Privacy policy

Last updated 11 November 2026

In short

The Stillrise app doesn't collect your data. There are no accounts, ads or analytics, and we have no servers that receive anything from the app. The only thing we keep is an email address, if you choose to leave one on this website.

What stays on your iPhone

The app saves these only on your device:

• Your alarms and timers
• The sessions you've finished
• Any mantra or prayer you record
• The place used to work out dawn: its name and coordinates

We can't see any of this. If you back up your iPhone, it may be included in that backup, under your own Apple account. Deleting the app deletes what it saved on the device.

Your location

Dawn depends on where you are, so Stillrise needs a rough idea of your location. You can share it, only while using the app, or type a city instead. You can turn location access off at any time in your iPhone's settings.

The sun times are worked out on your iPhone. To find a place's name or coordinates, the app uses Apple's location service, so your approximate location or the city you typed is sent to Apple for that lookup. It isn't sent to us. Apple's handling is covered by Apple's privacy policy.

Microphone

If you choose to record a mantra to hear before a sit, Stillrise asks to use the microphone. It records only while you're on the recording screen, and the recording is saved only on your iPhone. You can delete it in the app, and turn microphone access off at any time in your iPhone's settings.

Alarms

Stillrise asks permission to set alarms through iOS, so that your iPhone can sound them. Your iPhone handles those alarms.

Purchases

Stillrise Plus is bought through the App Store. Apple handles the payment and your Apple Account details, and tells the app only whether Plus is unlocked. We don't receive your name, email or payment details. Apple's handling is covered by Apple's privacy policy.

This website

This site sets no cookies and uses no analytics. The city you choose to see sun times is used only on the page and isn't sent anywhere. Like any website, its hosting provider may keep ordinary server logs, such as IP addresses.

Email sign-up

If you leave your email on this site, we keep that address and the date you added it, and nothing else. We use it only to tell you when Stillrise is out. We don't share or sell it. It's stored with Cloudflare, which hosts this site.

To be taken off the list, reply to any email from us or write to the address below, and we'll delete it.

Children

Stillrise isn't aimed at children, and it doesn't knowingly collect anything from anyone of any age.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will appear here with a new date. If the app ever starts collecting data, this page will say so first.

Contact

Questions? Write to stillrise.app@gmail.com.