Privacy Policy

Short version

You assign Pink Ping to the iPhone Action Button (or use the in-app capture button). Each press records exactly one second of audio through AVAudioRecorder. The resulting file (m4a/AAC, roughly one second long) is saved on-device via SwiftData external storage and played back as-is. Pink Ping does not transcribe the audio. No on-device language model analyzes it. There is no continuous recording and no background listening. The only network calls the app makes are to Apple's StoreKit when you choose to subscribe or unlock the Lifetime tier.

Who we are

Pink Ping is published by Danielius Studio LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company at 30 N Gould St, Suite #5280, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA (“we”, “us”).

Data we do NOT collect

• No account, no email, no password — the app has no signup.
• No analytics, no telemetry, no event tracking.
• No advertising identifiers (no IDFA, no fingerprinting).
• No transcription of any audio you record. The app does not convert your audio to text.
• No on-device LLM analysis of your audio. Apple Intelligence is not used to interpret what you said or what was captured.
• No usage data sent off the device.
• No camera, no photos, no contacts, no calendar.
• No location, no HealthKit, no Health data.

Microphone permission

Pink Ping declares NSMicrophoneUsageDescription and requests microphone access the first time you trigger a capture. The microphone is engaged only during the one-second capture window— the app does not record continuously, does not listen passively, and does not stream audio to any server. Once the one-second file is written to disk, the microphone is released.

What stays on your device

• Your MomentEntries: the captured audioData (stored via SwiftData external storage), durationSeconds, an optional label, and createdAt timestamp.
• The date the app was first launched (used to time the three-day no-strings free window). Stored in UserDefaults.
• Whether the day-three gift screen has been acknowledged.

All of the above lives on your device and never leaves it. Uninstalling the app deletes it.

Action Button

Pink Ping registers an App Shortcut through AppShortcutsProvider. You assign that shortcut to your iPhone Action Button in iOS Settings → Action Button. Apple's system handles the physical button binding; Pink Ping simply receives the trigger and records one second of audio.

On iPhones without an Action Button, the in-app tap-to-capture button performs the identical one-second recording.

Year audio collage (Pro)

At year end, Pro subscribers can export a single audio file that stitches all captured moments together in chronological order. The stitching is performed locally using AVMutableComposition. Apple's Image Playground may be used on-device to generate cover art for the collage. Both the audio composition and the cover art are produced entirely on your iPhone — no audio is uploaded for processing.

Free window and tiers

Pink Ping unlocks every feature for three days when you first install it. After that, the free tier allows up to three captured moments lifetime. Pro (Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime) removes the cap and enables the year audio collage export with AI-generated cover, plus the Lock Screen widget.

In-app purchases

If you choose to subscribe (Monthly, Annual) or buy the Lifetime unlock, that transaction is handled by Apple's StoreKit. Apple processes the payment and shares only the receipt with the app so we can verify your entitlement. We never see your card number, billing address, or any personal information beyond Apple's opaque transaction identifier.

Subscription receipts are stored on-device by iOS and used to validate your entitlement when you re-open the app. They are not sent to any server we operate.

Family Sharing

Pink Ping Pro purchases (Monthly, Annual, Lifetime) are Family-Shareable through Apple's standard Family Sharing mechanism. Apple handles eligibility checks; we do not see who is in your family group.

Children

Pink Ping is rated 4+ in the App Store. Because the app collects no data at all, it complies with COPPA and similar children's-privacy regulations by design.

Your rights

Because Pink Ping does not collect data, there is nothing for us to export, correct, or delete on your behalf. To revoke all access and remove every captured moment, simply delete the app.

For questions, write to dchalikovasss@gmail.com.

Changes

If we ever introduce a feature that involves any audio leaving the device (for example, cloud backup or sharing), this page will be updated and the “Last updated” date at the top will change. For v1.0, no such feature exists.