Privacy
A todo list and journal app with no tracking
Persistence is a small, independent app. It has no telemetry, no analytics, and no ad model — the only services involved are the ones that make it work. Here's exactly what that means.
What we don't do
No telemetry
Zero analytics, tracking pixels, session recording or fingerprinting — on this website and inside every build of the app. We can't watch what you do, and we don't want to.
Your data is yours
Your tasks, notes, habits and time blocks are stored for one reason: syncing your devices. They're never sold, mined for advertising, or handed to data brokers.
You're the customer
Premium is the entire business model. You pay for the app, so you're not the product — no ads, no 'partners', no growth team optimising for engagement.
How Persistence handles your data
On this website
The marketing site is static HTML. It loads no analytics, no advertising or social-network scripts, and sets no tracking cookies. There's nothing to consent to, so there's no cookie banner.
In the app
The web, macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps talk to exactly one service for your data: the sync backend that stores your account and content so your devices stay in step. When you upgrade to Premium, checkout happens on Stripe; we never see your card details.
Reset or delete, whenever you like
You never need to ask us to remove your data. Settings → Danger zone in the app lets you reset your account — wiping every task, note, habit, mood, time block and statistic while keeping your login and plan — or delete it outright, which also cancels any Premium subscription immediately and removes your credentials. Both happen instantly, both are permanent, and neither leaves a copy behind.
Your journal is yours
Micro-journal entries and mood tags are personal by nature. They are treated like every other piece of your data — stored to sync, shown only to you, and never analysed for anything other than the statistics you see in the app.
Why this matters for an ADHD app
Apps that make money from attention are built to pull you back in: streak alerts, red badges, "engagement" nudges. That is the opposite of calm. Because Persistence is funded by people paying for Premium, its incentives point the other way — be quietly useful, and get out of the way.
Privacy FAQ
- Does Persistence use Google Analytics or any tracker?
- No. There is no analytics script, tracking pixel, or third-party tag on the site or in the app. You can verify this in your browser's network inspector.
- What third-party services are involved at all?
- Only the ones that make the app work: a hosted sync backend that stores your data, and Stripe for Premium payments. Nothing else receives any of your information.
- What data do you store?
- Your account (email and a hashed password) and the content you create — tasks, notes, habits, moods and time blocks — so they can sync across your devices.
- Can I delete my data?
- Yes, at any time. Delete any single task, note, habit or time block and it's removed from the sync backend immediately. From Settings → Danger zone you can also reset your account (erase everything you've created but keep your login and plan) or delete your account entirely — content, subscription, credentials and all. There's no hidden archive kept for analysis and no waiting period.
- What happens when I delete my account?
- Any Premium subscription is cancelled straight away, every task, note, habit, mood, time block and statistic is erased, your sign-in is removed and you're logged out on every device. Nothing is kept — if you come back later you'll be starting completely fresh.
- Do the desktop and Android apps phone home?
- Only to sync with your account. There are no crash reporters, usage beacons or update trackers in any build.
Calm, and nobody watching.
Try Persistence free. No card, no analytics, no tracking — just a todo list, journal and habit tracker that keeps to itself.