EarMatch Community Rules

Last updated: November 12, 2026

In short: most of EarMatch is just you and the music, and needs no account. The moment you sign in for Friends you can be seen by other people — through your username, your display name and your Memoji, and in party mode, by people who aren't your friends. These are the rules for that part, and they apply from the moment you sign in.

What is not allowed

Each username belongs to one person: once you have it, no one else can use it until you change it or delete your account. Don't pick a username to pretend to be someone else.

Your username and display name must not contain:

• Slurs, hate speech, or anything attacking people for their race, religion, nationality, gender, sexuality or disability.
• Threats, harassment, or content encouraging violence against anyone.
• Extremist or terrorist symbols, slogans or praise.
• Sexually explicit names.
• Impersonation of another person, artist or organisation.
• Spam, advertising, or links to other services.

There is no tolerance for sexual content involving minors. Accounts that post it are removed permanently and reported to the authorities.

Who may use Friends

You must be at least 13 years old to create an EarMatch account. The rest of the app — listening, swiping, saving and playlists — needs no account and has no age requirement beyond the App Store rating.

What we do about it

• Usernames and display names are checked automatically against a list of slurs and extremist phrases, and rejected if they match.
• Any user can block another user. A blocked person cannot send you a request, see your profile or join a party you host.
• Any user can report a song or an account from inside the app.
• Reports are reviewed and acted on within 24 hours. Accounts that break these rules have the offending content removed, and repeat or serious breaches are banned outright.

Reporting something

Use the report option inside the app, or write to AEI@earmatchapp.com. Tell us the username and what you saw. If you are reporting an urgent safety issue, say so in the subject line.

Party mode

Anyone signed in who has a party's code or QR code can join it while it's open, and everyone in a party sees each other's names, usernames, Memoji and which songs they liked, including the list of who liked each song in the party playlist. Share a party code only with people you want there, and don't post it publicly. These rules apply to everyone in a party, and the host can end the party for everyone at any time.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account and everything in it from inside the app, under Friends › Account (gear icon) › Delete account. This removes your profile, username, friend connections, "It's a match!" games, parties and notification settings. Parties you host are deleted for everyone, and you leave the rest. Your liked songs stay on your own phone, where they always were.

Changes

If these rules change, the date at the top changes with them.