlight or Applications and enable Show menu bar icon in General. |
| Launch at login needs approval | Use Open Login Items Settings in General and review the macOS setting. |
If you already bought Pro but it is not showing, use the restore-purchases option in the Pro screen. For an unresolved issue, [contact Vexil support](https://vexil.io/support) with your macOS version, Blink version, and the behavior you expected.
For help deciding which features you need, read our [Mac eye-break reminder guide](https://vexil.io/blog/eye-break-reminder-mac). For the app overview and download link, visit [Blink for Mac](https://vexil.io/apps/blink).
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Source: https://vexil.io/support
# Support
> Help with Vexil apps and games: Blink and Bone Yard FAQs, purchases, refunds and privacy requests. Email support@vexil.io.
## Contact us
The fastest way to reach us is email: [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io?subject=Support%20request). We reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday, 9am–6pm ET.
To help us help you, include:
- which app or game you're using, and its version;
- your device and operating system version; and
- what happened, and what you expected to happen. Screenshots help.
## Blink
### How does the free trial work?
Blink includes a 15-day trial of Pro features that starts the first time you open the app. After that, you can unlock Pro with a one-time purchase. There's no subscription.
### I bought Pro. How do I get it back on a new Mac?
Sign in with the same Apple Account, open Blink, and choose **Restore Purchase**. Your Pro unlock will be restored for free.
### Breaks don't appear while I'm in a meeting or a full-screen app
That's Smart Behavior, a Pro feature. It holds breaks while you're presenting, in a call, or working full-screen. You can change it in Settings › Smart Behavior.
### Does Blink collect my data?
No. Your timing, stats and settings stay on your Mac. See the [Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/privacy#blink).
More about the app: [Blink](https://vexil.io/apps/blink).
## Bone Yard
### Where is my progress saved?
On your device only. There are no accounts, so deleting the game or switching phones starts a fresh save. Achievements and leaderboards stay with Game Center or Google Play Games if you use them.
### How do I play Versus with a friend?
Both phones need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. One player creates a room and shares the 4-letter code, and the other joins with it.
### How do I stop sending play statistics?
Turn off **Settings › Share play stats** in the game. Read more in the [Bone Yard Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/privacy).
More about the game: [Bone Yard](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard).
## Junk Magnet
### How do I move my scrapyard to a new phone?
In the game, open Settings and choose **Transfer Save**. Copy the code, then paste it into Transfer Save on your new device. Keep the code private, because anyone with it can load your save.
### Do I need to be online?
No. Junk Magnet plays fully offline, and there's no account to create.
### How do I stop sending gameplay statistics?
Turn off **Settings › Share Gameplay Analytics**. Read more in the [Junk Magnet Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/privacy).
More about the game: [Junk Magnet](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet).
## Purchases & refunds
Purchases are processed by the store you bought from, so refunds are handled there. For the App Store, request a refund at [reportaproblem.apple.com](https://reportaproblem.apple.com). For Google Play, follow [Google Play's refund process](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2479637). If something went wrong with a purchase, email us too and we'll help sort it out.
## Privacy requests
To access or delete personal information, email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io?subject=Privacy%20request). For details, see our [Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/privacy).
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Source: https://vexil.io/legal
# Company Information
> Registration details for Vexil LLC, a New Mexico limited liability company (Business ID 0008061085), 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110.
## Legal entity
- **Legal name:** Vexil LLC
- **Entity type:** Domestic Limited Liability Company
- **State of formation:** New Mexico, USA
- **NM Business ID:** 0008061085
- **Date of formation:** November 12, 2025
- **Duration:** Perpetual
- **Governing statute:** Chapter 53, Article 19 NMSA 1978 — Limited Liability Company Act
## Addresses
- **Principal office:** 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States
- **Mailing address:** 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110
- **Registered agent:** Registered Agents Inc, 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110
## Contact
- **Email:** [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io)
- **Website:** vexil.io
Formal legal notices and service of process should be directed to our registered agent at the address above. Please email general, support and privacy questions to us directly.
## Verify our registration
Our registration is public record. You can confirm it by searching for "Vexil LLC" or Business ID 0008061085 in the [New Mexico Secretary of State business search](https://enterprise.sos.nm.gov/search).
## Trademarks
"Vexil", the Vexil logo, "Blink", "Bone Yard" and "Junk Magnet" are trademarks of Vexil LLC. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, macOS, iOS, App Store and Game Center are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Android, Google Play and Google Play Games are trademarks of Google LLC. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
## Related policies
- [Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/privacy): how we handle personal information.
- [Terms of Service](https://vexil.io/terms): the rules for using our website and apps.
---
Source: https://vexil.io/privacy
# Privacy Policy
> How Vexil LLC handles personal information across its website, apps and games. We collect as little as possible and never sell your data.
## Who we are
This Privacy Policy explains how **Vexil LLC** ("Vexil", "we", "us" or "our"), a limited liability company organized under the laws of New Mexico, USA, handles personal information. Vexil is the controller responsible for your information.
Registered address: 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States. Contact: [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io).
## What this policy covers
This policy applies to:
- our website at vexil.io (the "Site");
- our apps, including Blink for macOS (the "Apps");
- our games, including Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter and Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon for iOS and Android (the "Games"); and
- any email or support conversations you have with us.
Together these are our "Services". Where an App or Game has its own privacy notice, that notice adds to this policy.
## Information we collect
### Information you give us
When you email us, we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and anything you choose to write, such as a description of a problem you're having.
### Information collected when you visit the Site
Like most websites, our hosting infrastructure automatically records basic technical information: your IP address, browser type, the pages you request and the time of the request. We use this only to operate, secure and troubleshoot the Site.
We use [AnyAnalytics](https://anyanalytics.org/privacy), our analytics service, to measure visits to the Site and interactions with links to our products. Links to AnyAnalytics include campaign tags identifying the referring page and link placement so we can understand which guides help visitors find the product.
The Site also loads fonts from Google Fonts, which means your browser connects to Google's servers and Google receives your IP address. Google's handling of that data is described in the [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy).
### Information from our Apps and Games
The next two sections explain what our Apps and Games do and don't collect.
## Blink
Blink is built to work privately on your Mac.
- **On-device data.** Your preferences, timers, break history and streaks are stored locally on your Mac. They are not sent to Vexil.
- **No account.** Blink doesn't require you to create an account or give us your name or email address.
- **Pro unlock.** Blink Pro is a one-time in-app purchase processed by Apple. We never receive your payment card details. To confirm your purchase and unlock Pro, the app uses our purchase provider, [RevenueCat](https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy). RevenueCat receives your App Store transaction details and a random app user ID, not your name or email address.
- **Free trial.** The 15-day Pro trial is tracked locally on your Mac.
- **Apple diagnostics.** If you've chosen to share analytics with app developers in your Mac's settings, Apple may give us aggregated crash reports and usage statistics that do not identify you. You can turn this off at any time in System Settings.
## Games
Each of our Games has its own privacy notice with full details. In summary, for **Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter**:
- there are no accounts and no ads, and the game uses no advertising identifiers;
- your progress and settings are stored only on your device;
- anonymous play statistics and crash data are sent to our analytics provider, GameAnalytics, using a random per-install ID. You can turn this off in Settings › Share play stats;
- the phone-to-phone Versus mode briefly uses a connection service to link the two devices; and
- if you use Game Center or Google Play Games, achievements and scores are handled by Apple or Google.
Read the full [Bone Yard Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/privacy).
For **Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon**:
- there are no accounts, in-game ads or in-app purchases;
- your scrapyard and settings are stored only on your device;
- GameAnalytics collects gameplay, usage, device identifier and diagnostic data while Share Gameplay Analytics is on. On iOS, its default user ID is Apple's identifier for vendors (IDFV), which can link events from apps by the same developer on one device. You can turn off event submission in Settings › Share Gameplay Analytics; and
- Transfer Save creates a code you copy yourself. It never goes through our servers.
Read the full [Junk Magnet Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/privacy).
## How we use information
We use the limited information we have to:
- provide, maintain and improve the Services, including by understanding how our Games are played;
- reply to your questions and provide support;
- verify purchases and deliver paid features;
- keep the Services secure and prevent fraud or abuse; and
- comply with our legal obligations.
We do not use your information for advertising, and we do not build profiles about you.
## Legal bases (EEA and UK users)
If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we process personal information on the following legal bases: to perform our contract with you, for example when you use an App you've purchased; for our legitimate interests in operating and securing the Services and answering your messages; to comply with the law; and, where required, with your consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
## How we share information
**We do not sell your personal information,** and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. We share information only:
- with service providers who help us run the Services, such as website hosting, email, purchase verification and game analytics, and only as needed to provide their services to us;
- with Apple and Google, as needed to process app store purchases and, if you use them, Game Center and Google Play Games features;
- if required by law, or to protect the rights, safety or property of Vexil, our users or others; and
- as part of a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, in which case this policy will continue to protect your information.
## How long we keep it
We keep support emails for as long as needed to help you and to maintain reasonable business records, generally no longer than three years. Server logs are kept for a short period for security purposes and then deleted. Anonymous game statistics are kept by our analytics provider under its retention policy. Data stored on your device by our Apps and Games stays under your control.
## Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live, including California, other U.S. states, the EEA and the UK, you may have the right to:
- access the personal information we hold about you;
- correct inaccurate information;
- delete your information;
- object to or restrict certain processing;
- receive a portable copy of your information; and
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To make a request, email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io). We'll respond within the time the law requires, and we won't discriminate against you for using your rights. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
## Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect information, and we keep as little of it as possible. No method of storing or sending data over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
## International transfers
Vexil is based in the United States, and information we receive is processed there. Where the law requires it, we use appropriate safeguards for transfers from other countries.
## Children's privacy
Our Services are not directed at children under 13, or under 16 in the EEA and UK, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
## Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we'll change the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. If a change is significant, we'll give more prominent notice.
## Contact us
Questions about privacy? Email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io) or write to Vexil LLC, 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States.
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Source: https://vexil.io/terms
# Terms of Service
> The terms for using Vexil LLC's website, apps and games.
## Agreement to these terms
These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and **Vexil LLC** ("Vexil", "we", "us" or "our"), a New Mexico limited liability company. They govern your use of our website at vexil.io, our apps and games including Blink, Bone Yard and Junk Magnet, and related services (together, the "Services").
By using the Services, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Services.
## Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years old to use the Services, or the minimum age required in your country. If you are under the age of majority where you live, you may use the Services only with the permission of a parent or guardian.
## Apps and games from app stores
If you get one of our apps or games from Apple's App Store, your use of it is also governed by Apple's [Licensed Application End User License Agreement](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) and the App Store Terms. If those terms conflict with these Terms, Apple's terms control for that product. If you get it from Google Play, the Google Play Terms of Service also apply. Vexil, not Apple or Google, is responsible for our products and their content.
**Purchases, subscriptions and refunds** are handled by the store you bought from. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your App Store or Google Play account settings. To request a refund, contact Apple through [reportaproblem.apple.com](https://reportaproblem.apple.com), or follow [Google Play's refund process](https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2479637).
## License to use the Services
Subject to these Terms, Vexil grants you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Services for your own personal or internal business purposes. You may not copy, modify, distribute, sell or lease any part of the Services, and you may not reverse engineer or try to extract their source code, except where the law permits it despite this restriction.
## Acceptable use
You agree not to:
- break any applicable law or regulation;
- infringe the intellectual property or other rights of others;
- use the Services to create or spread harmful, abusive, deceptive or illegal content;
- interfere with or disrupt the Services, or try to gain unauthorized access to our systems;
- distribute malware or engage in any malicious activity; or
- impersonate any person or entity, or misrepresent your connection to them.
## Games and virtual items
Our games may include in-game currency, items, unlocks and rewards ("Virtual Items"), such as bones in Bone Yard or coins and parts in Junk Magnet. Virtual Items have no real-world monetary value, can't be exchanged for money or anything of value, and can't be transferred or sold. You receive a limited license to use them within the game, not ownership of them.
Because progress is usually stored on your device, deleting a game or changing devices may erase your progress and Virtual Items, and we may not be able to restore them. We may change game balance, content and rewards as we update our games.
Don't cheat, exploit bugs, or use tools that modify a game or give you an unfair advantage, including in multiplayer modes.
## AI-powered features
Some Services may include features powered by artificial intelligence. AI output can be inaccurate, incomplete or unexpected, and similar output may be produced for other users. You are responsible for reviewing output before you rely on it. AI output is not professional advice. Subject to these Terms and applicable law, you own the content you create with our Services.
## Wellness, not medical advice
Blink and similar wellness features are designed to encourage healthy screen habits, such as the 20-20-20 rule. **They are not medical devices and do not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.** If you have ongoing eye strain, vision changes or other symptoms, see a qualified eye care professional. Stop any exercise that causes discomfort.
## Intellectual property
The Services, including their software, design, text, graphics, characters, music and logos, are owned by Vexil or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. "Vexil", the Vexil logo, "Blink", "Bone Yard" and "Junk Magnet" are trademarks of Vexil LLC. These Terms don't give you any right to use our trademarks without our written permission.
## Feedback
We love hearing ideas. If you send us feedback or suggestions, you agree that we may use them freely, without any obligation to you.
## Third-party services
The Services may link to or rely on services we don't control, such as the App Store, Google Play, Game Center and Google Play Games. We are not responsible for third-party services. Your use of them is governed by their own terms.
## Disclaimers
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Services are provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We don't promise that the Services will be uninterrupted, error-free or secure.
## Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Vexil and its members, managers, employees and agents will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data or goodwill, arising from or related to the Services.
Our total liability for any claim related to the Services will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us for the Services in the 12 months before the claim or (b) fifty U.S. dollars (US$50).
Some jurisdictions don't allow certain limitations, so some of the above may not apply to you.
## Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Vexil and its members, managers, employees and agents from any claims, damages, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, that arise from your misuse of the Services or your violation of these Terms.
## Suspension and termination
You may stop using the Services at any time. We may suspend or end your access if you materially breach these Terms or if we must do so to comply with the law. Sections that by their nature should survive termination will continue to apply, including the sections on intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability and governing law.
## Governing law and disputes
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Mexico, USA, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, and you and Vexil consent to their jurisdiction. This doesn't take away any mandatory consumer protections you have under the laws of the country where you live.
## Changes to these terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. We'll post the new version here and update the "Last updated" date. If a change is material, we'll give reasonable notice. If you keep using the Services after the changes take effect, you accept the new Terms.
## Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io) or write to Vexil LLC, 1209 Mountain Road Pl NE, Ste R, Albuquerque, NM 87110, United States. For details about our company, see [Company Information](https://vexil.io/legal).
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Source: https://vexil.io/games/bone-yard/privacy
# Bone Yard Privacy Policy
> Privacy policy for Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter. No accounts, no ads, progress stays on your device.
## The short version
Bone Yard: Stickman Fighter ("the game") is made by Vexil LLC. The game does not collect, sell or share your personal data. **There are no accounts and no ads.** Your progress stays on your device. The game sends anonymous play statistics so we can improve it, and you can turn that off in Settings.
## What the game stores
Your progress and your settings are saved only on your device, in the app's own storage. Progress includes stages, skulls, unlocked moves and looks, bones, trophies and your daily-challenge streak. Settings include volume, controls and graphics. Nothing is sent to us. Deleting the app deletes this data.
## What the game does not do
- No account, sign-up, email or phone number.
- No advertising and no advertising identifiers.
- No tracking across other apps or websites.
- No access to your location, contacts, camera or microphone.
## Anonymous play statistics
To see where players get stuck and which modes they enjoy, the game uses [GameAnalytics](https://gameanalytics.com/privacy). It sends gameplay events and basic device information:
- when a fight starts, finishes or is quit, with the stage, time taken and score;
- bones earned and spent, and trophies unlocked;
- story scenes watched or skipped, and which menus were opened;
- game errors; and
- your device model, operating system version, app version and language.
GameAnalytics identifies your install with a random ID created on your device. That ID isn't your name, email or advertising identifier, it doesn't identify you, and it isn't used to track you across other apps. GameAnalytics works out your country from your network address and doesn't keep the address.
**To stop sending statistics, turn off Settings › Share play stats.** Deleting the app deletes the random ID. To ask for an install's statistics to be deleted, email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io).
## Versus (two phones)
To connect two phones, the game briefly uses the free PeerJS connection service and a public STUN server. These introduce the phones to each other using a random 4-letter room code. After that, the phones talk to each other directly, and on the same Wi-Fi the game traffic stays on your local network. Only your device's network address passes through these services, only while connecting, and we don't receive or store it. The only game data exchanged is button presses and your fighter's look.
## Replay clips
When you tap Share clip, the game records a short video of your fight on your device and opens your phone's share sheet. The clip only leaves your device if you choose where to send it. We never receive it.
## Game Center and Google Play Games
If you're signed in to Game Center (iOS) or Google Play Games (Android), the game may send your achievements and leaderboard scores to that service. Apple and Google handle this under their own privacy policies: [Apple](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/) and [Google](https://policies.google.com/privacy). You can sign out of these services in your device settings. The game may also occasionally show the system's own rating prompt. Ratings go directly to Apple or Google, and we never see who rated.
## Children
The game does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.
## Changes
If the game ever collects more data, for example if ads are added, we'll update this policy before that version is released.
## Contact
Questions about this policy? Email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io). This page adds game-specific detail to the [Vexil Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/privacy).
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Source: https://vexil.io/games/junk-magnet/privacy
# Junk Magnet Privacy Policy
> Privacy policy for Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon. Local saves and GameAnalytics gameplay and device data collection.
## The short version
Junk Magnet: Scrap Tycoon ("the game") is made by Vexil LLC. **There are no accounts, and the game doesn't show ads.** Your scrapyard is saved on your device. While Share Gameplay Analytics is on, the game uses GameAnalytics to collect gameplay and device data so we can improve it. You can turn off analytics event submission in Settings.
## What the game stores
Your saved progress and settings stay in the app's storage on your device. Progress includes coins, yards, vehicles, upgrades, your collection, achievements and daily rewards. Settings include sound, music, haptics and your analytics choice. Deleting the app deletes this local save. Gameplay and device data described below are sent separately to GameAnalytics while analytics sharing is on.
## What the game does not do
- No account, sign-up, email or phone number.
- No ads shown in the game.
- No in-app purchases.
- No request for location, contacts, camera or microphone permissions.
## Gameplay analytics
Share Gameplay Analytics is on by default. While it is on, the game uses [GameAnalytics](https://gameanalytics.com/privacy) to collect gameplay events and device information so we can understand and improve the game. Events include:
- screens opened, and when a game starts;
- yards entered and bought, vehicles built, chosen and upgraded, and HQ upgrades;
- jobs completed, scrap discovered, rare finds and blueprints found;
- ranks reached, daily rewards claimed and hazards hit; and
- session information, plus your device model, operating system version, app version and language.
GameAnalytics associates events with a user or device identifier. On iOS, its default user ID is Apple's identifier for vendors (IDFV), which can be shared by apps from the same developer on one device. We do not ask for your name or email address to play.
The GameAnalytics iOS SDK's privacy declaration also lists product interaction, gameplay content, user and device IDs, advertising data, crash data, performance data and other diagnostic data as collected and linked to an identifier. We disclose these categories in the App Store even though the game does not display ads or send its own ad events.
**To stop analytics event submission, turn off Settings › Share Gameplay Analytics.** This choice is saved for future launches. It does not erase data already sent. To request deletion of an installation's analytics data, email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io).
## Save transfer
Transfer Save turns your progress into a code that you can copy and paste into the game on another device. The code never goes through our servers. It only leaves your device if you copy it somewhere yourself, so keep it private.
## App store ratings
The game may occasionally show the system's own rating prompt. Ratings go directly to Apple or Google, and we never see who rated.
## Children
The game does not ask players, including children, for names or contact details. The analytics collection described above can occur while Share Gameplay Analytics is on. A parent or guardian can turn it off in Settings or contact us to request deletion of previously sent analytics data.
## Changes
If the game ever collects more data, for example if ads or purchases are added, we'll update this policy before that version is released.
## Contact
Questions about this policy? Email [support@vexil.io](mailto:support@vexil.io). This page adds game-specific detail to the [Vexil Privacy Policy](https://vexil.io/privacy).