Privacy and the app
Is Spotle Safe?
spotle.io is free in the browser. I found ads, an optional login, and no Flatwhite app.
Updated 2026-11-13
| Question | What I found | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Do I have to pay? | The game opens in the browser with no purchase step. | spotle.io |
| Do I need an account? | No. Terms say some features may ask for one, including a passwordless email link or code. | Terms on the privacy page, effective 13 Dec 2025 |
| Who runs it? | Flatwhite Studios, LLC, 21526 Donaldson St., Dearborn, MI 48124. | Privacy page |
| What can they collect? | The policy names IP address, device, browser, operating system, language, referring address, location, and log data, plus cookies. It says they do not collect sensitive information. | Privacy, last updated 16 May 2026 |
| Do they sell that data? | The policy says that in the prior 12 months they had not sold or shared personal information for a commercial purpose. | Privacy page |
| Who serves ads? | The policy says Playwire LLC manages all or part of the advertising. On 13 Nov 2026 the page also loaded ad frames from Yahoo, Google, and AdTheorent. Partners can change by region. | Privacy page and the live page |
| Age | Terms say 13 and older. | Terms |
| Law and a cap | Michigan law. The liability cap written in the terms is $100. | Terms |
| Is there an app? | The studio site lists five websites and no app. The privacy page names spotle.io, harmonies.io, crosstune.io, spotle.movie, and fermi.gg. | flatwhite-studios.com and the privacy page |
The App Store game is a different Spotle
The App Store listing titled Spotle, id 6778941954, is by BILGESU KADAN. The subtitle is "Spot the odd color tile." The listing I read said free with in-app purchases, rated 4+, about 1.2 MB, and that it does not use accounts, ads, or tracking. That is not the artist game. I did not check Google Play.
Other sites with the same name
spotle.net is a separate site. A domain lookup placed the registration in 2024, and the page runs ads. It is not the Flatwhite game. The name collision is the main mix-up, which is why Which Spotle? exists. I am not calling spotle.io risk-free. I am saying the pages I opened used HTTPS, showed no surprise download, and matched the studio's own privacy text.
This guide's own contact is [email protected]. The game's privacy choices belong to Flatwhite, on their privacy page.
FAQ
Is Spotle safe to open?
spotle.io is the studio's free browser game. It shows ads and describes the data above. I found no surprise download on 13 Nov 2026.
Does Spotle need my Spotify login?
The public game does not ask you to sign in to Spotify to play the daily puzzle. Popularity ranks are described as based on Spotify stream totals. That is not a login.
Is there an official app?
I did not find one. The App Store app named Spotle is a color puzzle by another developer.
Why does Spotle show ads?
The privacy policy says Playwire manages the advertising. The live page also loaded other ad frames on the day I checked.
Is spotle.net the same site?
No. It is a separate site with its own ads. The Flatwhite games are on spotle.io and spotle.movie.
Sources
| Source | Checked |
|---|---|
| Spotle privacy and terms | 2026-11-13 |
| Flatwhite Studios | 2026-11-13 |
| App Store listing | 2026-11-13 |
| aqviz Spotle overview | 2026-11-13 |