Before you write something personal

How to choose a private diary app

A diary may hold names, places, difficult days, and memories you have not shared elsewhere. Before choosing an app, look beyond a lock icon and understand how its features, permissions, and policies handle your writing.

Review the checklist
An illustrated Tochi storybook representing a personal diary

Three questions to ask first

Privacy is more than one setting. Check the current product behavior and policy before relying on any diary app for sensitive information.

1

What leaves the device?

Check whether accounts, backups, analytics, or sharing features send information to a service provider.

2

Which permissions are optional?

Understand why the app may request photos, reminders, notifications, or other device access.

3

Can you move or remove data?

Look for clear information about exports, account deletion, retention, and contacting the developer.

Read the policy for the features you use

A diary app may behave differently when you enable optional services such as cloud backup, sign-in, notifications, or analytics. Review the policy and in-app explanations in the context of your own setup.

Use device protections too

A strong device passcode, current operating system, careful notification previews, and thoughtful backup settings all affect who can access personal writing. No app can replace good device-level security habits.

Before your first entry:
Which features will you enable, what information might they process, and where can you change your choice later?

Tochi’s current privacy information

For the authoritative description of Tochi’s data practices, third-party services, permissions, and user rights, read the current Tochi Privacy Policy. Product behavior and policies can change, so the policy—not a marketing page—should guide privacy decisions.

Explore Tochi with informed choices

Review the privacy policy, then download Tochi free on iOS or Android when it fits what you need.

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