Brainy Bunch privacy policy
Brainy Bunch is a learning app for children. It has no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. The only thing it ever sends is an anonymous problem report, when someone uses 🚩 Report a problem.
What stays on the device
Each child's first name, age, chosen theme and buddy, stars, stickers, scores, answer history and any spelling list a grown-up types in are saved only on the iPad or iPhone the app is installed on. They are never sent to us or anyone else. Deleting the app deletes them.
Problem reports (🚩 Report a problem)
If a question looks wrong, anyone can tap 🚩 Report a problem on the Review my answers screen, pick the question and choose what the problem is. The app then sends us only: the question, the answers shown, the answer that was picked, the app's answer, which section and level it came from, the app version and the type of device (for example "iPad iOS 26"). It never includes the child's name, age, progress or any other personal information, and it is not linked to any person or device identifier. Reports are kept on Cloudflare's servers, used only to fix questions, and deleted once they are no longer needed.
Some earlier test versions also had a 🙋 "Ask for more" button that worked the same way, sending only the section name, which of three choices was tapped (more, harder or easier questions), the app version and the type of device.
What else we collect
Nothing. Apart from problem reports, the app does not connect to the internet, does not use third-party analytics or advertising tools, and does not share or sell any information.
Permissions
- Notifications (optional): only used for the play timer's "Time's up!" reminder, and only asked for when a grown-up turns on timer alerts in the Grown-ups area. The reminder is scheduled on the device itself.
- Read aloud: questions are spoken by the device's built-in voice. No audio is recorded or sent anywhere.
Photos in the app
Animal and food photos are built into the app (from Wikimedia Commons, credited in the Grown-ups area). The app never accesses your camera or photo library.
Grown-ups area
Settings and progress reports sit behind a grown-up check (a sum young children can't easily do). The app contains no links out and no purchases.
TestFlight testing
If you test a pre-release version through Apple's TestFlight, Apple may share crash reports and any feedback you choose to send with us, under Apple's privacy policy. We use them only to fix problems.
Contact
Questions about privacy: brainybunch@chrisoz.org