Terms
Last updated 3 November 2026
These terms cover your use of the NOD iPhone app, NOD Desktop for Mac, the NOD companion for X-Plane on Mac, and this website (together, “NOD”). NOD is a product of Design By, operated by Otium Creations (Pty) Ltd, a company registered in South Africa under registration number 2025/557746/07. In these terms, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Otium Creations (Pty) Ltd. By using NOD you agree to what follows.
Licence
NOD is licensed to you, not sold. You may use it for your own personal flight simulation on devices you own or control. The licence is personal and non-transferable. Your use of the iPhone app is also subject to Apple’s standard App Store terms.
You may not sell, rent, sub-licence or redistribute NOD, and you may not reverse engineer, decompile or modify it, except to the extent that law expressly permits despite this restriction.
Free allowance
NOD includes ten minutes of successful simulator tracking at no cost, so you can confirm it works on your own equipment before deciding to buy. The allowance is measured only while tracking is genuinely working — connected to X-Plane, with your face tracked and a neutral set. Time spent searching for your Mac, paused, or with the app in the background does not count. The allowance is a single lifetime allowance per installation, not a per-session or per-day one.
NOD Core
- NOD Core itself is a one-time purchase that removes the time limit; it has no subscription and no recurring charge.
- The purchase is made inside the iPhone app and is handled by Apple. The price shown is the one Apple sets for your region.
- NOD Core is tied to your Apple Account. Use Restore Purchases in the app to unlock it again after reinstalling or on another device signed in to the same Apple Account.
- NOD unlocks only when Apple confirms the purchase. If Apple reports a purchase as refunded or revoked, the unlock ends.
- Payments, receipts and refunds are administered by Apple under Apple’s terms. We never receive your card or payment details. We do not process payments and cannot issue refunds ourselves; refund requests go to Apple, and any statutory refund rights you have are unaffected.
NOD Pro
NOD Pro is an optional auto-renewable subscription sold through the App Store. It adds automatic flight recording, Flight Review with Replay Approach, NOD Debrief and Pilot Rating. NOD Core is sold separately and does not require NOD Pro.
- The price is shown in the app before you subscribe and is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase.
- Eligible new subscribers receive a free trial of the length shown in the app. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, the subscription begins and you are charged.
- The subscription renews automatically at the same price and period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your Apple Account is charged within the 24 hours before each period ends.
- Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings (Settings › your name › Subscriptions). Cancelling stops the next renewal; NOD Pro stays active until the end of the period you have paid for.
- Refunds are handled by Apple under its policies.
- If NOD Pro ends, NOD stops recording new flights, and Flight Review, Pilot Rating, Flight History and Landings are unavailable. Flights already recorded stay on your iPhone and are available again if you resubscribe.
- Recording needs NOD open on your iPhone, connected to X-Plane 12 on a Mac running the latest NOD for X-Plane add-on.
NOD Desktop
NOD Desktop is sold separately from the iPhone app, through Gumroad rather than the App Store. For NOD Desktop, this section replaces what is said above about the free allowance, purchases through Apple and what NOD requires.
- Account and activation. NOD Desktop needs a free NOD account, which you sign in to with your email address. You must be 18 or over to create one and to buy NOD Desktop. Buy from inside NOD Desktop while signed in: the purchase is linked to that account and activates on that Mac. On another Mac, sign in to the same account and use Restore Purchases.
- Free allowance. Ten minutes of head tracking, counted on your account across all your Macs.
- NOD Core for NOD Desktop is a one-time purchase of US$9.99 that removes the time limit. It has no subscription and no recurring charge.
- NOD Pro for NOD Desktop is a subscription of US$4.99 a month that adds Flight History, Replay Approach and Pilot Review. NOD Pro needs NOD Core: it works only on an account that also has NOD Core (US$9.99 once). Buying NOD Pro alone unlocks nothing. NOD Pro renews automatically every month at that price, and Gumroad charges it to your payment method, until you cancel.
- Payment. Gumroad is the merchant of record for NOD Desktop purchases: it sells NOD Desktop to you on our behalf, processes the payment, emails your receipt and handles any sales tax or VAT it is responsible for, under its own terms. We never receive your card or payment details.
- Cancelling NOD Pro. You can cancel at any time with Manage membership, from your Gumroad receipt or your Gumroad Library; Manage Subscription in NOD Desktop opens your Library. Cancelling does not refund anything by itself. Cancelling stops the next renewal; NOD Pro stays active until the end of the period you have already paid for.
- Refunds. We offer refunds on request within 7 days:
- NOD Core: within 7 days of buying it.
- NOD Pro: NOD Desktop Pro refund requests are accepted within 7 days of the initial subscription payment. Renewal refund requests are reviewed individually, subject to applicable consumer rights and Gumroad’s policies. Cancel before the next renewal if you no longer want NOD Pro.
- EU and UK consumers. If you are a consumer in the European Union or the United Kingdom, you can withdraw from your NOD Desktop purchase within 14 days of buying it, without giving a reason. For NOD Pro this applies to your first subscription payment. Email admin@otiumcreations.com to withdraw, and we will refund you in full through Gumroad.
- Your rights. This refund policy is voluntary and comes in addition to any rights you have under the consumer law that applies to you; nothing here limits those rights. Gumroad’s own terms also apply to the payment, and Gumroad may itself issue refunds under them.
- Updates. NOD Desktop offers updates inside the app and asks before installing them.
- What NOD Desktop requires. A Mac running macOS 14 or later with a camera, X-Plane 12 on the same Mac with the NOD companion installed, camera permission granted, and an internet connection to sign in and to buy or restore purchases.
What NOD requires
NOD is supported on the combination we have verified end to end:
- X-Plane 12 on a Mac, with the NOD companion installed;
- an iPhone that supports face tracking, with camera and local-network permission granted;
- both devices on the same local network.
NOD is not supported on other simulators, other platforms or other configurations. Supplying that environment, including a working network, is your responsibility.
Availability and compatibility
NOD is software that sits between your iPhone or Mac and a simulator we do not control. Updates to iOS, macOS or X-Plane may affect how NOD behaves, and NOD may need its own update in response. We do not promise that NOD will be uninterrupted, error-free, or permanently compatible with future versions of software published by others. This website and any downloads may be unavailable from time to time.
Responsible use
NOD is for flight simulation and entertainment. It is not an aviation instrument, not a training device, and must not be relied on for real flight, navigation or any safety-related purpose. Do not use NOD while operating a vehicle or aircraft.
Intellectual property
NOD, the NOD name, the NOD mascot, its artwork and its software remain the property of Otium Creations (Pty) Ltd. Nothing here transfers ownership. X-Plane is a trademark of Laminar Research; Apple, iPhone, Mac and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc. NOD is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Laminar Research or Apple.
Liability
NOD is provided as it is. To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss, lost data, lost time, or loss arising from NOD being unavailable or incompatible. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited, and nothing here affects consumer rights you have by law, which vary by country and which these terms do not replace.
Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, subject to any mandatory consumer-protection rights that apply to you where you live. Nothing here removes or limits rights you have under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 or under the consumer law of your own country.
Ending the licence
You may stop using NOD at any time by deleting it. The licence ends if you breach these terms. We may change NOD, or these terms, as the product develops; material changes will be published here with a new date at the top, and continuing to use NOD after that means you accept them.
Contact
Questions about these terms: admin@otiumcreations.com