Last updated: 8 October 2026
Tony does not automatically send your audio or transcripts to MunarLabs. Tony has no accounts, no MunarLabs analytics, no advertising, and no tracking. Tony saves recordings and transcripts on your device. Apple speech processing, optional model downloads, device backups, and sharing are described below.
Tony is made by MunarLabs. This policy explains what the app does with the audio and text it handles. It also describes the download providers and translation SDK used by the app.
Tony listens to your microphone while you have a session running and converts what it hears into text, optionally translating it as you go. If you start a recording, the audio and its transcript are saved to the app's own private folder on your device.
Saved files are stored on your iPhone or iPad. None of your audio or transcript text is automatically uploaded to MunarLabs. Apple speech processing, device backups, and user-directed sharing are described below.
Apple is Tony's default speech engine. Tony uses Apple's speech recognition and translation frameworks and offers optional Whisper Small and Large v3 Turbo through the third-party WhisperKit library.
If you choose a Whisper model and approve preparation, Tony downloads model and tokenizer files from Hugging Face when usable local files are unavailable. Download requests expose your IP address and request information to the download host and its file-delivery providers. Hugging Face documents retained model-request logs and download statistics, including requested files, request time, standard HTTP information and approximate country or region derived from IP addresses. Providers use this information for delivery, security and download analytics. Hugging Face describes its handling and retention of service information in Hugging Face's privacy policy. These requests download recognition files; they do not upload your speech or transcript. Relaunch uses existing Whisper files locally rather than starting an automatic model download.
For pairs Apple does not support, Tony offers Google Translate through ML Kit. Translation input and results stay on your device. Initial language packs download from Google over Wi-Fi, or over mobile data after your approval. Google collects device and app information, installation identifiers, configured languages, feature usage, errors and performance metrics for functionality, diagnostics and analytics. This telemetry is separate from your audio and translation text. See ML Kit's privacy information and Google's privacy policy. MunarLabs does not receive these metrics.
Recordings, transcripts, and their metadata remain in Tony's local folder until you delete them, either individually inside Tony or by deleting the app. Deleting Tony removes its local app data. Exported files and backups are managed separately through their respective apps and services. There is no cloud backup within Tony and no expiry — we cannot delete your saved files for you, because we never have them.
Files use iOS data protection. An audio file already open for recording stays writable while the device is locked so a recording can continue. Note that if you have iCloud or iTunes device backups enabled, your recordings may be included in those backups under Apple's terms, in the same way as other app data.
Tony lets you export saved audio and transcripts through the system share sheet. The destination you choose governs how exported files are handled. This is separate from Apple speech processing and device backups described above.
Both can be revoked at any time in Settings. Tony requests no other permissions: no contacts, no location, no photos, no notifications.
Tony is not directed at children. MunarLabs does not receive children's audio or transcripts. The download hosts' and Google SDK's practices are described above.
If this policy changes, the date at the top will change with it, and any change that affects how your data is handled will be described in the app's release notes.
If you contact us, we receive the email address, message and optional device or app details you choose to submit. Tony’s support forms use FormSubmit to deliver requests by email. FormSubmit and the email providers process the submission and associated delivery information under their own policies. See FormSubmit’s privacy policy. This is separate from the app’s local speech and translation processing.
We use support messages to respond to questions and investigate reported problems. Do not include private recordings, transcripts, passwords or payment information. Contact us to request deletion of your support correspondence; this does not delete files stored on your device. The support website is hosted by ChatGPT Sites, whose hosting providers process web requests to serve and secure the site.
Questions about this policy or about Tony: tony@reply.munarmade.com