Hearthday 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.
Only what you (or a family member helping you) enter or choose: your name, an optional emergency card (which can include health-related notes), routines and reminders, people and memories (including photos you pick), a journal (mood, observations, notes), optional voice messages and settings. The app and its Home Screen / Lock Screen widget share a private container on your device (an Apple App Group) so the widget can show your routines; nothing in it leaves the device. Reading aloud uses the iPhone's built-in voice.
Nothing is sent automatically. If you choose to share a backup file or a care summary PDF, you decide who receives it; these files are not encrypted and may contain sensitive information. Phone buttons open the Phone app with a number you saved; Hearthday never calls or messages by itself. Purchases are handled by Apple.
Notifications (optional, for reminders you create), the camera (optional, only when you tap Take photo; the picture is kept inside the app and not saved to your Photos library), the microphone (optional, only when you record a voice message; the recording stays inside the app) and the system photo picker (the app only receives the photos you choose). No location, contacts or tracking.
Reminder text may be visible to anyone who can see your Lock Screen. You can hide details in Settings.
Use Erase all data in Settings, or delete the app. The developer holds no copy and cannot recover your data.
Hearthday is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.
Last updated: 28 October 2026. Developer: Jordi Milla Catalan. Contact: jmillacatalan@gmail.com