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Is Chat Diary Photo Journal Safe?

Chat Diary Photo Journal privacy label · by 娟 付 · checked November 2026

  • Collects location
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App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
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None declared

Linked to you
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Not linked to you
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None declared

Short answer

Mostly a question of trust: Chat Diary Photo Journal collects data linked to you but declares no tracking. The sensitive items are location and user content. In total the label lists 6 data types; 32% of journal & diary apps we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

Chat Diary Photo Journal privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Linked to you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Linked to you, no tracking

Chat Diary Photo Journal collects 6 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking.

Try it

Did Chat Diary Photo Journal ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Chat Diary Photo Journal's developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Matches the label

Chat Diary Photo Journal lists Location on its label, linked to you. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.

Matches the label

Chat Diary Photo Journal lists User Content on its label, linked to you. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Chat Diary Photo Journal's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not declared on the label

Chat Diary Photo Journal declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Chat Diary Photo Journal's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.

Line by line

What Chat Diary Photo Journal collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
LocationSensitiveLinked to you Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it.
User ContentSensitiveLinked to you Messages, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents and support chats you create or upload. Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos: choose Limited Access or None; review Microphone and Files access too.
Contact InfoLinked to you Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences.
PurchasesLinked to you What you have bought or tend to buy. Review in-app marketing settings; subscriptions are listed in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions.
IdentifiersLinked to you An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted.
Usage DataLinked to you What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings.
Reading the label

What Chat Diary Photo Journal's label means for you

Chat Diary Photo Journal's label has 6 types under “Data Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.

Chat Diary Photo Journal declares no tracking, which means the developer says it does not combine your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. The data linked to you — location, user content, contact info, purchases, identifiers and usage data — is still tied to your identity, typically through an account, and is covered by the developer's privacy policy and retention rules.

The items that deserve the most attention are location and user content. Location history reveals home, work and routines. Precise location deserves the most scrutiny.

Journals collect your private thoughts, moods and often your location and photos. A lock screen inside the app is not the same as encryption of the synced entries. Check whether entries sync to the developer's server and whether that sync is end-to-end encrypted; export your journal regularly.

Among the 173 journal & diary apps in our snapshot with a label, 32% declare tracking, 54% collect data linked to you and 21% say they collect nothing. Chat Diary Photo Journal lists 6 data types, more than the average of 2.9 for this group.

Lifestyle apps cover family, home and personal organisation, and often combine location, contacts and photos in one place.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Chat Diary Photo Journal

  1. 1

    Tracking

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

  2. 2

    Location

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Chat Diary Photo Journal. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.

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    Photos

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.

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    Sign-in

    When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.

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    Lock the app

    On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.

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    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Chat Diary Photo Journal › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Chat Diary Photo Journal track you?

No tracking declared

There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Chat Diary Photo Journal's label.

Does Chat Diary Photo Journal track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Chat Diary Photo Journal behind Face ID

  1. Find Chat Diary Photo Journal on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Chat Diary Photo Journal now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Chat Diary Photo Journal has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide Chat Diary Photo Journal: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About Chat Diary Photo Journal

Developer娟 付
App Store categoryLifestyle (also Productivity)
Latest version3.0, released October 2026
First releasedMarch 2026
RequiresiOS 26.1 or later
Size42 MB
Age rating17+
Languages6 (EN, JA, KO, ZH, ES, ZH)
Bundle IDcom.xpaw.diary

The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.

Read with care

What the label cannot tell you

  • A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Chat Diary Photo Journal sends.
  • It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
  • Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
  • Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
  • Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask Chat Diary Photo Journal's developer: Can anyone at the company read my entries?

How it compares

Chat Diary Photo Journal vs similar journal & diary apps

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
Tracks youLinked to youNot linkedCollects nothing

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Do it now

Your Chat Diary Photo Journal privacy checklist

Tick what you have done
Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Chat Diary Photo Journal's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Chat Diary Photo Journal's label.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

  3. Q3Chat Diary Photo Journal collects Location.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Location appears on its label.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Chat Diary Photo Journal privacy FAQ

Is Chat Diary Photo Journal safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, chat Diary Photo Journal collects 6 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Chat Diary Photo Journal track you?
No. Chat Diary Photo Journal's label has no Data Used to Track You section.
What data does Chat Diary Photo Journal collect?
Location, user content, contact info, purchases, identifiers and usage data. Of these, location, user content, contact info, purchases, identifiers and usage data are linked to your identity.
Who makes Chat Diary Photo Journal?
娟 付, according to the App Store. It was first released in March 2026 and the current version is 3.0.
Can I lock Chat Diary Photo Journal with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Chat Diary Photo Journal's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does Chat Diary Photo Journal compare with other journal & diary apps?
Across 173 journal & diary apps with labels in our snapshot, 32% declare tracking and 21% say they collect no data. Chat Diary Photo Journal lists 6 data types against an average of 2.9.
Can anyone at the company read my entries?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Chat Diary Photo Journal's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Check whether entries sync to the developer's server and whether that sync is end-to-end encrypted; export your journal regularly.
How do I delete my data from Chat Diary Photo Journal?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.
Facts on this page come from Chat Diary Photo Journal on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction