Effective Date: November 7, 2026
Jotwren is a quick-capture app for iPhone and iPad published by EqualInformation, LLC. You type or dictate one sentence and the app turns it into a reminder, to-do, event or list item. This page explains what stays on your device, what the optional permissions are used for, and what the advertising components can see.
There is no sign-up, no sign-in and no cloud copy of your jots. We do not ask for your name, email address or phone number, and we run no server that receives your jots.
Every jot, list, schedule entry and setting is stored in the app's own storage on your device. The sentence reader that finds dates, times, repeats, people and places runs entirely on the device. Nothing you write is sent to us or to any third party. The Export command in the More tab hands a plain-text copy to the share sheet only when you choose it, and Erase everything removes all jots from the device.
Notifications: used only to alert you when a timed jot is due and for one optional evening reminder to sort undated jots. Jotwren does not ask for microphone or speech-recognition access. If you like to dictate, use the microphone key on the iOS keyboard; that is handled by iOS and the keyboard settings you already have, not by Jotwren. Reminders and Calendar: off by default. If you switch them on in the More tab, Jotwren adds new items to Apple Reminders and new events to your calendar (add-only access for the calendar); it does not read your existing reminders or events. Each permission can be withdrawn at any time in iOS Settings, and the app keeps working without any of them.
The free version shows ads supplied by Google AdMob: banners on some screens, an occasional full-screen ad at a natural pause, and optional videos you can watch to earn ad-free time. Before any ad is requested the app asks the App Tracking Transparency question and, where the law requires it, shows Google's consent form (the User Messaging Platform). If you decline, you may still see ads, but they are not personalised. Google may receive your device's advertising identifier and basic device and usage information to deliver and measure ads, as described in Google's privacy policy. Your jots are never part of this. In supported regions an Ad privacy choices button appears in the More tab so you can change your consent.
You can remove ads with an auto-renewing monthly subscription or earn ad-free time by watching a short video. Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store; we never see your payment details. The app only learns whether a subscription is active. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings.
Jotwren is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them.
None of your content. The app does not include analytics or crash-reporting libraries of its own. Apple may provide us with aggregated, non-identifying App Store statistics.
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes and the new text replaces this page. Material changes are also described in the app's release notes.
Questions or requests: bpupadhyaya@equalinformation.com, or use the support page at equalinformation.com/app-support-jotwren.html.