Privacy

The short version

You don't need an account to use Orbit. If you never sign in, nothing about you leaves your iPhone. There are no ads, no analytics and no tracking, whether you sign in or not.

What stays on your iPhone

• The apps you choose. Apple's Screen Time gives Orbit a sealed token for each one, so Orbit can block an app without knowing which app it is.
• Your timers and settings.

Orbit can't see which apps you use, what you do in them, or how long you spend there.

What Orbit keeps if you sign in

Signing in is optional. It's only there to lock your iPhone and your computer together. When you sign in with Apple, Orbit's server keeps:

• An ID from Apple that stands for you. Orbit doesn't ask for your name or email.
• Each linked device's name, type and a random device ID.
• A push token for your iPhone, so your computer can tell it a block has started.
• The start and end time of your latest block.
• Short-lived pairing codes, and a scrambled copy of the network address of whoever tries one, to stop guessing. Both are cleared out automatically.

Orbit uses this to keep your devices in step, and for nothing else.

Who else sees it

Orbit doesn't sell or share your data. It runs on two services that handle it on Orbit's behalf: Supabase hosts the server and database, and Apple delivers the push notifications and sign-in.

This website is hosted by Cloudflare and loads its fonts from Google. They see the network address your browser connects from.

Delete your account

Open Orbit, then Settings, then Devices, then Delete account. Your account and everything listed above are removed from the server straight away, and every device signs out. Orbit keeps working on your iPhone. Copies in routine server backups expire on their own.

Can't open the app? Email support@blockedbyorbit.com and we'll do it for you.

Children

Orbit isn't aimed at children, and doesn't knowingly collect anything from anyone under 13.

Changes and questions

If this policy changes, this page and the date at the top will change with it. Questions go to support@blockedbyorbit.com.