Privacy Policy

HabitBalance for iOS · Effective August 29, 2026

The short version: HabitBalance has no accounts, no ads, and no analytics. Your habits and history are stored on your device and are not transmitted anywhere — unless you explicitly turn on the optional AI Assistant, in which case only the small, clearly-disclosed data described below is sent for each request you trigger.

1. Data stored on your device

Your habits, completion records, streaks, reminders, and settings are stored locally on your iPhone. HabitBalance has no sign-up and no user accounts; there is no cloud copy of your data operated by us. If you delete the app, that data is deleted with it (except for backup files you exported yourself).

2. What we don't do

No advertising, and no advertising SDKs.
No analytics or tracking SDKs of any kind.
No selling or sharing of data — we have no user data to sell.
No "tracking" as defined by Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework, in any state of the app.

3. The optional AI Assistant

HabitBalance includes an optional, subscription-gated AI feature (habit ideas and plain-language history summaries). It is off by default and does nothing until you explicitly enable it. Before any data leaves your device, a dedicated consent screen names the AI provider and lists exactly what will be sent.

What is sent, and when

Only when you trigger a request (tapping an AI card or action) — never in the background, never on a schedule.
Habit names and daily completion patterns — for history insights, also your recent completion percentages. The app has no free-text notes feature, so notes can never be part of what's sent.
An anonymous, randomly generated identifier used only to enforce a daily request limit and prevent abuse. It is not a login, has no password, and is never linked to your name, email, or any real-world identity.

Who processes it

Requests go to our own backend (Google Firebase), which forwards them to Anthropic's Claude to generate the response. On success, nothing is stored server-side — no logs and no profiles. If a request fails, the server logs only minimal metadata (the anonymous identifier, which feature was called, and the error) — never the content of your request or its response.

You can turn the AI Assistant off at any time in Settings; the rest of the app is fully functional without it and works completely offline.

4. Purchases

In-app purchases (the one-time Pro unlock and the AI Assistant subscription) are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never receive your payment method, billing address, or any financial information; the app only reads your entitlement state from Apple's StoreKit framework.

5. Backups

Backup export and import are local file operations that you initiate. Exported files are saved where you choose (Files app or share sheet) and are under your control. Importing a password-protected backup from the Android version of HabitBalance is decrypted on your device with the password you provide; the file and password are never sent anywhere.

6. Children

HabitBalance is not directed at children, and because the app collects no personal data by default, no personal data is collected from anyone, including children.

7. Changes to this policy

If HabitBalance's data practices ever change — for example, when the optional AI Assistant becomes available or its behavior changes — this policy and the app's App Store privacy label will be updated at the same time. The effective date at the top always reflects the latest revision.

8. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us via the support page.