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'''SUMMONS''',<ref name="ch3">[[Main Quest:Chapter 3|Chapter 3: Berserkers - Ikebukuro Colosseum]]</ref>¹ more commonly referred to as '''The App''', is a mysterious smartphone application that can grant its users otherworldly, magical powers.<ref name="ch3">[[Main Quest:Chapter 3|Chapter 3: Berserkers - Ikebukuro Colosseum]]</ref>¹ It is also responsible for hosting [[the Game]], a massive competition between the various [[guild]]s and [[World (setting)|World]]s within [[Tokyo]].

The App is a central element to the story of Tokyo Afterschool Summoners. On its surface, it's an increasingly popular social networking phone application used primarily by students that has a variety of communication features. However, there exists a seemingly unspoken feature where it can grant its user magical powers,<ref name="ch3"></ref>¹ making them a player in the Game. Over the course of the story, the importance of the Game and the App continues to unveil itself, becoming something much more greater and dangerous than just a magical phone app.

Phenomena created by the App can only be seen through and intervened with by the App.<ref name="ch2"></ref>¹⁴

The App's developer is a complete mystery as the company and building listed for the App are fake. The App icon is a magic circle.<ref name="ch3"></ref>¹

Battle Zones would later be revealed to be miniature time loops, functioning just like the same loop that affects Tokyo but on a much smaller scale.<ref name="ch9">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 9|Chapter 9: Crafters - Karmic Engine]]</ref>¹¹

If the App cannot determine the hierarchy between two individuals, such as the Rules of Resurrections and Rending, then it will cause the App's processor to freeze and create an [[Exception]]. A hierarchy can still be established at this point through one party submitting to the other while in physical contact with the Exception. This allows the App to function normally once again, the Exception disappearing soon after. The most effective way to create this new declaration is through a kiss, whether it be on the back of a hand, their body, or one's lips.<ref name="ch2"></ref>^{13 14 16}

When the App is running, players can see a nearby App user's location and affiliation. Opponents who an App user has never battled before will only be able to see limited information, but one's location is available to everyone at all times.<ref name="ch2"></ref>¹ User information can be accessed through the App's map, which displays the nearby area with any users shown as glowing dots. Each dot is linked to an infographic with data about the user, such as their affiliation. It is displayed as '''Affiliation: Summoners'''.<ref name="ch13">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 13 Prologue|Chapter 13: Invaders ~Undivine Destruction~]]</ref>²

These digital certificates can be compromised by hackers, falsifying one's guild affiliation as an infiltration tactic.<ref name="ch13"></ref>²

Those with administrative privileges, such as the Game Masters and Entertainers, can hide,<ref name="ch14">[[Event Quest:Main Quest:Chapter 4 Release Campaign|Chapter 14: Entertainers & Rule Makers ~Prelude~ -Alibi of the Urban Legends-]]</ref>² censor,<ref name="oscar">{{Transient icon|Oscar}} Research File 1</ref> or falsify<ref name="ch13"></ref>⁹ users' information, whether it be their own or others.

====''Attributes''====

During an App Battle, the participants' attributes can be seen. Attributes are likely assigned automatically by the App based on the user's nature, though connections may not be obvious or unclear so they should not always be taken literally and should be subject to heavy interpretation. It is unclear how someone that has different attributes for their in-game {{Star|3}} and {{Star|4}}/{{Star|5}} are shown in-universe. Some attributes are considered Rare.<ref name="ch2"></ref>¹

{{Attribute|Fire}} Given to those possibly associated with fire or heat of some sort.<br>

{{Attribute|Water}} Given to those possibly associated with water or cleansing.<br>

{{Attribute|Wood}} Given to those possibly associated with nature or plants.<br>

{{Attribute|Aether}} Given to those that may represent "goodness" or a connection to the heavens.<br>

{{Attribute|Nether}} Given to those that may represent "evil" or a connection to the underworld.<br>

The next three attributes can be symbolic of the natural cycle of a world. According to {{Transient icon|Horkeu Kamui}}, the [[File:Element_world.png|20x20px|link=World]] masses are felled by a [[File:Element_evil.png|20x20px|link=Infernal]] Dark Lord, the Dark Lord is felled by a [[File:Element_hero.png|20x20px|link=Valiant]] hero, and the hero is crushed by the masses in the end.<ref name="black snow">[[Event Quest:Black Snowfall on the Mountain Hot Springs|Black Snow on the Hot Spring Mountains]]</ref>¹⁷

{{Attribute|Infernal}} Typically assigned to those that are connected to [[Shadow]]s in some way, either because they are one or because they have control over them.<ref name="ch11">[[Release Campaign:Main Quest Chapter 11|Chapter 11: Warmongers - The Moonlit War]]</ref>¹²<br>

The final three attributes represent those that cannot be confined by a System's framework.<ref name="spt">[[Event Quest:Summer Pool Twilight|Summer Pool Twilight]]</ref>¹²<br>

====''Guilds''====

The App allows for formations of guilds among groups of users which grants exclusive perks. One perk is that with guilds, several Rules can be enforced in an enclosed area for an indefinite period of time without the need of a Battle Zone. When part of a guild, players unlock several new features within the App. According to {{Transient icon|Shiro}}, they can power up other guild members and even detect when another guild member is engaged in battle.<ref name="ch4"></ref>¹

Additionally, guilds with [[Guild#Portals|Portals]] are able to see which guild members are within their territory through the App. This can be helpful to determine if an imposter has infiltrated their territory,<ref name="ch7">[[Event Quest:Main Quest Chapter 7 Campaign|Chapter 7: Genociders (Prelude) - Blood and Shadows]]</ref>¹ though it's not perfect as user information can be falsified.<ref name="ch13"></ref>² When within their own territory, guild members receive similar benefits.

Members also gain access to My Guild and Guild Rank, though it is unclear what this means for in-universe characters as those features are gameplay elements unlocked for you, the Player themselves.<ref name="ch4"></ref>¹⁶

====''Stickers''====