Privacy policy

Last updated 9 October 2026.

Wrist is made by Distyll (Morgan Atkins, United Kingdom). This policy explains what happens to your data when you use the Wrist app for iPhone and Apple Watch.

The short version

We don't collect your data. Wrist has no account, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. Your captures stay on your iPhone unless you choose to send them somewhere.

What stays on your devices

• Recordings, transcripts, summaries, to-dos and tags are stored in Wrist's private storage on your iPhone. Your Watch keeps a copy of your most recent captures.
• Transcription uses Apple's on-device speech recognition, or a Whisper model downloaded to your iPhone. Recordings are not uploaded for transcription.
• Summaries and Ask use Apple Intelligence on your device when available, or simple on-device rules.
• Watch to iPhone transfer uses Apple's WatchConnectivity between your own paired devices.

When data leaves your device

Only when you turn it on:

• Your own model (Wrist Pro). If you choose Claude, OpenAI or another server in Settings › Models, the transcripts and questions Wrist needs are sent to that provider or server under your own API key and their terms. Your key is stored in your iPhone's Keychain. We never see it or the content.
• Whisper model downloads (Wrist Pro). Models are downloaded from Hugging Face. No capture content is sent.
• Reminders, Obsidian and sharing. When you send to-dos to Reminders, sync to an Obsidian folder you pick, or share a capture, the content goes where you sent it.
• Keyboard and Watch dictation are Apple system features that follow your device's settings.
• Purchases are processed by Apple. We receive no payment details.

Permissions

Wrist asks for the microphone (to record), speech recognition (to transcribe on device), Reminders (only when you send to-dos there) and local network (only to reach a model server you run). You can change these in Settings at any time.

Children

Wrist isn't directed at children and collects no personal information from anyone.

Deleting your data

Delete any capture in the app, or delete the app to remove all of its data from your iPhone and Watch. Device backups follow your iCloud or computer backup settings. Content you sent to your own model provider, Reminders, Obsidian or another app is governed by that service.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes we'll update this page and the date above. Questions: support@distyll.uk.