SELF: Mental Health Self-Care

It was really helping me love myself, like no other app worked. But then I finished the first part. It told me I had to pay for the 2nd part. Now I don’t believe in myself anymore. If you wanna pay the money then I would recommend! But if not then…

Updated review 03.04.25 The developer claims I’m reviewing the wrong app, but I’m not. I don’t need to use the app to respond to YOUR privacy policy even if matters no longer apply. Thank you. Does OpenAI delete personal messages? Deletion doesn’t count as data collection, but processing data through your app or services does. The data usage issue persists. Other companies use the App Store’s “usage data” marker, but this developer avoids mentioning it. Data collection is data collection, and the anonymity of the usage data remains unmentioned. Transparency surpasses data collection for me. Apple offers transparency, but companies overlook it due to the absence of “personal data.” Your in-app AI, regardless of processing or deletion, constitutes data collection, even if brief and self-resolving. Previous review: Privacy policy doesn’t align with the App Store’s guidelines: no data collection. It saves conversations with AI and collects “usage data.” Both can be displayed in the App Store as “data not linked to you.” I’d like to review other exceptional companies’ privacy policies, but I’m starting to understand the loophole. I’ll continue to provide 1-star reviews until these companies rectify their issues. It’s similar to Yelp: you can’t delete or purchase honest reviews. Therefore, this 1-star rating will remain. Get your act together.

I really love this app specifically because it touches topics about processing issues in a way that feels manageable and meaningful - helping to keep focus on one exercise at a time (linear order) even and in a loving way. I sort of wish I could extract the written entries to save them into a pdf or something, because they felt meaningful. I appreciate though that this app doesn’t require making an account or anything to track personal data. I think it’s made for personal privacy and data security reasons.