Squish Lab

Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Squish Lab is a game made by Derrick Quan and published by Apex Foods LLC. This policy explains what happens with your information when you play it on iPhone.

The short version

Squish Lab does not ask for or collect personal information. There are no accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics and no chat. The only thing that goes online is friend trading, and it uses a random ID, a made-up name and copies of your squishies. You can turn it off and erase it at any time.

Your game save

Your squishies, coins and backyard are saved on your iPhone. If you delete the app, your save is deleted with it.

Friend trading

Friend trading lets players trade squishies with friends they know in real life. To make it work, the game stores the following on Google Firebase, a cloud service run by Google in the United States:

• A random player ID. It is made by the game and is not linked to your name, email, phone number, Apple ID or device.
• A fun name such as "Bouncy Penguin 64". The game picks it from a list of words. Players cannot type their own names.
• A 6-letter friend code that you can share with friends.
• Your showcase: copies of up to 40 of your unlocked squishies, so your friends can see what you have.
• Your friends list and trade offers (which squishies were offered and whether the trade was accepted).
• Reports. If you report a player, we keep their player ID and yours so we can review it.

There is no chat and no way to send messages or photos. Players cannot browse or search for strangers. The only way to become friends is to type a friend's code, and adding or accepting a friend needs a grown-up to answer a question first. Players can block or report any friend.

We use this information only to run friend trading. We do not sell it, share it with advertisers or use it for anything else.

Turning it off and erasing your data

In the Trade tab, tap Turn off friend trading. This erases your player ID, fun name, friend code, showcase and friends list from Firebase right away. Your squishies stay on your iPhone. You can also email us and we will erase it for you. Old trade records keep only the random IDs of the two players and the squishies that were traded.

What we do not do

• We do not ask for your name, email, phone number or location.
• We do not use your camera, microphone, contacts or photos.
• We do not show ads or use advertising IDs.
• We do not track you across other apps or websites.
• We do not sell or share data.

Purchases

Squish Lab is free to play. Coins are earned by playing, and optional coin packs can also be bought inside the game. Before any purchase, a grown-up has to answer a question. Payments are handled entirely by Apple, so we never see your name, card or payment details. Coins can only be used inside the game and have no real-world value. Refunds are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.

Children

Squish Lab is made for kids. It does not collect personal information from children. Friend trading uses only the random ID, made-up name and game items described above. Parents can turn friend trading off and erase this data from the Trade tab at any time, or email us.

Changes

If we change what the game stores, we will update this page before that version is released and say what changed.

Contact

Questions about this policy: dkquan@gmail.com