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Tapsy Privacy

Last updated: 2026-05-16

Last updated: 2026-05-16

Summary

Tapsy is a local-first tracker. Your dots and records live in the SwiftData store on your device, and — if you turn on iCloud — sync through your own iCloud account between iPhone and Apple Watch. Tapsy does not run a developer server, does not collect analytics, and does not have any way to read your data.

What we collect

Nothing on a developer-operated server. The app itself uses four data surfaces, all owned by you or by Apple:

  • On-device SwiftData store — your dots, records, and settings.
  • Apple iCloud / CloudKit — used only to sync the same SwiftData store between your own iPhone and Apple Watch.
  • StoreKit — used to process optional theme pack purchases and to restore past purchases.
  • UserDefaults — stores small local preferences such as whether you have completed onboarding.

The PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy file shipped with the app declares NSPrivacyTracking = false, an empty NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes, and the UserDefaults API reason CA92.1 (storing app preferences).

What we do not collect

  • No advertising identifier, no IDFA, no tracking across apps.
  • No third-party analytics SDK (no Firebase, Mixpanel, Sentry, etc.).
  • No account or registration — Tapsy never asks who you are.
  • No sale, sharing, or transfer of personal data to any third party.

Data stored on your device

Records are stored in the iOS app sandbox using SwiftData. They stay on your device until you delete the app or delete the records inside the app. Deleting the app removes the local SwiftData store.

iCloud / sync

If you sign into iCloud and leave the default Tapsy sync enabled, your records sync between your own devices through CloudKit’s .automatic private database. The data lives in your iCloud account; Tapsy has no developer-side database that can see it. Deleting the app from a device does not erase records stored in your iCloud — to wipe those, sign in to iCloud settings and remove Tapsy data from there.

Third-party services

Only Apple’s first-party platform services are used:

  • Apple CloudKit — for iCloud sync as described above.
  • Apple StoreKit — for in-app purchases of optional theme and animated dot packs. Payment is handled entirely by Apple; the developer never receives card numbers or other payment credentials.

There are no other third-party services, SDKs, or trackers.

In-app purchases

Tapsy offers a few optional one-time purchases (currently the Spring theme pack, Neon theme pack, Mushroom animated pack, and Crocodile animated pack). All transactions go through Apple’s standard StoreKit flow. We see only the anonymous purchase entitlement Apple grants the device.

Children

Tapsy is rated 4+ and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].

Changes

When this policy changes, the date at the top of this page is updated. Material changes will also be called out in an upcoming release’s notes.