Privacy policy
Last updated 28 October 2026
Notaree is a dictation and writing helper for iPhone and Mac. This page explains what happens to your information. The short version: Notaree has no accounts and no servers of its own, and the developer never receives your voice, your text or your keys.
What Notaree handles
- Your voice. When you dictate or ask a question, the app records audio from your microphone only while you are speaking (and for a short time afterwards if you turn on the “keep ready” setting).
- Your text. Text you dictate, text you select to be edited or replied to, your personal dictionary, snippets, saved questions and writing-style examples.
- Screen content (only if you use it). If you ask Notaree to look at your screen, or use the screen-reading reply feature, the text or a screenshot of what is on your screen is used to answer you.
- Your API keys. The OpenAI and/or Anthropic (Claude) keys you type in. They are kept in the Keychain on your device.
Who your information is sent to
To do its job, Notaree sends your audio, text and (when you ask) screen content directly from your device to the AI company whose key you entered:
- OpenAI (speech-to-text, tidy-up, answers and web search) — see OpenAI's privacy policy.
- Anthropic (tidy-up, answers and web search with Claude) — see Anthropic's privacy policy.
- Apple (speech recognition) — if you have no OpenAI key, Notaree uses Apple's built-in speech recognition, which works on your device where possible. See Apple's privacy policy.
These requests use your own account with that company, so their terms and retention rules apply to that data. Notaree does not route anything through the developer's servers. You are asked to agree to this before any data is sent.
What stays on your device
Your settings, dictionary, snippets, history, scratchpad, saved questions and style examples are stored on your device. If you are signed in to iCloud, some settings and lists may sync between your own devices using Apple's iCloud key-value storage; the developer cannot see them. Your API keys stay in the Keychain.
The keyboard and “Allow Full Access”
The Notaree keyboard asks for Full Access so it can share text and settings with the Notaree app on the same device. It does not log what you type, and it does not send anything anywhere itself.
Tracking, analytics and ads
None. Notaree has no analytics, no advertising, no third-party tracking code and does not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
Keeping and deleting your data
You can delete history, saved questions, dictionary entries and keys inside the app at any time, and deleting the app removes its data from your device. Data already sent to OpenAI, Anthropic or Apple is governed by their policies and can be managed through your account with them.
Children
Notaree is not directed at children under 13.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will appear on this page with a new date.
Contact
Questions: see the support page.