Quietide.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Quietide ("Quietide", "we", "us") makes a sleep-sounds app for iOS and watchOS. This policy explains what information the app collects, why, and what choices you have. We built Quietide to work fully offline wherever possible, and we've tried to keep the amount of data we touch as small as that promise allows.

Information we collect

Anonymous usage analytics. We use Aptabase, a privacy-first analytics provider, to understand how the app is used — for example, which sounds get played, whether a sleep timer was started, or whether the app was opened. Aptabase does not use cookies, does not collect IP addresses in an identifiable form, and does not track you across apps or websites. No account, name, email address, or advertising identifier is attached to this data.

Advertising

This release of Quietide shows no ads. We integrate Google AdMob in the app for a possible future release, but it is switched off and does not run, load, or collect any data in this version. If we turn ads back on in a future version, this policy will be updated first to describe what Google AdMob collects and the choices you'll have (including the App Tracking Transparency prompt) before that version ships.

Information stored only on your device

Your saved sound mixes, fan settings, sleep-timer preferences, and last-played mix are stored locally on your device (and shared between the app, its widgets, and your Apple Watch via an iOS App Group) so that everything keeps working offline. We never see this data — it never leaves your device.

In-app purchases

iOS

Purchases are handled entirely by the App Store and our subscription provider, RevenueCat. We receive an entitlement status (active or not) — never your payment details, which Apple processes directly.

Android

Pro is unlocked with a license key, which you can get from our website. Activating a key sends a randomly generated device identifier — not your name or a persistent advertising ID — to our license server, along with the key itself. If you provide an email to restore a key, it is used only to look up your license.

Free trial. You can start a one-time, one-day trial from the app. To prevent repeat use, we collect and store: the email address you enter (we email you a 6-digit code to confirm it, and later send you a receipt, a "trial ending soon" notice and a short notice when it has ended — service messages only, no marketing list); the app's randomly generated device identifier; the Android device identifier (ANDROID_ID, which is specific to this app and device); your IP address; and the result of a Google Play Integrity check, which tells us whether the request came from the genuine app on a genuine device. This data is kept for as long as needed to enforce the one-trial-per-person limit and is used for nothing else. You can ask us to delete it at [email protected].

Contact form

If you email us or use our contact page, we store the name, email address, and message you provide so we can reply to you. We use this only to respond to your message and don't share it with anyone else.

Children's privacy

Quietide is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us using the details below and we'll remove it.

Your choices

Data retention

Anonymous analytics events are retained by Aptabase according to their own retention policy. Data stored on your device stays there until you delete the app or clear its data.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app changes — for example, when we reintroduce optional purchases. We'll update the "Last updated" date above whenever we do, and material changes will be reflected in the app's release notes.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us at [email protected] or via our contact page.