Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 27, 2026 (usage statistics, Apple Intelligence and optional cloud understanding sections)

SayAlarm is built so that your reminders stay yours. The short version: what your alarms say never leaves your iPhone unless you choose cloud understanding, there is no account, no advertising and no tracking. To keep the app reliable, SayAlarm sends anonymous usage statistics and crash reports, which you can switch off.

What stays on your iPhone

Your alarms, their messages, voice recordings you make, the spoken audio generated for each alarm, and your alarm history are stored only on your device. They are not sent to us or to anyone else. Deleting the app, or using Settings › Delete all data inside SayAlarm, removes them.

Speech recognition

When you speak a plan, SayAlarm uses Apple’s Speech framework to turn your voice into text. On devices that support it, recognition happens entirely on your iPhone. On older devices, audio may be processed by Apple to provide the transcription, under Apple’s Privacy Policy. SayAlarm itself never stores or sends this audio anywhere.

Anonymous usage statistics and crash reports

SayAlarm uses Google’s Firebase (Analytics and Crashlytics) to learn which features are used and to fix crashes. It records things like “a plan was created with 3 alarms”, “the paywall was shown”, the alarm category, app version, device model and iOS version, and technical crash details, together with a random app-instance identifier.

It never sends what your alarms say, medication names, anything you dictate or type, your calendar, or recordings. SayAlarm does not use the advertising identifier (IDFA), does not personalise ads and does not track you across apps or websites. You can switch usage statistics and crash reports off separately at any time in Settings.

In the EU/EEA, the UK and Switzerland, usage statistics are only collected after you agree when SayAlarm asks — until then, and if you choose “No thanks”, none are sent. Crash reports are sent to keep the app working (legitimate interest) and can be switched off in Settings.

Apple Intelligence

On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, SayAlarm uses Apple’s on-device language model to understand your plan and turn it into alarms. It runs entirely on your iPhone; your words are not sent to us, to Apple or to any other server. On other iPhones, SayAlarm uses its own built-in, on-device parser.

Cloud understanding (optional)

On iPhones without Apple Intelligence, SayAlarm asks whether you want better understanding of free-form plans. Only if you agree, the text of a plan you typed or dictated (never your voice) is sent to SayAlarm’s server at api.sayalarm.app and to OpenAI to turn it into alarms. SayAlarm’s server does not store or log the text. OpenAI processes it to return the result, may retain API data for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring, and does not use it to train its models. A random per-install identifier is sent only to limit how often requests can be made. You can turn this off at any time in Settings, and SayAlarm then uses its built-in on-device parser.

Microphone

The microphone is used only while you are speaking a plan or recording a personal alarm message, and only after you grant permission.

Purchases

Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store. We receive no payment details or personal information from Apple about you.

Widgets

Widgets show your next alarms using information shared between the app and its widgets on your device. Alarms in private mode are shown only as “Reminder”.

Health information

If you create medication reminders, that information stays on your device. SayAlarm is a reminder utility, not a medical device, and does not provide medical advice. It should not be relied on for emergencies.

Children

SayAlarm does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions? Email hello@sayalarm.app.