Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 28, 2026
Prayer Explorer is a free Catholic prayer companion app. We built it to be private by default. This policy explains what the app does, what it does not do, and how the small amount of information it touches is handled.
The short version
Prayer Explorer does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. There are no accounts, no logins, no analytics, and no advertising. Every favorite, note, playlist, and preference stays on your device.
What the app stores on your device
The following information is saved locally in iOS storage (AsyncStorage) and never leaves your phone:
- App preferences (Bible translation, dark mode, text size, voice).
- Favorited prayers and Bible verses.
- Personal notes you write on Bible verses.
- Bible reading progress and any reading plan you enroll in.
- Praylists (your custom prayer playlists).
- Location permission status, only to remember whether to ask again.
What the app sends to other services
- Apple's text-to-speech engine. When you tap Listen, the prayer or Bible text you are reading is read aloud by your device's built-in iOS speech synthesizer. No audio is sent to a server.
- Apple's on-device speech recognition. Pray Along listens to your microphone to follow your prayer. Speech recognition runs on your device. We never record or upload audio.
- iOS Location (only if you grant permission). The Church Finder uses your location to show nearby parishes. Your location is used only on your device for that lookup and is never transmitted to us.
- External links. Tapping "Open Official Readings" or a similar link opens your browser to a third-party site (for example, USCCB.org). Those sites have their own privacy policies.
In-app purchases
The app offers an optional "Send a Thanksgiving" purchase. Nothing in the app is gated behind it. Purchases are processed entirely by Apple. We receive no payment information, no email address, and no name. We do not track who has purchased.
Analytics, tracking, advertising
None. The app contains no analytics SDKs, no tracking, and no advertising. We do not use third-party scripts to profile users.
Children
Prayer Explorer is suitable for all ages and does not knowingly collect information from anyone. Because the app collects no information at all, there is nothing to delete or correct.
Changes to this policy
If we change the app in a way that affects privacy (for example, adding optional cloud sync), we will update this page and explain the change inside the app before any new behavior takes effect.
Contact
Questions or feedback? Email hello@prayerexplorer.com.