Sharing a RoundFair Session Through iCloud

RoundFair shares sessions through Apple's iCloud, so your group sees the same rounds and balances on their own iPhones without a RoundFair account.

How sharing works

RoundFair has no servers of its own. When you share a session, it is shared between the participants' iCloud accounts through Apple's CloudKit. Everyone who joins sees rounds and balances update as they change. Sharing is optional: you can also run a session on your own phone and share a plain text summary at the end.

What you need

• RoundFair installed on each iPhone that should follow the session live.
• Each participant signed in to an iCloud account on their device. Nobody needs a separate RoundFair account.
• A connection when the session is first shared. After that, you can keep logging rounds offline.

Working offline

RoundFair is offline-first. Rounds you add without a signal are stored on your device and sync through iCloud when your phone is back online, so a bar with no reception never blocks the night.

If changes do not appear

• Check that the device is online, then give iCloud a moment to sync.
• Check that you are signed in to iCloud in the iOS Settings app, and that iCloud is allowed for RoundFair there.
• Make sure everyone is on the latest version of RoundFair from the App Store; version 2.2 improved iCloud synchronisation for shared sessions.
• If it still does not work, contact us and tell us your iOS version and what you see.

Privacy

Shared session data stays inside Apple's iCloud and never passes through a RoundFair account or server. See the privacy policy and the live sharing feature.

Frequently asked questions

Does everyone need the app to see a shared session?

To follow live, yes. Friends without the app can read the plain text summary you export.

Do I need a RoundFair account to share?

No. Sharing uses each person's own iCloud account.

Does sharing work without internet?

You can keep adding rounds offline. Changes sync when the device is back online.

Still stuck?

See the help center, the FAQ or contact us.