LearncherPrivacy policy
Last updated 12 November 2026
The short version: Learncher collects nothing. It has no account, no ads, no analytics and no servers of its own. What it reads on your phone stays on your phone.
What the app reads, and why
Learncher is a home screen, so it needs to know some things about your phone. Every one of these is read and used only on your device. None of it is sent anywhere, stored by us, or shared with anyone.
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| Installed apps | To list and open them. This is what a launcher does. |
| Contacts (optional) | To find people when you search, and to show favourites. |
| Calendar (optional) | To show your next event under the date. |
| Notifications (optional) | To gather them behind the bell and show what’s playing. They’re kept on the phone, outside backups, until you open or clear them. |
| Usage access (optional) | To show an evening screen-time total. |
| Accessibility service (optional) | Only to lock the screen when you double-tap home. It cannot read the screen or what you type. |
Each optional permission is asked for only when you switch on the feature that needs it, and you can turn it off again in Android’s settings.
The network requests it makes
The word lists ship inside the app. To pronounce a word or draw a Chinese character, Learncher fetches public files for the word you’re currently learning, and nothing else, from:
| Service | For |
|---|---|
| Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons (Wikimedia Foundation) | Recorded pronunciations |
GitHub (raw.githubusercontent.com) | Mandarin pronunciations |
jsDelivr (cdn.jsdelivr.net) | Stroke-order data for Chinese characters |
Like any website you visit, these services see your IP address and the file requested, under their own privacy policies. Learncher sends no identifiers, cookies or personal data with these requests. If a recording isn’t available, your phone’s own text-to-speech is used instead.
When you choose to search the web or look a word up, Learncher opens your browser, and from there the website’s own policy applies.
Children
Learncher is meant for people 13 and over. It doesn’t knowingly collect anything from anyone, of any age.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date. If Learncher ever started collecting data, it would ask you first, in the app.
Contact
Questions? Write to learncher@isthebest.app.