Pancake

Privacy Policy

Last updated July 5, 2026

The short version

Everything you log in Pancake stays on your device. There are no accounts and no server holding your training, food, photos, or Health data. Two narrow things do leave the device: App Store purchase receipts (to run your subscription) and install/ad measurement signals (so we know which videos and ads bring people here, only with your permission). Both are spelled out below.

What is stored on your device

Your profile (name and the body stats you enter), your training program and workout history, your bodyweight entries, your food log and saved foods, and your progress photos are all saved locally on your iPhone using Apple's on-device storage. They stay on your device and in your device backups. Deleting the app removes them.

Backups

Pancake can save a backup of your data (your profile, training and workout history, bodyweight, food log, and progress photos) to your own iCloud Drive so you can restore it later. This happens automatically only if you turn on automatic backup in Settings; otherwise it runs only when you tap Back up now. These files live in your iCloud Drive in a folder named Pancake and sync across your devices. They are never sent to us. Because they sit in your iCloud Drive, anyone who can open your Files app or reach your iCloud account can read them, so keep your devices and Apple Account secured. “Delete all my data” also removes them.

Subscriptions

Pancake Pro is billed by Apple through your App Store account; we never see your payment details. To keep your subscription working, purchase receipts and transaction history are processed by RevenueCat, our subscription manager, tied to a random identifier rather than your name or email (we don't have those). You can manage or cancel anytime in the app's Settings, or in your App Store subscriptions.

Install and ad measurement

Pancake grows through TikTok videos and, later, ads. To see which of them actually bring people here, the app uses AppsFlyer, a measurement service. With your permission (the iOS tracking prompt), it collects device identifiers (like the advertising identifier), the rough location implied by your IP address, and a few anonymous app events (for example install, onboarding and paywall views, and trial start). These signals are shared with our ad partners (TikTok and Meta) only to measure and improve that marketing. If you decline the prompt, you get the exact same app, and measurement falls back to Apple's anonymous, aggregated system. You can change your answer anytime in iOS Settings under Privacy & Security → Tracking.

Apple Health

If you connect Apple Health, Pancake reads your bodyweight and heart rate to show your progress and tune your nutrition targets, and writes your finished workouts and bodyweight back to Health. This only happens with your permission and is handled by Apple's Health framework. Health data is never sent to us, never shared with ad partners, and never used for advertising. You can turn this off at any time in the Health app.

Camera and photos

The camera is used only when you choose to take a progress photo. Progress photos are stored privately on your device and are never uploaded. If you add a photo from your library, it is read only when you pick it.

Food search

When you search for a food, the text you type is sent over a secure connection to Open Food Facts, an open nutrition database, to return matching results. The query is not tied to your identity, and we do not log it. Recipe images are loaded from TheMealDB.

What we do not do

No accounts. Your training, food, photos, and Health data never leave your device, and are never sold, shared, or used for advertising. Data sharing is limited to the purchase receipts and measurement signals described above, nothing else.

Deleting your data

You can erase everything Pancake has stored at any time from Settings, using “Delete all my data”. Data you wrote to Apple Health is removed in the Health app, since Health is the system of record for that. AppsFlyer measurement data expires on their servers and can be deleted on request via the contact below.

Children

Pancake is a general fitness app and is not directed at children under 13.

Not medical advice

Calorie targets, macro splits, and training suggestions are general fitness estimates, not medical or dietary advice. If you have a health condition, talk to a doctor or dietitian before changing your diet or training.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email [email protected].