Ebb Privacy Policy

Ebb is a habit app built on capacity rather than streaks. This policy says what happens to what you put in it. The short version: it stays on your iPhone.

What we collect

Nothing. There are no servers for Ebb, and the app does not send anything you put in it to us or anyone else. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking of any kind. We cannot see your habits, your levels or your notes.

What stays on your iPhone

Your habits and their three versions, the level you chose each day, what you marked done, your notes, your What lifts you ratings if you turn them on, your reminder time if you set one, and the help country you choose are all stored in the app’s own storage on your phone, protected by iOS.

Widgets and Siri

The home-screen widget receives only today’s level, never habit text or notes. Lock-screen widgets never name the level. Siri shortcuts run on your phone; choosing a level needs the phone unlocked.

Health

Ebb reads nothing from Health unless you turn on the sleep suggestion in Settings. If you do, the app reads your sleep from Health on your phone when the Today screen opens and may ask whether Low would fit today. It never sets your level, stores nothing from Health and logs nothing. Ebb never writes to Health.

Notifications

Off by default. If you set a check-in time, iOS asks your permission and the reminder is a generic line that never includes your habits or notes.

Backups you make

Ebb can save an encrypted backup file when you ask it to. You choose the passphrase and where the file goes. We never have the passphrase and cannot recover it. Your iPhone’s own iCloud or computer backup may include the app’s data, as it does for most apps; you can turn that off for this app in the iPhone’s own backup settings.

Links to other websites

Need more help? and Further reading contain links and phone numbers. Tapping one opens your phone app or Safari; Ebb sends nothing about you when it does.

Deleting your data

Delete a habit, a day or a rating and it is removed from your phone. Settings › Delete everything removes all of it. Deleting the app also removes it.

Children

Ebb is not directed at children under 13, and it collects no data from anyone.

Not therapy or medical care

Ebb is a lifestyle app. Capacity is your own planning preference, not a measurement of anything. The app does not monitor you and cannot contact anyone for you. If you might be in danger, call your local emergency number. Need more help? lists numbers for your country.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date.