Last updated: 6 August 2026

Vouch helps you limit your own screen time. When you run out, only a friend can give you more. This document explains exactly what leaves your device.

We do not sell your data, we do not run ads, and we do not use analytics or tracking SDKs.

What we collect

Your pair code

Every device gets a six-character code (for example 6UYA44). This is how your friend's app finds your requests. It is not linked to your name or your phone number.

Your account (optional)

You can sign in with Google or Apple. If you do, we store your email address and an account identifier so your code survives reinstalling the app.

Signing in is optional. Vouch works fully without an account.

If you sign in with Apple and choose "Hide My Email", we only ever see Apple's relay address.

Your limits

We store the limits you create so your friend can see what you are asking about, and so your settings survive reinstalling.

• On iOS, we store a name you write yourself and the number of minutes. We cannot see which apps you chose — Apple's Screen Time API gives apps an opaque token that cannot be resolved to an app name or bundle identifier, and we have no way to work around that.
• On Android, we store the package name of each app you limit (for example com.google.android.youtube), its display name, and how many seconds you have used it today. Android does expose this to us, and the app uploads it so that your limits survive clearing app data or reinstalling.

This is a real difference between the two platforms and we would rather state it plainly than round it off.

Your requests

When you ask a friend for more time, we store the number of minutes you asked for and the message you wrote. Your friend sees your code, the minutes, and your message — nothing else. Your friend is not shown your usage statistics.

Device status

We store whether monitoring is currently running and whether the required permissions are granted, so that a broken setup can be noticed.

What never leaves your device