Support
One person builds this. Email gets read, usually within a day.
A shop is closed, moved, or wrong
Please tell us — this is the most useful message we get. We removed a shop before launch that had been closed for a year while its own website still said it was open, so we know our research misses things. Corrections go live without an app update. Report a listing
My local show isn’t in the calendar
Very likely true. We cover 35 states and roughly the recurring series we could verify, which is not all of them. Send a link to the organizer’s own page or the venue’s calendar and we will add it. Send a show
Common questions
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, and there is nothing to sign in to.
Why does it want my location?
Only to centre the map and sort results by distance. It is optional and the whole app works without it. See the privacy policy.
Reminders aren’t arriving
Check Settings → Notifications → Anole and make sure notifications are allowed. Reminders fire a week before, the day before, and on the morning of a show — so a show that is already under way will not have one.
The map only shows a handful of shops
Map results come live from Apple Maps, which returns a limited number per search. Pan or zoom and search again to see a different area. The Featured tab is our own hand-verified list and is not limited that way.
Why is a big chain showing up in search?
Live search returns what Apple Maps has, which includes general pet stores. The Featured list is where we have done the filtering by hand.
How do I delete my data?
Delete the app. Everything Anole stores — saved shops, filters, scheduled reminders — is on your device, so removing the app removes all of it. There is nothing on a server to delete.