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Rhythms — Terms of Use

Terms of Use — Rhythms

Terms of Use — Rhythms

Last updated: 15 August 2026

This End User Licence Agreement (“Agreement”) is between you and Candan Weng, an independent developer (“we”, “us”), and governs your use of the Rhythms iOS application (“the App”). By downloading or using the App you agree to it. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

This Agreement is concluded between you and us alone, and not with Apple. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for the App and its content.

1. Licence

We grant you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive licence to use the App on any Apple-branded device that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. The App is licensed to you, not sold.

You may not sell, rent, sub-licence or redistribute the App, nor reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble it except to the extent that applicable law expressly permits despite this restriction.

2. Rhythms Pro and tips

The free version of the App limits how many tasks you may keep. Rhythms Pro removes that limit and adds backup and restore. Pro is available three ways, all unlocking identical features:

PurchaseLengthPrice
Rhythms ProOne-off, permanentUS$19.99
Rhythms Pro (Yearly)1 year, auto-renewingUS$9.99 per year
Rhythms Pro (Monthly)1 month, auto-renewingUS$0.99 per month

Prices are set per region by the App Store; the amount shown on the Apple confirmation screen is the amount charged.

Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically for the same period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that point. You can manage or cancel a subscription in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Cancelling stops future renewals; it does not refund the period already paid for.

The one-off purchase never expires and never renews. Buying it while a subscription is active does not automatically cancel the subscription — cancel it yourself in the Subscriptions screen.

Tips are optional consumable purchases that unlock nothing. They are a voluntary thank-you and are not refundable by us.

All purchases are processed by Apple. We cannot issue refunds; requests go to Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.

3. Your data and backups

Your tasks stay on your device. We operate no server, hold no copy of your data, and cannot recover it for you. See the Privacy Policy for detail.

You are responsible for your own backups. Deleting the App, losing the device, or a device or operating-system fault will destroy your data permanently. The App provides Settings › Backup › Export a backup for this purpose. We are not liable for lost tasks, history or backup files.

Reminders are scheduled locally by iOS. Their delivery depends on iOS settings, notification permission, Focus modes, low-power states and system limits on how many notifications an app may schedule. We do not guarantee that any given reminder will be delivered, and the App must not be relied on where a missed reminder would be harmful — including medication, medical, legal or financial deadlines.

4. Acceptable use

Use the App lawfully. Do not use it to store unlawful content, and do not attempt to circumvent purchase verification or the free-version limits.

5. Maintenance and support

We are solely responsible for any maintenance and support for the App. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance or support services. Support is provided on a best-effort basis at candanweng@gmail.com; see the support page.

6. Warranty

The App is provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranty of any kind to the fullest extent permitted by law.

In the event of any failure of the App to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price of the App to you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the App. Any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses attributable to a failure to conform to any warranty are our sole responsibility.

Nothing in this Agreement excludes rights you have under mandatory consumer protection law in your country, which are not affected.

7. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss, or for loss of data, arising from your use of the App. Where liability cannot be excluded, our total liability is limited to the amount you paid for the App in the twelve months before the claim.

8. Product claims

We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or a third party relating to the App or your possession and use of it, including: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the App fails to conform to an applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (iii) claims arising under consumer protection, privacy or similar legislation, including in connection with the App’s use of HealthKit or HomeKit frameworks, if applicable.

9. Intellectual property

If a third party claims that the App or your possession and use of it infringes that party’s intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are solely responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement and discharge of that claim.

The App, its name and its design remain our property. This Agreement transfers no ownership.

10. Legal compliance

You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo, or that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country; and (ii) you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.

11. Third-party terms

You must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using the App — including, where relevant, the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions.

12. Third-party beneficiary

Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement, and upon your acceptance of it, Apple has the right (and is deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce this Agreement against you as a third-party beneficiary of it.

13. Termination

This licence ends if you stop using and delete the App, or if you materially breach this Agreement. Sections 6 to 9 and 12 survive termination.

14. Changes

We may update this Agreement. The current version is always published here with its date, and material changes will be noted in the App’s release notes. Continuing to use the App after a change means you accept the updated terms.

15. Governing law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of Taiwan (Republic of China), without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, save where mandatory consumer protection law in your country of residence provides otherwise.

16. Contact

Candan Weng — candanweng@gmail.com

Rhythms — Support

Rhythms — Support

Rhythms — Support

Contact: candanweng@gmail.com — replies usually within two working days.

Frequently asked

What makes Rhythms different from other habit apps?

Most apps schedule by the calendar: “every Sunday”. Rhythms can also schedule by how long it has actually been: “seven days after I last did it”. If you meant to change the sheets on Sunday and got to it on Wednesday, a calendar app pushes you back to Sunday — four days later. Rhythms starts the seven days from Wednesday, which is what you actually wanted.

A task shows a strikethrough. Why?

It was completed today and the new cycle it earned has not come due yet. Once it comes due again — or the day rolls over — it returns to the list normally.

I completed something by mistake

Tap Undo on the message that appears at the bottom. That puts the task’s schedule and its history back exactly as they were. Only the most recent completion can be undone.

Reminders never arrive

Notifications are probably switched off for Rhythms. Open Settings › Notifications › Rhythms and allow them, or use the “Reminders are off” banner at the top of the task list, which links straight there.

Where are my tasks stored? Is there sync?

On your device only. There is no account and no cloud sync in this version. Use Settings › Backup › Export a backup to keep a copy — that file is the only thing that survives losing or replacing the phone.

I bought Pro but a new phone shows the free version

Settings › Restore purchases, signed in with the same Apple Account that made the purchase. Restoring brings back Pro; it does not bring back your tasks — for those you need a backup file.

Why is my task no longer in Today?

Tasks overdue by more than three of their own cycles (at least a day) move out of Today so they stop crowding it, and a line at the top says how many. Tap it to see them under Overdue. Nothing has been deleted.

What does a tip do?

Nothing, deliberately. Tips are a thank you and unlock no features — Pro already covers those. Tipping is entirely optional.

Rhythms Pro

Pro removes the limit on how many tasks you can keep and adds backup and restore. There are three ways to get it, and they unlock exactly the same features:

PurchaseLengthPrice
Rhythms ProOne-off, permanentUS$19.99
Rhythms Pro (Yearly)1 year, auto-renewingUS$9.99 per year
Rhythms Pro (Monthly)1 month, auto-renewingUS$0.99 per month

Prices are shown in your own currency inside the app and may differ by region; the amount on the App Store confirmation screen is the one that is charged.

Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically for the same period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. The one-off purchase never expires and never renews.

Use of Rhythms is governed by our Terms of Use (EULA).

How do I manage or cancel a subscription?

Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions on your device, where you can turn off auto-renew at any time. Subscriptions are managed by Apple; we cannot cancel or refund them on your behalf. Refund requests go through reportaproblem.apple.com.

Reporting a bug

Please include:

  • what you expected to happen, and what happened instead
  • the task’s recurrence setting, if it involves a schedule
  • your iOS version and device
  • the app version, from Settings › About

Privacy Policy — Rhythms

Privacy Policy — Rhythms

Privacy Policy — Rhythms

Last updated: 15 August 2026

Rhythms is developed and published by Candan Weng, an independent developer. Contact: candanweng@gmail.com. In this policy, “we” means that developer, and “the app” means the Rhythms iOS app.

The short version

Rhythms collects nothing. There is no account, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking, no third-party SDK that reports anything, and no server belonging to us. Your tasks never leave your device unless you deliberately export them.

What is stored, and where

Everything you enter — task names, notes, categories, schedules and your completion history — is stored in a database inside the app’s own container on your device. We cannot see it, and neither can anyone else without access to your unlocked device.

There is no cloud sync in this version. If you delete the app, that data is deleted with it.

What leaves your device

WhenWhatTo whom
You buy Pro, subscribe, or leave a tip The purchase request Apple
You tap “Restore purchases” A request for your past purchases Apple
You export a backup The file, to wherever you send it Chosen by you

Purchases and subscriptions are handled entirely by Apple’s App Store using Apple’s own StoreKit. We never see your payment details, your Apple Account, or your name, and we receive no personal information from Apple that identifies you. The app stores only a local note of which product you bought, so it knows to stay unlocked. Apple’s handling of that transaction is covered by Apple’s Privacy Policy.

Rhythms makes no other network requests.

Data we receive from Apple

If you choose to share crash and usage data with developers in Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements, Apple may show us anonymised, aggregated crash reports and sales figures through App Store Connect. We cannot identify you from them and we do not combine them with anything else. This is Apple’s reporting, not collection by the app.

Third parties

We share no data with any third party, because we hold none. There are no advertising networks, analytics providers, or data brokers involved in Rhythms, and no data is ever sold. Apple is the only party in the picture, and only for payments, as described above.

Notifications

Reminders are scheduled locally by iOS on your device. They are not push notifications; nothing is sent through any server. If you decline notification permission, the rest of the app works normally.

Data you export

An exported backup is a plain JSON file containing your tasks, categories and completion history. Once you have shared or saved it, where it goes and who can read it is determined by where you put it. We have no access to it.

Retention and deletion

Because your data is held only on your device, we retain nothing and cannot delete anything on your behalf. The data lives for as long as the app is installed. Deleting the app removes the database and every task, category and completion record with it, permanently. Export a backup first if you want to keep a copy.

Children

Rhythms is not directed at children and collects no data from anyone, including children. It contains no user-generated content, no messaging, and no links out to the open web other than the ones named in this policy.

Your rights

Under the GDPR, the CCPA and comparable laws you have rights to access, correct, export and delete your personal data. Because we hold no data about you, there is nothing for us to disclose, correct or delete — the data is already entirely in your hands. To export it, use Settings › Backup › Export a backup. To remove everything, delete the app. If you have a question about these rights, write to candanweng@gmail.com and we will answer within 30 days.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be published here with a new date. Material changes will also be noted in the app’s release notes.

Contact

Questions about this policy: candanweng@gmail.com