Questions, answered.
The short version of everything: your diary stays on your iPhone. The details below follow from that.
What is VideoDiary?
A video diary. You talk to the front camera whenever you want; the app keeps the video, writes down what you said, and files it by date. Over time it becomes a diary you can watch or read.
Where do my videos go?
Nowhere. Videos, audio, and transcripts are saved on your iPhone, protected by iOS's built-in encryption. There's no VideoDiary server for them to go to.
Can you — the developer — see my entries?
No. There's no account, no upload, and no server-side copy, so there's nothing for us to see. That's how the app is built, not just a promise in a policy.
How does transcription work?
The iPhone transcribes each entry itself, using Apple's on-device speech models — the audio never goes to a cloud service. Titles are written on-device the same way. If the transcript gets a word wrong, you can edit it in place.
What if the app crashes mid-recording?
The recording is written to disk as you speak, so a crash, a dead battery, or an interruption doesn't lose it. When you reopen the app, the entry is there, up to the moment you stopped talking.
Is my diary in my iPhone backups?
Not unless you choose that. Entries are excluded from iCloud and computer backups by default, so your diary can't leak through a backup you forgot about. You can include them in Settings — the trade-off is explained right where the switch is.
Can I get my entries out?
Yes — any entry's video or transcript can be exported with the standard iOS share sheet. It's your diary; nothing is locked in.
When can I get it?
VideoDiary is in development and coming to iPhone. This page will say so, plainly, when it's out.