Oriboshi Privacy Policy
Origami and Paper Plane Tutor · Effective date: November 11, 2026
The short version
- We don't collect any information about you or your children. Nothing is sent to us.
- There are no accounts, no sign-ups, no ads, and no tracking.
- The app contains no third-party code for ads, analytics, or crash reports.
- Everything you make (progress, photos, plane designs, flight records) stays on your device.
- Purchases are handled by Apple. A grown-up check comes before every purchase screen, Restore Purchases, sharing, and printing.
Who this policy is for
This policy explains how the Oriboshi app for iPhone and iPad (including its Fold of the Day widget) handles information. Oriboshi is made by Joseph Henry Wilson Jr ("we"). We wrote it in plain words so any parent or teacher can read it.
Information we collect
None. Oriboshi does not send any information to us or to anyone working with us. The app has no servers of its own and does not connect to any website of ours. We can't see who uses the app, what they fold, or anything they type, say, or photograph.
There are no accounts to create and no logins. We never ask for a name, email address, age, or location.
No ads, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
Oriboshi shows no advertising. It does not track you across other apps or websites, and it does not build a profile of anyone. It includes no outside software kits for ads, analytics, social media, or crash reporting. The app is built only with Apple's own tools.
Children's privacy
Oriboshi is made for families with children 7 and up, teachers, and adult hobbyists. Because the app collects no personal information from anyone, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under the age set by the law where you live). There is nothing for a parent to request, review, or delete on our side, because we never receive it.
The grown-up check. Before any purchase screen, before Restore Purchases, and before sharing a video, a plane design, or a crease template outside the app or printing a template, Oriboshi asks a grown-up question: a multiplication problem written in words, answered on a number pad. Once it is answered, it stays open for 5 minutes and then asks again.
Permissions the app may ask for
iPhone and iPad ask you before an app can use the camera, microphone, or speech recognition. Oriboshi asks only when you use a feature that needs it, and you can say no and keep folding. You can change these any time in the device's Settings app, under Oriboshi.
Camera on device
The camera is used for four things, all on your device:
- Photos of your models: take a picture of a finished model for your collection. Only photos you choose to take are saved.
- Fold check: the camera looks at your folded paper and compares its outline with the step's shape. The pictures are looked at in memory and are never saved.
- Paper World "On my table": augmented reality (AR) places your paper island on a real table.
- Flight Test: AR lays a runway on your floor so you can measure how far your plane flew.
AR uses Apple's ARKit, which runs on the device. Camera images used for AR and Fold check are not stored or sent anywhere.
Microphone and speech recognition on device
Folding takes two hands, so you can say "next", "back", or "repeat" instead of tapping. The microphone listens only while hands-free mode is turned on in the tutor. Speech is recognized on the device. Audio and the words heard are never recorded, saved, or sent anywhere.
The first time hands-free mode is used in a language, your device may download that language's speech model from Apple. That download brings the model to your device; none of your audio goes with it.
Add to photo library only when you save
If you choose to save a Reel (a short video of your folding) to Photos, the app asks for permission to add it. Oriboshi can only add to your photo library; it cannot look through it.
Choosing a photo from your library no permission needed
When you pick a photo of a model from your library, Apple's photo picker lets you choose just that one picture; the app sees nothing else. The app saves a resized copy, which drops hidden details such as location data.
Ask the tutor and Apple Intelligence
On devices with Apple Intelligence turned on, "Ask the tutor" answers short questions about the current folding step, such as "My wing is crooked. What do I do?" It uses Apple's on-device language model. Questions and answers stay on the device, are kept only in memory while the tutor is open, are cleared when you move to a new step, and are never saved or sent to us. The tutor is told to talk only about folding, to keep answers short and kind, and never to ask for names, ages, or places.
On devices without Apple Intelligence, the tutor shows the step's own written tips instead. Like speech, Apple Intelligence may download its model to your device from Apple; your questions do not go with it.
What is stored on your device
To remember your folding, Oriboshi saves these things on your device only:
- Folding progress: the last step you reached in each model, how many times you finished it, and the date you last folded it.
- Photos you take or choose of your models.
- Plane Lab designs, including the names you give them.
- Flight Test records: the distance of each throw and its date.
- Folding days (the days you finished a model) and the Fold of the Day choice, shared with the app's own widget.
- Your settings: paper size and colors, sounds, haptics, fold speed, left-handed mode, bold creases, and Flight School lesson progress.
The app does not sync this through iCloud. Like other app data, it can be included in your own device backup (for example an iCloud or computer backup that you set up), which is controlled by you and Apple, not by us.
How to delete it
- You can delete single photos, flight records, and saved plane designs inside the app.
- To delete everything, delete the Oriboshi app from your device. This removes all its data, including the widget's data. Copies in older backups go away as those backups are replaced or deleted.
Purchases
Oriboshi is free to download. Extra model packs and tools are one-time purchases made through Apple's App Store. Apple handles payment, and we never see your payment details, name, or Apple Account. The app only checks with Apple which items your family owns, so it can unlock them, including through Family Sharing and Restore Purchases. Apple's own privacy policy covers App Store purchases.
Sharing happens only when you choose
Nothing leaves the app unless you decide to share or print it. Sharing and printing come after the grown-up check. You can:
- Share or save a Reel video. A Reel can include your newest photo of that model, so look at it before you share.
- Share a Plane Lab design file, which includes the design and the name you gave it.
- Share a crease template as a PDF.
You can also print a crease template with AirPrint. Printing comes after the grown-up check too, because the print screen can also share the page; the template goes only to the printer you pick.
These use the standard share and print screens on your iPhone or iPad. Where the item goes next (a message, email, printer, or another app) is your choice, and that service's own privacy rules apply.
Flight School lessons
The Flight School lessons are built into the app and work offline. They contain no outside links and load nothing from the internet. Lesson progress is saved on your device.
Changes to this policy
If we change how Oriboshi handles information, we will update this page and the effective date at the top before the change takes effect. If a change ever meant collecting information, we would explain it clearly first and, where the law requires, ask a parent's permission.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or about your family's privacy? Write to us at support@oriboshi.app. You can also visit oriboshi.app.