iOS · iPhone · iPad · CarPlay →
How Macdio handles data on iPhone, iPad, and CarPlay.
macOS →
App Sandbox, entitlements, and local recordings on your Mac.
tvOS · Apple TV →
Streaming-only privacy details for the living room.
watchOS · Apple Watch →
Complications and on-watch data handling.
General overview
Macdio ("the App") is made by one developer, Sait Firat Nemis. This page covers every platform. The links above add details for each one.
Data collection
Your favorite stations, saved songs, recordings, podcast subscriptions, listening progress, transcripts and highlights stay on your devices. They sync only through your own iCloud account. Macdio has no account system and no way to identify you.
New-episode notifications (iPhone)
When New Episode Notifications is on and you allow notifications, your iPhone sends two things to Macdio's notification server (push.macdio.app, which runs on Cloudflare): the notification address Apple assigns to this device, and the feed addresses of the shows you follow. The server checks those feeds. When a new episode appears, it asks Apple to deliver a notification, so the notification arrives even when the app is closed.
The server keeps nothing else: no name, no account, no IP address and no listening history. This data is not linked to you and is not used for tracking. Turning the notifications off removes the device from the server at once. The server also deletes an address that Apple reports as no longer valid, and removes a device that has not checked in for 30 days.
Podcasts
Podcast search, charts and categories come from Podcast Index and from Apple's podcast charts. Episodes, artwork and feeds download directly from each show's own server. Transcripts are made on your device, and the audio is never uploaded.
Chapters and summaries are written by Apple's language model, either on the device or on Apple's Private Cloud Compute, which Apple designed so that the text is not stored and cannot be read by anyone, including Apple.
When you send a highlight to Notion or Readwise, it goes directly from your device to that service with the access token you entered. The token stays in your device's keychain. Apple Notes, Obsidian, Craft and Bear receive highlights through their own apps on your device.
Third-party services
Macdio connects to these services only to provide its features:
- Radio Browser API, to browse and search radio stations.
- LRCLIB, for synchronized lyrics of the song that is playing.
- iTunes Search API, for album artwork and track details.
- Logo.dev, for logos of stations that do not provide one. Only the station's web domain is sent.
- Podcast Index, for podcast search, charts and categories.
Each service receives only what a request needs, such as a song title or a search term. No identifier of you or your device is sent.
iCloud sync
If you use iCloud sync, your library, podcast progress, highlights and settings are stored in your private iCloud container, which Apple manages. The developer of Macdio cannot see this data. For Apple's practices, see Apple's Privacy Policy.
Audio & recordings
Recordings you make with Macdio stay on your device. They are never uploaded or shared.
Children's privacy
Macdio does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone, including children under 13. The notification data described above is not personal and is not linked to anyone.
Changes to this policy
When this policy changes, the date at the top of this page is updated.
Contact
Questions about this policy: support@macdio.app