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Is SpeakSense Private? What Stays on Your iPhone
Recording, transcription, translation and speaker analysis happen on the device. There is no account, no ad and no analytics SDK. The app contacts Apple for purchases, iOS for language downloads, and, if you use it, a rating and feedback service.
The problem
Voice notes and meetings contain the most private text you create. A transcription service that needs your audio on its servers asks you to trust a company you may know nothing about.
What happens on the device
- Recording to a file in the app.
- Transcription with the iOS speech engine.
- Translation with Apple’s Translation framework (Premium).
- Speaker analysis (where offered) with models bundled in the app.
- Search, editing and storage in the app’s own database.
What can leave the device
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Transcript or audio | Only when you share or export it |
| iCloud backup | Only if you turn it on (off by default), to your own iCloud |
| Language packs | iOS downloads them when you first use a language |
| Purchase status | Apple App Store |
| List of our apps | Apple’s public lookup |
| Rating or feedback | Only if you submit it |
What there isn’t
No account, no ads, no advertising identifiers, no analytics SDK.
Good habits
Lock your phone, and delete notes you don’t need. Backups of your phone may include the recordings, depending on your settings.
FAQ
Are recordings uploaded? No. They stay on the device unless you share them or enable your own iCloud backup.
Who does the transcription? Apple’s on-device speech engine, built into iOS 26.
Does translation send my words anywhere? No. It uses Apple’s on-device Translation.
What network requests are there? Purchases (Apple), language packs (iOS downloads them), the list of our other apps (Apple’s public lookup) and the optional rating and feedback form.