Jot
Jot does not collect or share any of your data. Everything you write stays on your device, and in its own iCloud or computer backup if it makes one. It goes anywhere else only when you send it somewhere (by exporting or sharing it, with Siri, or to Reminders or Calendar) or turn on Back Up to iCloud, which keeps a copy in your own iCloud Drive or in a folder you choose. There are no accounts, no servers, no analytics, no ads, and no third-party SDKs.
What stays on your device
Your jots, categories, tags, stash, settings, capture history, and backups are stored on your iPhone or iPad. No one else can see them, not even the developer. Jot’s widgets read a small summary of your latest jots that stays on the same device.
Attachments you add (drawings, photos, videos and files) are stored with your jots on your device. Jot asks to use the camera, the microphone, Face ID or notifications, or to save to your Photos, only when you first need it.
When data leaves the device, and only because you asked
Export and Share. When you export or share jots, Jot hands the text or file to the app you choose. What happens after that is up to that app.
Your device’s own backup. If your iPhone or iPad backs up to iCloud or to a computer, Jot’s data is part of that backup, like most apps’ data, so restoring it brings your notes back. That backup is between you and Apple (or your computer). Jot has no access to it.
Back Up to iCloud (optional, off by default). If you turn it on, copies of your backup files are placed in your own iCloud Drive, in a Jot folder you can see in the Files app. That is your Apple Account and your storage, with no server of Jot’s in between. Attachments are copied only if you also turn on Include Attachments. Turning it off stops new copies and deletes nothing.
A folder you pick. Instead of Jot’s iCloud folder, you can choose any folder the Files app shows: on your device, elsewhere in iCloud Drive, or in another storage service. The copies then go there, and that service’s own terms and privacy policy apply to them.
Siri and Shortcuts. When you use Siri to add or read a jot, Apple processes your request the way it does for any app. Jot receives only the finished text and category.
Send Feedback. The button in Settings opens an email to the developer with Jot’s version, your device model, iOS version, and language and region filled in below your message. If Jot ever can’t open your notes, the Email Support button on that screen fills in Jot’s version, iOS version and the error, which can include a file’s location on your device. Either way you can edit or delete it, and nothing is sent unless you send the email yourself.
Dictation, Jot Review and notifications
Voice dictation uses Apple’s on-device speech engine. Audio is transcribed on your device and is not sent to Jot or anyone else. The first time, iOS may download Apple’s speech model for your language. Jot’s reminders and nudges are local notifications scheduled on your device.
Jot Review (optional, off by default) uses Apple Intelligence on your iPhone or iPad. Your jots are checked on the device and are not sent to Jot or anyone else. If you move a jot to Reminders, Jot asks for access first, and it only adds that reminder.
Reminders and Calendar. If you turn on Add to Reminders or Add to Calendar, a jot you choose goes to Apple’s Reminders or Calendar app, which syncs it like the rest of that list or calendar (for example with iCloud or Google). Jot sends it nowhere else. Jot asks for Reminders access when you turn it on, and only adds what you send. Calendar needs no access: Apple’s own New Event screen adds the event.
Purchases
Jot Premium, the optional pay-what-you-want membership, is a yearly App Store subscription, and Apple handles the payment. Jot asks Apple only whether your membership is active, and keeps that answer on your device. Jot never sees your name, your Apple Account or your payment details.
Questions
Email [email protected]. Jot is made by one person, so you’ll reach the developer directly.
Last updated October 29, 2026.