Overview
Modocus is a local-first task manager and does not require a Modocus account. Core task data stays on your device. Selected data leaves the device only in these cases, as described below: automatic iCloud Drive backup (on by default; you can turn it off), Google Drive backup that you authorize, external content previews that you open, and the optional task-location picker when you use it.
Local data and device credentials
Tasks, projects, notes, attachments, timers, event history, and saved task locations (coordinates and any reverse-geocoded address) are stored in a local SQLite database and the app container. The system Keychain holds a device identifier used by the app’s local sync foundation and credentials for features you enable, such as Google Drive backup. Modocus does not receive these credentials. Attachments are included in Free and do not require Pro.
Voice capture
On iOS 26 and later, voice quick-add uses Apple’s on-device transcription to turn speech into text in the quick-add editor. The audio is processed on your device and does not leave it.
Plans, purchases, and the App Store
Free includes core task management and attachments, with limits on the number of projects, tags, memos, and running timers. Pro is a one-time, non-consumable purchase that permanently removes those limits and unlocks deeper features. Apple handles payment, refunds, and purchase restoration through StoreKit, and the app checks your Pro entitlement with StoreKit on your device. Modocus runs no purchase server and does not receive your Apple ID, email address, card number, or App Store payment details.
Backup and external content
Automatic iCloud Drive backup is on by default: when the device is signed in to iCloud with iCloud Drive turned on, the app writes backup files to your own iCloud Drive through Apple. You can turn it off in the app’s backup settings. Modocus does not receive these files.
Google Drive backup is enabled only after you authorize it. OAuth PKCE saves backup files directly to your own Google Drive; Modocus holds no relay credential and keeps no copy of the backup.
When you open a YouTube or Bilibili preview in a note, the app may request those platforms’ public thumbnail or metadata endpoints. Those platforms receive the information normally included in a network request.
The optional task-location picker uses foreground location permission to show your current position. Opening the picker may cause Apple Maps to load map data and the system reverse-geocoding service to receive selected or current coordinates to return an address; those services receive the coordinates and information normally included in a network request. If you search for a place in the picker, the text you type and the visible map region are sent to Apple’s map search and the system geocoding service to return matching places. Coordinates, any returned address, and the place name that you save are stored with the task on your device and included in backups or exports you choose to create.
App analytics, advertising, and website data
The Modocus app contains no third-party advertising and does not use behavioral analytics to track how you use the app. We do not sell personal data. Crash logs remain on-device unless you choose to send them.
This website uses Google Analytics with IP anonymization to understand page visits. If you submit a launch-notification email, the email, language, source, submission time, truncated user-agent, and a deterministic SHA-256 digest of the request IP are stored in Cloudflare D1. The digest is used only as a pseudonymous abuse-prevention identifier; it is not anonymous because candidate IP addresses can be hashed and compared with it. Waitlist records remain until you request deletion by emailing hello@modocus.app or the notification purpose ends.
Your rights
You can access task data in the app and export it in JSON or zip backups. You can delete data in the app or uninstall it to remove local app data. You may also email hello@modocus.app to request access to, correction of, or deletion of data we can reasonably locate. Additional rights under GDPR, CCPA, or other applicable law also apply.
Security and international processing
Network traffic uses HTTPS. Cloudflare hosts this website and its launch-notification endpoint. Apple, Google, and the other services described above process data on their own infrastructure, so data can be processed outside your country or region. No internet service can promise absolute security; do not submit sensitive information that is unnecessary for the feature you selected.
Children's privacy
Modocus is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. A parent or guardian who learns that a child submitted personal information can contact hello@modocus.app to request deletion.
Changes and contact
We update the effective date on this page. If our processing changes materially, we will provide a prominent notice in the app or on this page, and historical versions remain available in the public source repository. For privacy questions, complaints, or data requests, email hello@modocus.app.