Privacy policy
Most of what Ransom knows never leaves your iPhone.
Last updated October 17, 2026. No account, no advertising, and no server of our own.
The short version
Your alarms, wake history, streaks, settings, and registered mission targets are stored locally. Camera frames are processed live on your device and are not recorded, saved, or transmitted. We do not sell personal information, show ads, or track you across other companies' apps and websites.
- No Ransom account or login
- No advertising network
- No third-party AI service
- No camera recording or upload
- No sale of personal information
Data stored on your device
Ransom stores alarm times, repeat days, labels, sounds, mission configuration, wake outcomes, streaks, preferences, and registered barcode targets. A small next-alarm snapshot is shared with the Ransom widget through an Apple App Group. Deleting the app removes local data unless Apple preserves it through a device backup outside Ransom's control.
Camera and Family Controls
Camera input is used for rep counting, object recognition, and barcode scanning. Apple's on-device Vision framework processes frames. If enabled and authorized, Family Controls may restrict app removal while a mission is unfinished; Ransom does not use it to inspect which other apps you use.
Optional Apple Health, Calendar, and weather
With your permission, Ransom reads sleep records from Apple Health using HealthKit to show a morning summary. It does not write Health data or infer sleep stages from alarm activity. Health data stays on your device and is not sent to RevenueCat, used for advertising, or sold. Optional Calendar access shows an upcoming event without changing events. Optional location access requests local weather from Apple WeatherKit. These permissions are not required to use the alarm.
Apple and RevenueCat
Apple processes App Store purchases and subscriptions. Ransom never receives payment-card details. RevenueCat manages subscription status and displays purchase screens. It receives your purchase history — the App Store receipt Apple issues, which RevenueCat validates so that what you paid for is unlocked — along with product-interaction events, the time the app was last used, and technical information such as device model, operating-system version, locale, and app version. Ransom may send anonymous app-state attributes such as alarm count, successful wake count, streak length, theme, and selected mission so a relevant screen can be shown.
Your choices
Manage Camera, Calendar, Location, and Family Controls permissions in iOS Settings, and Health access in Apple Health or Settings. App Store subscriptions can be managed under Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Questions can be sent to support@ransomalarm.com.
Children and changes
Ransom is not directed to children under 13. If this policy changes materially, the date above will be updated and the change will be described in release notes when appropriate.