Effective August 3, 2026

Privacy Policy

The short version: No account, developer server, cloud sync, ads, analytics, tracking, third-party SDK, imported media, or network recognition fallback. Audio, transcripts, phrases, results, favorites, and notes stay in the app container unless you explicitly share an export.

Information stored on your iPhone

Custom phrase sets, recordings, on-device transcripts, word-comparison results, durations, reported input-route names, favorites, settings, and private notes are stored in MimicLoop's local app container.

Microphone

MimicLoop requests microphone permission only after you tap Record my take. Recording is explicit, and a persistent red recording state, timer, actual input route, and Stop & compare control remain visible while recording.

On-device speech recognition

If you permit speech recognition and Apple's on-device English recognizer is supported, MimicLoop uses it to show what the device heard. The request requires on-device recognition. If that is unavailable, denied, or restricted, MimicLoop keeps playback and pace available and does not substitute a network recognizer.

Feedback limits

Matched, not-heard, and extra-heard words reflect the recognizer's transcript, which can be wrong. Heard-word coverage is a plain word count, and pace is a duration comparison. Neither is a pronunciation, accent, fluency, native-speaker, proficiency, clinical, or ability score.

Exports and sharing

MimicLoop Pro creates a CSV and copies existing recording files locally. Those files leave the app only after you explicitly choose destinations in the iOS share sheet.

Purchases

The one-time lifetime purchase is processed by Apple. MimicLoop can read StoreKit product and entitlement status, but ToolBistro does not receive payment card details.

Tracking and data sale

MimicLoop contains no third-party analytics, advertising, cross-app tracking, or data broker SDKs. ToolBistro does not sell personal data.

Delete your data

Delete individual sets or takes in MimicLoop, use Delete All Data to remove local sets, history, notes, transcripts, favorites, settings, and recordings, or delete the app to remove its remaining local data.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent to tianwenliuyu@gmail.com.