Garagenest keeps everything you enter on your device. The developer does not receive, collect, store, sell or share your data. There is no account, no servers, no analytics, no advertising and no third-party SDKs, and the app does not need an internet connection to work. Garagenest never connects to your car. The app is sold as a one-time purchase through the App Store; Apple handles payment.
Only what you enter or choose: vehicles (name, make, model, year, plate, VIN, mileage, dates such as inspection and insurance renewal), service records, fuel fill-ups, expenses, reminders, mileage readings, attached documents or photos and your settings. This can include identifying information such as plate numbers and VINs. It is stored in the app's private storage, protected by iOS data protection while your device is locked.
If you set maintenance, inspection or insurance reminders and allow notifications in iOS, Garagenest schedules local notifications on your iPhone. They are created by iOS on your device; nothing is sent over the internet. Notification text includes the vehicle name and the task, which may be visible on your Lock Screen.
If you turn on the lock, Garagenest asks iOS to verify you. iOS performs the check; Garagenest never receives or stores your face, fingerprint or passcode, only whether the check succeeded.
Photos and documents: you choose them with the system photo picker or file picker; Garagenest only receives what you choose and keeps a copy inside the app. The rest of your library and your files are not accessed.
Nothing leaves your device unless you decide. In Settings you can export service history and costs (CSV), a PDF vehicle report and a full backup file (JSON, including photos and documents). These files are created on your iPhone and handed to the destination you choose in the iOS share sheet (Files, AirDrop, Mail or another app). Garagenest cannot control what that destination does with them, and the files are not encrypted, so share them only with people and places you trust. To restore a backup you select a file with the system file picker; it is read on your device only. Like any app, Garagenest's data is also part of your iPhone backup (iCloud or computer) if you have device backups turned on; that backup is managed by Apple under your Apple Account.
Notifications (optional), Face ID (optional), the photo picker and file picker (optional). No location, contacts, microphone, camera access, vehicle connection or tracking.
Use Delete all my data in Settings, or delete the app. The developer holds no copy and cannot recover your data. Export and backup files you created yourself stay wherever you saved them until you delete them.
Garagenest does not collect personal information from anyone, including children.
Garagenest is a record-keeping tool. Reminders are suggestions based on the dates and mileage you enter; always follow your vehicle manufacturer's maintenance schedule and the legal requirements of your country.
Last updated: 29 October 2026. Developer: Jordi Milla Catalan. Contact: jmillacatalan@gmail.com