Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 9, 2026

HouseHeroes is a household chore-sharing app for iPhone, built by one person (Sjoerd Bozon, trading as bo3.dev). It does not collect, sell, or share your data.

This document tells you exactly what HouseHeroes does with your information, in plain language and without legalese.

Short version

Your chores and household data live in your private iCloud. Apple stores them, not us. We cannot read them.
If you share your household with another person, your data goes into a shared iCloud database between just the two of you. Apple routes it. We still cannot read it.
If you use the in-app feedback form, what you type is posted to our public issue tracker on GitHub. That's the only time any of your content leaves Apple's servers.
We do not track, analyze, profile, advertise, or sell anything. No analytics SDK, no ad network, no telemetry. Zero.
The app makes no network requests except when you explicitly use the "Send feedback" form in Settings.

What data the app stores

Everything you type into HouseHeroes — chore names, household names, member names, avatars, points, streaks, badges — is stored in two places:

On your iPhone, in a local Core Data database
In your private iCloud account, via NSPersistentCloudKitContainer

Apple's iCloud is end-to-end encrypted for private database records. Neither we nor Apple can read the content of your data without your iCloud credentials.

If you invite a partner via the in-app sharing flow, the household becomes a CKShare and the records move into a shared CloudKit database between just the two of you. The same encryption applies.

Data categories

Category	Example	Where it lives
Profile info	Your name, emoji avatar, color	Your iCloud
Household data	Household name, rooms/tags	Your iCloud + partner's (if shared)
Chores	Chore names, notes, schedules	Your iCloud + partner's (if shared)
Completion history	Which chores you've done, when	Your iCloud + partner's (if shared)
App preferences	Notification time, toggles	Your phone (UserDefaults)

Feedback

When you tap Settings → Send feedback, HouseHeroes makes one HTTPS POST to api.github.com with:

The category you picked (Idea / Bug / Complaint / Praise)
The message text you typed
Your name if you filled it in (optional)
A screenshot if you attached one (uploaded to catbox.moe, a no-signup anonymous image host)
Optional diagnostic info: app version, device model, iOS version, locale

This becomes a public issue on the HouseHeroes GitHub repository: https://github.com/Sjoerd-Bo3/househeroes/issues

Anything you type in the feedback form becomes public. Don't include anything sensitive. If you have a private concern, email us at feedback@bo3.dev instead.

Screenshots uploaded to catbox.moe are public URLs. Don't attach a screenshot that contains anything private you wouldn't want public.

Notifications

HouseHeroes schedules local notifications on your device to remind you about chores. These are handled entirely by iOS — they never leave your phone. No push notification server is involved.

Data we do NOT collect

No analytics, usage statistics, or crash reports
No cross-app or cross-site tracking
No advertising SDKs
No data sold or shared with third parties
No data received about you from other services
No third-party analytics (no Firebase, no Mixpanel, no Amplitude, no Sentry, nothing)

Third parties

HouseHeroes uses exactly three external services:

Apple iCloud — hosts your chore data. Governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
GitHub (only if you use the feedback form) — hosts the public issue tracker. Governed by GitHub's Privacy Statement.
catbox.moe (only if you attach a screenshot to feedback) — hosts the screenshot image. Governed by catbox.moe's terms.

We do not share your data with anyone else.

Your rights

Deleting your data

You can delete all HouseHeroes data at any time:

Delete the app from your iPhone (removes the local database)
Turn off iCloud for HouseHeroes in Settings → [Your Name] → iCloud (removes the cloud copy)
If your household is shared with a partner, ask them to also delete their iCloud copy

Accessing your data

Because the data is in your own iCloud, you already have full access. Tap any chore, household, or member in the app to see everything stored about it.

Closing feedback issues

If you filed a feedback issue via the in-app form and want it removed, email feedback@bo3.dev with the issue number or URL.

Children's privacy

HouseHeroes is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe your child has submitted data, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

If we ever change this policy, we will:

Update the "Last updated" date at the top
Post the change in the HouseHeroes GitHub repository's release notes
If the change materially affects how your data is handled, show an in-app notice the next time you open the app

Contact

For privacy questions, data deletion requests, or anything else:

feedback@bo3.dev