Privacy Policy
Effective date: October 28, 2026 · Last updated: November 5, 2026
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At a glance
- Tie the Day doesn't collect any personal data. There's no sign-up or log-in.
- Your habits, moods, and diary entries are stored on your iPhone. If you turn on iCloud Auto Backup, they are also saved to your own iCloud Drive.
- Nothing is sent to a developer server. Not even the developer can see your records.
- No ads, no analytics, no tracking.
1. Personal data we collect
Tie the Day (the “app”) does not collect any personal data, such as your name, email address, phone number, device identifiers, or location. There is no account to create, and the developer does not run any server.
2. Records stored on your device
The following information you enter in the app is stored on your device. It is never sent to the developer or any third party. If you turn on iCloud Auto Backup, the same information is also saved as a backup file to your own iCloud Drive (section 4).
| Habits | Name, icon, color, repeat days, days checked off, rest days, and whether it's archived |
|---|---|
| Daily records | Mood (5 levels), mood note, one-line diary, things you're grateful for (up to 3), and reflections (Bible reference and passage, one-line reflection, today's application) |
| Prayers | Prayer requests, the day you started praying, and the day each was answered |
| Settings | Which blocks are on and their order, lock on/off, reminder time, iCloud Auto Backup on/off, and last backup time |
So that the Home Screen widget can show your habits, records are kept in a shared storage area for the app on the same device (an App Group). This area never leaves your device either.
3. Features and permissions the app uses
- Face ID / Touch ID lock (optional): iOS handles authentication. The app cannot access your face or fingerprint data; it only learns whether authentication succeeded.
- Notifications (optional): The evening reminder and the morning reflection reminder are local notifications scheduled on your device. No server is used to send it.
- Files (optional): When you save or open a backup file, the app accesses only the file and location you choose.
- iCloud (optional): When iCloud Auto Backup is on, the app saves and reads backup files only in its own folder in your iCloud Drive.
- Save to Photos (optional): The app adds an image to your photo library only when you save a share card. It never reads your other photos.
Each feature works only when you turn it on, and you can turn it off anytime in the iPhone Settings app.
4. Backup files and iCloud Auto Backup
Backup files (.json) and spreadsheet files (.csv) you create in Settings → Backup & Restore contain your records as they are. They are saved to the location you choose (for example, iCloud Drive in the Files app) and are subject to that location's policies (for example, Apple's iCloud terms). If you share a file with someone, your records go with it, so please keep it safe.
For safety, your records right before a restore are automatically saved on your device in Files → On My iPhone → Tie the Day → Auto Backups.
When iCloud Auto Backup is on (from app version 1.3, on by default), a file of your records is saved once a day to the app's folder in your own iCloud Drive, keeping the 14 most recent. These files are stored by Apple, and the developer cannot access them. They never pass through a developer server. You can turn this off in Settings → Backup & Restore and delete the files yourself in the Files app.
5. Share cards
The “Today's knot” card, challenge finish card, reflection card, and answered prayer card are all created as images on your device. Personal records go on a card only if you turn them on in the preview: your mood and one-line diary on the Today's knot card, your reflection and today's application on the reflection card (by default it shows only the verse), and the prayer text on the answered prayer card (by default it shows only the date and how many days you prayed).
Each card shows the app name and, if you choose, a QR code that links to the App Store page. The QR code is created on your device and contains only the App Store address, never any information about you.
Images go only to the apps or people you choose in the iOS share sheet, and the developer never receives or sees them. Once shared, they are subject to the receiving app's policies.
6. Sharing with third parties
Because we collect no personal data, we don't share it with or entrust it to any third party. The app contains no third-party tools (SDKs) for ads, analytics, or crash reporting, and it does not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
7. Keeping and deleting your records
Your records stay on your device until you delete them or delete the app. You can delete a habit along with its records from the Edit Habit screen, and deleting the app removes all records on your device. Since the developer doesn't hold your records, they can't be recovered after the app is deleted. If needed, create a backup file before deleting. iCloud Auto Backup files stay in your iCloud Drive even after you delete the app, and you can delete them yourself in the Files app.
8. Children's privacy
The app doesn't collect anyone's personal data, including that of children.
9. Changes to this policy
If a change in the app's features requires updating this policy, we will post the changes and the date on this page first. Even as features like iCloud Auto Backup are added, we don't send your records to a developer server.
- October 28, 2026: Added details on the Gratitude block, rest days, and share cards in app version 1.1. The app still collects no personal data.
- October 29, 2026: Added details on the Reflection block and prayers in app version 1.2. The app still collects no personal data.
- November 3, 2026: Added details on iCloud Auto Backup in app version 1.3. Backup files are saved only to your own iCloud, and the app still collects no personal data.
- November 5, 2026: Added details on the morning reflection reminder, reflection and answered prayer share cards, and the App Store QR code on cards in app version 1.4. The app still collects no personal data.
10. Contact
For privacy questions, please contact:
Developer gengarileo · gengarileo@gmail.com