Privacy Policy

 ReelMeow Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 11, 2026 App: ReelMeow (package com.emranul.reelblock) for Android Developer: Emranul Islam ("we", "us") Contact: emranul.office@gmail.com

ReelMeow helps you notice and cut down on short-video scrolling. It counts the reels you watch, shows a cat counter, nudges you to take breaks, and can lock reels when you ask it to. This policy explains what the app does with your information.

The short version

No account, no sign-up, no email address.

Your reel history, name and onboarding answers stay on your phone.

We do not read your messages, comments, searches, or anything you type.

We share only anonymous usage statistics and crash reports, and you can turn that off in Settings.

We never sell your data or use it for ads.

1. Information that stays on your device

ReelMeow stores the following only on your phone. It is never uploaded to us or to anyone else:

Reel history: a timestamp and the app (for example Instagram or YouTube) for each reel the app counted. History is used for your counter, reports, widgets and the cat's mood.

Your settings and answers: your first name or nickname, chosen cat, daily goal, your guess of how many reels you watch, the reason and replacements you chose in onboarding, the apps you track, lock and nudge settings, quiet hours.

Optional income figure and currency: if you enter one during onboarding, it is used only to show "what your time is worth". It stays on your phone and is never sent anywhere, including analytics.

Pro status and offer timers, so the app can show or hide Pro features.

Auto Backup is turned off (allowBackup="false"), so this data is not copied to Google Drive by the app. Uninstalling ReelMeow or clearing its storage deletes it. You can also delete your reel history from within the app.

2. Accessibility Service

ReelMeow's core feature depends on Android's Accessibility Service. You turn it on yourself in Android Settings, and you can turn it off at any time.

What we use it for: to notice when you move to a new short video in a small list of apps: Instagram, YouTube, TikTok (including TikTok Lite), Snapchat and Facebook. This lets the app count reels, show the counter over the feed, show nudges and break cards, and show the lock screen when you have asked for a limit.

What it does not do:

It is limited to those apps only. ReelMeow does not receive accessibility events from any other app.

It does not read your messages, comments, passwords, search queries, or anything you type.

It does not record or store screen content. It looks at the on-screen structure only to tell that a new reel appeared, and it keeps only a timestamp and the app name.

It does not perform gestures or tap for you.

Nothing it sees is sent off your device. Only the anonymous counts described in Section 3 are shared, and only if you leave sharing on.

3. Information we collect and share (anonymous)

If sharing is on (it is on by default; see Section 7 for how to turn it off), the app sends the following to the service providers listed below.

Usage analytics: Mixpanel

We use Mixpanel to understand which features people use and where they get stuck. Events are sent as a fixed list of typed events and include things like:

Screens viewed, tabs selected, onboarding steps completed or skipped, and onboarding answers that are picked from preset options

Permissions shown, granted or denied

Settings you change (for example "counter size" or "nudge mode") and which cat you picked

Feed sessions in tracked apps, as the app name, number of reels, and duration, and milestones, nudges, break cards, locks and block-screen actions

Paywall, purchase and restore events (plan, price, currency, trial or offer type), and Pro status changes

Notification and widget interactions

App version, build type, Android version and device type

We never send: your name, income, free text, email address, contact details, location, the content of any app, or what you watch.

Crash reports: Firebase Crashlytics

We use Firebase Crashlytics (Google) to find and fix crashes. A report contains the crash stack trace, device model, Android version, app version, device state at the time (such as memory and orientation) and an installation identifier. Crashlytics is disabled in debug builds.

Anonymous identifier

The app creates a random, anonymous identifier on first launch. It is not tied to your name, email, phone number or advertising ID. We use the same identifier in Mixpanel, Crashlytics and RevenueCat so that crashes, usage and purchases for one install can be matched up. Resetting the app's storage creates a new one.

Technical data received automatically

When your phone connects to these services, they receive standard connection data such as your IP address and device information. Providers may use the IP address to infer an approximate country or region. We do not ask for or store precise location.

4. Purchases: RevenueCat and Google Play

ReelMeow Pro is a paid upgrade (subscription or one-time purchase). Payments are handled entirely by Google Play. We never see or store your card or payment details.

We use RevenueCat to check and restore your Pro status. RevenueCat receives your anonymous identifier, purchase and subscription status (product, price, dates, trial or offer), and standard device and connection data. This lets Pro carry over when you reinstall or switch phones with the same Google account.

Discount offers and "gift" mini-games inside the app only change which Play offer is shown. They do not collect any extra information about you.

5. Permissions

Permission Why

Accessibility Service Detect reel swipes in the tracked apps (Section 2).

Notifications (Android 13+) Pace nudges, break reminders, lock notices and daily summaries. Optional.

Vibrate Haptic feedback for nudges and the cat.

ReelMeow also uses Android's standard network access (via its libraries) to send the anonymous data in Section 3 and to check purchases. It does not request access to your contacts, camera, microphone, photos, files, SMS or location.

6. How we use information

To provide the app: counting reels, showing counters, nudges, locks, reports and widgets

To keep Pro working and restore purchases

To find and fix crashes and improve features

To understand, in aggregate, which parts of the app are useful

We do not sell or rent your information, use it for advertising or profiling, or share it with advertisers or data brokers.

7. Your choices and controls

Turn off analytics and crash reporting: Settings → Your data → Share anonymous usage stats. Turning it off stops both Mixpanel and Crashlytics, and the choice is remembered.

Turn off the Accessibility Service: Android Settings → Accessibility → ReelMeow reel counter. The app then stops counting.

Turn off notifications: Android Settings → Apps → ReelMeow → Notifications.

Delete your data on the device: use the delete-history option in the app, or clear storage / uninstall ReelMeow.

Delete data held by our providers: because the identifier is anonymous, we can find your records only if you send us the identifier. Contact us at [YOUR_CONTACT_EMAIL] and we will request deletion from Mixpanel, Crashlytics and RevenueCat. We will tell you how to find the identifier. Purchase records held by Google Play are managed under your Google account.

If you live in the EU/EEA, UK, California or another region with privacy laws, you may also have rights to access, correct, delete or port your data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. Contact us to exercise them. Our legal bases (where relevant) are your consent for optional analytics and crash reporting, performance of a contract for Pro purchases, and our legitimate interest in running a stable app.

8. Retention

On-device data stays until you delete it, clear storage or uninstall. Intervention records are kept for up to 90 days.

Data held by Mixpanel, Crashlytics and RevenueCat is kept according to each provider's retention settings and policies, and in any case no longer than needed for the purposes in Section 6.

9. Sharing and international transfers

We share data only with the service providers above, who process it on our behalf:

Mixpanel, Inc.: https://mixpanel.com/legal/privacy-policy

Google LLC (Firebase Crashlytics and Google Play): https://policies.google.com/privacy

RevenueCat, Inc.: https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy

These providers may process data in the United States and other countries. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect rights and safety.

10. Security

On-device data lives in the app's private storage. Data sent to providers is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS). Components of the app that could be reached by other apps (such as the home-screen widgets) do not expose your stored data, and the Accessibility Service can be bound only by the Android system. No method of storage or transmission is perfectly secure.

11. Children

ReelMeow is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU/EEA), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided information, contact us and we will help remove it.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app changes. We will change the effective date at the top and, for significant changes, tell you in the app. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.

13. Contact

Questions or requests: emranul.office@gmail.com