Lede privacy policy

Lede: Voice Recorder for iPhone. Publisher: Digital Shijil LLC. Effective 8 November 2026.

The short version

Lede does not collect, store or sell any personal data. There is no account, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. Your recordings and transcripts stay on your iPhone unless you choose to share them. The one exception is speech recognition for languages that Apple does not support on the device, described below, and Lede asks you first.

Microphone and recordings

• The microphone is used only while you are recording. Lede keeps recording while the screen is locked or another app is open, until you tap Stop or another app such as a phone call interrupts it.
• While you record, the audio is written to your iPhone's storage in short pieces together with a small journal file, so that a recording can be recovered if the app is interrupted. Recordings, bookmarks, folders and tags are stored in the app's private storage on your iPhone only.
• Lede has no cloud sync of its own. If you turn on iCloud Backup for your iPhone, Apple may back up the app's data as part of your device backup; that is controlled by your Apple Account, not by us.

Speech recognition and transcripts

• Transcripts are made with Apple's Speech framework. When your language is supported on the device, Lede forces on-device recognition and the audio is not sent anywhere.
• For a language that is not supported on the device, Lede tells you so and asks for your permission before each transcription. Only if you agree, the audio is sent to Apple to be transcribed, under Apple's privacy policy. If you decline, the recording is kept without a transcript.
• Transcripts are stored on your iPhone next to the recording. Search across transcripts runs on the device.

Sharing and export

When you tap Share, export an audio file, a text transcript or a PDF, the file is handed to the iOS share sheet. What happens next depends on the app or service you choose. Lede does not upload anything itself.

Importing audio files

If you import audio files to transcribe them, you pick them with Apple's file picker. Lede only receives the files you pick.

Purchases

Lede Pro is sold through the App Store. Apple processes the payment; we never receive your card or Apple Account details. The app only checks with Apple whether you have an active purchase.

Settings

Your preferences (audio quality, language, sort order) are kept on your device only. Deleting the app deletes them and your recordings.

Recording other people

Laws about recording conversations differ between countries and states. You are responsible for getting any consent the law requires before you record other people.

Children

Lede is not directed at children under 13 and collects no data from anyone.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions: contact@digitalshijil.com. Published at https://apps.digitalshijil.com/ios-lede/privacy/