Farview is an app that helps adults quit or cut back on habits such as nicotine, weed, sugar and social media. It is published by Yusuf Karakaya ("we", "us"). Contact: [email protected].
The short version: what you log stays on your phone. We don't have accounts, we don't run a server that stores your habit data, we don't use analytics or advertising tools, and we never sell or share your data.
What stays on your phone
Everything you enter in Farview is stored only on your device:
- the habits you picked, your goals (quit or cut back), usage estimates and daily limits
- your daily close-outs, slips and what you noted about them
- SOS sessions and whether an urge passed
- your reasons, your message to your future self, and an optional voice note
- your hardest times of day, notification settings and money goal
- whether you agreed to the health data consent
This data is kept in an encrypted database (SQLCipher, 256-bit key held in the device's secure keystore). It is excluded from iCloud and device backups, so it does not leave the phone through backups either. We cannot see it, and we cannot recover it for you.
Your birth year is used only to check that you are 18 or older. It is not saved.
What leaves your phone
Three things can reach the internet, and none of them carries your habit data:
- Purchases. If you buy Premium or a tip, Apple or Google handle the payment. We use RevenueCat (RevenueCat, Inc.) to check what you bought. RevenueCat receives an anonymous app ID created on your device, your store receipts and basic device information (app version, OS, country of your store account). It does not receive your name, email or anything you log. See RevenueCat's privacy policy: https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy
- App updates. The app checks Expo's update service (Expo, 650 Industries, Inc.) for new content and fixes. The request includes the app version, platform and update channel. It does not include anything you log.
- Links you tap. Policy pages, the app store, email and phone links (such as 988 or 1-800-QUIT-NOW) open in other apps only when you tap them.
Network requests naturally include your IP address; we don't store it.
Our website. Farview's website uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to count page visits. It sets no cookies, doesn't track you across sites, and never sees anything you log in the app.
Notifications
Reminders are scheduled on your phone (local notifications). We don't use push notifications, so no notification token is created or sent anywhere. By default, notifications never name a habit or a substance.
Your choices
- Delete everything: Me → Privacy and data → Delete everything removes all your data from the device at once. Deleting the app does the same.
- Export and import: you can make an encrypted backup file protected by a passphrase you choose, and move it to a new phone. Where you keep that file is up to you.
- App lock and private mode: you can lock the app with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode, and hide its content in the app switcher.
- Notifications can be turned off in the app or in your phone's settings.
Children
Farview is for adults 18 and older. We don't knowingly let anyone younger use it; the app asks for a birth year and uses store age signals where available.
Your rights
Because your data never reaches us, we hold no personal data about you that we could access, correct or delete. Purchase records are held by Apple or Google and by RevenueCat; you can ask them, or us, about those. Residents of states with consumer health data laws (such as Washington and Nevada) should also read our Consumer Health Data Policy.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update the date above and show a note in the app before the change applies.