Privacy policy

The short version

Iqra is a local-only Android app. We do not collect, transmit, sell, or share your personal data. Your apps list, your reading progress, your settings — all live on your device.

The only data that leaves your phone is anonymous crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics), which contain no personal information. You can disable these in your device's Google settings.

What we do, in plain language

Iqra watches one thing: which app is in the foreground of your phone. If that app is one you have asked us to lock, we draw a screen over it showing a verse from the Quran. After the timer completes, we get out of the way. That's it.

What we do not do

• We do not read passwords.
• We do not read messages.
• We do not log keystrokes.
• We do not capture screenshots.
• We do not record audio.
• We do not access your camera.
• We do not access your contacts.
• We do not access your location.
• We do not use third-party advertising networks.
• We do not have user accounts. There is nothing to sign in to.

Permissions and why we ask for them

NOTIFICATIONS

Used for forward compatibility — V1 of Iqra does not send notifications. A future version may send a single morning reminder. You can deny this and the app still works.

EXACT ALARM

Used to start your morning lock at the exact time you chose. Without this, Android may delay the lock by minutes. Iqra cannot function without this permission.

USAGE STATS

Used to detect which app is in the foreground when an Iqra event fires. No usage data is logged or sent anywhere. We read it once per foreground event, in memory, and discard it.

DRAW OVER OTHER APPS

Used to draw the reading screen on top of a locked app. The window is full screen and dismisses itself when the timer completes.

ACCESSIBILITY

Required by Android to receive "foreground app changed" events at all. This is the only Android API that allows an app to know which other app the user is currently looking at. We do not read the contents of any app. Specifically, we set flags = FLAG_REPORT_VIEW_IDS only, and we filter events by packageName alone. Our accessibility service receives no text content, no view trees, no input events.

Crash reports

We use Firebase Crashlytics to receive automated crash reports. These contain: the model of your device, the version of Android, the version of Iqra, and a stack trace from where the app crashed. They contain no personal information. You can disable Crashlytics by turning off "Usage & diagnostics" in your device's Google account settings.

Children

Iqra is intended for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, the "last updated" date at the top of this page will change. For material changes we will surface a notice in the app.

Contact

Email feedback@iqralock.app with any question, including data-deletion requests. There is nothing server-side to delete on our end — uninstalling the app removes all of your data — but we are happy to confirm this in writing.