Naisho

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-09-06

Naisho carries your voice directly between two phones, end-to-end encrypted, with no server in between. It is never recorded and never stored. Apart from the diagnostics described below, we collect nothing.

Your voice

Kept on your phone, never uploaded

One thing worth stating plainly: your nickname and avatar emoji are broadcast to people nearby who have Naisho open, which is what "seeing who is nearby" is. It travels only over the local radio range and is not uploaded anywhere.

Diagnostics (the only data that leaves your phone)

When something goes wrong, Naisho can send a diagnostic report to the developer through iCloud (Apple's CloudKit). It contains:

It never contains voice content.

There are two ways it is sent:

  1. You send it: Settings → Diagnostics → "Run self-test and send".
  2. Automatic crash reports: this setting is on by default. If the previous run ended abnormally, the next launch sends one report. You can turn it off at any time in Settings → Diagnostics.

Reports are stored in the developer's iCloud container, used only to investigate problems, never analysed for profiling and never shared with third parties. To have reports you sent deleted, write to hello@naisho.space.

Permissions

PermissionWhat it is for
MicrophoneCaptures your voice only while a conversation is running
Local NetworkFinds friends nearby and sets up the direct device-to-device link
BluetoothLets a friend wake your Naisho; also serves as a backup voice link
Nearby Interaction (UWB)Places a friend more accurately, and connects when you touch devices
NotificationsTells you when a friend is calling

Every one of them can be turned off in system settings. Naisho does less without them, but it still works.

What we do not do

Children

Naisho is not designed for children and does not knowingly collect information from them.

Changes

The date at the top changes whenever this page changes in substance.

Contact

hello@naisho.space