diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 62842ba..c0d5b5a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useAuth } from './hooks/useAuth.ts'
 import { AuthBar } from './components/ui/AuthBar.tsx'
 import { BrowserRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { NotFound } from './pages/NotFound.tsx'
+import { InfoBar } from './components/ui/InfoBar.tsx'
 
 type TabValue = 'tickets' | 'admin' | 'stats'
 
@@ -50,7 +51,10 @@ function SupportApp() {
   return (
     <Layout
       subHeader={
-        <AuthBar user={user} onLogin={() => setShowLogin(true)} onLogout={logout} />
+        <>
+          <AuthBar user={user} onLogin={() => setShowLogin(true)} onLogout={logout} />
+          <InfoBar user={user} />
+        </>
       }
     >
       <Tabs tabs={tabs} active={activeTab} onChange={setActiveTab} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/admin/AdminTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/admin/AdminTable.tsx
index 8f58025..bad42a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/admin/AdminTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/admin/AdminTable.tsx
@@ -115,98 +115,100 @@ export function AdminTable({
   const hasBilling = tickets.some(t => t.type === 'billing')
 
   return (
-    <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border-100">
-      <table className="w-full text-sm">
-        <thead>
-          <tr className="border-b border-border-100 bg-bg-200">
-            {/* Select-all checkbox */}
-            <th className="w-10 px-4 py-3">
-              <Checkbox
-                checked={allSelected}
-                indeterminate={someSelected}
-                disabled={selectableIds.length === 0}
-                onChange={handleHeaderChange}
-                ariaLabel="Select all owned tickets on this page"
-              />
-            </th>
-            {(['Subject', 'User', 'Type', 'Status', ...(hasBilling ? ['Transaction'] : []), 'Description', 'Created'] as const).map(col => (
-              <th
-                key={col}
-                className="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-fg-300"
-              >
-                {col}
+    <div className="rounded-lg border border-border-100 overflow-hidden">
+      <div className="overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden">
+        <table className="w-full text-sm">
+          <thead>
+            <tr className="border-b border-border-100 bg-bg-200">
+              {/* Select-all checkbox */}
+              <th className="w-10 px-4 py-3">
+                <Checkbox
+                  checked={allSelected}
+                  indeterminate={someSelected}
+                  disabled={selectableIds.length === 0}
+                  onChange={handleHeaderChange}
+                  ariaLabel="Select all owned tickets on this page"
+                />
               </th>
-            ))}
-          </tr>
-        </thead>
-        <tbody className="divide-y divide-border-100 bg-bg-100">
-          {tickets.map(ticket => {
-            const { txnId, txnLine, body: displayDescription } = parseDescription(ticket.description)
-            const hasTxn = ticket.type === 'billing' && txnId !== null
-            const owned = isOwned(ticket)
-            const isSelected = selection.has(ticket.id)
-
-            return (
-              <tr
-                key={ticket.id}
-                className={`transition-colors cursor-pointer ${isSelected ? 'bg-bg-200' : 'hover:bg-bg-200'}`}
-                onClick={() => onOpen(ticket)}
-              >
-                {/* Row checkbox — stop propagation so clicking it doesn't open the modal */}
-                <td
-                  className="w-10 px-4 py-3"
-                  onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+              {(['Subject', 'User', 'Type', 'Status', ...(hasBilling ? ['Transaction'] : []), 'Description', 'Created'] as const).map(col => (
+                <th
+                  key={col}
+                  className="px-4 py-3 text-left text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-fg-300"
                 >
-                  <Checkbox
-                    checked={isSelected}
-                    disabled={!owned}
-                    onChange={checked => handleRowChange(ticket.id, checked)}
-                    ariaLabel={`Select ticket: ${ticket.subject}`}
-                  />
-                </td>
-                <td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-fg-100">
-                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                    {ticket.subject}
-                    {owned && (
-                      <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full border border-border-100 bg-bg-300 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-fg-300">
-                        mine
-                      </span>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                </td>
-                <td className="px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-200 whitespace-nowrap">
-                  {ticket.username ?? <span className="italic text-fg-300">guest</span>}
-                </td>
-                <td className="px-4 py-3 text-xs capitalize text-fg-200">
-                  {ticket.type.replace('-', ' ')}
-                </td>
-                <td className="px-4 py-3">
-                  <Badge status={ticket.status} />
-                </td>
-                {hasBilling && (
-                  <td className="px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-200 whitespace-nowrap">
-                    {hasTxn ? (
-                      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-border-100 bg-bg-300 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-fg-200">
-                        {txnLine!.split(' — ')[0]}
-                      </span>
-                    ) : (
-                      <span className="text-fg-300 italic">—</span>
-                    )}
+                  {col}
+                </th>
+              ))}
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody className="divide-y divide-border-100 bg-bg-100">
+            {tickets.map(ticket => {
+              const { txnId, txnLine, body: displayDescription } = parseDescription(ticket.description)
+              const hasTxn = ticket.type === 'billing' && txnId !== null
+              const owned = isOwned(ticket)
+              const isSelected = selection.has(ticket.id)
+
+              return (
+                <tr
+                  key={ticket.id}
+                  className={`transition-colors cursor-pointer ${isSelected ? 'bg-bg-200' : 'hover:bg-bg-200'}`}
+                  onClick={() => onOpen(ticket)}
+                >
+                  {/* Row checkbox — stop propagation so clicking it doesn't open the modal */}
+                  <td
+                    className="w-10 px-4 py-3"
+                    onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                  >
+                    <Checkbox
+                      checked={isSelected}
+                      disabled={!owned}
+                      onChange={checked => handleRowChange(ticket.id, checked)}
+                      ariaLabel={`Select ticket: ${ticket.subject}`}
+                    />
                   </td>
-                )}
-                <td className="max-w-xs px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-300">
-                  <span className="line-clamp-2">
-                    {displayDescription || <span className="italic">No description</span>}
-                  </span>
-                </td>
-                <td className="whitespace-nowrap px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-300">
-                  {formatDate(ticket.createdAt)}
-                </td>
-              </tr>
-            )
-          })}
-        </tbody>
-      </table>
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-fg-100">
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                      {ticket.subject}
+                      {owned && (
+                        <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full border border-border-100 bg-bg-300 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-fg-300">
+                          mine
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-200 whitespace-nowrap">
+                    {ticket.username ?? <span className="italic text-fg-300">guest</span>}
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3 text-xs capitalize text-fg-200">
+                    {ticket.type.replace('-', ' ')}
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="px-4 py-3">
+                    <Badge status={ticket.status} />
+                  </td>
+                  {hasBilling && (
+                    <td className="px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-200 whitespace-nowrap">
+                      {hasTxn ? (
+                        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-border-100 bg-bg-300 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-fg-200">
+                          {txnLine!.split(' — ')[0]}
+                        </span>
+                      ) : (
+                        <span className="text-fg-300 italic">—</span>
+                      )}
+                    </td>
+                  )}
+                  <td className="max-w-xs px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-300">
+                    <span className="line-clamp-2">
+                      {displayDescription || <span className="italic">No description</span>}
+                    </span>
+                  </td>
+                  <td className="whitespace-nowrap px-4 py-3 text-xs text-fg-300">
+                    {formatDate(ticket.createdAt)}
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
+              )
+            })}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
 
       {/* Pagination footer */}
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-t border-border-100 bg-bg-200 px-4 py-3">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/icons/chevronIcon.tsx b/frontend/src/components/icons/chevronIcon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..150a83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/icons/chevronIcon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import type { IconProps } from "../../lib/types.ts";
+
+export const ChevronIcon = ({ className }: IconProps) => (
+  <svg className={className} viewBox="0 0 12 12" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
+    <path d="M2 4l4 4 4-4" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
+  </svg>
+);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tickets/TicketTable.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tickets/TicketTable.tsx
index 30dfa7e..75cf2eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tickets/TicketTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tickets/TicketTable.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function TicketTable({ tickets, onOpen }: TicketTableProps) {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border-100">
+    <div className="overflow-x-scroll overflow-y-hidden rounded-lg border border-border-100">
       <table className="w-full text-sm">
         <thead>
           <tr className="border-b border-border-100 bg-bg-200">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui/Badge.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ui/Badge.tsx
index 42636d4..ecd35c1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ui/Badge.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui/Badge.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface BadgeProps {
 export function Badge({ status }: BadgeProps) {
   return (
     <span className={`
-      inline-flex items-center rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium capitalize
+      inline-flex whitespace-nowrap items-center rounded-full border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium capitalize
       ${variants[status]}
     `}>
       {status}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ui/InfoBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ui/InfoBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac99c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ui/InfoBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { useState } from "react"
+import type { User } from "../../lib/types"
+import { InfoIcon } from "../icons/info"
+import { CloseIcon } from "../icons/close"
+const STORAGE_KEY = "info_bar_dismissed"
+interface InfoBarProps {
+  user: User | null
+}
+export function InfoBar({ user }: InfoBarProps) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(
+    () => localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY) !== "true"
+  )
+  function toggle() {
+    const next = !open
+    setOpen(next)
+    if (!next) {
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, "true")
+    } else {
+      localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY)
+    }
+  }
+  const isGuest = user === null
+  return (
+    <div className="mb-4 rounded-lg border border-border-100 bg-bg-200 overflow-hidden">
+      {/* Header row — always visible */}
+      <div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto flex items-center justify-between px-6 py-2.5" onClick={toggle}>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <InfoIcon className="shrink-0 size-4 text-fg-300" />
+          <span className="text-xs font-medium text-fg-200">
+            {isGuest ? "You're in guest mode" : "How this app works"}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          onClick={toggle}
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-fg-300 transition-colors hover:text-fg-100 cursor-pointer"
+          aria-expanded={open}
+        >
+          {open ? (
+            <>
+              <CloseIcon className="size-3" />
+              <span>Hide</span>
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <span>Show info</span>
+          )}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+      {/* Collapsible body */}
+      <div
+        className={`transition-[max-height,opacity] duration-200 ease-in-out overflow-hidden ${open ? "max-h-64 opacity-100" : "max-h-0 opacity-0"
+          }`}
+        onClick={toggle}
+      >
+        <div className="border-t border-border-100 py-3">
+          <div className="max-w-4xl px-6 mx-auto">
+            {isGuest ? (
+              <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-3 sm:gap-5 px-2">
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs font-medium text-fg-200">Guest mode</p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-fg-300">
+                    Tickets are stored in your browser (localStorage) only.
+                    No sync across devices or sessions.
+                    Admin panel is not available.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs font-medium text-fg-200">After signing in</p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-fg-300">
+                    Tickets are saved to the server persistently.
+                    Admin panel: view all users' tickets.
+                    You can only edit or manage your own tickets.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-3 sm:gap-5 px-2">
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs font-medium text-fg-200">Admin Tab</p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-fg-300">
+                    You can view all users' tickets in the Admin tab. Useful for monitoring support requests
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs font-medium text-fg-200 pr-1">Editing</p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-fg-300">
+                    You can only edit or manage your own tickets. Other users' tickets are read-only for you
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx
index e3a4641..14b90de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/AdminPage.tsx
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ import type { PaginatedResponse, TicketFilters } from '../lib/storage.ts'
 import { useModal } from '../hooks/useModal.ts'
 import type { Ticket, User } from '../lib/types.ts'
 import { Button } from '../components/ui/Button.tsx'
+import { ChevronIcon } from '../components/icons/chevronIcon.tsx'
 
 function StatCard({ label, value }: { label: string; value: number }) {
   return (
-    <div className="rounded-lg border border-border-100 bg-bg-200 px-4 py-3">
-      <p className="text-xs text-fg-300">{label}</p>
+    <div className="rounded-lg border border-border-100 bg-bg-200 sm:px-4 px-1.5 sm:py-3 py-1.5 overflow-hidden">
+      <p className="text-xs text-fg-300 truncate">{label}</p>
       <p className="mt-1 text-2xl font-semibold text-fg-100">{value}</p>
     </div>
   )
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ function FilterBar({ filters, isAuthenticated, onChange }: FilterBarProps) {
         >
           {STATUS_OPTIONS.map(o => <option key={o.value} value={o.value}>{o.label}</option>)}
         </select>
-        <ChevronIcon />
+        <ChevronIcon className="size-4 pointer-events-none absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-fg-300" />
       </div>
 
       {/* Type */}
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ function FilterBar({ filters, isAuthenticated, onChange }: FilterBarProps) {
         >
           {TYPE_OPTIONS.map(o => <option key={o.value} value={o.value}>{o.label}</option>)}
         </select>
-        <ChevronIcon />
+        <ChevronIcon className="size-4 pointer-events-none absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-fg-300" />
       </div>
 
       {/* Mine toggle — only visible when authenticated */}
@@ -112,17 +113,6 @@ function FilterBar({ filters, isAuthenticated, onChange }: FilterBarProps) {
   )
 }
 
-function ChevronIcon() {
-  return (
-    <svg
-      className="pointer-events-none absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-fg-300"
-      width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 12 12" fill="none" aria-hidden="true"
-    >
-      <path d="M2 4l4 4 4-4" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-    </svg>
-  )
-}
-
 
 interface AdminPageProps {
   isAuthenticated: boolean