Frequently Asked Questions

CHRONAFC is a mobile football management simulation. You pick a club (or national team), run tactics and training, handle transfers and finances, survive board pressure, and play through matchdays with live or quick simulation. Careers are saved on your device with a narrative life log that remembers the season's story.

No account is required. Core gameplay works offline. Internet is optional for Story AI, bug reporting, analytics (when enabled), and checking for app updates.

Both. Search CHRONAFC on the App Store or Google Play (availability depends on release region and TestFlight status).

$3.99 one-time purchase — no in-app purchases, free updates for life. Check the store listing for current availability in your region.

Multiple career slots on one device. Switch, rename, or delete them in Settings → Career saves.

Not by default. Saves live in a local SQLite file on your phone or tablet. Export a .chronafc backup from Settings if you want a copy in Files, iCloud Drive, or another device.

Local saves are usually deleted with the app unless you exported a backup first.

Export a backup on the old device and restore it on the new one (Settings → save security / backup flow). Encrypted backups use a password you choose.

An optional JSON import during onboarding that maps real club and player names for supported leagues. The default experience uses a fictional world (~3,986 clubs, 135 countries). Custom packs are advanced and user-provided.

A full live match runs about 10 minutes with pitch view, commentary, and a touchline decision. Quick sim finishes in seconds.

At career start you can take any club in the generated world (or filtered clubs if using a custom database). Job offers and reputation can move you later on the Career tab.

Supported as a beta-style career path: manage a country's national team with a different calendar and squad rules than club mode.

Single-player only. CHR player codes let the community share wonderkid profiles offline — not online co-op or PvP.

Portrait for management screens. Landscape unlocks during live match play.

Set your formation and XI on the Tactics desk. Your Starting XI template persists across weeks; matchday auto-fills only for injuries, suspensions, or empty slots — not to overwrite your whole team every week.

Quick sim resolves the match fast with template commentary. Story sim streams richer feed text (and optional AI polish when Story mode is on).

Matchdays drain fitness, especially for starters. Use Training → Recovery between games, rotate the squad, and rest bench players. Recovery weeks are meant to restore the squad over time.

Bid on players during open windows from the Transfers desk (command hub). Negotiations include fees, structure, and agent terms. Deadline day compresses decisions into an hourly desk.

Yes — Outgoing deals / sell flow from Transfers. List players or respond to incoming bids from other clubs.

Assign scouts from the Scouting desk, collect match reports, and shortlist targets for the transfer window. Chief scout automation can run briefs between matchdays.

League player data exists in your save; full league squad browser from Competition Centre is on the roadmap. Today, use Transfers, Scouting, and Competition stats registers to find names.

Optional AI-written match feed lines and a post-match debrief chat with your assistant manager. Powered by configured cloud AI when online.

No. It is off by default in many builds. With it off (or offline), you get classic template commentary and debrief replies.

When enabled, match context and debrief messages are sent to our AI pipeline to generate text. See the Privacy Policy. No Story AI calls are made when the feature is off.

Settings → Text size: Default, Large, or Extra large.

Toggle haptics off in Settings.

In the app: Settings → Report a problem. On the web: use our feedback form. Include steps to reproduce. In-app reports may attach device info and your active save snapshot to help us fix progression bugs.

On supported builds: Settings → Check for updates (EAS over-the-air updates for the same app version).

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No. Default content is fictional. Custom database imports are user responsibility.

Follow your app store's age rating. The game simulates professional football management without real-money gambling.

Try Settings → Career saves to confirm a slot is active. If saves were corrupted, the game attempts repair on load. Restore from a .chronafc backup if you have one.

Force-quit and reopen. If it repeats, Report a problem with what you tapped before the crash. Update to the latest build via the store or Check for updates.

Confirm you are online, Story toggles are on in Settings, and your build has AI configured. Otherwise use template mode.

Advance the calendar week — many bids and inbox items resolve on the next tick. Check Transfers → Negotiations and the Inbox tab on Club.