The developer states that no data is collected from this app.
On the label, yes. My diary: Secret Journaling's developer reports that it collects no data, which puts it among the 21% of journal & diary apps we checked with a "Data Not Collected" label. That is a self-declared statement, not an audit, and it does not cover data processed only on your device.
My diary: Secret Journaling privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
My diary: Secret Journaling's developer states that the app does not collect any data from this app.
Did My diary: Secret Journaling ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what My diary: Secret Journaling's developer declared.
Location is not on My diary: Secret Journaling's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on My diary: Secret Journaling's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on My diary: Secret Journaling's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
My diary: Secret Journaling declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on My diary: Secret Journaling's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What My diary: Secret Journaling's label means for you
“Data Not Collected” is the cleanest result a label can show. It means the developer states that no data leaves your iPhone in a way the developer or its partners can access for longer than needed to handle a request. Data processed only on your device does not count as collected, so My diary: Secret Journaling can still read files or photos you open in it.
The statement is the developer's own. Apple reviews apps but does not audit every label, and analytics or crash-reporting libraries added later can make a label out of date. If My diary: Secret Journaling asks you to create an account, upload files or allow tracking, that would not match a no-collection label — and is worth noticing.
Journals collect your private thoughts, moods and often your location and photos. A lock screen inside the app is not the same as encryption of the synced entries. Check whether entries sync to the developer's server and whether that sync is end-to-end encrypted; export your journal regularly.
Among the 173 journal & diary apps in our snapshot with a label, 32% declare tracking, 54% collect data linked to you and 21% say they collect nothing. My diary: Secret Journaling lists 0 data types, fewer than the average of 2.9 for this group.
Lifestyle apps cover family, home and personal organisation, and often combine location, contacts and photos in one place.
Settings to check for My diary: Secret Journaling
- 1
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 2
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › My diary: Secret Journaling › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does My diary: Secret Journaling track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on My diary: Secret Journaling's label.
Does My diary: Secret Journaling track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock My diary: Secret Journaling behind Face ID
- Find My diary: Secret Journaling on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. My diary: Secret Journaling now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not My diary: Secret Journaling has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
Lock or hide My diary: Secret Journaling: step-by-step guide →
About My diary: Secret Journaling
| Developer | Abida Naqeeb |
| App Store category | Lifestyle (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 1.2, released September 2026 |
| First released | July 2026 |
| Requires | iOS 16.0 or later |
| Size | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 32 (AR, CA, HR, CS, DA, NL, EN, FR…) |
| Bundle ID | com.abidanaqeeb.mydiary |
The current version shipped in September 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.
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What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what My diary: Secret Journaling sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask My diary: Secret Journaling's developer: Can anyone at the company read my entries?
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Your My diary: Secret Journaling privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on My diary: Secret Journaling's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
It can read photos you give it access to. Processing on your device is not collection; only data sent off the phone counts.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.