These apps are built by one person, for people who just want useful tools — not another app that quietly siphons your contacts to a server farm, profiles your behaviour, or sells your data to advertisers. None of that happens here. Not now, not ever.
What we guarantee
We collect nothing. No names, no contacts, no usage statistics, no crash logs, no device identifiers. There is no database on our end with your information in it.
Our apps do not phone home. They don't contact our servers, check for updates in the background, or make any network requests. The internet permission is not requested.
There are no ads, no ad SDKs, and no ad networks embedded in these apps. We have no relationship with any advertising company. Zero.
No analytics libraries, no tracking pixels, no Firebase, no Facebook SDK, no "crash reporters" that are really just surveillance tools with a friendly name. None of it.
We share nothing with anyone — no partners, no affiliates, no data brokers, no government requests we'd comply with voluntarily. Your information is yours.
Any data an app stores — preferences, saved state, whatever it needs to function — lives only in your phone's local storage and is gone when you uninstall.
Our apps don't run background services, wake locks, or polling loops that drain your battery. They wake up only when needed, do their job, and go back to sleep. No phantom CPU usage, no mysterious battery drain.
We don't request location permissions and we don't track where you are, where you've been, or where you're going. Your movements are none of our business.
Our apps have no in-app purchases, subscription traps, loot boxes, play-to-earn schemes, cash rewards, gift cards, or cryptocurrency of any kind. You pay once, you own it. That's the deal.
Us vs. the other guys
| Typical surveillance app | badcheese.com apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracks your behaviour | Yes — that's the product | No |
| Sends data to servers | Constantly | Never |
| Contains ad SDKs | Usually 3–10 of them | Zero |
| Requires internet permission | Yes, "for ads" | Not requested |
| Business model | Sell your attention and data | Small one-time purchase, no strings |
| Battery & CPU impact | Background services always running | Wakes only when needed |
| Who's the customer? | Advertisers | You |
The fine print (there isn't much)
Permissions
Each app requests only the Android permissions required to perform its core function. Permissions are never used for data collection. If you're curious why a specific app needs a specific permission, email us — we're happy to explain.
Children's privacy
Our apps do not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13. Since we don't collect data from anyone, this one's easy.
Changes to this policy
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new effective date. We don't anticipate adding data collection — that would defeat the point — but we'll be transparent if anything changes.
Questions
Email steve@badcheese.com. You'll get a reply from an actual human.