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When your phone is locked, iOS does not give the app a fresh GPS reading. Switch on hands-free mode on the Hunt screen while you are driving and locations will be recorded accurately. Switch it off when you are not playing — it uses more battery.

Say the name on its own and it will log it. This usually happens with road noise. Speaking the state right before the app name — “add Ohio to StateSighter” — is recognized most reliably.

Tap the plate again — it opens that plate’s details, with a Remove button at the bottom. Iowa and Ohio catch everyone eventually.

Deliberate. Small states are far too easy to mistap in a moving car, and an accidental claim is annoying to undo. The map shows progress; the plates below it are how you claim.

Yes. You can play the whole game with location switched off. Scores are less precise, because distance is estimated rather than measured, and the map of where you spotted plates will be empty.

Trips are stored on your device and, when iCloud is enabled, sync through your own private iCloud account. Nothing is sent to the developer.