Your day stays on your iPhone.

When you use Updot, you create content such as habits and streaks, tasks and reminders, notes, voice notes and their transcripts, photos and the text found in them, routines, focus sessions, your profile name and photo, and the people and places you save.

All of this is stored only on your iPhone, in the app’s private storage. It is not sent to Upspell, and we have no server that holds your Updot data. Because there is no account, we cannot identify you, view your content or restore it for you.

iCloud backup (optional)

If you turn on Backup with iCloud, your Updot data is also saved in your own private iCloud account, using Apple’s CloudKit, so it syncs to your other devices signed in to the same Apple Account. This data is protected by Apple under Apple’s privacy policy, and Upspell cannot access it. Apple Health readings are never stored in iCloud; only whether a habit was done is synced.

News and update notices

From time to time the app downloads a small public file from updot.app (news.json) to show update notices and announcements. This is a plain download. The app sends no information about you or your content, and no identifier is attached.

The Updot app does not collect, and does not send us:

• your name, email address, phone number or any account details
• the content you create in the app
• your contacts, calendar, location, photos, voice or health data
• advertising identifiers, device fingerprints or cross-app tracking data
• usage analytics or crash reports through third-party tools

Updot contains no advertising and no third-party analytics or tracking code.

Updot asks for each permission only when you use a feature that needs it. You can say no and still use the rest of the app, and you can change any permission at any time in iPhone Settings > Updot. Everything these permissions give the app is used on your iPhone only.

Sharing to Updot

When you share a message, text or image to Updot from another app, only the item you share is passed to Updot, and it is processed on your iPhone.

Updot uses Apple Intelligence (Apple’s on-device Foundation Models) to turn messages, voice notes and photos into tasks, suggest times and places, and word your summaries. These features run entirely on your iPhone. Turning speech into text uses Apple’s speech recognition, which works on your iPhone when it supports it (see Permissions above). Updot never receives your voice.

• What you type, paste, share, say or photograph is not sent to Upspell.
• It is not sent to any third-party AI service, such as OpenAI, Google or Anthropic.
• It is not used to train any AI model.

AI features need an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence. On other devices, Updot uses simpler on-device rules instead.

Updot offers a free trial and paid subscriptions through Apple’s App Store. Apple processes all payments, renewals, cancellations and refunds under Apple’s own terms and privacy policy. We do not receive your name, email address or payment details. Apple gives us only anonymous totals, such as the number of trials and subscriptions. The app checks your subscription status with Apple on your device.

Apple gives developers anonymous, combined statistics about the App Store page and the app, such as downloads, sales and, if you agreed to share them with app developers in iPhone Settings, crash reports and usage numbers. These do not identify you. You can turn this sharing off in iPhone Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements.

If you join our TestFlight beta, Apple shares your name, email address and any feedback or screenshots you send through TestFlight. We use these only to run the beta and improve Updot.

Early access signup

If you enter your email address on updot.app, we use it to tell you when Updot is available and to send occasional product news. Each email has an unsubscribe link. We store your email address with our hosting provider, which processes it only on our behalf. We never sell it or share it for others’ marketing. To keep automated sign-ups off the list, the form uses a security check run by our hosting provider.

Website analytics

We use a privacy-friendly analytics tool to count page visits. It does not use cookies, does not track you across websites and does not collect personal information. Our hosting provider processes basic technical data such as IP addresses to deliver and protect the site. If you would like to know which providers we use, email [email protected].

Emails to support

If you email [email protected], we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message. We use it only to answer you and fix problems.

• In the app. Go to Profile > Privacy and your data. There you can see each permission, save a copy of your data as one file, or delete all your Updot data from your iPhone.
• Deleting the app. Deleting Updot from your iPhone deletes all Updot data stored on it. This cannot be undone, and we cannot recover it for you.
• iCloud backup. To remove a backup, turn off Backup with iCloud in Updot, then delete Updot’s data in iPhone Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Manage Account Storage.
• Permissions. You can turn off any permission at any time in iPhone Settings > Updot.
• Email list. Use the unsubscribe link in any email, or write to [email protected] and we will delete your email address.
• Subscriptions. Manage or cancel in iPhone Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions.

• Data in the app stays on your iPhone, and in your iCloud if you turn on backup, until you delete it or delete the app.
• Early access emails are kept until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete them.
• Support emails are kept as long as needed to help you, and no longer than 2 years.

Your Updot data is protected by your iPhone’s built-in security, including your passcode, Face ID and encryption. iCloud backups are protected by Apple. The small amount of personal data we hold, such as email addresses, is kept with trusted providers that use encryption and access controls. No method of storage is completely secure, but we keep what we hold to the minimum.

Updot is a general productivity app and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Because the app stores everything on the device and has no account, it does not collect personal information from anyone who uses it. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, such as an email signup, contact us and we will delete it.

Depending on where you live, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia and other US states, you may have the right to know what personal information we hold about you, to get a copy, to correct it and to have it deleted. We do not sell personal information or share it for targeted advertising, and we do not use sensitive personal information to profile you. To make a request, email [email protected]. We will respond within the time required by law and will not treat you differently for using your rights.

If you use Updot outside the US, the little personal data we hold is processed in the United States.

If we change how Updot handles information, we will update this page and the “Last updated” date above. If a change is significant, such as collecting new types of data, we will tell you in the app before it takes effect.

Questions or requests about privacy: