Privacy Policy

The Short Version

Voice Easy does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. Your voice recordings and transcriptions never leave your device. Starting with version 1.5, Voice Easy sends anonymous diagnostics to help fix problems. You can turn this off in Settings at any time.

On-Device Transcription

Voice Easy uses Apple's on-device speech recognition to transcribe your recordings. This is a critical privacy feature:

• Audio never leaves your device — transcription happens locally using Apple's on-device speech recognition engine
• No cloud processing — your voice is never sent to any server, including Apple's
• Works offline — the only download is Apple's speech model for your language, which iOS may fetch once; no audio or text is sent

On iOS 26 and later, Voice Easy uses Apple's SpeechAnalyzer, which always runs on your device. On earlier versions it asks for Speech Recognition permission and requests on-device recognition only; if your device can't transcribe your language on device, Voice Easy tells you instead of using a server. Your audio stays on your iPhone or Apple Watch.

Data Storage

All recordings, transcriptions and folders are stored locally on your device. The Home Screen widget sees only the number of recordings and the name, date and length of the latest one. Your recordings and transcriptions are never sent to any server, cloud service, or third party; the only thing Voice Easy sends is the anonymous diagnostics described below. There are no user accounts and no sign-up required.

Microphone Access

Voice Easy requires microphone permission to record audio. The microphone is used only for recordings you start with the record button. A recording you start keeps going if you lock your iPhone or switch apps, with the system's microphone indicator showing, until you stop it. Voice Easy never starts recording on its own.

Anonymous Diagnostics

Starting with version 1.5, Settings › Privacy has a “Share anonymous diagnostics” switch. It is on by default, and you can turn it off at any time. While it is on, Voice Easy sends Idle Fusion's own diagnostics service:

• which screens you open and a few fixed in-app actions (not what they contain),
• crash and hang reports from iOS (MetricKit), and the type and code of errors the app catches,
• the app version, build, and iOS version, and a random session ID that is not tied to you or your device.

It never sends recordings, transcriptions, folder names, or anything that identifies you. It is not used to track you across apps or websites, and it is not shared with or sold to anyone. Turning it off deletes anything not yet sent. Reports are kept for 30 days and then deleted. The service runs on Cloudflare, which sees your IP address in transit; Idle Fusion uses it only briefly to limit abuse and does not store it.

Analytics & Tracking

Voice Easy contains no advertising, no ad SDKs, no tracking pixels, and no third-party analytics frameworks. Apart from the anonymous diagnostics above, which you can turn off, it collects nothing.

Network Usage

Voice Easy makes network requests of its own only to send anonymous diagnostics, unless you have turned them off. The only other network activity associated with the app is iOS downloading Apple's on-device speech model for your language, if it isn't already on your device, and App Store updates.

Apple Watch

The Apple Watch app follows the same privacy principles. Recordings made on your watch are sent directly to your iPhone with Apple's device-to-device WatchConnectivity, then removed from the watch. They are transcribed on your iPhone. No data passes through external servers.

Children's Privacy

Voice Easy does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under the age of 13. Anonymous diagnostics contain nothing that identifies a person.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes, we will update this page with the new effective date.

Contact

Questions about this privacy policy? Email us at support@idlefusion.com.