Inkline is a handwriting notebook for iPad made by an independent developer. Your notes live on your iPad. We run no servers and collect no data.
What Inkline stores, and where
Everything you create in Inkline — notebooks, pages, ink, text, to-dos, covers, and images you add — is stored locally on your iPad. We have no servers, no accounts, and no access to anything you write.
iCloud backup, when enabled
If you enable cloud backup, Inkline saves backup snapshots to your own iCloud Drive in Inkline's app container, using your Apple account. That data moves between your device and Apple's iCloud under Apple's terms and your iCloud settings; it is never sent to us. You can turn backups off in Settings at any time.
Handwriting recognition
- On-device by default. Inkline uses Apple's on-device text recognition to make handwriting searchable and power features such as to-do detection. This happens entirely on your iPad.
- Optional cloud engines, only with your key and consent. If you connect OpenAI or Google Gemini with your own API key, only pages you choose to process are sent directly from your iPad to that provider after you give consent. The traffic never passes through us. Your key is stored on-device in the iOS Keychain and can be removed at any time. See the providers' policies for details: OpenAI and Google.
Spellcheck
Spellcheck runs on-device using Apple's system spellchecker. Nothing leaves your iPad.
Reminders, camera, and photos
- Reminders: If you send handwritten to-dos to Apple Reminders, Inkline creates those reminders on your device with your permission.
- Camera and photo library: These are used only when you choose to take or select a photo for a page or notebook cover. Inkline never scans your library.
Sending notes
If you send content out of Inkline, such as emailing to-dos, it goes to the destination you choose through your device's own mail and share systems.
Purchases
Inkline's unlock is a one-time purchase handled entirely by Apple's App Store. We never see your payment information. Apple's privacy policy governs the transaction.
Analytics and tracking
None. Inkline contains no analytics, advertising, tracking SDKs, or third-party code that phones home. The app's App Store privacy label is “Data Not Collected.”
Children
Inkline is a general-audience productivity app and is not directed at children under 13.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new effective date. Material changes will be noted in the app's release notes.
Contact
Questions about privacy can be sent to support@inkline-app.com.