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About Tips & Tricks – who we are and what we do

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Tips & Tricks is your complete guide to all things iPhone, with hundreds of guides to help you get the most from your device and daily updates to keep you up to date with the latest news and features.

We’re here to help you unlock the full potential of your device and get to grips with apps and functions you might not even have known existed.

What you get

* Breaking news stories from the tech world

* No filler – all articles are relevant to iPhone and iPad users

* Over 200 tips and tricks covering all aspects of iOS

* Full coverage of iOS updates and new features

* Everything you need to know about the latest Apple devices

That’s not all…

* Unbiased reviews of the latest apps and games

* Expert features, app roundups, and tutorials

* Price drop alerts when our favorite apps go on sale

* Privacy advice and scam warnings

* Custom daily notifications for your favorite content

We at Tips & Tricks have been around almost since the dawn of the App Store, and have been featured twice in Apple’s “Best of the Year” lists. With over 10 million downloads and many hundreds of five-star reviews to our name, we’re a news source you can rely on for expert analysis and easy-to-understand advice.

Tips Premium

This app is supported by occasional ads, but a Premium subscription will remove all ads and grant access to exclusive bonus content including special guides, features, app roundups, and more. It’s a great way to support us if you like what we do, but rest assured the core functions of the app are accessible to everyone.

These optional subscriptions are billed via iTunes and auto-renewed as follows:

・A monthly subscription to Tips Premium is priced at $4.99 USD / £4.99 GBP.

・A yearly subscription to Swipe is priced at $34.99 USD / £34.99 GBP. (Around 42% cheaper).

・Subscription payments are charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.

・Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase.

・Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period.

・ iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the annual rate at the time of renewal.

・No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.

・Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription.

Meet the team

Tom Rolfe, Editor-in-Chief
Editor of TapSmart, the Tips & Tricks apps, and Swipe – the iPhone Magazine. Tom is a gadget enthusiast who joined the team as writer in 2015 before moving up to an editorial role.

Craig Grannell, Lead Contributor
Craig has been writing about design and technology since the time flip-phones seemed pretty cool. If he could spend all of his time simultaneously playing Threes! and composing in Korg Gadget, he would.

Andy Price/Joe White/Jon Mundy, Regular Contributors
These guys know their onions when it comes to iPhone and iPad, and they all write app reviews and tutorials for us.

Mark White, Engineering Lead
Mark leads the core engineering and coding work at Intelligenti, developing the apps behind much of the content that TapSmart, Swipe, and Tips and Tricks is based on.

Jon Bonnick, Founder
Founder and CEO of Intelligenti, which publishes TapSmart, and the Tips and Tricks and Swipe – the iPhone Magazine apps.