InnerPulse is privacy-first from the start. No server, no account, no analytics. This chapter spells out what that means.
Everything lives locally
Your entries, check-ins and settings are stored in a SwiftData database inside the protected app container on your iPhone. Nothing of it leaves the device through InnerPulse.
No account, no cloud
You never sign in. You don't set a password beyond your device passcode. There is no sync between devices. Every install starts with an empty database.
iCloud backup
If you have iCloud backup enabled, InnerPulse – like every other app – is included in the encrypted backup. Convenient, but it does place an encrypted copy in your iCloud. To prevent this, go to iOS Settings → Apple Account → iCloud → Manage storage → Backups → [your device] → Apps and switch InnerPulse off.
App lock
In settings you can enable App lock. On the next open – depending on your timeout – the app asks for Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. It's a second layer, in case someone gets hold of your unlocked device.
Exporting data
Under Settings → Export data you get your complete data as a CSV. You can save it, share it with your therapist or archive it offline.
Deleting data
To wipe everything, uninstall the app. iOS removes the app container completely. Individual entries you delete via the swipe gesture in the list (see Mood journal).
Worth knowing
- InnerPulse does not send data to the developer, third parties or ad networks.
- Apple Health data InnerPulse reads stays in Apple Health – the app does not copy it into a separate store.
- Exported CSVs are unencrypted. Treat them the way you'd treat your paper medical records.