Privacy Policy

Nocta · last updated 17 September 2026

The short version

Nocta collects nothing. There is no account, no server, no analytics and no tracking of any kind. Everything the app knows about your nights stays on your iPhone.

The microphone

Nocta's job is to hear a baby cry and start a soothing sound. To do that it listens through the microphone while a night is running. Here is exactly what happens with that audio:

• Audio is analyzed on the device, in the moment, using Apple's on-device sound classification. It is processed in memory, one second at a time.
• Audio is never recorded, never written to disk, never kept after it has been analyzed.
• Audio is never transmitted anywhere. Nocta has no network component for it and works fully offline. You can confirm this by running a night in airplane mode.
• Nocta does not identify voices, does not determine the "type" of cry and does not perform any kind of speech recognition.

While Nocta is listening, iOS shows the orange microphone indicator in the status bar. That is expected and is the system telling you the microphone is in use. Listening stops the moment you stop the night.

What Nocta stores, and where

• The night diary — when a night started and ended, when crying was detected, which sound played and how long it took to calm down. This is a small log of timestamps and sound names. It never contains audio.
• Child profile — the name and date of birth you may optionally enter. Both fields are optional; the app works without them. The date of birth only selects a starting sound preset.
• Settings and sound preferences — volume, timer, auto-adjust choices and the way you shaped each sound.
• Purchase status — a flag the app reads from the App Store so Nocta+ stays unlocked offline.

All of this is stored locally in the app's own container on your iPhone. It is included in your regular device backup like any other app data, under your control. None of it is transmitted to us; we have no way to read it, because we never receive it.

Export

Nocta+ can export the diary as a CSV file. The export is created on the device and handed to the iOS share sheet; where it goes from there is entirely your choice.

Permissions Nocta asks for

• Microphone — required to hear crying. Requested once during onboarding with an explanation. If you decline, the app cannot detect crying but you can still play sounds manually.
• Notifications / Live Activity — Nocta shows the current night on the Lock Screen and in Dynamic Island so you can adjust volume or stop the sound without unlocking. No push notifications are sent from any server.

Network access

The only network requests Nocta makes are to Apple's App Store, for purchases and receipt validation, handled by StoreKit. Nothing else.

Third parties

Nocta contains no advertising, no analytics SDKs and no third-party code of any kind. Purchases are processed by Apple; Nocta never sees your payment details. Apple's handling of purchases is covered by Apple's privacy policy.

Children

Nocta is made for parents and caregivers and is used by adults. It collects no personal data from anyone, including children. The optional child name and birth date never leave the device.

Not a medical device

Nocta is a comfort tool, not a baby monitor and not a medical device. It does not diagnose anything and does not replace supervision. If something about your child worries you, talk to your doctor.

Your rights

Because we collect and store no personal data, there is nothing for us to export, correct or delete. Deleting the app removes everything Nocta has kept on your device.

Changes

If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be published on this page with a new date.

Contact

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