Install

Add to your home screen

Plate Pursuit works as a native app on your phone: no App Store required. Just follow the steps for your device below.

iPhone & iPad Safari

Open platepursuit.ch in Safari
Make sure you're using Safari: it won't work from Chrome or other browsers on iOS.
Tap the Share button
It's the icon at the bottom of the screen that looks like a box with an arrow pointing up.
Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"
You'll see a preview of the app icon and name.
Tap "Add" in the top right
The Plate Pursuit icon will appear on your home screen. Open it like any other app: no browser bar, no clutter.

Open platepursuit.ch in Chrome
Chrome is recommended for the best experience on Android.
Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right
This opens Chrome's main menu.
Tap "Add to Home Screen"
You may also see a banner at the bottom of the screen prompting you automatically: just tap "Install".
Confirm by tapping "Add"
The icon will be placed on your home screen and app drawer. It opens in full-screen with no browser chrome.

Open platepursuit.ch in Chrome or Edge
Click the install icon in the address bar
Look for a small computer icon (⊕) on the right side of the address bar. In Edge, it looks like a plus sign in a box.
Click "Install"
Plate Pursuit opens as a standalone window without browser controls, just like a desktop app.

Plate Pursuit is a web app: it's not installed natively on your phone and has no access to your device beyond a browser shortcut on your home screen.
You choose which photo to submit. The OCR only reads the number plate text: nothing else in the image is processed or retained.
No location data. No contacts. No camera roll access. No background tracking of any kind.
The only thing stored is the plate number you scan, your score, and your account email.