Privacy Policy

Who we are

Quell is a Screen Time–powered focus app for iPhone and iPad. This policy explains what data the app handles and where it lives. The short answer: on your device — and, only if you leave the optional iCloud backup on, in your own private iCloud.

Data we collect

None. Quell has no backend and no user accounts. We do not collect, store, transmit, sell, or share any personal information. The app works entirely offline.

Your app selections

When you pick apps or categories to block, your selection is represented by Apple's opaque, on-device tokens provided by the FamilyControls framework. These tokens:

• are stored only in a private App Group container on your device,
• are not readable by us — by design, we cannot see which apps you picked,
• never leave your iPhone or iPad.

Screen Time permission

Quell requests Screen Time (Family Controls) authorization solely to enforce your blocking rules on-device using Apple's ManagedSettings and DeviceActivity frameworks. Any usage data processed by these frameworks is handled by iOS on your device and is never shared with us or with any third party.

iCloud backup (optional)

So your progress and setup survive reinstalling the app or moving to a new device, Quell can back up a small set of data to your own private iCloud using Apple's iCloud key-value storage:

• Focus stats — your current and best streak, lifetime blocks count, and milestone progress.
• Rule settings — each rule's name, schedule, daily limit, and options, so your rules come back on a new device.

• It lives in your iCloud account, tied to your Apple ID. We have no server and cannot see it.
• Your app selections (the FamilyControls tokens) are never backed up and never leave your device — so a restored rule keeps its settings but you re-pick its apps.
• It is on by default and can be turned off anytime in Settings → Backup inside the app — turning it off stops syncing, and your backup stays in your own private iCloud. To remove it, use Delete iCloud backup in the same screen (or manage it from iOS Settings → [your name] → iCloud).

Apple's handling of your iCloud data is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.

Subscriptions & payments

Quell Premium is offered as an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly) processed entirely by Apple through the App Store and StoreKit.

• We never see or store your payment details — Apple handles all billing.
• Your entitlement is verified on-device against the App Store and restores automatically on any device signed into the same Apple ID.
• You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, or from the Manage Subscription button inside the app.

Apple's processing of your purchase is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.

Analytics & tracking

The app contains no analytics, no advertising networks, no tracking pixels, and no third-party SDKs. We do not profile you and we have nothing to sell.

Children's privacy

Quell is a focus and productivity tool intended for general audiences. It does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children. It is not a parental-control product.

Your rights

Because we hold no data about you, there is nothing for us to access, correct, export, or delete. Deleting the app removes all of its locally stored rules and settings. If the optional iCloud backup is on, your focus stats and rule settings remain in your own iCloud under your Apple ID — turning the backup off in Settings → Backup stops syncing, and Delete iCloud backup on that same screen removes the data from iCloud (you can also delete it from iOS Settings → [your name] → iCloud). Subscription records are held by Apple under your Apple ID.

Changes to this policy

If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a revised date at the top. Material changes will be highlighted in the app's release notes.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email us at focuslimits.appblocker@gmail.com — we usually reply within 4–5 business days.